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Having trouble viewing this email? Monday, March 7, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports March 7, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics America's Grim Budget Outlook - Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post It is now well understood that one of the crucial drivers of the crises in the Middle East is the discontent of its youth. Arab countries have been un... Mayhem Abounds With ObamaCare - Turner, Cortes & Higgins, WSJ Sports fans relish this time of year for the NCAA Championship Basketball Tournament, aka "March Madness." But this year the tournament has ... The Hollowing Out of America - Paul Krugman, New York Times It is a truth universally acknowledged that education is the key to economic success. Everyone knows that the jobs of the future will require ever hig... Who's to Blame for Union Woes? - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner The labor union movement is in deep trouble. Only 6 percent of private-sector employees are union members. Voters are beginning to realize, thanks to ... GOP 2012 Presidential Race Sparks to Life - Paul West, Los Angeles Times A rare sight materialized in New Hampshire over the weekend: "Mitt Romney for President" campaign signs stuck into snowbanks along the road ... More Opinion and Analysis Big Night in Iowa for Five Presidential Hopefuls - Scott Conroy As the 2012 presidential campaign begins to heat up after a sluggish winter, the stakes are high for the five prospective Republican candidates who w... Huntsman Backers to Gather for Strategy Session - Erin McPike CONCORD, N.H. -- Members of the presidential campaign-in-waiting for U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman are set to meet on March 18th in New Orlea... Can We Avert a Social Security Disaster? - Robert Samuelson WASHINGTON -- In a recent column, I noted that Social Security is often "middle-class welfare" that bleeds the country. This offended many ... MORE ON REAL CLEAR The Unemployment Decrease Is An Aberration - RealClearMarkets In its Friday press release on the employment situation, the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reported that "The jobless rate was down by 0.9 percentag... Why China Won't Revolt - RealClearWorld BEIJING, China - With single young men at the heart of Arab world revolt, China might seem a country ripe for uprising. But while it's got millions of... NFL Tide Turns Slowly in Players' Favor - RealClearSports For as long as there have been unions in pro sports, the NFL Players Association has been considered the weakest among the major American leagues. Fr... LATEST VIDEO "60 Minutes" Profile On Christopher Hitchens Sen. Alexander: Donald Trump Has "No Chance Of Winning" Sen. McConnell: Obama Is Not Serious About Budget Deficit RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 48.0 45.6 +2.4 Congress 26.8 62.3 -35.5 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.