Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich proposes a quid pro quo to President Obama: Commit to doing what needs to be done in your second term, and your supporters will work tirelessly to get you reelected.
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The Keystone XL pipeline
The Keystone XL oil pipeline is the subject of one of the biggest political battles brewing in Washington, and has ensnared groups from both sides of the political spectrum. What’s at stake and what’s behind the controversy?

Obama announces measures to ease student loans
President Obama, on the last leg of his tour through the western U.S., announced a series of measures to help ease the mounting burden of student debt on Americans.

After protests, a new new beginning for Obama and the Arab world
Alison Stewart talks with Georgetown University’s John Esposito about President Obama’s efforts to redefine U.S. policy towards the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring.

Osama bin Laden’s death: Your reactions
“Our generation has borne much but ‘justice is done,'” writes one reader. We round up your initial reactions to the death of the longtime al Qaeda leader.