Lee Hamilton
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Dogged journalism a blessing, not a curseNov 27, 2013 4:00 am - Let’s start with the obvious: A democracy needs intelligence agencies. It needs to know what’s happening in the world — and understand the plans of allies and enemies — ...
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Time to fish or cut bait on tax reformNov 08, 2013 4:00 am - As Congress moves forward on budget negotiations, the word out of Washington is to expect nothing major: no grand bargain, just more stopgap, short-term fixes. Yet there...
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How to improve the road aheadOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - One of the more amazing spectacles in the days after the government shutdown ended was the obsession in Washington with who won and who lost in the showdown. Yes, the ca...
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It’s time for an interventionOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - The American public has lost patience with Washington. The question is, now what? Congress is unable to do its job. It displays neither competence nor responsibility. It...
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A proposal to take the chaos out of war talkSep 12, 2013 5:00 am - As Washington swirls with proposals, counterproposals and political brinkmanship in response to diplomatic efforts on Syria, the situation has a lot of people scratching...
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Political gaps not as wide as they appearAug 29, 2013 11:02 am - As I speak to people about the Congress, one question arises more than any other: Why is Congress gridlocked? People are perplexed and disappointed with its performance,...
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What you should know about Congress right nowAug 23, 2013 5:00 am - Deeply unpopular and flagrantly unproductive, Congress is on its August recess right now. It won’t return until Sept. 9, after a five-week recess, leaving itself just a ...
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Why governing has become so difficultJul 31, 2013 5:00 am - If you want to know why passing congressional legislation has gotten so difficult, here are two numbers to remember: 5 and 532. They illustrate a great deal about Congre...
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Why trust in U.S. institutions mattersJul 12, 2013 5:00 am - Back in June, Gallup released a survey that got a fair bit of attention for its finding: Only 10 percent of Americans trust Congress as an institution. Think about it. I...
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Congress needs to remember how to make policyJul 02, 2013 5:00 am - I’ve noticed a recurring question as I talk to people about Congress. What can be done, they wonder, to get Congress back on track? Is our national legislature capable o...