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Christie Faces Need for Tax With N.J. Roads Fund Empty
“The easy answer is you call it anything other than a tax, toll -- whatever other word you can find,” said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University h...
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Hillary's rivals pull punches
"They realize that attacking someone who is a clear front-runner and who doesn't take criticism lightly will have huge costs," said Julian Zelizer,...
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Oregon gets early glimpse of presidential hopefuls
“Enthusiasm is high and they are pretty certain that after election day, this will be one visit where they can claim their visits helped,” said Jul...
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White House cyber czar: To stay secure, kill the password – but keep data within reach of police
*White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel spoke with The Christian Science Monitor's Passcode about training the next generation of cyb...
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For Podesta, Does the President Take Precedence?
The sixth year of any presidency will spur a “brain drain,” said Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian and Princeton University professor. “The ...
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Can an unpopular governor win the presidency?
“The first thing many Americans want to know is how the economy is doing in their state and do the people there like him,” Zelizer said. He added t...
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Panetta bombardment keeps focus on Obama for midterms
“You have to lean toward not responding,” said Princeton University political historian Julian Zelizer. “It’s hard for the president to get deep in...
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U.S. still wants global leadership role, survey says
Daniel Rothenberg, co-director of the Future of War Project at Arizona State University, said he believes there is a substantial divide in public o...
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Decision 2014: A Campaign About Nothing?
Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent by both Democrats and Republicans to win control of Congress and gubernatorial seats, many of the big...
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Chinese Autonomous Tanks: Driving Themselves to a Battlefield Near You?
The US Navy made news this week by announcing a new type of autonomous robotic boat for protecting its fleet, but China is showing that it can play...
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Hong Kong protestors might fail but that doesn’t mean the West shouldn’t take them seriously
Clearly, Hong Kong’s protestors have an uphill slog. The possibility of Beijing making significant concessions are almost nil. But it doesn’t make ...
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This is Elizabeth Warren's moment
If Warren handles the Federal Reserve oversight hearings about the tapes in the right way, they could attract huge interest and really define who s...
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How vulnerable is Obama because of his race?
As the first African American president, the same thing that makes President Obama so singular in history also may make him vulnerable in a way no ...
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What if US Congress was more like British parliament?
What if President Obama was subject to the same degree of direct scrutiny from Congress that his British counterpart Prime Minister David Cameron i...
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Why the White House can be like a jail house for presidents
The trade-off for securing the president usually means also secluding the president. Julian Zelizer, Marc Ambinder, Christina Greer and Bob Franken...
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What Jimmy Carter did right
In the aftermath of Watergate, Carter understood that the way government worked was as important as the specific policies that the government produ...
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Pro-Democracy Protests Continue in Hong Kong
*“Pro-democracy” demonstrators continue to pack the streets of Hong Kong in the thousands, defying local police who have fired tear gas to disperse...
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Democrats heading for 2016 clash over world dangers
A number of foreign-policy agendas have taken shape among the Democrats, and all are likely to be part of the debate in the primary season.
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The Gender-Pay Gap: It’s Real, and Yes, It’s Sexism
One big but little appreciated reason for our rampant inequality: Half the workforce is routinely treated with grotesque unfairness.
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The Simpsons Go To China
America will continue to be the world’s image factory, but this is an era of codependency. In order to function smoothly, Americans will have to lo...
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A land war against ISIS?
Should we worry about mission creep?