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Warren and Cruz: principled or polarizing?
Who is the face of American liberalism? Who is the face of American conservatism? In Washington politics and on social media these days, the king and queen of "base" politics are two freshman U.S senators — Texas' Ted Cruz for conservatives and...Tags: John McCain, U.S. Congress, Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Elections
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Ehrlich distorts the facts about Obamacare
As is often his wont, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s recent column on Obamacare provided a very one-sided narrative using gross generalizations and failing to provide context for his arguments ("Lost jobs, higher costs: Obamacare hits home," May 26). Mr....
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Patrick J. Toomey, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Congress
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...
Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Patrick Leahy, Democratic Party, Barack Obama
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Sun publishes absurd views on labor issues
As a businessman I read The Sun to be informed and educated, not for snide and misinformed comments such as those in commentator Matt Patterson's piece on the nomination of Thomas Perez as labor secretary ("Why do we need a labor department?" March 22)....
Tags: American Enterprise Institute
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CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform
Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...
Tags: Phil McGraw, Health Insurance Cost, Small Businesses, Judges, Government Health Care
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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, Insurance, Court Preliminary
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Carson tapped to speak at major conservative political conference
Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson will speak at a prominent conservative political rally next month, alongside the likes of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, the American Conservative Union said...
Tags: Al Groh, Bobby Jindal, Sarah Palin, Executive Branch, Barack Obama
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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: Business Enterprises, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Palm Beach State College, U.S. Congress, Civil Rights
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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, Healthcare Provider, Fox News Channel (tv network), Washington, DC, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: POLITICO LLC, FreedomWorks, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News Channel (tv network), Barack Obama
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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: Sharron E. Angle, Jules Witcover, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, American Enterprise Institute
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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, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Frank Capra Jr., Elections
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