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Jill Biden: Not Educated on School Vouchers

The Second Lady admitted yesterday that she had not been following the D.C. school vouchers program. This despite her role as an advocate for the Obama administration on education issues, her Ph.D. in education, and her year-long residence in a city where this is perhaps the biggest issue in local …

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Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Pawlenty Fights to Save State Budget Cuts

Last week, a judge placed an injunction on many of Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty's cuts to the state budget. While his critics have painted the ruling as a setback, the fight to preserve the budget cuts could boost his credentials amongst conservatives. Last summer, facing a $2.7 billion …

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Written by Bryce McNitt on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Pawlenty Fights to Save State Budget Cuts

Last week, a judge placed an injunction on many of Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty's cuts to the state budget. While his critics have painted the ruling as a setback, the fight to preserve the budget cuts could boost his credentials amongst conservatives. Last summer, facing a $2.7 billion …

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Written by Bryce McNitt on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Pawlenty Fights to Save State Budget Cuts

Last week, a judge placed an injunction on many of Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty's cuts to the state budget. While his critics have painted the ruling as a setback, the fight to preserve the budget cuts could boost his credentials amongst conservatives. Last summer, facing a $2.7 billion …

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Written by Bryce McNitt on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Bad Times = Big Government?

Michael Barone makes the interesting observation that President Obama seems to have assumed Americans would be more supportive of big government policies in tough economic times. If Obama did carry this assumption, he was heading for trouble. Michael Barone offers a thought-provoking observati…

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Bad Times = Big Government?

Michael Barone makes the interesting observation that President Obama seems to have assumed Americans would be more supportive of big government policies in tough economic times. If Obama did carry this assumption, he was heading for trouble. Michael Barone offers a thought-provoking observati…

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Bad Times = Big Government?

Michael Barone makes the interesting observation that President Obama seems to have assumed Americans would be more supportive of big government policies in tough economic times. If Obama did carry this assumption, he was heading for trouble. Michael Barone offers a thought-provoking observati…

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Neo Mug

In the new Atlantic I champion the half-forgotten, half-despised Mugwumps of 120 years ago. This may seem really, really far off the beaten path, but in the new Atlantic I champion the half-forgotten, half-despised Mugwumps of 120 years ago. Twenty-first-century America abounds in …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Neo Mug

In the new Atlantic I champion the half-forgotten, half-despised Mugwumps of 120 years ago. This may seem really, really far off the beaten path, but in the new Atlantic I champion the half-forgotten, half-despised Mugwumps of 120 years ago. Twenty-first-century America abounds in …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Neo Mug

In the new Atlantic I champion the half-forgotten, half-despised Mugwumps of 120 years ago. This may seem really, really far off the beaten path, but in the new Atlantic I champion the half-forgotten, half-despised Mugwumps of 120 years ago. Twenty-first-century America abounds in …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Don't Count on a High-Minded Slugfest

John Guardiano is right that we should use the 2010 GOP primaries to encourage an intelligent conversation on the party's future. But as the attacks on Mark Kirk in the Illinois Senate race sadly show, most primary fights won't be civil debates about policy. It's difficult to dispute anything …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Don't Count on a High-Minded Slugfest

John Guardiano is right that we should use the 2010 GOP primaries to encourage an intelligent conversation on the party's future. But as the attacks on Mark Kirk in the Illinois Senate race sadly show, most primary fights won't be civil debates about policy. It's difficult to dispute anything …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Don't Count on a High-Minded Slugfest

John Guardiano is right that we should use the 2010 GOP primaries to encourage an intelligent conversation on the party's future. But as the attacks on Mark Kirk in the Illinois Senate race sadly show, most primary fights won't be civil debates about policy. It's difficult to dispute anything …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday January 6, 2010

No Army Marches into Battle Alone

Independent military contractors are nothing new. No army in history has ever marched one step without private enterprise providing everything from boots and uniforms to meals and weaponry. Although not new by any means, the privatization of the military was foreseen as early as …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday January 5, 2010

No Army Marches into Battle Alone

Independent military contractors are nothing new. No army in history has ever marched one step without private enterprise providing everything from boots and uniforms to meals and weaponry. Although not new by any means, the privatization of the military was foreseen as early as …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday January 5, 2010

No Army Marches into Battle Alone

Independent military contractors are nothing new. No army in history has ever marched one step without private enterprise providing everything from boots and uniforms to meals and weaponry. Although not new by any means, the privatization of the military was foreseen as early as …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday January 5, 2010

The Prairies and the Pampas

Monday's CNN.com column draws some American lessons from Canada and Argentina. Monday's CNN.com column draws some American lessons from Canada and Argentina. Latin America is a marvelous place to be rich. A decade ago, I lived in Peru for a month on an assignment. My hosts assigned me an …

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Written by David Frum on Monday January 4, 2010

The Prairies and the Pampas

Monday's CNN.com column draws some American lessons from Canada and Argentina. Monday's CNN.com column draws some American lessons from Canada and Argentina. Latin America is a marvelous place to be rich. A decade ago, I lived in Peru for a month on an assignment. My hosts assigned me an …

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Written by David Frum on Monday January 4, 2010

The Prairies and the Pampas

Monday's CNN.com column draws some American lessons from Canada and Argentina. Monday's CNN.com column draws some American lessons from Canada and Argentina. Latin America is a marvelous place to be rich. A decade ago, I lived in Peru for a month on an assignment. My hosts assigned me an …

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Written by David Frum on Monday January 4, 2010

Scary Lessons from Argentina

The Argentine experience is one of tragic falling away from a once glorious promise and offers lessons for both the political left and the right. I spent the Christmas holidays in two very similar nations, with two radically different histories. Country 1 is my native Canada: a resource-rich …

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Written by David Frum on Monday January 4, 2010