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=== News and Commentary === | === News and Commentary === | ||
* Boston Globe: [http://cache.boston.com/multimedia/ebook/brokencity/broken-city-final.pdf Broken City], e-book collection of Globe articles from its Washington Bureau ( | * Boston Globe: [http://cache.boston.com/multimedia/ebook/brokencity/broken-city-final.pdf Broken City], e-book collection of Globe articles from its Washington Bureau (2013). Articles referenced are: | ||
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/06/22/new-district-maps-reaped-rewards-for-gop-congress-but-cost-fewer-moderates-more-gridlock/B6jCugm94tpBvVu77ay0wJ/story.html Turning the map into a partisan weapon], by Tracy Jan (July 22, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/06/22/new-district-maps-reaped-rewards-for-gop-congress-but-cost-fewer-moderates-more-gridlock/B6jCugm94tpBvVu77ay0wJ/story.html Turning the map into a partisan weapon], by Tracy Jan (July 22, 2013) | ||
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/23/the-story-washington-gridlock-seen-through-eyes-bob-dole/bicDzPfwy1ta6SgirmDRQP/story.html A lesson for Bob Dole: old rules no longer apply], by Michael Kranish (March 24, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/23/the-story-washington-gridlock-seen-through-eyes-bob-dole/bicDzPfwy1ta6SgirmDRQP/story.html A lesson for Bob Dole: old rules no longer apply], by Michael Kranish (March 24, 2013) | ||
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** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/12/01/bringing-partisan-warriors-together-starts-with-basics-akin-sixth-grade-dance/zTeq0xImud9OQHS3zcpTYM/story.html Bipartisan group finds bridges hard to build], by Tracy Jan (Dec 1, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/12/01/bringing-partisan-warriors-together-starts-with-basics-akin-sixth-grade-dance/zTeq0xImud9OQHS3zcpTYM/story.html Bipartisan group finds bridges hard to build], by Tracy Jan (Dec 1, 2013) | ||
** Solutions | ** Solutions | ||
*** Ideas abound for breaking logjam, but D.C. isn't listening | *** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/12/08/broken-city-solutions-abound-but-washington-takes-little-heed/UQjwTzNcJMmyjLOdrVRedP/story.html Ideas abound for breaking logjam, but D.C. isn't listening], by Michael Kranish (Dec 8, 2013) | ||
*** Nonpartisan primaries become a game changer | *** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/12/08/nonpartisan-primaries-become-game-changer/ahuAW71emMy7gu23wNzqHL/story.html Nonpartisan primaries become a game changer], by Matt Viser (Dec 8, 2014) | ||
*** UK's parliamentary system offers clues for escaping gridlock | *** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/12/08/parliamentary-system-provides-clues-for-way-out-gridlock/qf7tor3WElrf54PhD22W1N/story.html UK's parliamentary system offers clues for escaping gridlock], by Michael Kranish (Dec 8, 2013) | ||
*** Connecticut bucking tide of election dollars | *** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/12/08/connecticut-tries-halt-runaway-election-spending/WJ3ghRWviBWkn2IqBvN57H/story.html Connecticut bucking tide of election dollars], by Noah Bierman (Dec 8, 2014) | ||
*** Iowa keeping partisanship off the map | *** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/12/08/iowa-redistricting-takes-partisanship-out-mapmaking/efehCnJvNtLMIAFSQ8gp7I/story.html Iowa keeping partisanship off the map], by Tracy Jan (Dec 8, 2013) | ||
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Revision as of 11:58, 7 September 2014
News and Commentary
- Boston Globe: Broken City, e-book collection of Globe articles from its Washington Bureau (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, by Michael Kranish (May 19, 2014)
- One nominee, 1,000 questions, by Noah Bierman (May 16, 2013)
- Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress, by Matt Viser (May 27, 2013)
- Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish, by Matt Viser (June 21, 2014)
- The role of partisan media, by Michael Kranish (Oct 5, 2013)
- Many D.C. think tanks now players in partisan wars, by Bryan Bender (Aug 10, 2013)
- Boehner pulled from two directions, by Noah Bierman (Oct 3, 2014)
- Obama's vision of unity led only to a wider gap, by Matt Viser (Oct 14, 2013)
- Researcher helps sow climate-change doubt, by Christopher Rowland (Nov 5, 2014)
- Bipartisan group finds bridges hard to build, by Tracy Jan (Dec 1, 2013)
- Solutions
- Ideas abound for breaking logjam, but D.C. isn't listening, by Michael Kranish (Dec 8, 2013)
- Nonpartisan primaries become a game changer, by Matt Viser (Dec 8, 2014)
- UK's parliamentary system offers clues for escaping gridlock, by Michael Kranish (Dec 8, 2013)
- Connecticut bucking tide of election dollars, by Noah Bierman (Dec 8, 2014)
- Iowa keeping partisanship off the map, by Tracy Jan (Dec 8, 2013)