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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: Trials, U.S. Congress, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Barack Obama, Court Preliminary
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Nancy Pelosi on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’; Paul Ryan on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein speaks Thursday on Capitol Hill about her bill to ban assault weapons. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The weekend political discussion starts on HBO's “Real Time With Bill Maher.” Maher... -
Is anybody sad that Jim DeMint is leaving the Senate?
In a profession like politics and in a town like the nation's capital, the phenomenon of a U.S. senator voluntarily surrendering his seat for a think-tank job would have been unthinkable some years ago. The decision of Republican Jim DeMint of South...
Tags: Politics, Primaries, John Boehner, Democratic Party, Jules Witcover
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Ending filibuster abuse
The announcement last week that South Carolina's Jim DeMint is leaving his Senate seat to run the Heritage Foundation caused some in Washington to wishfully think that perhaps the move might usher in a more congenial, if not cooperative, outlook in the U....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Frank Capra Jr., Democratic Party, Lyndon B. Johnson
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The Carson monologue
Dr. Benjamin Carson, the eminent Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon, has received much attention over the years not only for his skills in the operating room but for what he has achieved beyond it. For many Baltimoreans, his story is a familiar one...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personal Finance, Personal Investing
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Orland Park history, 1989: Village restores church rooted in town's past.
Nestled on a quiet street in the corner of "Old Orland," the Twin Tower Sanctuary of Orland Park United Methodist Church stands firmly as a reminder of the village's past. The sanctuary, built in 1898, represents a period when the community—now...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Architecture
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San Marino mural is a nod to a piece of iconic history
A historic gift to San Marino several years in the making made its debut on Valentine’s Day, a mural celebrating the city’s red wooden Pacific Electric Railway trolley brought in the 1900s by none other than Henry Huntington himself. The idea...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, The Happiest News!, Passenger Cars, Hybrid Vehicles
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The great deficit debate: looking for money in all the wrong places
Contributing ColumnistFor the last two years we’ve heard the same mantra from the GOP and its mouthpiece, FOX News: “We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem.” It’s usually said with solemnity and sometimes a hint of compassion, as if the...Tags: Defense, Russia, Public Finance, Sweden, The Wall Street Journal
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Downtown mural changes approved
The Arts Commission on Monday unanimously approved changes from the original proposal for the sculptured mural on the wall of Hobie Sports, taking into account public safety from protruding images and concerns about the quality of the piece. Sculptor...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Sculpture
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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,'"...
Tags: Ron Paul, The Washington Post, Politics, Jihad, Elections
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Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Politics, John Boehner, Barack Obama, POLITICO LLC
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Is the tea party dying?
The sudden departure of South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint from the U.S. Senate has given new life to the idea that the tea party is in decline. DeMint took a job heading the conservative Heritage Foundation but Democrats and others were quick to...
Tags: Jim DeMint, Democratic Party, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio
Mar 3, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
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Dec 10, 2012
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Feb 18, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 10, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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