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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 Robert Bridge,RT | September 17, 2012 | rt.com |
Mitt Romney has painted Russia as America’s “number one geopolitical foe.” Such rhetoric may lead to an explosion in military spending on both sides if the Republican wins in November presidential elections.
Russia is seriously concerned by ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Steven Bertoni | November 8, 2012 | Forbes.com |
Yes, Sheldon Adelson crapped out on Election Day. But Adelson has plenty of more chips to place on the table–billions more.
True, the casino billionaire spent at least $53 million on this election cycle with little to ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from MAUREEN MACKEY | March 4, 2013 | Thefiscaltimes.com |
Newt Gingrich says he knows exactly what the Republican Party needs to do to start fixing itself: “You need inclusion, not outreach. Outreach is when five white guys have a meeting and call you. Inclusion is ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Eric Liu | April 22, 2012 | Time.com |
A book called Becoming China’s Bitch arrived at my office the other day.
It certainly got my attention. As I started reading, I braced for an angry xenophobic rant, a litany of offenses by the sinister, relentless ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from JOSEPH BOTTUM | Oct 29, 2012, Vol. 18, No. 07 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
The good thing about the Electoral College—our strangely still-surviving 18th-century experiment in federalism—is that it’s clear, coherent, and -commonsensical. If you live in Ohio, say, a state that’s closely contested in the ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from DANIEL HALPER | 1:23 PM, Apr 17, 2013 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
White House spokesman Jay Carney was asked at today's press briefing, in the context of the Boston bombings, whether U.S. bombings in Afghanistan last month that killed civilians were "terrorism." Carney gave a long ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Foxnews.com | September 24, 2012 |
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney faced pressure to explain Monday why President Obama has made no public plans to meet one on one with world leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
Asked repeatedly at the briefing ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Foxnews.com | February 5, 2013 |
The White House and Justice Department on Tuesday adamantly defended the administration's authority to use unmanned drones to kill terror operatives -- even if those operatives are U.S. citizens -- following the release of a controversial memo on the ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Foxnews.com | January 15, 2013 |
President Obama plans to unveil a comprehensive proposal to address gun violence on Wednesday but is already facing criticism, over his potential use of executive action to push multiple gun control measures and over the staging of the announcement ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from Michael Sivy | November 1, 2012 | Time.com |
America is becoming more unequal economically, and most people find that disturbing. Indeed, the trend toward greater inequality has been one of the consistent themes of the election campaign. Some believe that inequality is necessary to ... Read More
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The following is an excerpt from WILLIAM KRISTOL | April 23, 2012 | WeeklyStandard.com |
I’m not the first president to call for this idea that everybody has got to do their fair share. Some years ago, one of my predecessors traveled across the country pushing for the same concept. He ... Read More
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