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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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ABC News: Good Morning America: U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann Won’t Run For Re-Election

Source:The Washington Post– U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (Republican, Minnesota) announcing that she’s not running for reelection to the U.S. House, so she can go back home and get the help that she deserves. Actually, I don’t know what she’s saying … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: David Weigel: ‘Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin and Returns From the Dead’

Source:Slate Magazine– Richard Cordray is President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “So far, it seems like only Greg Sargent and HuffPost are noticing: Democrats are talking about filibuster reform again. The latest progress report comes … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Charles Lane: ‘Austerity & Keynes Can Coexist’

Source:The Washington Post columnist Charles Lane. “For those of us trying to sort out the debate over economic “austerity,” there’s a limit to what can be learned by inspecting the credentials of the contending economists. Yes, the fiscal-stimulus vanguard includes … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Michael Kinsley: ‘Paul Krugman’s Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity’

Source:The New Republic with an article about New York Times left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. “Feeling perhaps that columnist Paul Krugman hasn’t made the point emphatically enough, The New York Times Monday published an op-ed shocker by two academics with the … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Michael O’Hanlon: ‘Sequestration & U.S. Defense Spending: Healing the Wounded Giant’

Source:Brookings Institution author Michael O’Hanlon. “Michael O’Hanlon: Whenever you cut substantial amounts of money in the Department of Defense, you’re basically giving up some capability. Some of those capabilities are less crucial than others.” From the Brookings Institution Michael O’Hanlon is … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Nate Cohn: ‘November 2012 Census Data: Barack Obama’s Coalition Will Hold Together’

Source:The New Republic with a look at 2013 census. “After President Obama’s relatively easy reelection, analysts and commentators wondered whether his young and diverse coalition would outlive his presidency. Many believe, based mainly on their intuition, that 2008 and 2012 … Continue reading

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For President: Jimmy Carter 1980 TV Ad- Commander

Source:For President– President James E. Carter (Democrat, Georgia) You can also see this post at The Daily Press, on WordPress. “Commander, Jimmy Carter 1980 Presidential Campaign TV Ad, Courtesy Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, http://www.4President.tv” From For President You do not see Jimmy … Continue reading

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