NOVEMBER 1, 2011 Cooking the Books on Grandma’s Health Care Medicare patients who get less care have a higher risk of dying. Don’t believe the hype that implies otherwise. By BETSY MCCAUGHEY The British medical journal Lancet reported last month that 32% of elderly American patients undergo surgery in the year before they die, a […]
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OCTOBER 25, 2011 My Tax and Spending Reform Plan Individuals will have the option of paying a 20% flat-rate income tax and I’ll cap spending at 18% of GDP. By RICK PERRY The folks in Washington might not like to hear it, but the plain truth is the U.S. government spends too much. Taxes are
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Romney’s Fuzziness May Weigh on General Election: Albert R. Hunt By Albert R. Hunt – Oct 16, 2011 There is a possible scenario under which Mitt Romney could lose the Republican presidential nomination. Rick Perry, Herman Cain or Michele Bachmann galvanize social-issue conservatives and might win the Iowa caucuses in early January. A week later,
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Key backing for Obama slips in N.C. Black community cites lack of jobs, progress By Tracy Jan Boston Globe Staff October 17, 2011 Mayor William Bell, shown talking with voters as he exited a Durham polling station last week, was the first black mayor in North Carolina to publicly endorse President
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This is the Weekly Standard article that was mentioned in the Uncommon knowledge video interview with Representative Paul Ryan that is posted following this article. Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Don’t Forget Obamacare James C. Capretta September 26, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 02 Obamacare’s individual mandate—requiring that all Americans purchase government-approved health insurance beginning
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Plan to raise taxes won’t save his collapsing presidency By Dr. Milton R. Wolf The Washington Times Wednesday, September 21, 2011 “We are witnessing the unmistakable collapse of an American presidency.” I wrote those words in this space almost one year ago, and events continue to prove them true. It seems the president himself now
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Overrated Rumors of Barack Obama’s political skill have been greatly exaggerated. Noemie Emery October 10, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 04 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: What went wrong in the first place was that too much went right. He never was able to learn from adversity, as he never saw
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The American Spectator By Peter Ferrara on 10.5.11 As previewed at the last debate, he’s delivered a product “far bolder, far deeper, far more profound” than 1994’s Contract, not to mention 1980’s. Last week, Newt Gingrich released his 21st Century Contract with America, composed of 10 specific legislative proposals he would enact if elected President. In
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