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With a slumping economy and a shrinking tax base, states are facing massive budget shortfalls and tough questions. Four governors discuss efforts to stave off a financial crisis in their state.

Jan 01

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Supreme Court History

"It is relatively easy to describe in one or two sentences the role of the Supreme Court of the United States in our nation's system of government," Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in his book, "The Supreme Court."…