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WHY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND UNIONS ARE TARGETING GIBSON GUITARS

NOVEMBER 25, 2011 Stringing Up Gibson Guitar Environmentalists and trade protectionists set a trap for American businesses. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL On a sweltering day in August, federal agents raided the Tennessee factories of the storied Gibson Guitar Corp. The suggestion was that Gibson had violated the Lacey Act—a federal law designed to protect wildlife—by

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CRONY CAPITALISM, CHICAGO-STYLE

NOVEMBER 15, 2011 The new economy: Tax hikes for all, tax relief for the well-connected, campaign contributions for the politicians. By WILLIAM MCGURN New York gave us banks too big to fail. Washington bequeathed us Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Still, when it comes to crony capitalism, no one quite matches Chicago. Soon the Illinois

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OBAMA’S PERPLEXING POPULISM – STAGFLATION ON THE HORIZON?

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Inflation hits lower-income people especially hard. So why is the president ignoring rising food prices? By GEORGE MELLOAN Barack Obama spends much of his time these days running for re-election, campaigning as a populist, bashing millionaires and extolling the Occupy Wall Street movement. Although “populist” means different things to different people, the

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NEWT’S NEW CONTRACT

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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OBAMACARE HAS ARRIVED IN THE SUPREME COURT

– The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation – http://blog.heritage.org – Obamacare Has Arrived in the Supreme Court Posted By Hans von Spakovsky On September 28, 2011 @ 11:00 am In Health Care,Rule of Law The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) stole a march on the Obama Administration this morning by

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THE CENSUS, OBAMACARE AND THE UNINSURED

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Health insurance remains closely tied to employment. Don’t expect a turnaround until the jobs picture improves. By SALLY C. PIPESMs. Pipes is president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco. Her latest book is “The Truth About Obamacare” (Regnery 2010). The U.S. Census Bureau has released its latest estimates

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THE ECONOMY NEEDS A REGULATION TIME-OUT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Why send jobs overseas by creating more rules for American business? By SUSAN COLLINS Ms. Collins is a Republican senator from Maine. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  America’s overregulation problem is only getting worse. Right now, federal agencies are at work on more than 4,200 rules, 845 of which affect small businesses, the

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