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The time is right for big and bold

"Make no little plans," said the great architect Daniel Burnham, "they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized." Instead, advised the creator of Washington's Union Station and city plan of Chicago, "Make big plans; aim high in hope and work."

Good advice for Democrats as they begin to exercise leadership of the House of Representatives. Americans, especially young Americans, are sick and tired of a do-nothing, baby-step Congress whose major accomplishments lately

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