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** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/03/16/corporations-record-huge-returns-from-tax-lobbying-gridlock-congress-stalls-reform/omgZvDPa37DNlSqi0G95YK/story.html Tax lobbyists help businesses reap windfalls], by Christopher Rowland (Mar 17, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/03/16/corporations-record-huge-returns-from-tax-lobbying-gridlock-congress-stalls-reform/omgZvDPa37DNlSqi0G95YK/story.html Tax lobbyists help businesses reap windfalls], by Christopher Rowland (Mar 17, 2013) | ||
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/10/obama-senate-collide-gridlock-hits-federal-courts/zQVtUmOSol9sHre7OuX3MP/story.html As Obama, Senate collide, courts caught short], by Matt Viser (Mar 3, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/10/obama-senate-collide-gridlock-hits-federal-courts/zQVtUmOSol9sHre7OuX3MP/story.html As Obama, Senate collide, courts caught short], by Matt Viser (Mar 3, 2013) | ||
** For freshmen in Congress, focus is on raising money | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/05/11/freshman-lawmakers-are-introduced-permanent-hunt-for-campaign-money/YQMMMoqCNxGKh2h0tOIF9H/story.html For freshmen in Congress, focus is on raising money], by Tracy Jan (May 11, 2013) | ||
** Democratic strategy promotes Tea Party | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/08/24/democrats-meddle-gop-primaries-helping-extreme-candidates-who-are-easier-beat/0luntngpRfBd7xjBTAQAML/story.html Democratic strategy promotes Tea Party rivals], by Noah Bierman (Aug 24, 2013) | ||
** Washington's robust market for attacks and half-truths | ** Washington's robust market for attacks and half-truths | ||
** One nominee, 1,000 questions | ** One nominee, 1,000 questions | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 7 September 2014
News and Commentary
- Boston Globe: Broken City, e-book collection of Globe articles from its Washington Bureau (Oct 16, 2013). Articles referenced are:
- Turning the map into a partisan weapon, by Tracy Jan (July 22, 2013)
- A lesson for Bob Dole: old rules no longer apply, by Michael Kranish (March 24, 2013)
- Deadlock by design hobbles election agency, by Christopher Rowland (July 7, 2013)
- Kansas district shuns compromise, by Matt Viser (Apr 4, 2013)
- Tax lobbyists help businesses reap windfalls, by Christopher Rowland (Mar 17, 2013)
- As Obama, Senate collide, courts caught short, by Matt Viser (Mar 3, 2013)
- For freshmen in Congress, focus is on raising money, by Tracy Jan (May 11, 2013)
- Democratic strategy promotes Tea Party rivals, by Noah Bierman (Aug 24, 2013)
- Washington's robust market for attacks and half-truths
- One nominee, 1,000 questions
- Not the Congress he used to know
- Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish
- The role of partisan media
- Many D.C. think tanks now player in partisan wars
- Boehner pulled from two directions
- Obama's vision of unity led only to a wider gap
- Researcher helps sow climate-change doubt
- Bipartisan group finds bridges hard to build
- Solutions
- Ideas abound for breaking logjam, but D.C. isn't listening
- Nonpartisan primaries become a game changer
- UK's parliamentary system offers clues for escaping gridlock
- Connecticut bucking tide of election dollars
- Iowa keeping partisanship off the map