en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/politics/americans/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/politics/wary_clinton_lays_out_health_pla/ Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled a plan on Monday to guarantee health insurance to all Americans, but in a way carefully designed to avoid nearly every major political flaw in her failed proposal of 1993-94. In the new plan, Clinton promised to cov news politics 2007-09-18 08:14:54 http://www.newsique.com/politics/wary_clinton_lays_out_health_pla/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/157957049/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/wary_clinton_lays_out_health_pla/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/no_exit_no_strategy/ This was the week in which Americans hoped they would get straight talk and clear thinking on Iraq. What they got was two exhausting days of Congressional testimony by the American military commander, hours of news conferences and interviews, clouds of cu opinion politics 2007-09-14 15:57:47 http://www.newsique.com/politics/no_exit_no_strategy/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/opinion/14fri1.html?ex=1347422400&en=03731bba2e5b4998&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.newsique.com/sources/nytimes/ 96 Important [17] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/no_exit_no_strategy/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_petraeus_recommendations_to/ Do Americans trust the top U.S. military commander in Iraq to report what's really going on without making the situation sound better than it is? In a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll last month, Americans were asked that very question. Fifty-three p news politics 2007-09-11 08:13:13 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_petraeus_recommendations_to/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/10/surge.poll/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_petraeus_recommendations_to/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/our_unfinished_constitution/ AFTER 220 YEARS of faithful service, our Constitution needs repair. We mark the anniversary of the Philadelphia Convention on May 25, the date in 1787 when 29 delegates first met to write the Constitution. Yet Americans still do not elect their presidents opinion politics 2007-05-25 12:34:01 http://www.newsique.com/politics/our_unfinished_constitution/ Los Angeles Times http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/printedition/opinion/~3/119515910/la-oe-stewart25may25,1,3190950.story http://www.newsique.com/sources/latimes/ 93 Insightful [12] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/our_unfinished_constitution/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_pledges_to_work_with_democr/ Hoping to gain support for his health care proposal, President Bush pledged Saturday to reach across party lines to reform the nation's medical insurance system so more of the 46 million uninsured Americans can afford coverage. "From my conversations w news politics 2007-02-17 11:45:28 http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_pledges_to_work_with_democr/ USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-02-17-bush-address_x.htm?csp=34 http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_pledges_to_work_with_democr/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_americans_sacrifice_peace_o/ Last night on the PBS Newshour, Jim Lehrer asked President Bush why he hasn’t called on Americans — besides those serving in the volunteer military — to sacrifice something to help our country in this time of struggle. Bush claimed Americans are sac news politics 2007-01-18 09:32:05 http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_americans_sacrifice_peace_o/ Think Progress http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/17/bush-sacrifice/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/thinkprogress/ 91 Important [22] mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/bush_americans_sacrifice_peace_o/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_americans_more_pessimistic_/ "President Bush's address to the nation last week outlining a 'new way forward' in Iraq failed to move public opinion in support of his plan to increase U.S. troop levels and left Americans more pessimistic about the likely outcome of the war," USA T news politics 2007-01-17 09:36:56 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_americans_more_pessimistic_/ USA Today http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/01/usat_poll_ameri.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Important [14] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_americans_more_pessimistic_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/kingston_americans_should_marry_/ Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) made headlines last month after complaining about Congress’ new schedule that requires members to work five days a week: news politics 2007-01-12 09:37:14 http://www.newsique.com/politics/kingston_americans_should_marry_/ Think Progress http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/kingston-work-longer/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/thinkprogress/ 91 Interesting [8] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/politics/kingston_americans_should_marry_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/americans_united_applauds_settle/ Americans United for Separation of Church and State today lauded a Georgia public school board’s decision to drop its defense of anti-evolution disclaimers for science textbooks. news politics 2006-12-20 17:02:48 http://www.newsique.com/politics/americans_united_applauds_settle/ www.au.org http://www.au.org/site/News2?abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=8797&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241 Important [7] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/americans_united_applauds_settle/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/our_long_nation_nightmare_has_ju/ Like Cornered Rats, GOP Losers More Dangerous Than Ever. "My fellow Americans," assured incoming president Gerald Ford hours after the Watergate scandals forced Richard Nixon to resign, "our long national nightmare is over." opinion politics 2006-11-09 08:24:24 http://www.newsique.com/politics/our_long_nation_nightmare_has_ju/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucru/20061108/cm_ucru/ourlongnationalnightmarehasjustbegun http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [6] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/our_long_nation_nightmare_has_ju/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_americans_dont_want_politic/ Despite politicians' complaints about judges having too much power, two-thirds of Americans do not believe elected officials should have more control over federal judges, according to a new CNN poll released Saturday. news politics 2006-10-29 00:06:46 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_americans_dont_want_politic/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/27/activist.judges/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [3] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_americans_dont_want_politic/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/5_myths_about_turning_out_the_vo/ If you're an upstanding U.S. citizen, you'll stand up and be counted this Election Day, right? Well, maybe not. Just because Americans can vote doesn't mean they do. But who shows up is what decides the tight races, which makes turnout one of the most news politics 2006-10-29 00:05:20 http://www.newsique.com/politics/5_myths_about_turning_out_the_vo/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/27/AR2006102701474.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [2] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/5_myths_about_turning_out_the_vo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/clinton_to_unveil_mandatory_heal/ Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton will roll out a health care reform plan on Monday that would cost the federal government around $110 billion and require all Americans to have health insurance, Clinton campaign sources said. The Clin news politics 2007-09-17 08:25:12 http://www.newsique.com/politics/clinton_to_unveil_mandatory_heal/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/17/health.care/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/clinton_to_unveil_mandatory_heal/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_says_bush_not_solely_to_bl/ Not all the nation's ills can be blamed on President Bush, Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday as he called on Americans to change the nature of politics and institute more openness in government. "Part of the problem here is not just Geor news politics 2007-08-16 12:45:23 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_says_bush_not_solely_to_bl/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_el_pr/obama_open_government;_ylt=Al4sxDjCbbCnblxI7yYberIDW7oF http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_says_bush_not_solely_to_bl/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_finds_democrats_favored_on_/ Most Americans see President Bush as intransigent on Iraq and prefer that the Democratic-controlled Congress make decisions about a possible withdrawal of U.S. forces, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. As the president and Congress spar news politics 2007-07-24 03:49:15 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_finds_democrats_favored_on_/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR2007072301143.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_finds_democrats_favored_on_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/dems_call_for_ending_tax_cuts_fo/ Democratic presidential candidates Thursday called for ending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans in a debate focusing on domestic issues related to minorities. The Democratic hopefuls called for a more direct presidential role in addressing racism t news politics 2007-06-29 08:20:15 http://www.newsique.com/politics/dems_call_for_ending_tax_cuts_fo/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/128837906/2007-06-28-democrat-forum_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/dems_call_for_ending_tax_cuts_fo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/earl_ofari_hutchinson_the_war_on/ Recent surveys of drug habits among Americans found that blacks and whites use drugs at equal rates, yet blacks are more often prosecuted because the laws are biased against them. The recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on t opinion politics 2007-06-28 01:08:54 http://www.newsique.com/politics/earl_ofari_hutchinson_the_war_on/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/55403/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/earl_ofari_hutchinson_the_war_on/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/this_perfect_storm_will_finally_/ Americans are sick of the unrepentant arrogance of this elite. But the realisation has come at a very heavy cost. Now and again people have found themselves in places where the course of history was dramatically changed: Paris in 1789, Petrograd in 191 opinion politics 2007-05-13 10:30:13 http://www.newsique.com/politics/this_perfect_storm_will_finally_/ Guardian Unlimited http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2077320,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/guardian/ 92 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/this_perfect_storm_will_finally_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/global_warming_activists_try_to_/ Washington is suddenly debating global warming this week, but the big challenge remains outside the Beltway -- coaxing Americans to adopt new technologies and change their energy-guzzling lifestyles. While former Vice President Al Gore prodded Congress news politics 2007-03-22 19:55:54 http://www.newsique.com/politics/global_warming_activists_try_to_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/103555941/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [4] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/global_warming_activists_try_to_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_anti-war_sentiment_grows_in/ As the war in Iraq steadily plummets in popularity, opposition has grown mostly among Americans older than 50 and Democrats, survey results released Monday show. When President Bush announced March 19, 2003, that U.S.-led forces had begun military atta news politics 2007-03-19 22:18:18 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_anti-war_sentiment_grows_in/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/19/poll.anti.war/index.html?section=cnn_topstories&eref=yahoo http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/poll_anti-war_sentiment_grows_in/#comments