NOVEMBER 26, 2011 ‘The New Tammany Hall’ The historian of the American city on what Wall Street and the ‘Occupy’ movement have in common, and how government unions came to dominate state and local politics. By MATTHEW KAMINSKI New York ‘What has the country so angry,” says Fred Siegel, “is the sense that crony capitalism […]
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NOVEMBER 25, 2011 By TAMER EL-GHOBASHY And CHARLES LEVINSON CAIRO—Egypt’s military leaders said they would push ahead with parliamentary elections beginning Monday, while refusing to give in to swelling protests calling for a quicker transition to civilian rule. The elections—the country’s first parliamentary vote since former President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February—could stand as a
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NOVEMBER 24, 2011, 10:18 P.M. ET By NOUR MALAS in Dubai and MATT BRADLEY in Cairo The Arab League threatened harsh economic penalties against Syria and called on the government to engage the opposition in planning a political transition, in a warning to President Bashar al-Assad that Arab states are closing ranks against his regime.
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NOVEMBER 25, 2011 Tens of Thousands Protest Against Saleh’s Deal for Immunity, as Uncertainty Over Power Transfer Feeds Nation’s Instability By HAKIM ALMASMARI in Sana’a, Yemen, and ELLEN KNICKMEYER in Dubai Violence and political uncertainty in Yemen only grew on Thursday after President Ali Abdullah Saleh pledged to end his 33-year rule, as tens of
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NOVEMBER 26, 2011 New Strains Hit Euro, Global Markets Common Currency Falls After Italy’s Borrowing Costs Soar; Coming Week Poses Key Test of Sentiment By STACY MEICHTRY and JONATHAN CHENG ROME—Uncertainty in financial markets deepened as Italy’s borrowing costs soared to euro-era highs and Prime Minister Mario Monti said European leaders understood an Italian collapse
NOVEMBER 23, 2011 It’s Still Possible to Cut Spending: Here’s How The obvious place to begin is the repeal of ObamaCare. We also need to empower the states, streamline the federal government and modernize Medicare and Social Security. By GLENN HUBBARD Mr. Hubbard, dean of Columbia Business School, was chairman of the Council of Economic
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NOVEMBER 23, 2011 Most political battles are won by seizing the center. Anyone who believes otherwise ignores the electoral experience of the last 50 years. By MICHAEL MEDVED Conservative resistance to Mitt Romney’s nomination increasingly emphasizes electability as much as ideology, concentrating on his perceived weaknesses as a candidate along with an inconsistent approach to
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NOVEMBER 22, 2011 Why the Super Committee Failed Democrats were unwilling to agree to anything less than $1 trillion in tax hikes, and unwilling to offer meaningful reforms for health-care entitlement spending. By JEB HENSARLING All now know that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has failed to reach an agreement. While there will
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NOVEMBER 22, 2011 Civilian Cabinet Tenders Resignations As Frustration Mounts Against Generals By CHARLES LEVINSON And MATT BRADLEY CAIRO—Thousands of protesters clashed with Egyptian security forces for a third straight day Monday in an increasingly violent showdown with the country’s ruling generals, who face unprecedented and rapidly escalating discontent less than a week before scheduled
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NOVEMBER 21, 2011 President Obama can’t win by running a constructive campaign, and he won’t be able to govern if he does win a second term. By PATRICK H. CADDELL AND DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN Mr. Caddell served as a pollster for President Jimmy Carter. Mr. Schoen, who served as a pollster for President Bill Clinton,
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