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Having trouble viewing this email? Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports January 5, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics GOP Plans to Act Fast to Undo Obama's Agenda - Paul Kane, Wash Post Almost as soon as they take control of the House at noon Wednesday, Republicans will embark on a 20-day plan aimed at undoing major aspects of Presi... As Boehner Rises, His Power Comes With Caveats - Carl Hulse, NY Times Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio is set to complete a remarkable political revival Wednesday when he becomes the 61st speaker of the House, plac... ObamaCare: The End of the Beginning - Avik Roy, National Review Sixty-eight years ago, after a long-sought victory in Egypt that marked a turning point in World War II, Winston Churchill said, "This is not the... The GOP's Risky Bet on Repealing Health Care - Andrew Leonard, Salon Explaining why the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives plans to make one of its very first orders of business a symbolic vote in f... Symbolism Holds Real Meaning for GOP Freshman - Scott Conroy, RCP As newly elected Republican members of the House of Representatives seek to make the transition from successful campaigning to effective governing, th... More Opinion and Analysis New GOP Staffs Pull from Romney's '08 Campaign - Erin McPike Large GOP gains in Congress may carry some downsides for the Republicans who hope to challenge President Obama next year. For one thing, with Republ... Of Guns and Political Reality - Ruben Navarrette SAN DIEGO -- Consistent with its creed that words speak louder than actions, the Obama administration likes to send officials down to Mexico so they ... Prohibitionists: Leave Us Alone! - John Stossel Sometimes I drink Scotch and then, to wake myself up, I drink coffee. So what? Many people consume mixtures of caffeine and alcohol in drinks like ru... MORE ON REAL CLEAR Ignore the Union Leader Behind the Curtain - RealClearMarkets As discontent with public employee compensation grows, the latest fashion from the Left is to claim that public workers are being scapegoated. Yesterd... Covert Action Makes a Comeback - RealClearWorld We're in an era of "covert action." That phrase went into disrepute in the 1970s, when Congress's Church Committee exposed hare-brained CIA plots to ... Big One hits Bay Area football - RealClearSports SAN FRANCISCO - It was a 7.1. Not on the Richter scale, on the Goodell scale. The San Andreas and Hayward faults were silent. The football fault line... LATEST VIDEO Ideas In Action: Should the U.S. Try Cutting Costs U.K.-Style? Ideas In Action: British Austerity Rep. Issa Will Investigate "Sweetheart Deals" & Stimulus RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 46.5 48.3 -1.8 Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.