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Having trouble viewing this email? Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports February 16, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics The Politics of the New Middle America - E.J. Dionne, American Prospect Among the poll findings that bombarded us after the 2010 elections, three are of overwhelming importance. First, the age composition of the electorate... Debt Doomsday: DC's Spending Crisis - Tony Blankley, Washington Times After the riots in Athens, the Greek authorities decided to enact new laws to deal with their obvious problems. The new laws, which treat rich and poo... Wide Skepticism on Seriousness of Obama Budget - Andrew Malcolm, LAT Sweeping hand gestures were the order of today as President Obama defended his budget at a news conference (full text below), reflecting widespread s... Why the President's Budget Is a Success - David Kendall, The Hill A president's budget is only as good as the debate that it engenders. After all, Congress doesn't even have to vote on it, and it rarely doe... Ever-More-Desperate Health Care Gimmicks - Megan McArdle, Atlantic I attracted a lot of angry comments last October when I wrote that I didn't trust the Democrats to be much more fiscally responsible than the Re... More Opinion and Analysis Christie Eager to Export His Brand Despite 2012 Denials - Scott Conroy Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to take Washington by storm on Wednesday, as his captivatingly confrontational style and straight-ta... Mitch Daniels' Moment, and Dilemmas - David Paul Kuhn The man tends to meet the moment in presidential politics. Successors often compensate for struggling presidents' weaknesses. George H.W. Bush&a... The Polarized Narratives on Egypt - Cathy Young The American response to the events in Egypt has been polarized between competing narratives that aren't always split along customary political ... MORE ON REAL CLEAR It's Time to Abolish State Corporate Income Taxes - RealClearMarkets Corporate tax reform is hot in Washington right now. President Obama called in his State of the Union for a revenue-neutral corporate tax reform that ... Energy Security Lessons of the Egypt Crisis - RealClearWorld The political turmoil in Egypt has prompted renewed concerns about the security of oil and gas supplies from the Middle East. The country's proximity ... Open Champ Is Going Hollywood - RealClearSports LOS ANGELES - He's here, Shrek, or as it says on the birth certificate, Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen. Last weekend the Grammy Awards. This weekend, ... LATEST VIDEO Dem Congressman: Obama's Budget Gets Nation To "Primary Balance" By 2017 Bloomberg To Have Truck With Number Of People Killed By Guns Drive Around Country Jeffrey Sachs: "We Have To Go After The Private Health Insurers" RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 49.2 44.5 +4.7 Congress 25.8 67.0 -41.2 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.