• U.S. needs to be a ‘little bit patient’ to see robust economic growth from the GOP tax plan, says Thune

    U.S. needs to be a ‘little bit patient’ to see robust economic growth from the GOP tax plan, says Thune

    Dec 19, 2017 11:40 PM EDT

    ... I think this tax bill will hopefully generate more. And we will see growth rates start to get back to normal, and to get people back to where we're actually growing incomes in this country. We have had pretty flat wages, pretty flat incomes now for the better part ...

  • How home visits for vulnerable moms boost kids' brainpower

    How home visits for vulnerable moms boost kids' brainpower

    Jan 20, 2016 01:16 AM EDT

    ... home-visit programs with $800 million in new funding. But while the Nurse Family Partnership is focused on health and poverty, another outcome is catching the attention of early learning experts. Kids from the program are showing up at school better prepared. David Olds, the project's founder and a ...

  • Democratic presidential candidates face off for third debate

    Democratic presidential candidates face off for third debate

    Dec 20, 2015 01:46 AM EDT

    ... lacks. ___ 10:13 p.m. Hillary Clinton says she would build on the "successes" of the president's health-care law and work to resolve what she calls "glitches. Clinton said in the Democratic debate that prices on prescription drugs have gone "through the roof" and that the private health ...

  • News Wrap: Court throws out FCC's rules on net neutrality

    News Wrap: Court throws out FCC's rules on net neutrality

    Jan 14, 2014 11:00 PM EDT

    ... lady, remains in hospital undergoing what the French call a cure de sommeil, a sleep cure, in which she is kept sedated until she feels better. She may be there for the rest of the week, but when she comes out, that's when the real trouble for the president ...

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    The 'solution economy': how new players are solving old problems

    Sep 25, 2013 04:25 PM EDT

    ... 65 percent in a matter of months in Wilmington, Delaware. In parts of Philadelphia, recycling rates skyrocketed from a dismal 7 percent to 90 percent in months. What was the difference? These cities had one thing in common: a partnership with an organization called Recyclebank. This innovative social enterprise has ...

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    The Solution Economy: How New Players Are Solving Old Problems

    Sep 25, 2013 03:10 PM EDT

    By William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan Photo courtesy of Flickr user Kit. The "solution revolution" is tackling social problems like America's low recycling rates. A new cadre of problem-solvers is changing the global economy and the way America innovates. They're not a select group making big bucks and names for themselves in the history...

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    LivelyHoods Founders Push Jobs, Not Aid, to Youth in Urban Slums

    Jun 28, 2013 02:20 PM EDT

    // Maria Springer explains LivelyHoods' mission and work. At age 9, when most kids are relishing the sweet pursuits of childhood, Maria Springer was trying to tackle social justice issues in her hometown of Los Angeles. "I wrote to then President Bill Clinton about crime in my neighborhood," said Springer. "He wrote back that California's...

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    Clinton, Warren Rev Up DNC Crowd for Main Event: Obama to Take Stage

    Sep 06, 2012 10:06 PM EDT

    Clinton, Warren Rev Up DNC Crowd for Main Event: Obama to Take Stage

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    Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe

    Jul 27, 2012 01:49 PM EDT

    The Olympics! Quite the biannual celebration of international camaraderie. But the two-week event, played in the shadows of Parliament and Big Ben this year, won't escape American politics.

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    Obama, Romney in Tight Race for Battleground States

    May 07, 2012 01:08 PM EDT

    President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to a crowd at a campaign rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond on Saturday. Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images. President Obama and Mitt Romney received a fresh sign Monday of their standing in a dozen key battleground states where the fall election is likely to...