The quarterback and playcaller have the most noise directed at them when an offense struggles, no matter what the issues are with personnel and injuries. The same is true on a lesser level with the ...

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Back in September, when I was reporting an article on whether Democrats should shut down the government, I kept hearing the same warning from veterans of past shutdown fights: The president controls ...