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President Obama will today release a sweeping budget proposal that is aimed at reaching a grand bargain with House and Senate Republicans on the nation’s long-term debt and deficits. The budget, as expected from reports last week, largely mirrors the compromise offer Obama made to Republican leaders during fiscal cliff negotiations at the beginning of the year, as it seeks investments aimed at spurring economic growth and new revenues in exchange for cuts to both domestic discretionary spending and entitlement programs. The Obama budget replaces the automatic budget cuts — sequestration — that went into effect on March 1 with a total of $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction achieved through a mix of spending cuts and revenue increases, and it also includes many of the administration’s priorities, including stimulative investments, funding for a universal preschool program, and an increase in the minimum wage to $9.00 per hour

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Welcome to the Veronica Mars television club! As I’ve written here before, I grew up as a devoted reader of Rob Thomas’s young adult novels, particularly the exemplary Rats Saw God and Slave Day , but not as a television watcher. By the time I had television and a cable subscription for the first time, Veronica Mars was off the air, and when I began remedying the gaps in my television education, I prioritized shows that were still running, like Mad Men , or whose creators were currently working on projects that I’d need to review, like The Wire and Deadwood . But now that the Kickstarter to fund a Veronica Mars movie has been so successful, and has opened up such interesting questions about funding models for cult hits and the role of fans as investors , I’m pleased to have a chance to catch up

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Avik Roy — who advised Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on health care policy — and Doug Holtz-Eakin published an op-ed for Reuters earlier this week in which they outlined their vision for a “free market” approach to health care reform.

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Credit: 350.org On Sunday, an estimated crowd of 35,000 people joined the Forward On Climate rally in Washington, DC, where protesters delivered a clear message to President Obama: Take immediate action on climate change by rejecting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

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(Photo Credit: AP/Cindy Yorgason) A man in Utah was photographed at a JC Penney carrying around an unloaded version of the gun used in the Newtown tragedy to prove that guns aren’t as dangerous as they’re portrayed. In addition to the unloaded rifle, a loaded Glock pistol was strapped to his hip when his picture was taken by shopper Cindy Yorgason on her cell phone camera.

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by Noah Ginsberg, via the American Council on Renewable Energy Looking back at 2012, one thing is certain in the sea of the year’s uncertainty; renewable energy experienced significant growth. The U.S

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So Mitt Romney posted this on the inter-webs this week: At first glance, this appears to be a follow-up on Romney’s mockery of Obama at the Republican National Convention: President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans — [ pauses for audience laughter(!) ] — and to heal the planet. MY promise is to help you and your family. But then you see that picture in the video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and say, WTF

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by Katie Valentine Last November, 12,000 people formed a human chain around the White House in opposition of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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by Tom Kenworthy Voters who tuned in to the most recent presidential debate may have come away with the impression that the country’s vast portfolio of public lands exists almost solely for oil, gas and coal development.

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The right-wing media has claimed President Obama has no plan for the economy if re-elected. In fact, Obama has proposed numerous economic policies, including legislation that economists agree would lower unemployment and grow the economy.

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