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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Nathan Deal, Rand Paul, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Republican effort to rebrand the party takes a hit
WASHINGTON — As the new Congress began this year, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia sought to redefine the Republican Party as focused on "making life work" for ordinary Americans. Surveys showed that the public had tired of the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Eric Cantor, Culture, Arts and Culture, Barack Obama
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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: Walmart, Teachers, Michelle Rhee, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Teaching and Learning
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FHA may need $943-million bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the real estate market after the subprime bubble and lay the groundwork for the recovery — and now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due. The Obama administration's...
Tags: Marketing, Budgets and Budgeting, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Realty
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Obama budget projects $943-million bailout for key housing agency
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's proposed budget projects the Federal Housing Administration will need a $943-million bailout this year to stabilize its shaky long-term finances. The agency, whose mortgage insurance business increased...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services
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Letters: Disability insurance and depression
Re "Disability: the new welfare?," Opinion, April 2 Jonah Goldberg is correct that the increase in Social Security disability beneficiaries deserves scrutiny, but he shows a misunderstanding of how the program works. It is relatively challenging for a...Tags: Depression, Health Insurance, Insurance, Physical Disabilities, Social Security
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Goldberg: Is disability the new welfare?
The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an "incapacity benefit" — a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms — to submit to a medical test to confirm they were too...
Tags: NPR, Social Security, Politics, United Kingdom, Interior Policy
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The bias against working women
In proclaiming March as Women's History Month, President Obama stated that "too many women feel the weight of discrimination on their shoulders." Liberals often make this claim, citing the fact that women earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Feminism
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Why we shouldn't raise the minimum wage
In announcing his wrongheaded proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour, President Obama spoke in lofty terms: "In the wealthiest nation on Earth," he said in his State of the Union address last month, "no one who works full time should have...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Nancy Pelosi, Taxation, Congressional Budget Office, Social Issues
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A Russian 'frenemy'
The White House is trying to revive the "reset" with Vladimir Putin's Russia. It is likely to be a wasted effort. The reset is dead not because of someone's ill will or mistakes. It is because Washington and Moscow have reached the limit of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Summits, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Diplomacy
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Marine takes over as U.S. commander in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Armed Forces, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Department of Defense, International Organizations
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Rethinking our China strategy
Senate committees will soon be asked to vote on President Obama's nominees to head the departments of State and Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. Many, if not most, of the senators' questions will be focused on the nominees' views on the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Nuclear Policy, Iran, Robert Zoellick, China
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