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Phoenix 112th Congress

New Year, New Bank Failures

In 2010, we witnessed 157 banks closed by the FDIC. They were either taken over by stronger hands or liquidated and depositors were given back...
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Here Comes 2011

Welcome to 2011, the year of the Long-Term Evolution (LTE), A.K.A., G4 wireless connectivity. Only Verizon Wireless (VZ) is offering it as I write...
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Congress does little but collect their paychecks and contributions

The current Congress is nearing its halfway point, and has nothing to show for it. It has yet to pass any appropriation bills. It has not passed a...
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It's the health care costs, stupid

As Democrats and Republicans continue their budget dance over non-military discretionary spending, the elephant in the room remains the rising cost...
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Boehner defends rights of Americans to be ill-informed

  • John Boehner and Meet the Press
  • February 14, 2011
On NBC's Meet the Press this weekend, Speaker John Boehner was pressed by host David Gregory to repudiate the baseless allegations of Obama...
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Divided House GOP ups the odds of government shutdown

  • GOP 2011 budget
  • February 11, 2011
On Wednesday, Republican House leaders introduced $32 billion in budget cuts for the remaining seven months of the 2011 fiscal year, but were then...
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Internet Kill-Switch Bill is ill-timed, ill-named, just ill

Sen. Lieberman reintroduced his ‘Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010’ this week. The bill has been widely dubbed the...
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Independent analysis debunks false GOP claims about health reform

  • CBO Health Care Reform Repeal
  • January 18, 2011
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a group with a reputation for producing materials that are balanced, authoritative, and accessible to...
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Congressional hypocrites investigate Wikileaks while soliciting whistleblowers

House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) launched a new website this week soliciting government whistleblowers. The site is looking for...
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Study shows elected officials more ignorant of Constitution than general public

Some bad news and some worse news.First the bad: The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization, just...
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