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GOP overplays its hand
WASHINGTON — At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. It has been only a matter of days since two scandals — the IRS harassment of conservative groups and the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Internal Revenue Service, POLITICO LLC, Ted Cruz, Tea Party Movement
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La maldición del segundo término
Muchos analistas creen que lo que se llama "la maldición de los segundos períodos presidenciales" ya afecta a Barack Obama. Para ellos, la agenda del Presidente en sus últimos cuatro años en la Casa Blanca, impide que su agenda actual pueda discutirse.... -
Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Manufacturing and Engineering, Instrument Engineering, Elizabeth Warren, Dianne Feinstein
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On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past
WASHINGTON -- Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with "twenty thousand times the force" of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-century debate...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Illegal Immigrants
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Conservativism needs to purge eugenics obsession
Mary SanchezJason Richwine is a type in American politics. He holds a doctorate from Harvard. He writes studies, appears at conservative conferences in suit and tie, and expounds the same old nonsense about immigrants that we've been hearing since the Know...Tags: Social Issues, Think Tanks, Career and Workplace, Mary Sanchez, Labor Legislation
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Fight Club on the Hill
WASHINGTON -- House conservatives met Wednesday for the latest installment of their "Conversations with Conservatives" luncheon series, but they took their places on the dais without sampling the Chick-fil-A sandwiches and nuggets on offer. These days,...
Tags: Parties and Movements, The Washington Post, Justin Amash, Politics, Jim Jordan
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Next debt-ceiling histrionics could do real harm
At this stage in the U.S. recovery, there isn't much that fiscal policy can do to accelerate growth. Some argue that we need another tax cut, while others would prefer increased spending. Neither is going to happen on a significant scale. Radical...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Elections, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Standing with Rand, nervously
WASHINGTON -- "Stand with Rand," urged placards at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, where Sen. Rand Paul won last weekend's presidential straw poll, cementing the Kentucky Republican's status as a favorite of the conservative movement....Tags: Federal Reserve, Social Issues, Tea Party Movement, Mitch McConnell, Elections
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Disability insurance entitlement explodes under Obama
Those of you paying attention have noticed that the Obama administration is actually doing what it promised: transforming America into a gigantic welfare state. And there are plenty of takers willing to cash in on it and "get mine." Numbers don't lie....
Tags: Social Security, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., U.S. Congress, Court Preliminary, Health Insurance
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As kids head to college, beware liberal groupthink
I've been thinking a lot about college lately. You see, one of my more time-consuming tasks is to write college recommendation letters. It's an occupational hazard from extended time in the state legislature, Congress and the governorship. But it's one...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Civil Rights, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Financial Aid
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Rand Paul is more like father after all
WASHINGTON -- After former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was killed Saturday at a Texas shooting range, former Rep. Ron Paul tweeted a shockingly cold sentiment. "Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that 'he who lives by the sword dies by the sword,'"...
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Bacon Is Getting Its Own TV Series
The Hartford CourantIt's not like there weren't big things going on in politics this past week, what with the fiscal cliff looming and the state deficit seemingly growing by the minute. Oh, and tea party honcho Jim DeMint leaving the Senate. But sometimes a story that falls...Tags: Anna Wintour, Meryl Streep, Dave Brubeck, Allergies, KC & The Sunshine Band (music group)
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