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February 21, 2011
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Is It Really the Right Time to Cut Spending? - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Take five steps back and consider the nature of the political conversation in our nation's capital. You would never know that it's taking ...
A Crisis is Brewing & Obama Doesn't Get It - Toby Harnden, The Telegraph
Something momentous is happening in the United States right now and Barack Obama doesn't get it. In Madison, Wisconsin last week, up to 40,000 ...
Wisconsin Power Play - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Last week, in the face of protest demonstrations against Wisconsin’s new union-busting governor, Scott Walker - demonstrations that continu...
Walker Holds His Ground - Robert Costa, National Review
Hundreds of protesters continue to occupy the capitol, and 14 Democratic state senators remain roosted in Illinois, stalling consideration of his bu...
Is Obama Serious About Deficit Reduction? - Fred Hiatt, Washington Post
Mocked for the timidity of his proposed 2012 budget, President Obama appeared before reporters last week to insist that he is open to serious deficit...
More Opinion and Analysis
Presidents are Complicated - David Shribman
President Barack Obama hopes to overhaul the tax code. That must mean he's channeling Ronald Reagan again. He has continued to prosecute the war...
Who Rules America? The AARP - Robert Samuelson
WASHINGTON -- The great question haunting Washington's budget debate is whether our elected politicians will take back government from the AARP,...
Daniels and Christie Light Fuse Under GOP Lawmakers - Michael Barone
As congressional Republicans mull whether to address the government's long-term fiscal problems -- House Republican leaders are being pushed by ...
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Turning the Tide Against Public Union Excess - RealClearMarkets
I would like to suggest a diabolical new weapon in the fight to save the fisc from the depredations of public unions and the politicians they bankroll...
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...
Dunk Contest Worthy of the Original - RealClearSports
The first All-Star dunk contest – the first formal dunk contest of any kind – is best remembered for something that didn’t actually ...
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Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread
President Obama 48.8 45.5 +3.3
Congress 25.8 67.0 -41.2
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