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Can O'Malley stop kicking the can't kick can?
The Baltimore SunThere's a new game in town. Or, actually, there's not. But judging from the enthusiasm with which Gov.Martin O'Malley has embraced his latest catchphrase, you could see why someone might think so. The governor doesn't want to play kick the can. Anyone...Tags: NPR, John A. Boehner, Executive Branch, Federal Reserve, Media Industry
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The most lopsided recovery on record
Luxury retailers are smiling. So are the owners of high-end restaurants, sellers of upscale cars, vacation planners, financial advisers, and personal coaches. For them and their customers and clients, the recession is over. The recovery is now full speed....
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The painful naivete of Ron Paul
So now it's Ron Paul's turn.
The diminutive Texas libertarian is poised in the latest polls to win the Iowa caucuses.
Obviously, this would be rough news for Newt Gingrich — who's in third place and falling — and very good news for Mitt...Tags: PCP, Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Racism, Joe Biden
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Uncertain year ahead for U.S. stocks
Investors had plenty to keep them jittery in 2011. There were the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, economic woes in Europe, and, here at home, politically tinged fiscal showdowns in Washington over deep government spending cuts.
Still, the stock market...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Barack Obama, Johns Hopkins University, Finance, White House
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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: Barack Obama, Money and Monetary Policy, Wages and Pensions, White House, Timothy Geithner
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On job creation, Republicans should listen to their own advice
Congressional Republican leaders have reportedly asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to refrain from any further monetary stimulus during policy makers' two-day meeting this week. Specifically, they asked in a letter to Mr. Bernanke that the...Tags: Labor Markets, Government Health Care, Federal Reserve, Consumers, Republican Party
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Keeping Congress clean
In September 2008, the U.S. financial system was teetering on collapse and the stock market was shaky. But Alabama Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus saw opportunity in the crisis. According to an investigation by the CBS news program "60 Minutes," Mr. Bachus...Tags: Henry Paulson, Democratic Party, Stock Market, Finance, Insider Trading
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Employers add more jobs than forecast in July
American employers added more jobs than forecast in July and wages climbed. Payrolls rose by 117,000 workers after a 46,000 increase in June that was larger than earlier estimated, the Labor Department said Friday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Employment Opportunities, Barack Obama, Labor Markets, Chicago Jobs
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Rick Perry: Macho, macho man
Yes, Rick Perry might seem a little, well, out there with some of his public statements. But the Texas governor has something that our current commanded-in-chief lacks: Overt machismo.
And this cannot be underestimated. Macho men have a long history...Tags: Barack Obama, Twitter, Inc., Michele M. Bachmann, Movies, Social Media
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Rick Perry: Is the press being fair and accurate in its coverage of him?
The Baltimore SunI doubt this modest request will be heard over the fevered roar for the scalp of Texas Gov. Rick Perry that the media has been sounding since he announced his candidacy for president. There is almost a palpable bloodlust to bring this guy down -- and it...Tags: Armed Forces, University of Chicago, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Free trade is destroying the American economy
Your recent article ("Democrats press Obama on jobs tour" Aug 15) lists the people on President Obama's economic team who have come and gone: Larry Summers, Christina Romer, Paul Volker, Peter Orszag, Jared Bernstein and Austan Goolsbee. Only Ben Bernanke...Tags: Russell Feingold, Trade Dispute, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Lawrence Summers
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