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Should Every Bank Loss Be Examined By Congress?

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
This is an exercise in stupidity. It gives the “fairness” people a bully pulpit to try and dictate CEO salaries and bank practices. 2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZJeff Carter
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Christians Should Vote For Romney

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
It's no secret that I have been and remain a vocal critic of Mitt Romney. To say that his conservative bona fides are suspect is an understatement. I have tremendous respect for a number of fellow evangelical Christians who say that they will not support his presidential candidacy.2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZMatt Barber
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Introducing My Banker

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
My dad’s car had an auto loan which also came from the bank. I asked, “How could I get my $3.00 back if it had been lent out to others?” 2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZBill Tatro
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The Politics Of Ridley Scott's Blockbuster Film Prometheus

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
Ripley, the modern woman, rebels against the joint program of imperialism, capitalism, war and reproduction, all in one act of forcible expulsion from the narcissistic self. In the words of Camille Paglia, abortion is an act of revolt against the “fascism of nature.” 2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZJerry Bowyer
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Teachers Union Rides First Class on Philadelphia Schools’ Gravy Train

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
PHILADELPHIA – Every pay period, the Philadelphia school district puts $155 per union member into a special fund that helps educators pay their personal legal bills, which includes everything from routine legal advice to estate planning.2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZKyle Olson
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The Designated Leaker

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
Everyone in the Washington-New York Axis of Evil knows that's why there has been a string of White House national security leaks.2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZMichael Reagan
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Obama's Frugality, and Other Myths

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
When White House press secretary Jay Carney stood up in front of reporters and said, "Do not buy into the B.S. that you hear about spending and fiscal constraint with regard to this administration," I naturally assumed someone would come out with a hook and drag him away before sending him on a long vacation to recover from whatever was addling his mind.2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZSteve Chapman
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My Children's Father

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
In January 1995, I made a list of 18 attributes that described the type of man I wanted to marry. The list included "wants children," "high family ties -- loves his mother," "secure in themselves" and "social."2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T20:40:03ZJackie Gingrich Cushman
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Economy: Obama Brags About Treading Water

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
After President Barack Obama said, "The private sector is doing fine," he later quickly regrouped. "The economy is not doing fine (emphasis added). That's the reason I had the press conference." But Obama said he was particularly concerned about losses in the public sector.2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T12:40:03ZLarry Elder
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Feinstein Takes On Culture of Leaks

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
It was gutsy for Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein to come out against Washington's recent rash of dangerous intelligence leaks last week; she made criticism of the leaks bipartisan.2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T12:40:03ZDebra J. Saunders
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Debating Keynesian Economics with Robert Reich on CNN

TownHall.com - Columns - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
So when Robert Reich and I went on Erin Burnett’s CNN show to discuss Obama’s stumbling economic performance, much of our discussion focused on whether to further expand the burden of the public sector. 2012-06-14T00:01:00-04:002012-06-14T12:40:03ZDaniel J. Mitchell
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Italy's Reform Stall

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
Monti wants growth but can't pass policies to spur it.


Syria's Cease-Fire of the Grave

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
Assad, Russia and Iran are rolling over a timid West.


Sherk and Zywicki: Obama's United Auto Workers Bailout

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
If the administration treated the UAW in the manner required by bankruptcy law, it could have saved U.S. taxpayers $26.5 billion.


Gay parenting studies disputed by association

Amid a firestorm of criticism over a pair of new studies on gay parenting, the world's largest organization of psychologists has affirmed its own position that sexual orientation is not a factor in parental fitness.

The American Psychological Association (APA) said this week that it and other prominent health and ...

'Great strides' made combatting human trafficking

Human trafficking is modern-day slavery whose victims include young women coming to the U.S. in search of a new life, children who grew up here but fall into a life of desperation and migrant workers robbed of the means to ensure their independence, a top Justice Department official said Wednesday.

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New York is set to join fracking-friendly states, within limits

New York is poised to become the latest state to cash in on the nation's natural gas boom.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, reportedly will lift a moratorium on fracking this summer, allowing the popular yet controversial gas-extraction technique to be used in the southern part of the state near ...

Witnesses tell jurors of gifts, threats in Sandusky trial

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — One, a foster child, said he was threatened, warned he would never see his family again if he ever told anyone what happened. Another said he stayed quiet because he didn't want to stop getting tickets to the hottest game in town - Penn State football.

That ...

Fracking wars hit the silver screen with supporters' film 'Truthland'

The heated war over fracking is returning to the silver screen.

Natural-gas industry groups Wednesday released their documentary film "Truthland," billed as a factual response to the popular but controversial "Gasland," an Oscar-nominated film beloved by environmental activists for its highly critical portrayal of fracking and its effect on small ...

Rove: Obama's Health-Care Opportunity

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2024-11-27 01:46
If his reform is struck down, he can pivot to the center and reclaim some of the aura of 2008.


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