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December 29, 2010
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Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics
In the Rearview, a Year That Fizzled - David Leonhardt, New York Times
It was the year that the economy started to recover and then slid back into a slump - only to offer reason for renewed hope in the final weeks. When ...
Unfinished Business: The Great Recession - Ed Koch, RealClearPolitics
Looking back on 2010 and the Great Recession, I continue to be enraged by the lack of accountability for those who wrecked our economy and brought the...
Cost of 'Free' Lunches is Killing Us - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
Economists are the real "party of No." They keep saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch-- and politicians keep on getting elect...
Algorithms Take Control of Wall Street - Salmon and Stokes, Wired
Last spring, Dow Jones launched a new service called Lexicon, which sends real-time financial news to professional investors. This in itself is not su...
No Clintonian Comeback for Obama - Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Don't believe all the Washington talk that President Obama had a great lame duck session and goes into the new year and the new 112th congress wi...
More Opinion and Analysis
Palin Faces Gloomy New Poll Numbers - Scott Conroy
A new set of poll numbers released on Tuesday reinforced the daunting challenge that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would face in turning the tide in...
A Bad Year For Some Good Lessons - Terry Madonna and Michael Young
It may be an ill wind that blows no good, but it's a positively rotten political year that presents no teachable moments. By that standard, 2010...
The Five Worst Op-Eds of 2010 - Gene Healy
This time every year, the New York Times' David Brooks writes a column lauding the year's best magazine articles -- a nice gesture from eve...
MORE ON REAL CLEAR
Taking On Public Unions Isn't Just a Jersey Thing - RealClearMarkets
This fall, South Park ran an episode called "It's a Jersey Thing." In the episode, South Park residents react with alarm as combative, deeply-tanned f...
Obama Should Keep Quiet About Football - RealClearSports
President Obama's recent call to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has already caused the president some political headaches. First, the Washin...
Watch Out for Russian Wild Card in Asia-Pacific - RealClearWorld
Just before we were tucking into Christmas turkey and plum pudding, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Manmoh...
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Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4
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