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Economic Debate Centers on 9-9-9 Plan
by Amy Kaufman Last night the top eight Republican presidential hopefuls participated in the Bloomberg – Washington Post sponsored economic debate, where each candidate attempted to breakthrough as an...
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Rick Perry: Comeback Kid?
By Henry Schleifer 10%. Those are the odds that the bettors at Intrade are giving Rick Perry to win the Republican Party’s nomination for President. Considering Perry’s precipitous fall in the polls...
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Heated GOP Debate Heavy on Catchphrases, Light on Policy
by Amy Kaufman Last night’s Republican presidential debate revealed the new and contentious campaign style for the seven GOP participants. The CNN event was highly emotional as the presidential...
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New Polling Suggests Sheep Should Eschew Gun Violence
by David Dickey-Griffith Remember when the media buried Newt Gingrich? So do I. In fact, my hippocampus is still recovering from having to process his now famous press release a second time: “The...
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The ABC’s of the CNBC Debate: Allegations, Blunders and Controversy
by Amy Kaufman Last night’s CNBC sponsored Republican debate was one for the books. The event was simultaneously bland, memorable, hostile and reserved. Although the eight presidential hopefuls...
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On Gaffes and Noble Causes
by Isabel Taylor While the last few years of American politics have been dominated by a distinct lack of bi-partisanship and willingness to work across the aisle to offer real policy solutions, I...
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My Church, Our State: Religion on the Campaign Trail
By Isabel Taylor I am constantly amazed at the role religion plays in American politics. In a country where there is a clear separation of powers between the church and state (and hats off to the...
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Mitt Romney’s Failure to Connect
By Isabel Taylor With Mitt Romney still hanging in there as the likely Republican candidate to challenge President Obama in the fall, the former Governor of Massachusetts is obviously failing to set...
View ArticleSunshine for the Super PAC: The DISCLOSE Act Would Eliminate Anonymous Donors
by Alex Engler Last month, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced an updated version of the DISCLOSE Act, legislation aimed at improving transparency in campaign-related spending. Senator...
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Unemployment in the Eleventh Hour: Labor Statistics and Election 2012
by Alex Engler “I expect we’re either going to see a bit of an acceleration of payroll jobs, or we’re going to see the unemployment rate go back up.” That is former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...
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