Carolina Journal Exclusives NCGA Preview: Week of February 7 Balanced Budget Act, health care exclusion set for votes this week By Anthony Greco February 07, 2011 RALEIGH – Unlike previous sessions, where it might take weeks for legislation to reach a final vote in one legislative house and move to the other, the 2011 General […]
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FEBRUARY 4, 2011 The subpoena king’s hilarious advice. In the glass-houses department, Henry Waxman is accusing Republicans of “an abuse of the oversight process” and “going on fishing expeditions” as they investigate the White House. This is like Ben Roethlisberger volunteering to chaperone spring break. The 19-term Beverly Hills Democrat made his name as a
February 4, 2011 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere By Victor Davis Hanson The 2008 financial crash originated with a housing bubble. Not long ago, the cheap money policies of the Federal Reserve, the infusion of trillions of dollars in new foreign investment, and the misguided policies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae all conspired to extend to
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FEBRUARY 3, 2011 Alice Rivlin and Paul Ryan have a bipartisan plan. By KARL ROVE ObamaCare has recently been dealt three body blows. Speaker John Boehner pushed a bill to repeal it through the House. GOP leader Mitch McConnell will get to put Senate Democrats on record with a vote on repeal as well. And
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FEBRUARY 3, 2011 Technologies with goofy names like Twitter and Facebook are replacing political stability with a state of permanent instability. By DANIEL HENNINGER ‘Stability” has been the goal of civilized foreign policy since the dawn of the Cold War and arguably since the Congress of Vienna, which posited a framework for international relations in
Published on Washington Examiner (http://washingtonexaminer.com) By Noemie Emery Created Feb 1 2011 Obama’s moment passes him by President Obama, who once seemed fortune’s child, is now the least lucky of men. Two years ago, he and his goals seemed as one with the trends of the era. He was a man of destiny, if he
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Paul “Skip” Stam Republican Leader North Carolina House of Representatives House Passes Healthcare Freedom Act Raleigh – The North Carolina House of Representatives today approved House Bill 2, the “NC Healthcare Protection Act”, by a vote of 66 to 50 on final passage. This legislation protects North Carolina citizens from the unconstitutional mandate to enroll
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JANUARY 31, 2011, 7:36 P.M. ET Don’t Just Cut Government, Reinvent It Across-the-board reductions will not improve efficiency. By LOUIS V. GERSTNER JR. The hottest topic in Washington, D.C., and many state capitals is cutting the cost and size of government. Understandably so—we are living way beyond our means, and the future of our nation
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