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Having trouble viewing this email? Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports December 29, 2010 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. 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... LATEST VIDEO Krauthammer To GOP: Do Not Bail Out State Pensions Wolffe: Progressives Want "Hand-To-Hand" Fight With Conservatives< /td> Rep. Rangel: "Teabaggers" Will Decide What To Fund And Not Fund RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 45.3 48.0 -2.7 Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4 ELECTION 2010 FINAL RESULTS Senate Final Results House Final Results Governor Final Results Unsubscribe from this newsletter.