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Social Security and the Budget Mess

National Review Online - 9hrs 16mins ago

President Obama is now widely acknowledged to have defaulted on his leadership obligations by opting for an election-driven Budget that ignores economic reality and the guidance of his Fiscal Reform Commission. Fortunately, there are signs that a …

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2012 Ad Blitz for Obama Planned...

Drudge Report - 12hrs 19mins ago

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District changes could be huge

Watertown Daily Times - 15hrs 51mins ago

If Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's bill on legislative redistricting passes, the north country's state Senate seats could change dramatically, owing to shifts in population and boundary lines of districts that already have among the fewest consti…

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Shutdown: Does GOP have the edge this time?

Politico - 16hrs 5mins ago

A new batch of House Republicans getting hammered for shutting down the government: That’s so 1995. Times have changed. President Barack Obama is no Bill Clinton, Speaker John Boehner is no Newt Gingrich. The new guys ran on slashing spen…

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Republicans ready for election, still no date

Times Union - 20hrs 33mins ago

Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, has been designated as the Republican Candidate for the western New York Congressional Seat formerly held by Rep. Chris Lee. () ALBANY -- Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, has been designated as the Rep…

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Unions Facing Historic Challenges

The Wall Street Journal - 21hrs 57mins ago

Labor Unions are facing the most direct challenge to their political and financial clout since Ronald Reagan broke the air-traffic controllers union 30 years ago. Across the industrial Midwest, a union stronghold long vital to Democrats and key to…

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Indiana Democrats Stage Boycott

The Wall Street Journal - 23hrs 15mins ago

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana Democratic lawmakers Tuesday boycotted legislative sessions to deny Republicans a quorum needed to pass a bill that would restrict union rights in the state, following the lead of Democrats from Wisconsin who used a simi…

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Mama Grizzly Comes to New YorkBut Is She Eating GOP's Young?

The New York Observer - 1 day ago

On Thursday morning, in a wooded rear Parking Lot cordoned off with police tape, Sarah Palin stepped out of a big black sport-utility vehicle and entered through the gaudy gates of the Crest Hollow Country Club. She wore a dour black skirt and m…

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Come and get it: Fleebagger WI Democrats will have to pick up paychecks in person

Michelle Malkin - 1day 2hrs ago

Isn’t it good to see Republicans playing hardball with delinquent Democrats? Perfect: State senators who miss two or more session days will no longer get paid through direct deposit. They’ll have to pick up their checks in person on …

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Federal judge rules for health care law

Politico - 1 day ago

The perfect partisan streak in Health Care rulings continues, with D.C. federal District Judge Gladys Kessler, a Clinton appointee, ruling the Affordable Care Act constitutional. She's the third Democratic judge to do so; two Republicans have fo…

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