AUGUST 30, 2010 The Folly of Subsidizing Unemployment My calculations suggest the jobless rate could be as low as 6.8%, instead of 9.5%, if jobless benefits hadn’t been extended to 99 weeks. By ROBERT BARRO Congressman John Boehner recently suggested that President Obama replace his top economic advisers. I think he may have a point. […]
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AUGUST 30, 2010 Alinsky Wins at the SEC A new proxy access rule will help activists and unions, not shareholders. The Reaganites who came to Washington in 1981 used to say that “personnel is policy.” Flash forward to 2009 at the Securities and Exchange Commission, where Chairman Mary Schapiro handed senior roles to former union
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How the Commerce Clause Made Congress All-Powerful http://www.reason.tv/video/show/1344.html
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AUGUST 28, 2010 From the Killing Fields to the Tea Party A Cambodian refugee and self-described Reagan Republican runs for Congress in the Bay State. By MICHAEL MOYNIHAN Lowell, Mass. Sam Meas isn’t your typical congressional candidate. For one thing, the Cambodian refugee doesn’t know his birthday. “I tell people I am 38 years old—
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Dear Patients: Vote to Repeal ObamaCare Don’t believe Democrats who promise to fix the bill once they’re re-elected. By HAL SCHERZ Facing a nationwide backlash, Democratic congressional candidates have a new message for voters: We know you don’t like ObamaCare, so we’ll fix it. This was the line offered by Democrat Mark
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Return to the Article Jobs Debate Might Fall Flat in Florida By Erin McPike – August 31, 2010 Florida Senate GOP nominee Marco Rubio, speaking on FOX News Monday about his plans for spurring job growth, said, “The important thing we have to start with is by reminding everybody that politicians don’t create jobs.” Rubio
Opinion Obama tells the U.N. how great he is Examiner Editorial August 30, 2010 President Obama’s administration sent a 29-page report to the United Nations on American human rights that portrays Obama’s policies as great leaps forward. (Jae C. Hong/Ap file) President Obama’s administration recently submitted a report to the United Nations on human rights
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Politics Education secretary urged his employees to attend Sharpton’s rally By: Lisa Gartner Examiner Staff Writer August 30, 2010 A Department of Education e-mail sent Wednesday encouraged workers to join Education Secretary Arne Duncan, above, at a rally led by the Rev. Al Sharpton. (AP file photo) President Obama’s top education official urged government employees
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RealClearPolitics HorseRaceBlog By Jay Cost « Will Money Save the Democrats? | HorseRaceBlog Home Page August 31, 2010 Health Care Reform Has Endangered the Democratic Majority –>This Politico piece by Jim VandeHei, Alex Isenstadt, and Mike Allen got a lot of play last week: Top Democrats are growing markedly more pessimistic about holding the House,
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AUGUST 31, 2010 Social Security Bait and Switch ‘Harry, am I making this up?’ Yes, Mr. President, you are. Democrats are trying to keep control of Congress by scaring the wig off grandma with a phantom GOP plot against Social Security. That is not news. Social Security scare tactics have been regular campaign themes since
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