Tag Archives: 2013

Associated Press: U.S. Senate Advances Immigration Bill

Source:Associated Press– U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey) speaking about the bipartisan immigration reform bill. “The Senate advanced historic immigration legislation across the last procedural test Thursday and prepared to vote later in the day to pass the measure … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report- DOMA Overturned by SCOTUS, Punt on Prop 8

Source:ABC News at the U.S. Supreme Court. “High court strikes down a key section in the Defense of Marriage Act.” Source:ABC News If you are a true believer in states rights and just don’t just use that term to push … Continue reading

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The Wall Street Journal: ‘U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act’

Source:Wall Street Journal with a look at the U.S. Supreme Court. “Supreme Court rules in a 5-4 decision that a key section of the voting-rights act is unconstitutional. WSJ legal reporters Jess Bravin and Ashby Jones discuss on MoneyBeat.” Source:Wall … Continue reading

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Kyle Summerall: John Madden’s Eulogy of Pat Summerall

Source:Kyle Summerall– Pat Summerall’s longtime partner at CBS Sports John Madden, delivering his eulogy. Source:The Daily Press  “John Madden Eulogy” From Kyle Summerall As John Madden said, Pat Summerall’s long time partner on the NFL on CBS and then later on … Continue reading

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New York Times: Annie Lowrey: ‘Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money’

Source:New York Times columnist Annie Lowrey. “Can you alleviate poverty by just giving money to the poor? It seems like a tautology, sure. But for development experts, it is a subject of serious research. Say you give $100 to a … Continue reading

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Miles Corak: ‘Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity & Intergenerational Mobility’

Source:Mile Corak blogger on WordPress. “The summer issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives will feature a collection of articles on inequality and the top 1%, some of which are now being circulated by the authors. The paper by Tony … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: ‘Fox News Swears Liberalism is on Decline’

Source:The Young Turks giving the finger to The O’Reilly Finger. “On Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor, resident grumpy old man Bill O’Reilly wondered with Tim Graham and Erick Erickson why liberal radio is failing. Why…it must be that America hates … Continue reading

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The White House: Weekly Address- President Barack Obama: ‘Celebrating Father’s Day Weekend’

Source:The White House– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) 44th President of the United States. Source:The Daily Press “President Obama discusses Father’s Day and notes that nothing substitutes for the love and support of the presence of a parent in … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Edward Conrad & Fareed Zakaria: ‘How to Fix America’

Source:Foreign Affairs– with their rebuild American plan. “In “Can America Be Fixed?” (January/February 2013), Fareed Zakaria argues that American democracy has grown increasingly dysfunctional since the 1970s and that “a series of lucky breaks” — namely, the end of inflation, … Continue reading

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Economist’s View: Ezra Klein: ‘No One Really Believes in Equality of Opportunity’

Source:The Washington Post– we get the government that we pay for. “Everyone in American life professes to believe in equality of opportunity. But nobody really believes in it. … You can’t have real equality of opportunity without equality of outcome. … Continue reading

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