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Having trouble viewing this email? Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports December 15, 2010 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics Obama & the Rhetoric of Progressivism - Peter Berkowitz, Policy Review Some collections are stored off-site and require advance notice before they can be used. Please click here for a list of collections that are stored ... Health Reform Advocates Have Little to Fear - Ezra Klein, Washington Post U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, a George W. Bush appointee (and part-owner of a Republican campaign-consulting firm that fought the health-care ... Public Gives Congress Record Low Approval - Catalina Camia, USA Today USA TODAY's gift guide for political junkies Congress has hit a record low with Americans, with 13% saying in a new Gallup Poll that they approve... The Municipal Debt Bubble - Veronique de Rugy, Reason When state and local governments want to spend more than they collect in revenues, they issue bonds. Such bonds are a longstanding feature of the Amer... We've Only Got America A - Thomas Friedman, New York Times There is no America B, so we'd better make this one work a lot better than we've been doing, and not only for our sake. When Britain went in... More Opinion and Analysis Energy Could Boost Thune in Iowa - Erin McPike Energy reform may be in flux on the congressional agenda next year now that Republicans will control the lower chamber and are unlikely to make it a ... Murkowski Camp Expects Vote Certification by Christmas - Scott Conroy Despite the continued legal challenges from her opponent Joe Miller, Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's campaign expects that her general e... Thune Answers Romney on Tax Deal - Erin McPike South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a Republican considering a run for president in 2012, took to the Senate floor today to defend the tax cut deal reached... MORE ON REAL CLEAR States Slow to Face New Fiscal Reality - RealClearMarkets Last week, California Governor-elect Jerry Brown pronounced the state's budget crisis even more dismal than he thought. In fact, Brown suggested Calif... India, China Eye Eachother Warily - RealClearWorld When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits New Delhi on 15-17 December he will find the political mood quite different from when he was last there nearly ... Favre Leaves Us Grasping for Perspective - RealClearSports Steve Young as always made the intelligent assessment. How, asked Young, a Hall of Fame quarterback himself, do we use the word "perspective" when ana... LATEST VIDEO Dem Senator: Filibuster Reform On Agenda For Lame Duck Session Krauthammer: Palin Is A Liability Because Of High Negatives Howard Fineman: Republicans Can Not Be Seen With Obama RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 45.6 47.6 -2.0 Congress 21.3 73.0 -51.7 ELECTION 2010 FINAL RESULTS Senate Final Results House Final Results Governor Final Results Unsubscribe from this newsletter.