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Having trouble viewing this email? Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports March 8, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics Jobs, Debt and a Deficit of Trust - Sen. Scott Brown, Boston Globe Dear Mr. President, Welcome to the Commonwealth, the home of thousands of hard-working families, small-business owners and innovators who are the job ... Workers' Rights and the Public Good - Randi Weingarten, Huffington Post I recently had the terrifying experience of being a guest on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." I put stage fright aside because S... Krugman Gets It Half Right - Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest Even a stopped clock is right twice a day; Paul Krugman was almost this lucky in his recent New York Times column: Degrees and Dollars. It's an i... Failed DC Programs: Impervious to Evidence - Mona Charen, NRO My friend E.J. Dionne Jr., a liberal columnist for the Washington Post, is a fine man with, I feel safe in asserting, a warm heart. But he betrays in ... U.S. Shouldn't Single Out Muslim Community - Bob Herbert, NY Times It has often been the case in America that specific religions, races and ethnic groups have been singled out for discrimination, demonization, incar... More Opinion and Analysis Potential 2012 GOP Candidates Convene in Iowa - Tom Bevan WAUKEE, Iowa - It's on. The 2012 presidential nominating season officially began last night as five potential Republican contenders appeared at ... Could $5-Per-Gallon Gas Be What Palin Needs? - Scott Conroy As gasoline prices shot up for the 13th straight day on Monday to a new national average topping $3.50 and oil prices rose to over $106 a barrel, the... Ensign Will Not Seek Re-election in 2012 - Erin McPike Nevada Republican John Ensign announced at a press conference this afternoon in Las Vegas that he will not seek a third term in the Senate in 2012 as... MORE ON REAL CLEAR To Fix the Corporate Tax, Tax Gross Receipts - RealClearMarkets Taxes are always on the mind of the electorate, and while individual rates of taxation garner the greatest fraction of our attention, the way corporat... The Battle Between Iran and Saudi Arabia - RealClearWorld The world's attention is focused on Libya, which is now in a state of civil war with the winner far from clear. While crucial for the Libyan people an... Loss of Serena Would Be Devastating - RealClearSports Though he has only one major title on his resume, Andy Roddick has single-handedly carried the torch of American tennis since Andre Agassi retired fiv... LATEST VIDEO Cantor: If Government Spending Worked, Americans Would Be Back To Work Harry Reid: "Mean-Spirited" Republicans Want To Eliminate NPR Dem Senator Manchin: Obama "Has Failed To Lead" On Budget RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 48.2 45.4 +2.8 Congress 26.8 62.3 -35.5 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.