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Obama's 2012 Chances and Democratic Demographic Dreaming

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Sean Trende - Nov. 30 (Opinion) - The latest report from Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin of the progressive Center for American Progress contains a thoughtful examination of President Obama's re-election chances. There's an awful lot packed into the 60 pages of text, but the basic thrust is

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White House Says Obama Fundraising Appeal Not Illegal

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Alexis Simendinger - Jun. 28 (Opinion) - President Obama appealed to supporters and donors in a videotaped message emailed by his campaign team to millions of people Monday -- a message filmed with the president inside the White House by a crew from the Democratic National Committee, according to a White House official who responded to RCP questions about the solicitation.

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Europe Is Warning Us

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Victor Davis Hanson - Jun. 09 (Opinion) - If Americans think fuel and food prices are high, they should try Europe, where both can nearly double those in the United States -- while salaries here are often lower.

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Why ObamaCare Undermines Government

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Michael Barone - May. 26 (Opinion) - If Obamacare is so great, why do so many people want to get out from under it?

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Has Obama Breached His Constitutional Power in Libya?

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By David Paul Kuhn - May. 23 (Opinion) - Today, Obama and Biden lead an administration engaged in a military conflict without legislative consent. The 1973 War Powers Resolution compels presidents to secure congressional approval within 60 days of U.S. military forces' "imminent involvement" or "introduction" into "hostilities." U.S. operations in Libya violated that deadline on Friday.

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Gloom-onomics

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Robert Samuelson - May. 23 (Opinion) - The recovery seems increasingly self-propelled. Americans are shopping again, albeit with less fervor; exports are improving; companies are hiring. Massive government spending and the Federal Reserve's low interest rates seem less crucial to growth. Although this is good news, the pervasive post-crisis gloom prevents us from acknowledging it.

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A Labor Strike Against Economic Reality

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reason Magazine - By Steve Chapman, Reason - May. 16 (Opinion) - Strikes are an expensive luxury. The last one, which went on for nearly two months, was estimated to cost Boeing more than $2 billion. "Based on previous strike experience," reported The Seattle Times, "Boeing will not recoup that money for many years."

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Is Now Not the Time to Start Leaving Afghanistan?

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Larry Kudlow - May. 05 (Opinion) - With the killing of Osama, is the Afghan mission complete? The original post-9/11 goal was to kill bin Laden and wipe out al-Qaida. Now that we've killed bin Laden and dismantled so much of al-Qaida, do we really need to trudge through an even longer war in Afghanistan?

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Lib Talker: When Will Navy SEALs Take Out George W. Bush?

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Mike Malloy - May. 04 (Opinion) - "So when does Seal Unit 6, or whatever it's called, drop in on George Bush? Bush was responsible for a lot more death, innocent death, than bin Laden. Wasn't he, or am I wrong here?," Liberal radio talk show host Mike Malloy said on his show Monday eveni

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Getting Real About Obama's Chances, Part 1

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Sean Trende - Apr. 21 (Opinion) - This is the first of a two-part series to provide a more thorough examination of the presidential campaign that is about to unfold. It concludes that the results are far from foreordained. This does not mean that the president will necessarily lose, or that he is even favored to lose. Right now I believe his chances of success are roughly 50-50, with perhaps more upside on the losing end. But none of the arguments for why he should be considered a strong favorite withstand scrutiny.

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The 2011 Budget Battles: A Knight's Tale

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Mark Salter - Apr. 11 (Opinion) - Among its many charms, Washington has such an enthusiasm for hyperbole you could almost mistake it for guilelessness. Now that Congress has managed the minor accomplishment of passing a federal budget for the remainder of the fiscal year, the trembling Cassandras of cable news and Twitter feeds have breathed a sigh of relief that the crisis that gripped a nation has been averted; the guns are fallen silent on the battlefield of disputed discretionary spending line items; the curtain brought down on the perilous brinksmanship of the shutdown showdown with the timely arrival of the better angels of our nature.

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Reading the Wisconsin Tea Leaves

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By RealClearPolitics - Apr. 07 (Opinion) - As of this writing, conservative Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is trailing his liberal challenger JoAnne Kloppenberg by about 200 votes. There will probably be a recount, and it is conceivable, though highly unlikely, that it could reverse the outcome.

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The Odds on Obama

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Mark Penn - Apr. 06 (Opinion) - If in the next year America sees a strong president firmly leading the country to solve its big problems and "winning the future," it won't matter who the Republican opponent is, he will win. And if they don't see that, a billion dollars or more won't stop the tide.

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Repeal of ObamaCare Key to Ryan Budget Plan

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Michael Cannon, Cato Institute - Apr. 05 (Opinion) - If Republicans aim to capture this unique and crucial opportunity, they need to convey that a smaller government isn't just compatible with better health care. It's a prerequisite.

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In Libya, Inaction Was Not an Option

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Richard Cohen - Mar. 29 (Opinion) - The Libyan intervention established a precedent: There is such a thing as the international community and, as inchoate as it may be, it will insist on certain minimum standards even for dictators: Your people are not yours to kill.

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The Economy Remains Too Vulnerable

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Peter Morici - Mar. 28 (Opinion) - Peter Morici, Baltimore SunThe economy picked up in the first quarter. After adding 175,000 jobs in February, economists expect the Labor Department will report on Friday that the economy added 188,000 jobs in March. However, events in Japan, Libya and the wider Middle East, and the European sovereign debt crisis threaten to reverse these gains and thrust the economy into a second recession.Longer term, job gains in the range of 200,000 a month are not enough to push unemployment down to acceptable levels. Dysfunctional energy, trade and tax policies are holding back U.S. growth, adding to unemployment and lowering...

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When Cuts Don't Cut It

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Eugene Robinson, - Mar. 04 (Opinion) - WASHINGTON -- After slamming Democrats for not focusing on "jobs, jobs, jobs," Republicans have decided to ignore their own winning message in favor of "cuts, cuts, cuts." This is bad economics -- and bad politics. If you don't believe me, read a new NB

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Job Protection, 2012-Style

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Eugene Robinson - Mar. 01 (Opinion) - For all their bluster about making Barack Obama a one-term president, Republicans are assembling what looks like a remarkably weak field of candidates for the 2012 election -- an odd assortment of the uninspiring and the unelectable.

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The Enemies of Good Government

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Robert Samuelson - Feb. 14 (News Analysis) - There's something wildly irresponsible about the national government's undermining states' already poor long-term budget prospects by plying them with grants that provide short-term jobs. Worse, the high-speed rail proposal casts doubt on the administration's commitment to reducing huge budget deficits (its 2012 budget is due Monday). How can it subdue deficits if it keeps proposing big new spending programs? High-speed rail would definitely be big. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has estimated the administration's ultimate goal -- bringing high-speed rail to 80 percent of the population -- could cost $500 billion over 25 years. For this stupendous sum, there would be scant public benefits. Precisely the opposite. Rail subsidies would threaten funding for more pressing public needs: schools, police, defense.

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Obama Ditches Tax Cut Presser, Bill Clinton Takes Control

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By I. Schwartz - Dec. 10 (News) - Former President Bill Clinton gave a statement after his meeting with President Obama about his tax compromise with the Republicans.

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King Maps Out Immigration Agenda

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Erin McPike - Nov. 30 (Opinion) - As the GOP prepares to take control of the House and map out an agenda for the next Congress, even immigration reform is returning to a focus on jobs.

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Sen. Rockefeller: FCC Should Take FOX News, MSNBC Off Airwaves

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Jay Rockefeller - Nov. 17 (Speech) - "There's a little bug inside of me which wants to get the FCC to say to FOX and to MSNBC: 'Out. Off. End. Goodbye.' It would be a big favor to political discourse; our ability to do our work here in Congress, and to the American people, to be able to talk with each other and have some faith in their government and more importantly, in their future."

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When Thought Becomes a Crime

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Richard Cohen, Washington Post - Oct. 19 (Opinion) - Almost as bad as hate crimes themselves is the designation. It is a little piece of totalitarian nonsense, a way for prosecutors to punish miscreants for their thoughts or their speech, both of which used to be protected by the Constitution (I am an originalist in this regard). It is not the criminal act alone that matters anymore but the belief that might have triggered the act. For this, you can get an extra five years or so in the clink.

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The Young March Toward Cynicism

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By David Paul Kuhn - Oct. 12 (Opinion) - Comedian George Carlin once said, "Inside every cynical person there is a disappointed idealist." Now the mostly young, disappointed and liberal will come to Washington. Many more will arrive for the party. Stewart and Colbert do want to make a serious point. But their audience has been told everything is a laughing matter. It might now prove difficult to convince them that some things are not a joke.

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What Went Wrong With Obama?

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Real Clear Politics - By Jay Cost - Aug. 04 (Opinion) - A stimulus too small to significantly reduce unemployment, a TARP that didn't trickle down to Main Street, financial reform that doesn't fundamentally restructure Wall Street, and health-care reforms that don't promise to bring down health-care costs

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