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Fmr. President Bush and Pres. of Mexico Felipe Calderón at the Chichen Itza Mayan ruins in 2007

President Obama speaks about immigration reform in El Paso, Texas on May 10, 2011

Among the many issues where the Obama administration is walking a fine line that pleases exactly no one, immigration tops the list.

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One irritating thing about rich people nowadays is their boundless faith that they can solve society’s most daunting problems – whether it’s underperforming schools or the AIDS epidemic. Yet just because someone made a bundle trading stocks or developing software doesn’t mean they’re equally brilliant in other areas.

In the debate about how we should produce energy, it is routinely said that coal is cheap and renewables are expensive, and therefore we must continue business as usual to protect our economy. And what does business as usual mean? According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration:

One of the biggest lies in American politics today, repeated almost daily by conservative leaders, is that the stimulus Congress passed in early 2009 was an utter waste of money.

NEW YORK -- In a new analysis released today, national policy center Demos announced a major milestone in its work to build a more inclusive democracy: Across five states, more than one million additional low-income Americans, the most vulnerable of “the 99%”, have filled out voter registration forms at public assistance agencies since 2007.