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SARAH PALIN & MICHELLE MALKIN – RECALL ELECTION IN WISCONSIN

LINKS  RE  WISCONSIN RECALL ELECTION –  GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER AND LT. GOVERNOR REBECCA KLEEFISCH https://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/as-goes-wisconsin-so-goes-america-support-lt-governor-rebecca-kleefisch/10150645375753435 http://michellemalkin.com/2012/03/28/the-war-on-wisconsin/ http://www.rebeccaforreal.com/ http://www.scottwalker.org/

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THE DEMOCRAT WHO TOOK ON THE UNIONS???

Updated March 23, 2012, 7:37 p.m. ET The Democrat Who Took on the Unions Rhode Island’s treasurer Gina Raimondo talks about how she persuaded the voting public, labor rank-and-file and a liberal legislature to pass the most far-reaching pension reform in decades. By ALLYSIA FINLEY Providence, R.I. So this is Gina Raimondo? The state treasurer

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DETROIT AND ITS PUBLIC UNIONS HEAD TOWARD BANKRUPTCY

March 14, 2012, 7:18 p.m. ET The Message of Motown Detroit and its public unions head toward bankruptcy. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  That’s because the city, which has twice as many retirees as workers, is spending more on retirement benefits than wages. Pensions make up about two thirds of the public-safety payroll, and many collective-bargaining

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CALIFORNIA’S GREEK TRAGEDY

March 13, 2012 California’s Greek Tragedy No one should write off the Golden State. But it will take massive reforms to reverse its economic decline. By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN and JOHN F. COGAN Long a harbinger of national trends and an incubator of innovation, cash-strapped California eagerly awaits a temporary revenue surge from Facebook IPO

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GREAT SCOTT (WALKER) !

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Great Scott Stephen F. Hayes February 20, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 22 Throughout the 2012 election cycle Republicans have pined for a bold, conservative reformer—a leader courageous enough to make difficult choices and articulate enough to explain them to a skeptical public. The good news is they have such

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THE CHAOS OF GREECE

FEBRUARY 14, 2012 What happens to countries that choose economic decline. Rioters torched shops and offices, with banks and foreign businesses the main targets. Pensioners wearing gas masks joined a blockade of Parliament and squared off against some 4,000 police officers. The city’s best-known cinema was burned to the ground, along with nine other national-heritage

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ROMNEY – AUTO BAILOUT WAS CRONY CAPITALISM

DETROIT NEWS February 14, 2012 Romney op-ed: U.S. autos bailout ‘was crony capitalism on a grand scale’ By Mitt Romney Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns in Portland, Maine. The candidate contends that the Obama administration should sell its ownership in GM and return the money to taxpayers. (Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press) I

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A FAIRNESS QUIZ FOR OBAMA

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 A Fairness Quiz for the President Is it fair that some of Mr. Obama’s largest campaign contributors received federal loan guarantees? By STEPHEN MOORE President Obama has frequently justified his policies—and judged their outcomes—in terms of equity, justice and fairness. That raises an obvious question: How does our existing system—and his own

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WISCONSIN’S SCOTT WALKER – THE MOST IMPORTANT NON-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF THE DECADE

JANUARY 28, 2012 Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is facing a recall after his labor and spending reforms. If he loses, public unions will flex their muscles nationwide. By STEPHEN MOORE One Sunday afternoon last spring, as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was working in his front yard, a car rolled slowly by and blared its horn. He

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CHRISTIE TO THE 1%: PLEASE OCCUPY NEW JERSEY

JANUARY 28, 2012 Now that the governor has controlled state spending, he’s pushing tax reform and hoping to steal businesses and residents from neighboring blue states. By JAMES FREEMAN Garden State Gov. Chris Christie has a message for the top 1% of income earners: Please occupy New Jersey. “I’m going to start going after a

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