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Having trouble viewing this email? Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports January 4, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics How Little Today's U.S. Knows of War - Richard Cohen, Washington Post I present you with a paradox. The U.S. Army that fought the Vietnam War was reviled, not spit upon (that's a myth) but not much admired, either. ... Rarely Has So Much Been Spent So Wantonly - Rich Lowry, New York Post President Obama's first two years in office were for the ages: Rarely has so much been spent so wantonly with so little discernible public bene... Government Must Keep Spending to Help Economy - Joseph Stiglitz, Slate Economically speaking, 2010 was a nightmare on both sides of the Atlantic. The crises in Ireland and Greece called into question the euro's via... California's Third Brown Era - Joel Kotkin, Forbes Jerry Brown's no-frills inauguration today as California governor will make headlines, but the meager celebration also marks the restoration of ... 2010: More Stimulating Than the Stimulus - George Will, Newsweek Except for the ongoing saga of Brett Favre, the recidivist retirer who became the world's first intergalactic bore, 2010 was more stimulating t... More Opinion and Analysis RNC Candidates Push for Credibility, Conservatism in GOP - Erin McPike Few major differences emerged Monday in a debate between the five remaining candidates vying to chair the Republican National Committee, but the four... Opponents of Health Care Law Are Delusional - Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON -- If the incoming Republican leadership in the House of Representatives is serious about trying to repeal health care reform, there'... "Saving" the Housing Market - Thomas Sowell "Housing Market Setback Forecast" the newspaper headline said. A recently released report on housing says that home sales are down more tha... MORE ON REAL CLEAR A Supply-Side Obama? Trust, but Verify - RealClearMarkets The past is not always a prologue to the future. But looking at some of the big winners and losers of 2010 does provide some strong hints of a positiv... Rookie Success No Guarantee for Hall - RealClearSports Among the 33 players (14 carry-overs and 19 first timers) on the ballot this week for enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame are Mark McGwire, Beni... Egypt and the Destruction of Churches - RealClearWorld Over the past few days, Christian churches have been attacked in at least two countries - Nigeria and Egypt - while small packages containing improvi... LATEST VIDEO David Letterman: Boehner Cries "Like He's On Drugs" Robinson: Unclear If Health Care Bill As Unpopular As GOP Says Sen. Merkley: Momentum Growing For Filibuster "Reform" RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 46.5 48.0 -1.5 Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.