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The article presents questions and answers related to the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, including questions about Gorsuch's background, what the Democrat and Republican lawmakers are fighting about, and the number of votes needed to confirm Gorsuch's appointment.

The article discusses whether Americans born outside the U.S. can become president. According to the U.S. Constitution, the president must be a natural born citizen, a term crafted by the Founding Fathers in 1787. Some argue that only those born to American parents within the borders of the U.S. can legitimately occupy the president office. This puts Senator Ted Cruz's nomination in doubt as his mother is American, but he was born in Calgary, Alberta.

The article focuses on the move by the U.S. Department of Justice to ease prison overcrowding and the effort by lawmakers to withdraw the mandatory penalties given to nonviolent criminals. Topics discussed include the number of inmates who had spent an average of nine years in jail for drug crimes who walked out of federal prisons across the country in October 2015, the impact of mandatory sentencing on U.S. prison population, and the challenge of adjusting to life outside prison.

The article focuses on economic and social issues facing the U.S. Congress following the 2006 election that made congressional Democrats return to power. A bill to raise the minimum wage proposed by U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) is likely to be one of the items included in the congressional agenda. Congressional Democrats plan to introduce a legislation that would reduce college tuition cost through lower interest rates on student loans or tax credits.

Discusses issues on the reinstatement of military draft in the U.S. Reasons for advocating military draft; Statement issued by the U.S. Department of Defense regarding the supply of U.S. military forces; Implication of the statement for the advocates of military draft; Percentage of people who are against the reinstatement of the draft.