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Having trouble viewing this email? Friday, February 18, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports February 18, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics Where the Leaders Are - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal There were two big speeches this week, and I mean big as in "Modern political history will remember this." Together they signal something ... Labor's Last Stand - Jane McAlevey, The Nation Emboldened by November's election results, corporations and their right-wing allies have launched what they hope will be their final offensive ... An Assault on Taxpayers - David Harsanyi, Denver Post When Dan Nerad, the superintendent of schools in Madison, Wis., was informed that 40 percent of the teachers union was calling in sick this week (evid... Obama Mobilizes Union Protesters in Wisconsin - Dennis & Wallsten, WP President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to... Affordable Care Act - Gov. Martin O'Malley, Huffington Post As Governor, I hear the heartache of parents wondering whether they can afford essential medical care for themselves or their children. I watch risi... More Opinion and Analysis Exit of Key Aides Reveals Strife in Palin World - Scott Conroy The departure of longtime Palin aides Jason Recher and Doug McMarlin is the latest indicator of the turmoil that has for years dogged former Alaska G... Questions Raised About Lugar's Residency - Erin McPike Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar has been preparing for an intra-party challenge since he was first elected, but recently, questions have popped... Pruning Farm Subsidies - Victor Davis Hanson In times of massive deficits, why are we borrowing millions to subsidize profitable agribusiness? Lots of presidents have asked that question. George... MORE ON REAL CLEAR America's Looming Resource Deficit - RealClearWorld Question: What's the single scariest page in any document that's rolled off the presses of the U.S. Government Printing Office in the last few weeks? ... To Speed Drug Development, Government Must Get Out of the Way - RealClearMarkets The Obama administration proposes in its latest budget to create a new billion-dollar federal agency to help develop new medicines. The reason? The go... Wrong Time for Cursed Golfer Johnson - RealClearSports PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - Golf isn't a sport, it's absurdity. Columnist Jim Murray, who used to belong to Riviera, where they're playing the Norther... LATEST VIDEO Wisconsin Sen. Calls Bill A "Disaster" Gov. Walker: GOP "Will Not Be Intimidated" Coulter To Larry O'Donnell: You Democrats Don't Know Much RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 49.1 44.4 +4.7 Congress 25.8 67.0 -41.2 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.