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Now get back to work on that grand bargain
By CLIVE CROOK, Bloomberg News January 02, 2013, 08:45 PMThese phony crises solve nothing, but they do add up.
The U's failing grade for fiscal management
By CHARLES LANE, Washington Post January 02, 2013, 08:13 PMExhibit A on administrative bloat: The U.
Student loan relief
By EDITORIAL, New York Times January 02, 2013, 08:49 PMAt least two-thirds of college graduates borrow to complete their undergraduate degrees. And there are now about 37 million borrowers with federal student loans.
Testing teachers: National exam is a worthy idea
By Editorial, Chicago Tribune January 01, 2013, 05:38 PMToo many ill-equipped people do enter the teaching profession. That doesn't help anyone.
If we wanted solutions ...
By KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, Special to the Washington Post January 01, 2013, 05:37 PMSo how about a New Year's resolution for Washington's political class? Vow to focus on what can be done to fix the economy, rather than on how much to lacerate it.
A feeble finish for Congress
By EDITORIAL BOARD, Washington Post January 02, 2013, 09:24 AMThe 'fiscal cliff' bill is weak, but it's good that Congress took action.
Don't blame them. Blame yourselves.
By David Brooks, New York Times January 01, 2013, 05:36 PMWe should not blame Obama and Boehner for the country's fiscal mess. We should blame American voters.
Anonymity of addiction hurts more than it helps
By Maura Casey, Hartford Courant January 02, 2013, 10:31 AMThe of advocacy by people in recovery has enabled a treatment system to take shape that has, too often, criminalized addiction instead of treating it as a public health issue.
Predictions for 2013
By Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg News January 02, 2013, 09:27 AMWe know that Donald Trump will get attention for saying something boorish.
A joblessness trap
By EDWARD GLAESER, Bloomberg News January 01, 2013, 05:35 PMWhat drives the rise in disability?
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