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    2012: The Year Demographics Catches up With Politics

    May 25, 2012 08:09 PM EDT

    ... out that the story no longer begins and ends in Florida, Texas and California. "We are surprised to hear that Latinos count in places like Wisconsin," he said, "or Pennsylvania or Virginia -- places that we don't think of as Latino-intensive states but where there's a growing Latino ...

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    New Romney Ad Gives Another Preview of 'Day One' in Office

    May 24, 2012 01:28 PM EDT

    on Team Romney. TOP TWEETS Ask me whatever. Chat today at 1 pm EST via @washingtonweek ! pbs.org/weta/washingto... — gwen ifill (@pbsgwen) May 24, 2012 White House reporter @donovanslack is pretty handy with a camera phone, wouldn't you say? She's in Colorado today: politi.co/Lqah1g — POLITICO ...

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    It's Michigan or Bust for Romney

    Feb 21, 2012 02:06 PM EDT

    ... the segment here. Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler notes that a Politico story's error has become a "membership drive" for union officials in Wisconsin. The movement even has a t-shirt, Beutler writes. The second half of a two-part biography of former President Bill Clinton airs Tuesday ...

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    President Obama's 2012 Pitch: 'Everyone Gets a Fair Shot'

    Dec 07, 2011 01:06 PM EDT

    ... what was happening and felt compassionately about making a difference." Murray highlighted her recruitment of five female candidates for competitive races: Rep. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin, Rep. Shelley Berkley in Nevada, Rep. Mazie Hirono in Hawaii, Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota and Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts. The math remains difficult ...

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    Pick Your Poison: How Compromise Ceased to Be a Choice

    Oct 28, 2011 03:43 PM EDT

    ... things -- but not by much. Consider two major speeches, delivered within days of one another, by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan -- the Republican from Wisconsin -- and President Obama, the Democrat from Illinois. I was intrigued by Ryan's speech, which he gave at the conservative think tank The Heritage ...

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    America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What's Changed

    Aug 18, 2011 09:14 PM EDT

    ... our website and also learn how to submit your own video for it. Pieces of the quilt will be featured in the NewsHour's special coverage of 9/11 to be broadcast that night on most PBS stations. All that and more is on our website at NewsHour.PBS.org.

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    Shields and Brooks on Obama vs. Trump, Security Team Shuffles

    Apr 29, 2011 10:37 PM EDT

    ... are big Anglophiles in my family. And not since Alistair Cooke dined alone have we had have as much Anglophilia. JEFFREY BROWN: ... watch it on PBS, right? DAVID BROOKS: Yes, right. Exactly. (LAUGHTER) DAVID BROOKS: And, so, I'm not only intellectually, but a believer in the monarchy, especially for ...

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    Budget Showdown: What's In the Obama and Ryan Plans?

    Apr 21, 2011 06:49 PM EDT

    Editor's Note: This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country, selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted to take a step back from the rhetoric for a look at what ...

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    Rep. Ryan Reimagines U.S. Social Safety Net Via Budget Reform Proposal

    Apr 05, 2011 07:58 PM EDT

    As part of an ambitious budget plan he unveiled earlier in the day, Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday afternoon called for an overhaul to the American social safety net, including reforms to Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, housing assistance and job training. Speaking with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, the Wisconsin ...

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    Rep. Ryan Risks Political Backlash With GOP Budget Rollout

    Apr 05, 2011 12:37 PM EDT

    Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairs the House Budget Committee. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. As Congress wrangles over relatively minuscule reductions in non-defense discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year (more on that below), Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is taking the long view Tuesday as he rolls out the House Republican budget...