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DURBIN, TESTER, LOBBYISTS, AND THE DODD-FRANK CORRUPTION MACHINE

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Published on Washington Examiner (http://washingtonexaminer.com) By Timothy P. Carney Jun 14 2011 – If your goal were to foster more political cronyism, reward lobbyists, entrench incumbents, enrich the politically connected, and get the revolving door spinning faster, you would have a hard time crafting a more useful piece of legislation than the Dodd-Frank financial regulation […]

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NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OK’S BILL TO BOOST DRILLING FOR NATURAL GAS

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Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Published Tue, Jun 14, 2011 BY MICHAEL BIESECKER – Staff writer Published in: State In a largely party-line vote, the state House approved a Republican-backed bill that rewrites state energy policy to promote and approve of drilling for natural gas on land and off the coast. Supporters

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THE EPA’S WAR ON JOBS

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JUNE 13, 2011 Coal is from Earth, Lisa Jackson is from mercury. President Obama’s jobs council will make its first recommendations today on lifting hiring and strengthening the economy. Too bad the message doesn’t seem to be reaching the Administration’s regulators, in particular the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is currently conducting a campaign against

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FOLLOW NC LEGISLATION IN PROGRESS

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Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Published Sat, Jun 11, 2011 A look at where legislation stands Find a bill The N.C. General Assembly’s web site allows visitors to search for bills by number or by key words: www.ncleg.net/. Keep up with the latest breaking news from the legislature at our Under the

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CAROLINA JOURNAL

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June 13, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Government Jobs Untouched by the Great Recession By Don Carrington RALEIGH — Public sector employment levels in North Carolina have been stable since the start of the recession in December 2007. It would take a loss of 63,000 government jobs to match the nearly 9 percent net loss

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DRILL BABY DRILL – A GULF OF MEXICO DRILLING REVIVAL – EXXON MOBIL’S NEW FIND

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JUNE 10, 2011 A Gulf Drilling Revival Notice how the energy breakthroughs are in oil and natural gas. Exxon Mobil Corp.’s huge new oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico is good news for domestic energy production, but it’s even better news as a sign that last year’s panic over the BP spill won’t continue

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THE LONE STAR JOBS SURGE

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JUNE 10, 2011 The Texas model added 37% of all net U.S. jobs since the recovery began. Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, dropped by our offices this week and relayed a remarkable fact: Some 37% of all net new American jobs since the recovery began were created in Texas.

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OBAMA’S NUCLEAR POLITICS – YUCCA MOUNTAIN

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JUNE 10, 2011 Congress has approved plans to go ahead with the Yucca Mountain waste facility. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko has other ideas. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL The Obama administration has shown a certain ruthless streak when it comes to getting what it wants. For its latest in brass-knuckle tactics, consider the ongoing

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JOHN LOCKE FOUNDATION MORNING UPDATE

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June 09, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Feds Push for National Vehicle Mileage-Based Tax By Karen McMahan RALEIGH — Critics of a vehicle mileage-based tax note that boosting the cost of driving might push more commuters into public transit — a goal of the administration and advocates of a “smart growth” urban planning agenda.

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