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Bush deserves the criticism he's getting
When I read Stanley J. Glinka's recent letter defending the presidency of George W. Bush I wanted to laugh, but it was 6 a.m. and I did not want to wake up my still sleeping wife ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). Now I know how people like Michele...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Parties and Movements, Mortgages, Federal Reserve, Sarah Palin
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America lags on plain speech
The Internet is changing how leaders talk. Leaders from Rome to Beijing and beyond are helping usher in a new era of plain speaking. But American leaders are lagging behind, stuck in old patterns of windy and obfuscatory speech. Around the globe, what's...
Tags: Reddit Inc., Chestertown, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Air Transportation Industry
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Term up for Social Security Administration's commissioner
President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a new head of the Social Security Administration, replacing an incumbent appointed by his predecessor, George W. Bush, but the White House is mum on who should take the helm at the agency, which faces...
Tags: Justice System, White House, Michael J. Astrue , George W. Bush, Elections
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Rodricks: Thousands of undocumented workers pay state taxes
Under the Maryland Dream Act, students who want to attend our community colleges or public universities at the in-state tuition rate must have attended a Maryland high school for at least three years. They must prove that their families filed state income...Tags: Migration, Internal Revenue Service, Maryland Dream Act, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Maryland General Assembly
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How Romney fails Econ 101
A central tenet of Mitt Romney's campaign is that President Barack Obama does not understand how markets work and, therefore, is incapable of leading our country out of its current economic malaise. Governor Romney says that he does. One must consider his...Tags: Republican Party, Executive Branch, 401K, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
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A way around the debt-limit impasse
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the United States does not have to default on its debt, and the Social Security and Medicare checks can continue to go out, even if Republicans and President Barack Obama cannot strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling by...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Republican Party, Government Health Care, Federal Reserve, White House
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Social Security: Hurting but still treatable
Can politics ever be subordinated for the public good? Anyone watching Democrats and Republicans bicker today might believe that impossible. Certainly, Washington has had plenty of opportunities in the past two years on matters of budget and taxes and...Tags: Parties and Movements, Health Insurance Cost, Republican Party, Financially Distressed Companies, White House
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Cain not the only option for conservatives
The recent surge by Herman Cain to the top of the GOP field was not fueled by the tea party. The tea party was the first to embrace Mr. Cain because of his 9-9-9 tax plan and because he speaks like a businessman rather than a politician, which is very...Tags: Republican Party, James Carville, Sexual Assault, Federal Reserve, Tea Party Movement
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Jittery buyers push oil price in N.Y. to $65 a barrel
Associated PressOil prices zoomed higher yesterday, touching a new high of $65 a barrel, with buyers focused on refinery snags, shrinking U.S. inventories of gasoline and motorists' growing thirst for fuel despite record-high costs. The latest rally - crude futures have...Tags: Tampa, BP Plc, Inventories, Federal Reserve, Commodity Markets
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Housing prices in region rose 16.4% in May
Sun StaffHome prices in the Baltimore region rose more than 16 percent in May compared with a year earlier, showing continued strength in a housing market that keeps defying predictions of a slowdown. Home sellers routinely are getting multiple offers above the...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Mortgages, Marketing, Federal Reserve, Real Estate Sellers
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Ford inherited bad economy
Gerald Ford was in the White House only 895 days. Even so, many of the economic problems of the 1970s came to a head on his watch. "He had the misfortune of inheriting a truly horrendous situation, as inflation burst through and the Federal Reserve began...Tags: Stock Market, Prices, International Military Interventions, White House, Energy Saving
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A new low for corporate greed
Super Bowl Sunday fun: Try saying these words out loud, in the incredulous voice of former NFL coach Jim Mora in that Coors beer commercial: "Bonuses? Don't talk about - bonuses? You kidding me? Bonuses?" Yes, coach, I'm afraid it's true: Something...Tags: National Football League, United States, Maryland, CEO Pay, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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