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State of the Union, or State of the Campaign?
Was that a State of the Union address or was it President Barack Obama's first big campaign speech of 2012? It certainly sounded like the latter, but given the state of Washington, what else could we expect? His opening lines, a tribute to the soldiers...Tags: Unions, George W. Bush, Warren Buffett, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Unions
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Romney: Obama a 'crony capitalist'
CNNMitt Romney continued to step up his attacks on President Barack Obama Thursday, charging he was a "crony capitalist" who protected his own job ahead of Americans'. During a town hall with voters at the Salem Boys and Girls Club, Romney repeatedly said...Tags: CNN (tv network), Television, Entertainment, Time Warner Inc., Elections
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Real-time fact-checking of the State of the Union
Ever have the sense a political statement wasn't all-true?
As our digital ambassador Colonel Tribune shared links to our coverage and "live-tweeted" President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, PolitiFact provided real-time fact...Tags: Chicago Tribune, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Col. Tribune (fictional character), Entertainment Events, Environmental Issues
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Useless Congress should apologize
Contributing columnistThis argument over a 2 percent payroll tax cut is stupid. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a tax cut. I believe the economy works best when we regular folks get to keep more of our hard-earned money. But that doesn’t change how...Tags: Democratic Party, Social Security, General Electric Company, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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U.S. should follow Canada's lead on energy
While we continue to spin wheels down here, our Canadian neighbors are taking a proactive, common sense path to solve their own similar problems, and they are achieving major success. Unemployment is down, and prosperity is up. That could be us! While...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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Carbon Motors will not receive loan from Department of Energy
The Carbon Motors Corporation announced on their website Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Energy would not proceed with the company’s $310 million application for a direct loan under the Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program. ...Tags: Mitch Daniels, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Technology, U.S. Department of Energy
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Emanuel says he'll testify if called before Congress on Solyndra
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today said that if asked, he will appear before a Congressional panel investigating the now-bankrupt solar power firm Solyndra. “Listen, if I’m called I’ll testify,” Emanuel said during an unrelated news...Tags: White House, Alternative Energy, Rahm Emanuel, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Bankruptcy
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A blank canvas can be a beautiful thing
Paul GreenbergCongress finally did something right. Or rather it did nothing at all, which was just the right thing to do in these wasteful circumstances. It let the ethanol tax credit expire after 30 years. That's 30 years during which this wasteful, destructive,...Tags: Ethanol, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Forests
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The next war
Paul GreenbergIt happens every between-the-wars period. It happened in the 1920s and '30s, then in the post-war 1940s. ... Now it's happening again in the 2010s. War-weariness sets in. A new chorus of isolationist voices arises. America cuts back on its defenses. Which...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Military, John McCain
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A question of priorities
Jonah Goldberg"In the Treasury we do not speak of tons of silver. Our unit is the troy ounce." That was the response from some bureaucrat when Leslie Groves, the man who oversaw the Manhattan Project, sought thousands of tons of silver to be turned into electrical...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Global Warming, Republican Party, Global Change, Weather
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The State of the Union -- a free translation
Paul GreenbergFor those fortunate souls who didn't have to sit through the president's State of the Union speech Tuesday night out of a sense of duty, or maybe just masochism, here is a brief summary and free translation -- very free: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health, George W. Bush, Al Gore
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Defense spending is a shovel-ready investment
Tribune Media ServicesPresident Obama just ordered massive cutbacks in defense spending, eventually to total some $500 billion. There is plenty of fat in a Pentagon budget that grew after 9/11, but such slashing goes way too far. Fairly or not, the cuts will only cement a now...Tags: European Union, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Colleges and Universities
Jan 24, 2012
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Jan 5, 2012
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Jan 25, 2012
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Jan 6, 2012
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Dec 17, 2011
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Mar 8, 2012
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Dec 1, 2011
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Feb 9, 2012
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Jan 31, 2012
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Jan 20, 2012
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Jan 26, 2012
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Jan 12, 2012
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