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By Rob Garver,The Fiscal TimesJuly 31, 2014
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By Brianna Ehley,The Fiscal TimesJuly 30, 2014
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society and the End of GDP

By Jeremy Rifkin,The Fiscal TimesJuly 30, 2014
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Part-Time Gov’t Workers to Get Health Coverage

By Eric Katz,Government ExecutiveJuly 30, 2014
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U.S. Immigration Court’s Dirty Secret

By Rob Garver,The Fiscal TimesJuly 30, 2014
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See How the European Media Stands Up to Putin

By David Francis and Marine Cole,The Fiscal TimesJuly 30, 2014
Europe finally passed new sanctions against Russia, sending a clear message to Putin: stop, and stop now.

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By Liz Peek,The Fiscal TimesJuly 30, 2014
It’s time to put in place policies to move the country forward. It’s time to elect a Republican Senate. At the...

Obama Wants to Fight Climate Change with Lasers

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