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Josh Hicks
The workers are calling on the newly-confirmed labor secretary to extend workplace protections to in-home caregivers.
Al Kamen
Demands for federal charges fall to new acting civil rights chief.
Chris Cillizza
How do you feel about the Zimmerman verdict? Your party affiliation probably can tell us.
Richard Ben Cramer on the Kansas Republican
Emily Heil
Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know if a photo shoot with NASA employees in costume used taxpayer money.
Expanding the program will allow more passengers to walk through airport security without removing laptops, shoes, belts and light outerwear.
Glenn Kessler
Critics say the law is pushing employers to hire part-time workers. The White House disputes that.
E.J. Dionne Jr.
President Obama and Cory Booker both responded to the Zimmerman verdict with a similar goal in mind.
There is an impressive bench of Democratic women who could run should Clinton opt out.
The President spoke for almost 20 minutes in personal terms about race in America
Dan Balz
The president’s powerful words on race Friday were more personal than his speech after 2008 furor.
Kathleen Parker
The double standard on gender and sex scandals.
Melinda Henneberger
Basic pocketbook issues are so seldom seen as high on the list of feminist concerns that some of the female journalists invited to a briefing were puzzled.
The city’s bankruptcy filing was a vivid reminder of how the problems of America’s cities have long ceased to be a focal point of our political debate.
For the first time in his presidency, Obama spoke from the heart on race.
The Democratic presidential bench is packed with promising female candidates.
Get those entries in predicting when the Attorney General will quit the administration.
Washington attorney’s nomination a year ago was withdrawn after speeding, drunk-driving arrest.
Sean Sullivan
Four reasons why "stand your ground" laws won't be reversed.
Dana Milbank
Liz Cheney’s candidacy gives me hope.
The Taliban explain their vile attempted assassination of a 16-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl
Aaron Blake
Eliot Spitzer subjected himself to the Colbert treatment on Thursday, and Stephen Colbert came loaded for bear.
They say you don't get a second chance to make a first impression.
George told a congressional panel that he worked the 1980 Democratic National Convention and helped found the Howard University College Democrats.
President says Americans have saved $3.4 billion in health-care premiums in 2012. What do data say?
Inspector general says he lacked key documents when preparing report on agency’s methods.
Joe Davidson
The Justice Department’s practice of using unpaid attorneys has led to complaints among professionals.
Michael Gerson
His defense of an aide with Neo-Confederate views shows his ideology’s limits.
Charles Krauthammer
Obama’s wise words after the George Zimmerman verdict.
Eugene Robinson
Speaking his mind would be counterproductive.
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