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STOP TREATING POLITICAL JUDGES LIKE SACRED COWS

November 28, 2010 Political Judges By Thomas Sowell 11/10/2010 Results of the recent elections showed that growing numbers of Americans are fed up with “public servants” who act as if they are public masters. This went beyond the usual objections to particular policies. It was the fact that policies were crammed down our throats, whether

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THE BENEFITS OF A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com THOMAS SOWELL November 10, 2010 12:00 A.M. The ‘Gridlock’ Bogeyman The last time we had a budget surplus, we had divided government. Whenever the party that controls the White House does not also control Capitol Hill, political pundits worry that there will be “gridlock” in Washington, so that the government cannot

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THE FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT – S.510

New Zeal Blog Who Benefits? The Food Safety Bill Will Centralize and Regulate Food Production Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:06 PM PST “If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under

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KRAUTHAMMER – THE IRRELEVANCE OF START

WASHINGTON POST The irrelevance of START By Charles Krauthammer Friday, November 26, 2010; It’s a lame-duck session. Time is running out. Unemployment is high, the economy is dangerously weak and, with five weeks to go, no one knows what tax anyone will be paying on everything from income to dividends to death when the current

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DETROIT SUBURB FACING POTENTIAL BANKRUPTCY

NOVEMBER 26, 2010 Harbinger in Hamtramck The bankruptcy lesson from a Detroit suburb. More bad news out of Michigan: Facing a $3 million deficit on its $18 million budget, the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck is seeking permission to file bankruptcy. Other towns may not be far behind. Hamtramck suffers from high unemployment and falling income,

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HARRY REID, THE LAMEST DUCK, EVER

WALL STREET JOURNAL NOVEMBER 25, 2010 The Lamest Duck, Ever Harry Reid’s midterm strategy was a bust, and Democrats are now dealing with the consequences. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Not so long ago, the great fear was that the Democratic Party would return from its midterm drubbing to jam all manner of odious legislation through

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Obama’s foreign policy needs an update By Jackson Diehl Monday, November 22, 2010; For help understanding the foreign policy headlines of the past week, let’s return, briefly, to the spring of 1983, when Barack Obama was a student at Columbia University. What were the burning international issues of that time? Well, first was the “nuclear

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KNOW THY ENEMY – MOVEON.ORG EMAIL

In the wake of the election, it’s more crucial than ever that President Obama stand up for progressive change. But instead he’s considering giving in to GOP demands for a tax bailout for the rich. We need the bold, progressive Obama we elected in 2008 back—and we’ve got to send him that message. Can you record

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EU’S PREDICTABLE CRISIS

This insightful article was written in June of 2010 and gives an in depth analysis of why the EU is experiencing economic problems with their single currency. A Predictable Crisis Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Europe’s single currency was bound to break down. Martin Feldstein June 14, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 37 The current

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