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The following is an excerpt from JOSH BOAK | April 23, 2013 | Thefiscaltimes.com |
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seems to be damned if it does, and damned if it doesn’t, judging by the tangled treatment it’s gotten from certain segments of Congress.
On Tuesday CFPB director Richard Cordray appeared ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Matthew Yglesias | April 10, 2013 | Slate.com |
President Obama’s much delayed fiscal year 2014 budget is another salvo in D.C.’s endless war over taxes. Obama embraces both reductions in Medicare payments and a controversial cost-of-living formula to reduce Social Security benefits while demanding ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from LIZ PEEK | March 20, 2013 | Thefiscaltimes.com |
Republicans are deep into self-criticism. Stung by November’s losses, GOP elders have released a report pushing the party to escape its “ideological cul-de-sac” and to “learn from successful Republicans on the state level.” They should add, ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from JAY COST | Mar 4, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 24 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
Nearly four months after the election, most everybody seems to agree that something is amiss with the GOP. This consensus has provoked a stream of free advice for how Republicans can get ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from JOSH BOAK and ERIC PIANIN | January 1, 2012 | thefiscaltimes.com |
If the budget gods had their way, the 112th Congress would mercifully conclude its deliberations today on a major budget deal to blunt the worst of the fiscal cliff and then fade into ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Michael O'Brien | December 17, 2012 | msnbc.com |
Updated 4:36 p.m. - A handful of pro-gun Democrats showed signs of willingness to consider strengthening regulations on firearms in the aftermath of last week’s elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
But that might not mean anything ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from William Saletan | November 13, 2012 | Slate.com |
The defeat of 2012 is forcing Republicans to rethink what they stand for. What will the new conservatism look like?
Progressives like to think they’re the engine of history. They fight for change, and eventually conservatives succumb. ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Chris Moody | November 8, 2012 | Yahoo.com |
Seeking answers to why their presidential candidate lost the election, the first round of consensus on the right has focused on the Republican need to recalibrate its message to connect with the nation's shifting voting demographics—or, ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Todd Wasserman | October 2, 2012 | CNN.com |
(CNN) -- LinkedIn hopes to jazz up its news feed with the addition of 150 super influencers on the network who fans can follow, a la Twitter.
The elite circle includes President Obama, GOP presidential candidate Mitt ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from FRANK CANNON and JEFFREY BELL | September 26, 2012 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
When Republican strategists like Karl Rove cite 1980 as a model for this year’s election, they usually have in mind two main elements: Ronald Reagan’s question in the late October presidential debate about ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from WILLIAM KRISTOL | August 23, 2012 | weeklystandard.com |
Wait: Wasn't the choice of Paul Ryan, with its attendant focus on the Ryan budget and Medicare, supposed to be a disaster for the GOP? That was the Democratic talking point for the first few days ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Foxnews.com | April 21, 2012 |
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Saturday he will move forward with stops next week in North Carolina, following reports that events had been cancelled as a result of communication problems.
Wayne King, vice chairman of the North Carolina Republican ... Read More
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