JANUARY 14, 2011 The governor has proven you can take on government unions and survive. Now he has to get real pension reforms. By JAMES FREEMAN In 2010, New Jersey’s Chris Christie proved that a governor can take on teachers unions and not only survive politically, but attract an enthusiastic following. In 2011, Mr. Christie […]
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MIDDLE EAST NEWS JANUARY 14, 2011 By JAY SOLOMON DOHA, Qatar—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, adopting a tone reminiscent of the Bush administration, blasted Arab governments for stalled political change, warning that extremists were exploiting a lack of democracy to promote radical agendas across the Middle East. Mrs. Clinton, addressing a conference on democracy as she
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JANUARY 15, 2011 By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY Coral Gables, Fla. If Republicans were to run a classified ad for their 2012 presidential candidate, it might read something like this: GOP seeks popular former two-term governor of a large state for executive post. Qualified applicants will have a demonstrated understanding of the relationship between taxes and
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JANUARY 14, 2011 As the South votes to become independent, tens of thousands remain enslaved. By JOHN EIBNER AND CHARLES JACOBS Juba, Sudan On Jan. 9, the people of South Sudan began their week-long referendum to decide whether to separate from the Arab-Muslim North and form an independent country. But Achol Yum Deng didn’t vote.
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JANUARY 13, 2011 U.S. Cuts Global Grain Supply Outlook; Higher Prices Expected at Grocery Stores By SCOTT KILMAN And LIAM PLEVEN Evidence of tightening global food supplies grew as the U.S. Agriculture Department cut its estimates for global harvests of key crops and raised some demand forecasts, adding to worries about rising food prices. Prices
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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 10, 2011 The Communist Party affirms that ‘central planning and not the market will be supreme.’ By JOSé AZEL With his characteristic intellectual wit, Cuban writer Carlos Alberto Montaner defines communism as “the time countries waste between capitalism and capitalism.” By this account, the Cuban government is now in its 52nd year of wasted
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ASIA NEWS JANUARY 10, 2011 By ZAHID HUSSAIN Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesFazalur Rehman, leader of radical group Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam, addresses a rally in favor of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in Karachi on Sunday. ISLAMABAD—Tens of thousands of Islamists rallied Sunday in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi in support of the nation’s controversial blasphemy laws, and clerics threatened
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JANUARY 6, 2011 In an interview last month, the late Salman Taseer expressed concern about the radicalization of his country. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told me not to worry. By MATTHEW KAMINSKI Lahore, Pakistan On central Mall road, Governor’s House sits back across a wide lawn. The white, colonnaded mansion, built for British rulers
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JANUARY 6, 2011 The administration waives allies through the health law’s onerous restrictions. By KARL ROVE A primary task for the new Republican House majority is to undo as many of the pernicious effects of ObamaCare that it can. One of these effects is the spectacle of employers going hat-in-hand to the Department of Health
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