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Having trouble viewing this email? Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports February 15, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics ObamaCare and the Medicaid Mess - Peter Suderman, Wall Street Journal Facing growing resistance to Medicaid costs, the Obama administration's Health and Human Services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, sent a letter to ... Why Obama's Budget Is OK - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic The next few months are going to be dominated by the budget showdown between the two parties. It's helpful to step back from the specifics for a ... To Close Fiscal Deficit, Close Our Leadership Deficit - Sen. Tom Coburn The President and Congress will never close our fiscal deficit until we close our leadership deficit. Our debt and deficit crisis cannot be solved wit... Americans Disagree With GOP on Deficit - Rep. Mike Honda, Roll Call When Republicans made the federal deficit the centerpiece of their November 2010 campaigns, it was a rare convergence of smart policy meeting smart ... A Budget Utterly Detached From Reality - Yuval Levin, National Review The message of the budget the Obama administration released today is the same as the message the president delivered in his State of the Union addre... More Opinion and Analysis Bloomberg Predicts Health Care Law Will Be Defunded - Scott Conroy In a video posted on an Orthodox Jewish online news publication on Monday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seen discussing at length his cri... Romney's Nevada Stop Underscores Early State Strategy - Erin McPike Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swooped into the Silver State Monday to headline the International Franchise Association's annual conferen... Emanuel Plays It Safe in Chicago Mayoral Debate - Alex Katz Rahm Emanuel sought to shore up his commanding lead in the Chicago mayoral race by playing things close to the vest Monday night as he and his oppone... MORE ON REAL CLEAR Paul Krugman Pulls the Race Card from the Deck's Bottom - RealClea rMarkets For those who follow economic commentary, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is known as the most prominent advocate of big government solutions to... The Misleading Metaphor of Decline - RealClearWorld Is the United States in decline? Many Americans think so, and they are not alone. A recent Pew poll showed that pluralities in 13 of 25 countries beli... The Curious Case of Andruw Jones - RealClearSports Consider the fortunes of a baseball player accomplishing the following during his first full 11 years in the majors: averages 157 games played, 33 hom... LATEST VIDEO Rep. Becerra: "Lag Effect" Of "Bush Recession" Still Hurting Economy Stephanopoulos: Americans Want More Government Spending Dean: Obama's Budget Shows Democrats Are Fiscally Responsible RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 49.3 44.5 +4.8 Congress 26.2 68.0 -41.8 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.