Dems in DC Are Stuck With a Mess of Their Own Making
There's a lively debate going on in the blogosphere and the press about whether Democrats would be better off passing or not passing a health care bill. Some liberals claim that Democrats would be better... |
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Meg Whitman Can Run a Company, but Can She Govern California
It took me five months to get my first interview with former eBay CEO and California GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, and when I did, it was after a press event where the news reporters were not allowed... |
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Millionaires in U.S. Rise in 16 % in 2009 - What Recession
The "Great Recession" was a boon for many Americans as the number of households in the US that joined the millionaires' club rose dramatically in 2009 as opposed to the previous year. Despite widespread... |
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Recovery Starts with Creating Jobs
The effects of the economic downturn have been severe and affected all Americans in some way. Some people have lost jobs or suffered reductions in pay that now make it difficult to pay their bills... |
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March Forth Means: Pearls Before Swine
The biggest problem with last week's March 4 Day of Action to Defend Education, which was organized to protest cuts in California's education spending: The event showed how little educators... |
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The Volcker Rule: Beware Gremlins in Guccis
A big chunk of rock went missing from Mount Rushmore when Paul Volcker broke away in 2008 to stand stony-faced behind candidate Barack Obama. The former Federal Reserve chairman served as a reassuring... |
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Low-Tax Texas Beats Big-Government California
"Stop messing with Texas!" That was the message Gov. Rick Perry bellowed on election night as he celebrated his victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican primary for governor. In his reference... |
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Polls Turn Against Obama Health Care Plan
In my entire career, I have never been as confounded as I am over President Obama and the Democratic leadership's obsession with a piece of legislation that not one major national poll has shown to be popular... |
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The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act
What's the worst piece of legislation before Congress associated with the letter H Most conservatives and Republicans, many moderates and independents, and even some liberals and Democrats... |
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Nick Schuyler on Oprah Winfrey Video - One Year Later, Not Without Hope
Nick Schuyler was the sole survivor of a Florida boating accident that claimed the lives of three men last year near Florida. Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith and Will Bleakley all perished after a disastrous |
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Obama's Ideology over Health Care Leaves President 'Stuck'
In U.S. politics, all elections are not created equal. It's OK to lose the state legislative and gubernatorial elections held on years ending in 2, 4, 6 or 8. But you can't afford to lose those held in years... |
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Chicago's Pointless Handgun Ban
When Chicago passed a ban on handgun ownership in 1982, it was part of a trend. Washington, D.C. had done it in 1976, and a few Chicago suburbs took up the cause in the following years. They all expected... |
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Retail, Government & Health Care - Where is the American Shopper
Americans who shopped till they dropped have stopped. Per capita consumption is down for two straight years, according to Booz & Company's new study of U.S. spending behavior. That hasn't happened... |
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Healthcare Reform Highlights Shortcomings: Washington, DC vs. the American People
President Obama has argued recently that the failure of Congress to pass the Democrats health care bill is a sign that our legislative process no longer works. Alluding to the legislation during a campaign... |
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Why Americans Hate Washington, DC
In January, the Senate joined the House in passing "pay-as-you-go" rules to require Congress to pay for new discretionary spending. On Feb. 12, President Obama signed the bill. "Now Congress will have to pay... |
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Fantasyland
The villain in "A Time to Run," Sen. Barbara Boxer's first novel, is a conservative writer for The San Francisco Chronicle. A salvo at moi Hardly. His name is Greg Hunter, and Boxer's alter ego... |
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Safe Toyotas, and Other Surprises
Last week, facing a congressional committee acutely dissatisfied with his company's safety record, the head of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, was asked what he would tell President Barack Obama if he had the chance... |
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Who are the Victims of the Health Care Debate
You are victims. You are helpless against the wiles of big corporations and insurance companies, and you need protection. You need the government to take over and do things you cannot do for yourself... |
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Health Care Summit: GOP Should Send Doctors to White House
One out of 10 Republican congressman is a doctor and two GOP senators -- Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and John Barraso of Wyoming -- also practiced medicine before joining Congress. The Republican Part... |
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Obama & McCain Clash at Health Care Summit - Reconciliation in Congress
For those reminiscing on the days of the 2008 presidential campaign, it was D j vu as US Senator John McCain accused now President Barack Obama of failing to redeem 2008 campaign promise... |
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