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Having trouble viewing this email? Thursday, January 6, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports January 6, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics A Changing of the Gavel - Shailagh Murray & Paul Kane, Washington Post The House and the Senate have a split personality by design, but Wednesday's debut of the 112th Congress revealed a stark contrast between the ... Congress's Broken Windows - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal Here's something most Republicans don't want to hear: There is no way the born-again, straight and sober Republicans of the 112th Congress ... Dems' Plan to Save Health Care Reform - Suzy Khimm, Mother Jones Democrats are entering the new Congress on the defensive"”or, as Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has put it, "in the fetal posit... The American People Have Humbled Us - Rep. John Boehner, U.S. House "No longer can we fall short. No longer can we kick the can down the road. The people voted to end business as usual and today we begin to carry ... "Small Government" Talk is Just Rhetoric - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post WASHINGTON -- Edmund Burke, one of history's greatest conservatives, warned that abstractions are the enemy of responsible government."I nev... More Opinion and Analysis Mitch Daniels Makes His 2011 Beltway Debut - Erin McPike In Washington D.C. on Wednesday to collect a new award for fiscal responsibility, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels made the rounds as he ponders a presiden... Restarting the Economic Engine - David Ignatius WASHINGTON -- "We have magneto trouble. How, then, can we start up again?" mused John Maynard Keynes in December 1930, likening the stagnan... Obamacare: An Unacquired Taste - Michael Tanner "History repeats itself - first as tragedy, then as farce," noted Karl Marx. With the new Republican majority in the House planning to vote... MORE ON REAL CLEAR A Challenge for the New Congress - RealClearMarkets WASHINGTON-The new 112th Congress, searching for ways to make government more efficient and reduce spending, has a golden opportunity to narrow the sc... Dispelling the Myths About Sudan's Referendum - RealClearWorld If Southern Sudan votes to secede on Sunday it will form the world's newest country. Not one, but two new countries will be formed on Jan. 9 should t... Real Life Intrudes on a Fantasy League - RealClearSports It was certainly the first time I’ve ever heard the words “fantasy baseball” used in a eulogy. My friend Jim died the day after Chr... LATEST VIDEO Rep. Schakowsky: The Less GOP Does On Spending Cuts, The Better Rep. Weiner: "A Lot Of Fight In Our Caucus" Krauthammer: Boehner Was Too "Heavy On The Humility" RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 46.2 48.7 -2.5 Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.