Sherman Frederick Sherman Frederick, former publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, writes a column for Stephens Media. Read his blog at www.lvrj.com/blogs/sherm. Has Harry Reid lost his mind? Posted: Oct. 23, 2011 | 2:03 a.m. Harry Reid is showing up the Occupy Wall Street protesters. He takes crazy talk to a whole new level. Last […]
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Patrick Michaels, Contributor 10/21/2011 The Great Green Energy Crack-Up FORBES Image via Wikipedia History — of the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and its former dominions — repeatedly shows that environmental protection is a luxury good. When per-capita income reaches some threshold, the citizenry tire of opaque air and sleazy waters, various agencies and permanent bureaucracies
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OCTOBER 20, 2011, 7:02 P.M. ET An End to Budgetary Trickery When is money it spends considered money saved? When Congress says so. By OLYMPIA J. SNOWE AND JEFF SESSIONS Mr. Sessions, a senator from Alabama, is the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee. Ms. Snowe, a senator from Maine, is the ranking Republican on
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Vice president Joe Biden, left, and Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive announces that the company will produce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at the former General Motors Boxwood Plant, Oct. 27, 2009, in Wilmington, Del. (Rob Carr/AP Photo) By MATTHEW MOSK, BRIAN ROSS (@brianross) and RONNIE GREENE ABC NEWS and iWATCH NEWS Oct. 20, 2011
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OCTOBER 19, 2011, 12:04 A.M. ET There is no evidence huge banks add sufficient value to offset the systemic risk they pose. By JON HUNTSMAN Is Dodd-Frank an appropriate regulatory response to the 2007 financial crisis? Tragically, no. That legislation ignores the government’s pervasive role in causing the crisis, assures future transfers from taxpayers to
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – WALL STREET JOURNAL, OCTOBER 19, 2011 REGARDING THE OP-ED THAT MORT ZUCKERMAN WROTE ON OCTOBER 15, 2011, ENTITLED “THE EXASPERATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC BILLIONAIRE”. THE ARTICLE WAS POSTED ON THIS SITE ON OCTOBER 16. Baton Rouge, La. Mr. Zuckerman seems surprised that President Obama has not reached out to the congressional leadership
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OCTOBER 20, 2011 Your Cash for Their Clunkers Another White House energy favorite hits financial trouble. Here’s some investment advice: When looking for tips on green technology plays, steer clear of the stock pickers located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. They’ve made a habit of investing your cash in their clunkers. Following on Solyndra’s great success
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OCTOBER 18, 2011 In interviews, protesters show that they are leftists out of step with most American voters. Yet Democrats are embracing them anyway. By DOUGLAS SCHOEN President Obama and the Democratic leadership are making a critical error in embracing the Occupy Wall Street movement—and it may cost them the 2012 election. Last week, senior
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OCTOBER 19, 2011 A New Spending Record Washington had its best year ever in fiscal 2011. Maybe it’s a sign of the tumultuous times, but the federal government recently wrapped up its biggest spending year, and its second biggest annual budget deficit, and almost nobody noticed. Is it rude to mention this? The Congressional Budget
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