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Posts Tagged ‘Reagan’

Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street

“Why every president from Reagan through Obama has put Wall Street before Main Street“, by Michael Hirsch. For the last thirty years, it has been the mantra of Washington, Wall Street, and economic academia: The fastest way to economic growth is to make financial markets happy. The few economists and government watchdogs who took exception [...]

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Bob Morris - September 1, 2010 at 7:30 am

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Pat Quinn Picks Up Anti-Gun Group’s Endorsement

Pat Quinn is still behind in the polls, but has picked up some key endorsements in recent weeks. Aside from the Illinois Education Association, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is now backing the Quinn-Sheila Simon ticket. The As...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by The Huffington Post News Editors - August 3, 2010 at 10:38 am

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Robert Kuttner: The Appeal of Austerity Is Fading — Where Is Obama?

This fall, Congress will either follow conventional wisdom and prematurely cut government outlay before an economic recovery arrives, or it will increase public spending, put jobless Americans back to work, and reduce the deficit in a less painful fashion thanks to increasing economic tailwinds. The road that Congress takes depends on presidential leadership. Where is the high-profile Obama speech making clear that the top priority for now is putting America back to work, that deficit reduction will come when the economy is back on track -- and that the budget will not be balanced on the backs of those who depend on Social Security, Medicare, and other key social outlays?

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Kuttner - August 1, 2010 at 11:16 pm

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Cenk Uygur: Why Washington is More Right-Wing Than the Rest of the Country

We recently had John Avlon on the program and he is a devout "centrist." That used to mean that you were somewhere on the political...

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Cenk Uygur - June 28, 2010 at 4:34 am

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Sharron Angle Quit Republican Party At Height Of Reagan Years, Was Democrat & Independent American

WASHINGTON — Nevada Senate nominee Sharron Angle, a tea party favorite who describes herself as a conservative's conservative, left the Republican Party at the height of the Reagan revolution and became a Democrat for at least several ye...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by The Huffington Post News Editors - June 16, 2010 at 8:26 am

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John Wooden ‘Resting Comfortably’ In Hospital, According To UCLA

Contrary to previous reports that UCLA coaching legend John Wooden is in “grave condition,” the university says he is “resting comfortably,” according to an official release on Friday. The release also says that Wooden was adm...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Chris Mottram - June 4, 2010 at 12:43 pm

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Top White House advisor: Hey, how about a stiff new carbon or energy tax?

Why not?

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Allahpundit - May 21, 2010 at 9:14 pm

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