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U.S. Steps Up Aid, But Syria’s Rebels Want Arms
The rebels will receive $60 million in new aid, but the bloodletting in Syria is still likely to get a lot worse before it gets any better.
“The sequester is not something I proposed, it's something that Congress proposed. It will not happen.”
— President Obama in the third presidential debate in October.
The Sequester Hath Cometh…
The U.S. military can and should shrug off the slings and arrows of political incompetence.
What’s Behind Obama’s Latest Evolution on Gay Marriage
Although the President was directly involved in the government’s choice to enter the Prop 8 case, he is curiously silent on expanding the California ruling to states that don’t allow civil unions.
Morning Must Reads: March 1
In the news: Obama and congressional leaders meet, Justice Scalia opines on the Voting Rights Act, the fading gun control movement, and the future of Italy and the Euro.
The Sequester Fight Was the Pregame. Here Comes the Main Event
As budget officials wrestle with the sequester, the next cliff is already looming, just weeks away.
Republicans Prefer Pancakes: What’s the Point of Goofy Polls?
Public Policy Polling is releasing their latest set of oddball polls, about political affiliation and food preferences. And they’re not just for your entertainment.
U.S. Hispanics Are Becoming Less Catholic
The number of Hispanics who identify as Catholic in the U.S. have dropped four percent over the past four years, while Hispanic Protestants are on the rise.
Secretary of State John Kerry’s First Overseas Trip
A TIME photo gallery of John Kerry’s ten-day inaugural trip.
Turn and Face the Strain
By allowing the Democrats to get their way on the Violence Against Women Act, Speaker Boehner is allowing the White House to enjoy a coalition that could lead to passage on immigration, gun control, and energy reform.
Party, Heal Thyself
How to fix my GOP.
74%
— Increase in family homelessness in the nation's capital since the economic downturn, according to the Washington Post. The shelters have been filled to capacity this winter, and the city has lost half of its affordable housing units in the past decade due to gentrification.