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Having trouble viewing this email? Monday, February 7, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports February 7, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics After the Wave: What Do Voters Want? - Henry Olsen, National Affairs Conservative Republicans are rightfully giddy about the results of the midterm elections. The enormous Republican wave washed away hundreds of Democra... Obama and Business Sheath Weapons for Now - John Harwood, NY Times For Bruce Josten, the feisty top lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it got personal last fall on a Sunday talk show when President Obama'... ObamaCare Is a Massive Mistake - Gov. Mitch Daniels, Wall Street Journal Unless you're in favor of a fully nationalized health-care system, the president's health-care reform law is a massive mistake. It will ampl... Fate of Obama's Health Law Rests With Kennedy - Ezra Klein, Newsweek As of now, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is the most pivotal health-care policy thinker in America. Following district court Judge Roger Vin... Obama's 2nd Year Widened Partisan Divide - Bruce Drake, Politics Daily Even some of Sarah Palin's supporters might concede she is a polarizing figure. But she gets some stiff competition on that score from President... More Opinion and Analysis Is Barbour's Southern Handicap Overstated? - Scott Conroy As Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour steps up his efforts to explore a possible presidential run, he faces one question that none of the other prospecti... The Political Lessons of Reagan - David Paul Kuhn Ronald Reagan studied audiences. He sometimes wore one contact lens to read his speech and used the other eye to see which lines won the crowd. "... Lessons From Our Egypt Moment - E.J. Dionne WASHINGTON -- In light of the history-shaking events on the streets of Cairo, it's not surprising that a truly remarkable development slipped th... MORE ON REAL CLEAR Tour de Force: 4 Key Plays Clinch 4th Title - RealClearSports Four big plays. The Pittsburgh Steelers ran more plays, gained more yards, had more first downs, committed fewer penalties and had a significant edge... Riding the Wave of Change in the Mideast - RealClearWorld The world stands today in shock watching the quick unfolding of events in Egypt that coincide with uprisings and riots in other neighboring countries ... The Age of Oil Isn't Going Away - RealClearMarkets The Age of Oil continues; we need to deal with it. The upheaval in Egypt reminds us of lessons that, despite decades of warnings, Americans have consi... LATEST VIDEO Obama On Health Care Reform: "Nothing Socialist About It" Andrea Mitchell To Republicans: Stop "Appropriating" Reagan Secretary James Baker: Reagan Made Us All Proud As Americans RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 49.7 44.0 +5.7 Congress 24.4 69.0 -44.6 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.