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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie greets state legislators before his State of the State Address on January 8, 2013 in Trenton, New Jersey. The popular Republican governor called on Congress to quickly approve more disaster aid for the state, more than two months after Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Christie's controversial racial remark

Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, not by name, during a church-hosted meeting...
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate and Wisconsin native Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L) greet supporters during a campaign event at the Waukesha Expo Center on August 12, 2012 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Romney continues his four day bus tour a day after announcing his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)

GOP's $700 billion Medicare rebuttal fail

Joy-Ann Reid
OPINION - With the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's running-mates, Republicans pumped up the enthusiasm of their base (and frankly, President Obama's.) But they also inherited Ryan's controversial budget 'road map'...
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The trouble with school vouchers

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The problem with using vouchers as a means to expand access to quality schools for poor children is that it is based on the premise that parents are the one's who do the choosing...
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Housing voucher distribution causes stampede in Dallas

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VIDEO - Residents got a rare - and brief - chance to apply for rental assistance from Dallas County today...
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Is Chicago ready for Rev. James Meeks in City Hall?

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From The Chicago Tribune - There are many candidates puffed up in the media who don't connect with their communities, but Rev. and State Sen. James T. Meeks definitely connects...
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$47 million in grants to help Haiti's hungry

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - An estimated 100,000 households will receive food vouchers for about $40 each every month through next March...
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Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - On a grander scale, it's not just the indication of the nation's downturn economy but also the lingering effects of poverty and inadequate education...
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