Lee Hamilton
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Money and politics: we need change nowMay 01, 2015 5:45 am - I've seen a lot over my decades in politics, and not much alarms me. But I have to be blunt: Money is poisoning our political system. The people who matter most to a r...
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For the media, traditional values still matterApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - I have been involved in politics and policy-making for over 50 years, and as you can imagine I hold strong feelings about reporters and the media. They're not what you ...
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What government needs is more consultation between president, CongressApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - Congress has developed a fondness for open letters when it comes to Iran. First came the warning shot signed by 47 Republican senators that touched off a storm of critic...
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With the budget, the president calls the shotsFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - It may not be obvious from the news coverage, but a good bit of Congress's 2015 agenda just landed on Capitol Hill with a thud. I mean this literally. The federal budget...
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Term limits move Congress in wrong directionJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - The issue didn't get much attention at the time, but the elections last November did more than give Republicans a majority in the U.S. Senate. Voters also added to the r...
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It's not as bad as you think, AmericaDec 28, 2014 4:01 am - We are one glum country. Trust in the federal government is at historic lows, according to Gallup. More than half of the respondents to an October Rasmussen poll think o...
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What lies ahead: Progress, not reformDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you'd think the results had told us something vital about the future of the coun...
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How lobbyists make the system work for themNov 27, 2014 4:01 am - Because of its power to influence public affairs, the press has long been known as "the Fourth Estate." But I think the media may have been displaced. These days, it's l...
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Some thoughts on governingNov 09, 2014 4:01 am - I have been working in or around government for more than 50 years, and if you asked me to boil down what I've learned to one sentence, it is this: Governing is much har...
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Viewing political corruption more broadlyOct 26, 2014 5:01 am - Earlier this year, veteran political writer Thomas Edsall reported an eyebrow-raising fact about Americans' views toward government. Polling by Gallup, he noted, found t...