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Trade Policy Is Low-Hanging Fruit for a Bipartisan Win | Commentary  By Pinar Cebi Wilber The president's State of the Union address laid out the White House's priorities for the coming year and gave policy wonks an indication of what is likely to happen, or not, in the year ahead. While several items in President Barack Obama's remarks, including tax and energy policy initiatives, are unlikely to move ahead in the Republican-controlled Congress, there was one bright spot which may elicit bipartisan cooperation: trade policy. Full story Power Primer: Obama Veto of Keystone Is Just One Step | Hawkings Here  By David Hawkings It looks like a refresher course is in order on how Congress handles a veto, procedurally and politically. Full story SPONSORED CONTENT On Patent Litigation Reform, Proceed with Caution Lost in the current debate in Congress – about the need for “patent reform” – is the role of the scientist or engineer whose work on the frontiers of science and technology holds great promise for the future.  Full story A Message to Congress, Regulators: Installment Loans Work | Commentary Consent of the Governed: A Principled Path to a Free and Open Internet | Commentary GOP Senator Wants to Wave the White Flag on DHS Funding