JANUARY 13, 2011 The departure of press secretary Robert Gibbs is another sign that big White House changes are afoot. By KARL ROVE Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s first chief of staff, was treated like a rock star by journalists. He made good copy with vivid quotes and manic energy. He also oversaw a clearly dysfunctional
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JANUARY 4, 2011 Private-sector union workers begin to notice that their job prospects are at risk from public-employee union contracts. By WILLIAM MCGURN Jeffrey Brown of PBS’s “NewsHour” recently summed up the year’s economic performance by invoking the most overworked chestnut of modern American punditry: “the disconnect . . . between Main Street and Wall
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Obama Team’s Other Lost Election Despite the administration’s thumb on the scale, Delta doesn’t unionize. Fred Barnes December 20, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 14 President Obama has done more favors, more often, for organized labor than any other president, outpacing even FDR and Harry Truman in the lightning
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Lots of untruths are being spread by the president. William R. Maurer November 29, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 11 Since the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC last January, politicians have vied to see who could speak of the decision with the most vitriol. President Obama said
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. No Bailout For California by Joseph Farah Nov 2010 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: California actually sent more Democrats to Washington in 2010 than they did in 2008. How bad was it? One state Senate race in particular kind of illustrates California’s political myopia — the one in which Democratic candidate Jenny Oropeza defeated Republican
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NOVEMBER 26, 2010 Harbinger in Hamtramck The bankruptcy lesson from a Detroit suburb. More bad news out of Michigan: Facing a $3 million deficit on its $18 million budget, the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck is seeking permission to file bankruptcy. Other towns may not be far behind. Hamtramck suffers from high unemployment and falling income,
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This insightful article was written in June of 2010 and gives an in depth analysis of why the EU is experiencing economic problems with their single currency. A Predictable Crisis Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Europe’s single currency was bound to break down. Martin Feldstein June 14, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 37 The current
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By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Published on DickMorris.com on November 22, 2010 Does President Obama plan to move to the center in response to his overwhelming rejection at the polls on November 2nd? No way! Instead, he is moving to implement, through executive action, two of the most controversial items in his 2010 agenda
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Even more detrimental for the public sector than EFCA or “card check” could be for the private sector?? Think police, fire and EMS! Where is the power reserved to the states? Friday, November 19, 2010 Subject: Mandatory Collective Bargaining Alert Senate Expected to Take up Mandatory Collective Bargaining after Thanksgiving There may be only a
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Put Department of Education in Timeout by Richard W. Rahn Richard W. Rahn is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth. This article appeared in The Washington Times on November 3, 2010. The U.S. Department of Education was created with the primary stated goal of increasing
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