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A Monument Not Fit for a King

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday August 28, 2011

Dealing Weed Beats Cutting Grass

Picture a drug dealer in your mind. What does he look like? Whatever the image is, it's probably not going to be a young white male wearing this summer's latest footwear, and an untucked "secret wash button-down Coral tattersall" shirt from J. Crew. Doubtful, too, your imagination pictures him as …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 27, 2011

How Ron Paul Could Save Obama

John Podhoretz writes about the possibility of a third party bid by Jon Huntsman and whether he could harm Obama in the process. As heartening as I found it, I wish to take issue with part of the argument. I do not think the key to a third party candidate damaging one or the other main candidates …

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Written by John Vecchione on Friday August 26, 2011

Reagan: The Biggest RINO

What would the Club for Growth say about Ronald Reagan? We know what they think about Rick Perry since they have  produced new Presidential White Papers on him. Their opinion: eh, not bad, but not great. Now, keep in mind, the Club for Growth is hard to please. We are talking about Rick Perry, …

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Written by Paul Talley on Wednesday August 24, 2011

Medicare's Flawed Bidding Plan Moves Forward

On Friday, August 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced what may be the worst perversion of a good idea to come out of the government in quite some time: something called Round Two of "The Competitive Bidding Program for certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday August 23, 2011

Unemployed for a Year. Who Speaks for Me?

I received The Call exactly a year ago at 11:30 a.m. EDT. That was a bit early. For almost nine years I had worked from my home in Charlotte, NC for a small company in California, so calls from the office before noon my time were not frequent. When I heard that my boss, his boss and the HR director …

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Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Monday August 22, 2011

O'Donnell Camp's Method: Lie, Then Slander

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Written by Maria Evans on Monday August 22, 2011

That Was Me Who Interrupted Your Dinner

While I waited outside the building for the second round of interviewing for my first real job, I saw a man get into a fight with a homeless drug addict. I was 17 years old. After I had gotten the job, I sat down at my desk. And in the cubicle next to me was the same man who had downed the …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 20, 2011

The Next Bailout?

It's possible that President Obama will soon face the toughest economic question since his original stimulus decision: join a global bailout of the European periphery countries or not? In 2008, President Bush moved to rescue US banks deemed too big to fail. The really scary possibility in a …

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Written by David Frum on Friday August 19, 2011

Bachmann's Best Promise: $2 Gas

I have been quite critical of Michele Bachmann lately, but I will defend her whenever she is attacked unfairly. She has just promised that if elected she would bring the price of gas below $2 per gallon. This promise has been met with widespread derision, and even conservative outlets such as …

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Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Thursday August 18, 2011

What Has Perry Done for Hispanics Lately?

As Governor Rick Perry begins his presidential campaign, Hispanic voters open to the idea of voting Republican are wondering which Rick Perry will show up. In Texas, Hispanic voters concerned about immigration issues and undocumented immigrants have witnessed two Perrys: the good Perry who …

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Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday August 17, 2011

O'Donnell: Still Making Trouble

Christine O’Donnell, the failed Tea Party Senate candidate from Delaware, is back in the news with the release of her new book, Troublemaker: Let’s Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again .  The book frames O’Donnell as the prototypical conscientious patriot, holding true to her principles …

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Written by Fictio Cedit Veritati on Tuesday August 16, 2011

More Jobs, Better Pay: What the GOP Can Do

In my column for CNN, I explain why Rick Perry's record on job is both his greatest strength and weakness: Gov. Rick Perry enters the presidential race with one big advantage and one big impediment. The advantage: his record of job creation in Texas. His impediment? His record of job creation …

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Written by David Frum on Monday August 15, 2011

The Straw Poll Scam

Why doesn't the national Republican Party discourage the presidential hopefuls from participating in the Ames Straw Poll? While the benefits of this event to the Iowa GOP are perfectly clear, I don't see any benefits to the party as a whole, and there may even be some harm. The straw poll has …

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Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Sunday August 14, 2011

Standing By for a Crappy Airport Job

I've always thought that working at an airport must be one of the most depressing jobs available. Far, far away from the center of a city, and often, in an ugly, poorly-designed environment. However, here in Toronto, we are lucky to have the Billy Bishop Airport, a small property in the heart of …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 13, 2011

Pawlenty and Bachmann Spar in Iowa Debate

A spirited debate tonight on Fox News, but one where the winner ultimately turned about to be someone who said the least substantively. Frontrunner and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney escaped unscathed - no one seriously challenged him, and with expectations that he would be targeted, …

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Written by Tim Mak on Thursday August 11, 2011

Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?

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Written by Wall Street Insider on Thursday August 11, 2011

Priebus' Big Wisconsin Win

Chalk up another win for Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. The four Republican victories in the Wisconsin recall elections means that the GOP maintains control over the state senate. But for Priebus, this was something more personal – he has strong ties in Wisconsin, as …

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Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday August 10, 2011

Perry's Highway to Nowhere

On Saturday, Texas Governor Rick Perry will announce that he intends to run for president. Perry will bring a lot of conservative rhetoric to the GOP field, but what about his actual record? The truth is, not all of Perry's policies have been successful and some of them may not fit the Tea …

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Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday August 9, 2011