Charles W. Colson — who spent seven months in prison for Watergate-era offenses and became one of the most influential social reformers of the 20th century — was the most thoroughly converted person I’ve ever known. Read full article > >

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Charles Colson found freedom in prison

Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years, suggesting she has growing confidence in reforms.

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Burma’s Suu Kyi to visit Europe

The painful trade-offs of tax reform came into sharper focus Tuesday as lawmakers for the first time began considering specific tax breaks to reduce or otherwise change, starting with laws that allow millions of Americans to avoid taxes while saving for retirement. Read full article > >

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Lawmakers consider changing tax breaks on retirement savings

Human rights are still being violated in Bahrain despite promises of reform, according to the campaign group Amnesty International.

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Human rights ‘crisis’ in Bahrain

Manipulating memories of drug use may help reformed addicts avoid a return to a life of drug abuse, according to scientists in China.

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Tweaking memories ‘helps addicts’

6 years ago Mitt reformed MA health care.

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Axelrod: Happy Romneycare Anniversary!

Say he advocated Walker’s bargaining reforms.

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Type in a Google search for the words “immigration reform,” and in the split second it takes for your results to pop up, the president’s reelection campaign may begin courting you. Up comes an ad for barackobama.com, next to the search results. Read full article > >

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Obama has aggressive Internet strategy to woo supporters

The number of GPs who believe the government’s health reforms in England will improve patient care is falling, a BBC poll suggests.

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GPs ‘losing faith in NHS reforms’

State and federal officials who recently completed a $25 billion settlement with five of the nation’s largest banks over shoddy foreclosure practices have begun discussing how to apply some of the terms of that deal to a wider array of financial firms. Read full article > >

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Since audio recordings of last week’s health-care arguments before the Supreme Court were released, the performance of Solicitor General Donald Verrilli has been criticized. But factors such as the number of times a lawyer is interrupted or hesitates while arguing in our nation’s highest court are not a sound basis for judging the “ Worst Week in Washington ” — or even for guessing how the court will ultimately rule. Those who understand the challenges of Supreme Court argument — people who have argued before the court — have not criticized Verrilli’s performance. It is instructive to look closely at some rules of this particular game. Read full article > >

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The flawed case against Donald Verrilli

HMRC letters sent to 1.3m homes advising on changes to the child tax credit system are ‘misleading’ says a tax reform charity.

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HMRC ‘misleading’ on tax credits

A general strike is under way in Spain to protest against labour reforms which the government hopes will help cut unemployment.

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General strike under way in Spain

After three days of public debate, the Supreme Court now retreats to make decisions that could topple some or all of the health care reform bill championed by President Obama.

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A general strike is under way in Spain as unions oppose reforms the government says are essential to boost the economy.

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