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THE PUBLIC-UNION ALBATROSS

NOVEMBER 9, 2011 What it means when 90% of an agency’s workers retire with disability benefits. By PHILIP K. HOWARD The indictment of seven Long Island Rail Road workers for disability fraud last week cast a spotlight on a troubled government agency. Until recently, over 90% of LIRR workers retired with a disability—even those who

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GOVERNMENT UNIONS STRIKE BACK IN OHIO

NOVEMBER 5, 2011 They’re spending $30 million to repeal the state’s collective-bargaining reforms. By FRED BARNES Ohio Gov. John Kasich likened himself last week to Bernie Kosar, the Cleveland Browns quarterback from 1985 to 1992. Mr. Kasich was campaigning across Ohio for approval of Issue 2, the troubled referendum that would sharply curtail the power

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ABC, CBS AND NBC OVERLOOK OCCUPY WALL STREET RADICALISM

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER      www.mrc.org OCCUPIER OUTRAGES OMITTED Study: ABC, CBS and NBC Overlook Radicalism and Criminal Behavior at Occupy Wall Street Protests; Soundbites Favorable by 19-1 By: Geoffrey Dickens | View PDF Version Monday, November 07, 2011 9:40 AM EST ABC, CBS and NBC have continued their overly positive coverage of the Occupy Wall Street

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THE DEMOCRATS’ BLUE-COLLAR BLUES – THE TREE HUGGERS VERSUS THE UNIONS

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Why is the president considering tanking thousands of union jobs in a 9% unemployment economy? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL ‘Blue and green should never be seen without a color in between,” runs the old design line. An imperiled President Obama is learning the political pain of mixing colors. His greens are certainly

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THE 99% – OFFICIAL LIST OF OCCUPY WALL STREET’S SUPPORTERS, SPONSORS AND SYMPATHIZERS

– Zombie – http://pjmedia.com/zombie – . The 99%: Official list of Occupy Wall Street’s supporters, sponsors and sympathizers Posted By Zombie On October 31, 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement has received so much media coverage in recent weeks that it’s nearly impossible to keep abreast of all the developments. So many endorsements and criticisms

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HARRY REID, THE BARD OF SEARCHLIGHT, NEVADA

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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SQUATTING ON WALL STREET

OCTOBER 20, 2011, 7:18 A.M. ET Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park recalls the uncivilized New York of the 1980s. By DANIEL HENNINGER There is a must-see YouTube of an Occupy Wall Street event in Atlanta, where a facilitator with a bullhorn leads “protesters” through a weird “consensus” vote to bar civil-rights icon Rep. John

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POLLING THE OCCUPY WALL STREET CROWD

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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AN ALTERNATIVE TO CAMPING OUT ON WALL STREET

– The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation – http://blog.heritage.org – A Small-Business Owner’s Message to “Occupy Wall Street” Posted By Romina Boccia On October 19, 2011 @ 10:19 am In Enterprise and Free Markets | 1 Comment [1]Camping out for nearly a month, yelling, chanting, and painting signs is apparently some

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