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JFK assassination: President Kennedy's last Veterans DayJFK assassination has connections to Veterans Day 1963. On this day 50 years ago, John F. Kennedy took part in an observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Will Chris Christie run for president? 'Who knows?'In his big re-election win, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) attracted many black, Hispanic, and women voters. Does that make him an attractive presidential candidate, or would the tea party wing of the GOP object?
Political plagiarism: Will Rand Paul ever get out of 'detention?'Sen. Rand Paul says he shouldn't have to stay in 'detention' forever for reported instances of plagiarism in his speeches and writings. But examples of pilfered prose keep emerging.
Unions love New York's new Mayor Bill de Blasio. But can he deliver?After years of austerity under Michael Bloomberg, New York City unions see Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio as a powerful friend. But the city faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, and he's unlikely to give labor everything it wants.
Obamacare woes: Hurting Obama in other areas as well?The disastrous roll-out of the Affordable Care Act is to blame for plummeting polls on Obamacare. But that voter gloominess may be impacting the President鈥檚 standing on other issues too.
Raise minimum wage? One answer to income disparity, advocates sayAt a time of growing income disparity and poverty levels headed toward 50 million Americans, advocates say it鈥檚 time to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Opponents say it would be a 'job killer,' but polls show most Americans favor a hike.
JFK anniversary: the best Kennedy books of all timeTo coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, new JFK books abound. Some are quite good, but these three classics are hard to beat, even indispensable.
Progress WatchStates toughen laws against child sex traffickingStates are cracking down on child sex trafficking in the US, including prostitution, pornography, and sexual performance, by better identifying victims and attaching stiff penalties to new laws.
After apology on Obamacare, Obama faces bipartisan squeezePresident Obama said he is 'sorry' about people who are losing insurance plans they like, but public opinion isn't his only challenge. Senate Democrats vulnerable in the 2014 midterms are turning up the heat.- Aviation's next great frontier: Integrating Unmanned Aircraft SystemsUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)聽will increasingly save and improve the lives of Americans. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta 鈥� at an event sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association in Washington 鈥� outlined a just-released聽roadmap聽for integrating UAS into America鈥檚 skies.
Government shutdown didn't save money. It cost $2 billion, report says.From a budgetary perspective, the government shutdown was a lose-lose scenario, with federal employees sitting at home getting no work done but then later getting paid for it.
Monitor BreakfastObamacare not to blame for close Va. race, a top Democratic official saysThe Democrat in the Virginia governor's election won more narrowly than expected. But Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, doesn't attribute the tightness to voter unhappiness over Obamacare.
Joe Biden congratulates wrong guy for Boston mayoral win. Who messed up?Sure, at first glance, it looks like another gaffe, but not Joe Biden's, this time. After all, getting the phone numbers right is what staff are for. At least it's not another story about the inevitability of a former first lady in 2016.
Fixing the Obamacare website: a status report in three numbersKathleen Sebelius, in Senate testimony, said a 'couple of hundred' problems remain to be fixed, just 24 days before a promised Nov. 30 deadline to get the Obamacare site working properly.
Would John F. Kennedy have pulled US out of Vietnam?His brother said in a 1964 oral history that John F. Kennedy never thought about pulling out of Vietnam, but some modern historians think otherwise. Fifty years ago this week, JFK's problem was managing the aftermath of a violent Vietnamese coup.
What close loss in Virginia governor's race tells national RepublicansThe Virginia governor's race was the Republicans' to lose. But the tea party-backed Ken Cuccinelli did just that to Democrat Terry McAuliffe, in a race that wound up closer than expected.聽
Under Obamacare, if you like employer health plan, can you really 'keep it'?At least half of Americans with either employer-sponsored or self-obtained health insurance can't keep the plans they had back in 2010, because of changes wrought by Obamacare, a critic charges. Here's why it's hard to tell if that's true.
Rand Paul, battling charges of plagiarism, blames improper vettingSen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, widely viewed as a presidential prospect in 2016, said through a spokesman that he will be more careful in the future in attributing sources for his speeches.
Obamacare and you: How much does Obamacare cost?The cost of a health insurance policy under Obamacare depends on a number of things 鈥� primarily, how big your family is, whether your coverage is basic 'bronze' or top-notch 'platinum,' and where you live. Here are some guidelines for figuring out how much Obamacare will cost you.
Monitor BreakfastNew poll finds grim political environment with worries for both partiesBattleground Poll finds that most voters say Washington gridlock is America鈥檚 most pressing problem, as approval ratings for Congress hit single digits and President Obama's ratings trend down.
