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Having trouble viewing this email? Friday, January 14, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports January 14, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics U.S. Receives Credit Rating Warning - Graham Bowley, New York Times Two major credit ratings agencies warned Thursday that the United States might tarnish its triple-A credit rating if its national debt kept growing. ... Wisconsin 1, Illinois 0 - Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal Illinois this week earned the honor of becoming the first state in 2011 to sock it to taxpayers, passing a tax hike the size of Lake Michigan. Citizen... Obama's Olive Branch to Big Business - Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post In recent weeks, President Obama has taken significant steps to try to repair his administration's frayed relationship with the business commun... Health Budget Illogic at the CBO - Diana Furchtgott-Roth, RealClearMarkets WASHINGTON--Hold onto your budget scorecards. With the House of Representatives likely to vote next week on H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health C... How the Media Botched the Arizona Shooting - T.A. Frank, New Republic When disaster strikes, journalists have to write something about it - and write it fast. That means they have to take mental shortcuts, calling up est... More Opinion and Analysis King Sees Repeal Vote Passing House Next Week - Erin McPike Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King is ready to return to official House business after marking the shootings in Tucson, Arizona, from the Hawkeye State.... Obama Soars Above Political Debris - Robert Robb President Barack Obama more than rose to the occasion at the memorial service for the victims of the Tucson shootings. He made the occasion. He did ... Oy Vey! Indignation Over 'Blood Libel'? - David Harsanyi Wasn't it moving to see progressive tweetdom and punditry unite in the defense of Jewry -- in the Middle Ages? As a member of this most oppresse... MORE ON REAL CLEAR A Chinese-Indian Rivalry for the Arabian Sea - RealClearWorld Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indian Ocean and India's naval cooperation with the US draw the world's attention. But quietly, out of sight, a contest has... When Scientists, Lawyers and Journalists Go Viral - RealClearMarkets Credulity seems to be fundamental to human nature. We often see what we want to see and hear what we want to hear. This is especially true for anythin... Cheers, Jeers - and Baskets - Follow Kobe - RealClearSports OAKLAND, Calif. - The people who weren't cheering him were booing him. It was a game in the arena of the Golden State Warriors, but for Kobe Bryant, i... LATEST VIDEO Morning Joe: Palin's Political Career Is Over O'Reilly: President Obama And The Smear Merchants Sen. Paul: Distasteful Left Is Trying To Score "Political Points" < /td> RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 49.0 46.0 +3.0 Congress 21.0 71.3 -50.3 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.