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19 hours ago ago from Michelle Malkin
My column looks at the year in Washington political bribery. And what a year it was for the Beltway's reverse Santa Clauses, who are suspended simultaneously in mental states of denial and indignation. Democrat Sen. Mary Louisiana Purchase Landrieu defended her payoff while declaring that she can't be bought. Democrat Sen. Tom Iowa Bounty Harkin dismissed the hundreds of millions of taxpayer-subsidized gifts to pols in the Demcare package as ...
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17 hours ago ago from Scissor Tales
Ever been stuck aboard a delayed commercial flight? Cramped quarters, stale air and, of course, the inevitable screaming baby. The Obama administration has felt your pain and on Monday ordered airlines to let people get off planes delayed on the ground after three hours. Consumer advocates called it a Christmas miracle, although the new regulation won't go into effect for 120 days. Airline officials said the regs would result in more canceled ...
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3 hours ago ago from Facing South
Today we continue our series of the Top Stories of 2009 here at Facing South. You can see #s 6-10 here , here , here , here and here . And coming in at #5 ... Take your mind, for a moment, back to early 2009: The economy is in shambles. Jobs are scarce. (OK, that sounds like right now, but work with me.) Congress and Obama are talking about a big stimulus bill to jump-start recovery, including green jobs. And then, as if out of thin ...
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52 minutes ago ago from Huffington Post
This article originally appeared on my site Credit Writedowns As we approach the new year, I have decided to write a few thematic posts as a look back at some of the more important economic topics that this credit crisis has uncovered. The thinking is that tying posts together in a theme might give a better holistic view of a few themes than the posts do in isolation. The first topic is this: does fiscal or monetary stimulus work? That ...
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