So often that term is a kiss of death for a political career, but here is a chance for a young woman to make her mark: affordable housing should shape up to be a core election issue as Labour fronts its campaign with a simple argument over the rising cost of living.
This is what residents from across New Orleans have been calling for in recent protests like a mock funeral procession to city hall, featuring coffins marked "affordable neighborhoods" and "real neighbors".
"The passage of the Affordable Care Act marks a turning point in the unsustainable rate of cost growth in our health-care system," said an advance copy of the administration's analysis.
The sealing of the long-abandoned wells by Allenco Energy to make way for a 45-unit affordable housing project marks the end of an era for the Los Angeles City Oil Field, which sparked Southern California's oil boom 120 years ago.
The announcement on Thursday by the most populous U.S. state, an early supporter of Obama's Affordable Care Act, marked the latest state to reject the president's fix, which he announced last week after taking political fire for not keeping his promise to allow people to keep their plans if they like them.
But one of the real drivers of the trend was the transformation of rosé from a slightly tacky punchline wine to a mark of affordable sophistication, a "lifestyle bevvie" and an expression of female sisterhood.
The rulings to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states and to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mark a monumental moment in our nation's history.
People who are struggling to find affordable coverage make easy marks for unscrupulous operators.
The Affordable Care Act decision marked the first time the Supreme Court had ever invalidated any law enacted under the Congressional spending power.
And, Buruma says, "certificates showing that one had been a former prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp could be bought on the black market; not cheap at 25,000 Deutsche marks, but affordable to many a former SS officer".
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marked a significant step in the right direction.
