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Starbucks Howard Schultz CEO Pledge: Will It Work?

To be successful in a bid to starve Washington of dollars, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will likely have to expand his campaign to boycott campaign...

Economc Turmoil Could Spell Trouble for Innovation

While the stock market has plummeted on concerns about the near-term strength of the American economy, the larger issue could be that the long-term prospects...

Legal Immigration Reform: White House Pushes Skilled Worker Visas

In a bid to spur job creation and promote startups, on Tuesday the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services announced new...

Obama Pushes Innovation to Fix Manufacturing Woes

Joking that "one of my responsibilities as commander-in-chief is to keep an eye on robots," President Obama on Friday announced a new public-private sector partnership...

GOP Hints at Immigration Reform?

Republican lawmakers on Thursday signaled a willingness to tackle immigration reform measures, specifically those relating to skilled worker visas. Led by Virginia's Bob Goodlatte, the...

Children of Immigrants: America’s Science Superstars

Adding fuel to the fiery debate over immigration policy, a study released Tuesday shows that top science achievers in the U.S. are overwhelmingly the children...

Boehner Makes Inroads With Silicon Valley Powerhouses

With local heroines including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Silicon Valley has long been perceived to be a stronghold of the...

Beyond Jan Brewer and Lou Dobbs: A Calm Center in the Immigration Debate

In 2002, shortly before the Iowa caucuses, billboards began popping up in small towns across the state. The signs, featuring archival photos of German, Scandinavian...

Obama on Oil: Tapping Strategic Reserves Possible, But It’s a Last Resort

Filed under: Foreign Policy, Energy, Obama Administration, International, Middle East, White House, Economy, Barack Obama"We've been having this conversation for nearly four decades now." Vowing not to hand reform off to the next administration, Obama ...

Obama, Father-in-Chief, Hosts White House Conference on Bullying

Filed under: Education, Obama Administration, Michelle Obama, White House, Barack ObamaObama announced several anti-bullying initiatives. Bullying, he said, is not 'just a harmless rite of passage. . . . [It] can have destructive consequences for our y...

Obama’s Education Trip: As Much About Campaigning as Classrooms

Filed under: Education, Fundraising, Obama Administration, 2012 President, White House, Analysis, Barack ObamaThe president has used the education issue strategically to draw a sharp contrast between his vision for the country and that of the GOP.&nbsp...

Obama Woos GOP During Budget Talks, But So Far, Detente is Still a Dream

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Budget, Obama Administration, White House, Barack ObamaFriday was the deadline for the two parties to agree on a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown. They succeeded, but only with gritted teeth...

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