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Having trouble viewing this email? Friday, March 11, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports March 11, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics The GOP's Bizarro Economics - Bob Shrum, The Week With the economy finally, plainly on the mend, the Republican response - perhaps predictable from the party of death panels - is to deploy a bodygua... Obama's Attempt to Europeanize America - Dan Hannan, Wall St. Journal On a U.S. talk-radio show recently, I was asked what I thought about the notion that Barack Obama had been born in Kenya. "Pah!" I replied ... We Can't Afford Dramatic, Ideological Cuts - Sens. Feinstein & Boxer, SFC We are finally seeing broad agreement in Congress that leaders must cut spending and control the deficit. But we need to make certain the budget is no... Strange Logic on Planet Washington - Jonah Goldberg, New York Post By earth-logic, if you got a raise of 10 percent last year, but this year you're only getting a raise of 8 percent, you're still getting a ... Crisis Is Over, But Where's the Fix? - Floyd Norris, New York Times When the financial system began to crumble more than three years ago, the world rushed to rescue it. Country after country went deeply into debt to ... More Opinion and Analysis Pawlenty Gets a Tough Question in N.H. - Scott Conroy MANCHESTER, N.H. - If there is one skill that any Republican presidential candidate with hopes of winning the New Hampshire primary needs to possess,... Cheri Daniels Raises Her Profile - Erin McPike To hear the average wise-guy political strategist in Washington tell it, Indiana first lady Cheri Daniels ultimately may be what stands between Repub... The Circus Investigates Muslim Extremism - David Paul Kuhn The first Muslim member of Congress wept. Two moderate Muslims, whose kin became extremists, called for confronting Muslim extremists. Democrats accu... MORE ON REAL CLEAR Short-Term Budget Thinking by Rs and Ds - RealClearMarkets Congressional Republicans and Democrats have put forth competing budget proposals to cut spending by a tiny amount for the current fiscal year, and bo... Why Europe Should Pay Attention to Wisconsin - RealClearWorld WASHINGTON - News from U.S. state capitols does not often make it across the Atlantic, but over the past month the actions of several U.S. governors h... Billion Here, There ... No NFL Anywhere - RealClearSports To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, you'll never go wrong underestimating the intelligence of those trying to reach a new collective-bargaining agreement. Lo... LATEST VIDEO David Axelrod: Obama Has Developed A Thicker Skin Roubini: The Big Warning Signs Of Another Economic Crisis Massive Earthquake Strikes Japan Creating 20+ Foot Tsunami Wave < /td> RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 48.0 47.4 +0.6 Congress 25.0 64.6 -39.6 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.