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Foreign Policy: Fly Me To The Moon

Republican presidential candidate New Gingrich is known for his prolific ideas. However, Charles Homans of Foreign Policy notes that the Republican establishment would probably prefer that Newt Gingrich spend less time talking about lunar mining and space hotels.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/26/145896268/foreign-policy-fly-me-to-the-moon?ft=1&f=1057

Goodlatte, Bob Gordon, Bart Granger, Kay Graves, Sam Graves, Tom

GOP Candidates Wrangle Over Reagan's Legacy

As he campaigns for the Republican nomination, Newt Gingrich almost always works the name of Ronald Reagan into his speeches. In fact, Gingrich's name-dropping is so common that it's now being criticized by Mitt Romney and the superPAC that backs him.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/27/145991087/goclaiming-the-torch-of-reagans-legacy?ft=1&f=1014

Burton, Dan Butterfield, G. K. Buyer, Steve Calvert, Ken Camp, Dave

Santorum Keeps Campaign Focused On Social Issues

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum stunned political observers with his performance in the Iowa caucuses. But he finished fifth in the New Hampshire primary, and a distant third in South Carolina's primary. With just days to go before the Florida primary, Santorum is struggling to get attention as the news media focus on the fight between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/27/145948093/santorum-keeps-campaign-focused-on-social-issues?ft=1&f=1014

Boswell, Leonard L. Boucher, Rick Boustany, Charles W. Jr. Boyd, Allen Brady, Kevin

Board Post, January 26 2012 (slacktivist)

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Israel, Steve Issa, Darrell E. Jackson, Jesse L. Jr. Jackson Lee, Sheila Jenkins, Lynn

Why Should You Care About Science?

As science advances, it becomes more abstract and distant from people's everyday reality. How do we bridge the gap so that society as a whole can engage in the questions of the day, from global warming to the debate on evolution?

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/01/25/145706267/why-should-you-care-about-science?ft=1&f=1057

Aderholt, Robert B. Adler, John H. Akin, W. Todd Alexander, Rodney Altmire, Jason

Money Well Spent? (Taegan Goddard's Political Wire)

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Boustany, Charles W. Jr. Boyd, Allen Brady, Kevin Brady, Robert A. Braley, Bruce L.

The Nation: Tahrir One Year Later

Ahmed Harara, who lost his second eye while protesting the military junta that holds significant power in Egypt, has become a symbol of a fight against Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Sharif Abdel Kouddous of The Nation notes that Egyptians are frustrated with their government.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/25/145830491/the-nation-tahrir-one-year-later?ft=1&f=1057

Ackerman, Gary L. Aderholt, Robert B. Adler, John H. Akin, W. Todd Alexander, Rodney

Four Officers Arrested For Civil Rights Violations

For years, the Latino community in East Haven, Conn., complained of systematic abuse and harassment at the hands of the town's police force. Tuesday, the federal government arrested four local cops and accused them of repeatedly violating the civil rights of Hispanic residents. The arrests have prompted dramatically different reactions from the Latino community and the mayor of East Haven.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/25/145859949/four-officers-arrested-for-civil-rights-violations?ft=1&f=1003

Grayson, Alan Green, Al Green, Gene Griffith, Parker Grijalva, Raúl M.

Blind GOP Opposition Will Help Reelect Obama

Joe Trippi, FOX News
Last night's State of the Union set the tone for many of the themes we're sure to see President Barack Obama's campaign built around. Saying that we "will not go back" to the days of a reckless Wall Street and out of control health insurance companies while declaring that people who say that America is in decline "don't know what they're talking about" is the strongest and most convincing language Obama has used to defend his record as president.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/01/25/blind_gop_opposition_will_help_reelect_obama_272114.html

Broun, Paul C. Brown, Corrine Brown, Henry E. Jr. Brown-Waite, Ginny Buchanan, Vern

Iraqi Town Says Justice Failed Victims Of U.S. Raid

In the Iraqi town of Haditha, which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to "shoot first, ask questions later" reached a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/25/145824886/iraqi-town-says-justice-failed-victims-of-u-s-raid?ft=1&f=1004

Hirono, Mazie K. Hodes, Paul W. Hoekstra, Peter Holden, Tim Holt, Rush D.