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Past House GOP Tactic Proves Useless to Democrats

WASHINGTON -- A year ago, when Republicans were in the minority on Capitol Hill, they drove Democrats crazy by using an obscure parliamentary maneuver to change, delay and even kill Democratic priorities. Now that Republicans are running the House, Democrats have tried to stymie the GOP agenda by relying on the tactic,...

Opinion: Egypt's Challenge to Iran

Almost as soon as protests in Egypt erupted, Iran tried to use the unrest to step up anti-American propaganda and project power in the region. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said Friday that the popular uprisings against Western-backed regimes in the Middle East signified an "Islamic awakening" that will...

Opinion: College Graduation Rates -- What You Don't Know Can Hurt

The college admissions season is in full swing, and around the country high school seniors and their parents are actively discussing their college options for next year, filling out financial aid paperwork, and editing and re-editing college essays. For these students and their families, the end goal is a college degree,...

Social Security Turns 75: How Healthy Is It?

WASHINGTON (Aug. 12) -- Is Social Security showing its age? When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed "old-age" benefits into law on Aug. 14, 1935, nearly half of men and almost 40 percent of women died before they were old enough to cash in. The program later grew to include disability benefits and Medicare, which...

Background on American Enterprise Institute

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is an American conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and responsibility, vigilant and effective defense and foreign policies, political accountability, and open debate".

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