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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 (Oct 16, 2013). Articles referenced are:
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/09/10/from-one-struggling-town-billionaire-brothers-illustrate-how-campaign-laws-favor-wealthiest/VYKFXbhdbtB0V7ouOB76FI/story.html From one struggling town, billionaire brothers illustrate how campaign laws favor the wealthiest], by Michael Kranish (Sept 9, 2015)
** [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)
* Wall St Journal: [http://www.wsj.com/articles/states-await-court-ruling-on-arizona-voting-district-maps-1434101407 States Await Court Ruling on Arizona Voting-District Maps], by Isaac Stanley-Becker (June 12, 2015)
** [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)  
* Boston Globe: [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2014/09/18/send-money-now-please-begging/bUsDKgc146tdifU09cJJvM/story.html Send money now! Please. We’re begging], by Noah Bierman (Sept 18, 2014)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/07/06/america-campaign-finance-watchdog-rendered-nearly-toothless-its-own-appointed-commissioners/44zZoJwnzEHyzxTByNL2QP/story.html Deadlock by design hobbles election agency], by Christopher Rowland (July 7, 2013)
* Foreign Affairs: [http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141729/francis-fukuyama/america-in-decay America in Decay], by Francis Fukuyama (Sept-Oct 2014 issue)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/04/03/conservative-kansas-district-cheers-its-congressman-for-being-thorn-side/CFIcoTVhIzzPMUAYoSVh1J/story.html Kansas district shuns compromise], by Matt Viser (Apr 4, 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/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)
** [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)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/05/18/corporations-anonymously-fund-attacks-and-influence-washington-policy-through-nonprofit-groups/qyaJIFcv7yYOsQvya6ykAK/story.html Washington's robust market for attacks and half-truths], by Michael Kranish (May 19, 2014)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/05/16/the-questions-keep-coming-and-coming-for-would-environmental-chief/83s5PRqKAkZ0bu9sThJYEI/story.html One nominee, 1,000 questions], by Noah Bierman (May 16, 2013)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/05/27/representative-returns-house-after-three-decades-and-finds-eroded-traditions/U49Txz7dENOFLu1crHD6pN/story.html Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress], by Matt Viser (May 27, 2013)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/06/20/house-defeats-farm-bill-food-stamp-recipients-get-swept-partisan-combat/FScLTS0ks9ilPOGukXqD4M/story.html Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish], by Matt Viser (June 21, 2014)  
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/05/broken-city-the-role-partisan-media/FctYo09Bx0qHd15IhAuHdL/story.html The role of partisan media], by Michael Kranish (Oct 5, 2013)
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/08/10/brain-trust-for-sale-the-growing-footprint-washington-think-tank-industrial-complex/7ZifHfrLPlbz0bSeVOZHdI/story.html Many D.C. think tanks now players in partisan wars], by Bryan Bender (Aug 10, 2013)
** 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


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