AUGUST 6, 2011 ‘He becomes visibly agitated. . . . He does not like to be challenged on policy grounds,’ says the House majority leader of the president. By JOSEPH RAGO New York Whatever the rhetoric that preceded this week’s deal, the debt-ceiling debate was never really about the debt at all. It was about […]
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AUGUST 4, 2011 The late president inherited a bad economy, and he cut taxes and slashed spending to spur growth. By CHARLES C. JOHNSON Eighty-eight years ago this week, Calvin Coolidge took office upon the sudden death of President Warren Harding. Like the current administration, the Harding-Coolidge administration faced a tough recession from 1919-1921. But
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AUGUST 5, 2011 Stocks Nose-Dive Amid Global Fears Weak Outlook, Government Debt Worries Drive Dow’s Biggest Point Drop Since ’08 By TOM LAURICELLA Stocks spiraled downward Thursday as investors buckled under the strain of the global economic slowdown and the failure of policy makers to stabilize financial markets. The selling began in Europe and continued
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AUGUST 4, 2011 In the new climate of spending cuts, Democrats appear disoriented and distraught. By FRED BARNES The agony of Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, is palpable these days. When she speaks on the House floor, she waves her arms and talks with great passion. She has the look
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AUGUST 2, 2011 H is for Hillary, who would have made a better president. By BRET STEPHENS Snapshots from President Obama’s efforts to improve America’s standing in the world, 923 days into his administration: A is for the Arab world, and our standing in it: This year, Zogby International found that 5% of Egyptians had
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AUGUST 3, 2011 Ever since they fudged the numbers to pass ObamaCare, Democrats have abandoned credible spending plans. By PAUL RYAN During the negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, President Obama reportedly warned Republican leaders not to call his bluff by sending him a bill without tax increases. Republicans in Congress ignored this threat and
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A Beverly Hills Bailout? Federal earthquake insurance is an awful idea. Eli Lehrer July 25, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 42 Residents of California do not have nearly enough insurance to cover rebuilding costs following a big earthquake. One proposal to deal with this problem, a bill before Congress called
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Guilty Men The political origins of the meltdown. Christopher Caldwell July 25, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 42 Reckless Endangerment How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon by Gretchen Morgenson & Joshua Rosner Times Books, 352 pp., $30 To have served as the intellectual architect of the
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