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The real victims of the sequester

The NOW panel takes a look at the harsh effects of the sequester cuts on those who lack political clout. Read More

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White House examining Syria options

The Obama administration weights its options on Syria. Read More

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After Texas explosion, regulations under fire

Lost in the coverage of the tragedy in Boston earlier this month was the explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that killed 14 people and injured 160. Read More

Tamerlan Tsarnaev (L), 26, is pictured in 2010 in Lowell, Massachusetts, and his brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is pictured in an undated FBI handout photo in this combination photo. The two are suspects in the April 15, 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon. (Photo by: Reuters)

NOW Today: Filling in the blanks

New details are trickling out about the Boston bombing suspects, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. And while investigators try to piece together information from Dzhokhar as he recovers from gun shot wounds in a hospital bed, there are new reports that the elder Tsarnaev was entwined in a web of conspiracy theories. Read More

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Senate hearing on Obama’s drone war

When it comes to drone warfare, President Obama's record on civil liberties is not what the world expected. Read More

This undated image released by the FBI shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who police have taken into April 19, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / FBI / Getty Images)

NOW Today: Cooperating?

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the lone surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, has been charged and is now reportedly cooperating with authorities. Tsarneav's initial… Read More

In this undated photo provided by Robin Young, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, left, and Here & Now host Robin Young’s nephew, right, pose for a photo after graduating from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. Tsarnaev has been identified as the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings. Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police during a getaway attempt in a long night of violence that left one of them dead and another still at large Friday, April 19, 2013. (Photo by Robin Young/AP Photo)

Inside the mind of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Suspect tweeted about Nutella, his kitten and, after the bombing, being a "stress free kind of guy." Read More

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The Miranda Question: Why the Boston suspect didn’t get read his rights

The Justice Department did not read suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights when they apprehended him, invoking the "public safety" exemption. Read More

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., arrive at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers.  (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Senate votes down background checks

On Wednesday, 124 days after the tragedy in Newtown, the U.S. Senate voted down a bipartisan amendment to increase background checks Read More

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Immigration reform will be ‘tough in the Senate and even tougher in the House’

On the issue of immigration reform, there may be consensus among the Senate’s Gang of 8 but that doesn't guarantee the bill's future passage. Read More

File Photo: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a news conference on a comprehensive immigration reform framework January 28, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images, File)

NOW Today: They have a deal?

Masters' champion Adam Scott wasn't the only name on everyone's lips Sunday. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) inadvertently coined the phrase "The Full Marco" by appearing on seven of the Sunday political talk shows. And while gun reform, the budget and North Korea remained on the minds of both the American public and the Beltway intelligentsia, the key focus of Rubio's 'Magnificent Seven' was immigration. Read More

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Alex Wagner on drones

Alex Wagner revisits the drones debate. Read More

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GOP whitewashes true Thatcher legacy

The NOW panel examines the record of a true fiscal conservative: former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. While Thatcher's policies helped tame double-digit inflation, they also came with high unemployment. Read More

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Compromise on President Obama’s budget? ‘Not likely’

The president’s $3.7 trillion budget will save $1.8 trillion over the next ten years through tax increases for the wealthy and cuts to earned benefit programs, but will it see the light of day? Read More

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Burma begins journey towards a free and open press

The NOW panel discusses the recent easing of press restrictions in Burma, a company that hasn't had a free press since 1964. Read More

Demonstrators hold signs as they protest near the site of a fundraiser on April 3, 2013 in San Francisco, California.  Hundreds of protesters staged a demonstration against war and the Keystone XL pipeline outside of a fundraiser to be attended by U.S. President Barack Obama at the home of Ann and Gordon Getty. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Keystone XL Pipeline is ‘dangerous’ and ‘unnecessary’

The executive director of the Sierra Club warned the Obama administration about the project's disastrous effect on the environment Monday. Read More

Image: U.S. President Obama hugs gun control activist after delivering remarks on common-sense measures to protect children from gun violence at White House

NOW Today: Agenda & legacy

President Obama returns to Connecticut on Monday, where he will speak at the University of Hartford, just an hour north of Sandy Hook Elementary School, the site of December's mass shooting. The President is expected to meet with family members of the victims Read More

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Human Trafficking: Not just an international problem

When we talk about human trafficking, the assumption seems to be that it’s a problem which only exists in faraway countries away from the development world. But in reality, human trafficking is a hugely American problem as well. Read More

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Chelsea Clinton: ‘We can’t leave a gender behind’

American women are doing better economically and educationally than many of their sisters around the globe. But even in the U.S., women lag behind in areas like STEM, which are rapidly growing fields. Read More

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Will the GOP block Obama’s judicial pick yet again?

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest previews next week's confirmation hearing for President Obama's top judicial pick, Sri Srinivasan. Read More