JUNE 25, 2011 The latest GOP presidential candidate talks about cutting defense to better compete with Asia. By DANIEL HENNINGER No Republican presidential candidate stirs more curiosity than Jon Huntsman. “What about Huntsman?” You hear it all the time. Who is Jon Huntsman and where is he coming from? On the morning after he announced […]
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Perry’s Perfect Positioning By Jonathan Gurwitz – June 19, 2011 One way of looking at Rick Perry’s political career is to conclude that he is extraordinarily lucky. He first ran for and won statewide office in 1990, just as Republicans were beginning their historic takeover of Texas state government. As lieutenant governor, he was able
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JUNE 10, 2011 The New Jersey Supreme Court passes an appropriations bill. Who needs an excuse to raise taxes when a state Supreme Court will tip the scales? That’s the story in New Jersey, where the justices recently inserted themselves into state fiscal policy, much to taxpayer dismay. By a 3-2 vote, the state high
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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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SLATE Kernel of Truth Even Iowans don’t care about ethanol subsidies anymore. By John DickersonPosted Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 7:44 PM ET Tim Pawlenty in Des Moines, IowaDES MOINES—Iowans think of themselves as particularly discerning voters. They like to tell reporters how they like to meet candidates a few times before coming to an
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May 17, 2011 Rick Perry Presidential Push Quietly Gains Steam By Erin McPike and Scott Conroy As many grass-roots Republicans remain in search of a conservative candidate with the pizazz to go toe-to-toe against President Obama, a man from deep in the heart of Texas who was tea party before the tea party was cool
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BOSTON HERALD Romney: Picture of health Speech could save — or kill — prez campaign By Hillary Chabot | Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | http://www.bostonherald.com | U.S. Politics Photo by Chitose Suzuki (file) Mitt’s speech could save — or kill — his prez campaign Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney will try to reverse the RomneyCare curse tomorrow
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THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR By David Boze on 4.28.11 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Daniels erased a $200 million dollar deficit and turned it into a surplus, reformed state government, and reduced the total number of state employees to their lowest number since Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was top of the charts. Daniels is currently taking on the
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