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  The Government Shutdown with Elaine Kamarck from Reddit's AskMeAnything

  Elaine Kamarck | October 4, 2013 4:30pm

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  Elaine Kamarck joined Reddit's AskMeAnything to discuss the government shutdown. In 1995-6, Kamarck worked in the White House through two shutdowns and shared her experiences and answered questions for the Reddit audience.  Read More

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  Congress, the Affordable Care Act, and the Myth of the 'Exemption'

  John Hudak | October 4, 2013 1:00pm

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  John Hudak discusses the realities of Congressional health care coverage and the ACA. He argues that the claim of the 'Congressional exemption' is false and that the Vitter Amendment has serious consequences for the federal workforce.  Read More

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  Shutting Down the Government Shutdown: The Discharge Petition in the House

  Molly Jackman | October 4, 2013 11:30am

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  Democrats are trying to use the discharge petition to force the GOP to pass a clean continuing resolution and end the shutdown. Molly Jackman explains how the 'discharge process' works in the House and how it could effectively end the government shutdown.

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  Time to Compromise? How Republicans and Democrats View the Government Shutdown

  William A. Galston | October 3, 2013 5:14pm

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  William Galston explains how the American people view the government shutdown and asks whether the House of Representatives is out of touch. Now that Obamacare is going into effect, it will be up to voters in future elections to evaluate it. Republicans should turn their attention to fiscal policy, which is more negotiable—and more relevant to the budget and debt ceiling deadlines that triggered the current crisis. 

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  Reddit AMA at 2:00 PM on Government Shutdown

  Elaine Kamarck | October 3, 2013 12:31pm

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  Elaine Kamarck appeared on Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" at 2:00 P.M. EST on Thursday October 3, 2013 to speak about her experiences during the last government shutdown during 1995 and 1996 and applies lessons learned to the current and ongoing shutdown.

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  Time to Change the Way We Elect Congressional Leaders

  William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck | October 3, 2013 9:12am

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  William A. Galston and Elaine C. Kamarck explain that the current government shutdown persists partly due to the fact that Congress has lost the habit of making coalitions. Galston and Kamarck call for creative institutional reform and ask: What if it took 60 percent of each body to elect the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate?

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  History Rhymes on Debt Ceiling

  Philip A. Wallach | October 2, 2013 3:55pm

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  Philip Wallach writes that our current debt-ceiling fight ought to be recognized as the recurrence of a particularly ugly and useless tone. Contrary to claims widely circulated in our contemporary debate, attempting to restrain federal spending by threatening not to raise the debt ceiling is nothing new to American politics. Wallach says that Legislators should permanently replace the debt ceiling and turn their attention to achieving workable budget compromises through the regular order—which should itself be reformed if necessary.

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  Save the Pandas! Don't Close Government Videos and Websites

  Darrell M. West | October 1, 2013 5:00pm

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  This government shutdown has lead to a new challenge: the closing of government websites. Darrell West explains that while attention has been paid to the shuttering of the DC Panda cam website, other sites have also gone dark during the shutdown. It serves as another example of limited services during this budget crisis.

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  GOP Overplays its Hand with Obamacare in the Government Shutdown of 2013

  William A. Galston | October 1, 2013 9:48am

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  Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act has been the sticking point driving a government shutdown. In this piece Bill Galston examines the politics and polling surrounding the shutdown and Obamacare, noting that the GOP is positioned to lose big in the fight.

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  Sequestration, Political Settlement, and Effective Government

  Philip A. Wallach | September 30, 2013 9:30am

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  Philip Wallach warns that sequestration is a form of automatic budgeting that has negative consequences for governing. Prior attempts to control budget deficits through automatic process have largely proven to fail, and sequestration is no different. He calls for a careful and thoughtful approach to resolving budgetary challenges in the United States.

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