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Obama replants goal posts in America's midfield
Obama Replants Goal Posts in America's Midfield: In the summer of 2011, when the "Grand Bargain" on deficit reduction failed, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama of "moving the goal posts" -- shifting his demands to the left....Tags: Ronald Reagan, Republican Party, Immigration, John Boehner, Elections
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Letters: Waiting on Iran
Re "On Iran, there's time," Opinion, Feb. 14 Ray Takeyh counsels the United States and its allies to apply patience as nuclear talks with Iran resume later this month. He contends that "time works best for the United States," while a "take it or leave...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Department of State, Iran's Nuclear Program, Nuclear Policy, POLITICO LLC
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Drone strikes: Who's on the 'kill list'
Who decides who will be killed by U.S. drone attacks? Protectors of civil liberties have expressed dissatisfaction with the present system of unreviewed presidential discretion, whether in the hands of George W. Bush or Barack Obama. Must an...
Tags: Judges, U.S. Military, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Justice System, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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'What It Takes': A true political classic
One of the many bits of conventional wisdom about politicians is that they're all scoundrels in one way or another. This is especially true of those who run for president. Maybe they don't steal or lie or cheat on their spouse (although plenty do)....
Tags: U.S. Army, Politics, Joe Biden, Authors, The Miami Herald
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Obama to visit South Florida for work-free weekend
After days of jetting around the country to sell his State of the Union proposals, President Barack Obama is following the path set by previous presidents — coming to South Florida for some R&R. The White House has been mum about details, the...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, State of the Union Address, Barack Obama, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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What expiration of payroll tax holiday will cost you
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe country didn't go over the so-called 'fiscal cliff', but your paycheck will still be smaller starting in a couple of weeks. That's because the payroll tax holiday is expiring. Congress lowered the amount workers pay in Social Security payroll tax in...Tags: Mike Pompeo, Renewable Energy, Siemens, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues
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George H.W. Bush goes home after almost two months in hospital
George H.W. Bush, the nation’s oldest former president, was released on Monday from a Texas hospital after nearly two months of treatment, his spokesman announced. Bush, 88, was released from Methodist Hospital in Houston after being treated for...
Tags: George W. Bush, Jeb Bush
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In Our Opinion: No Farm Bill is bad news for more than just farmers
As 2012 fades into memory, so, too, does the Farm Bill. Our government has failed to take the necessary steps to renew — or deny — the Farm Bill or the Production Tax Credit in 2012, despite ample opportunity to do so. The Production Tax...Tags: Tax Credits, Taxation, Republican Party, Credit and Debt, Fiscal Cliff
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Higher taxes, lower spending?
It comes as no surprise to hear anti-tax activist Grover Norquist talk about tax cuts, but it does come as a surprise to hear him raise the subject of pink unicorns. Pink unicorns are purely imaginary — a trait he says they share with the...Tags: Ronald Reagan, NPR, George W. Bush, Radio, Democratic Party
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Robert Watson: For Truman, Key West was home
The presidency is the world's most demanding job. Consequently, most presidents relied on "retreats" to get away from the capital city. Ronald Reagan, for instance, had his ranch in California, "W" his ranch in Crawford, TX., and Teddy Roosevelt sought...Tags: Ronald Reagan, World War I (1914-1918), Government, Richard Nixon, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Lance Armstrong's inspiration wasn't a lie for many
The 7-Eleven Kid really is 7, a second-grader, and she recently did a report on George Herbert Walker Bush. Along with her friends, they presented it to the third-graders, as scary a group as a second-grader can face. She heard about his being in the...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Bob Hope, Track Cycling, Lance Armstrong, Cycling
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Letters: The cost of guns
Re "Obama goes all in on guns," Editorial, Jan. 17 As a UC Berkeley-trained demographer and epidemiologist, I look at the total cost of any event, not just the immediate dollar price. In recent years the total cost of gun violence has not been well...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Air and Space Accidents, National Rifle Association of America
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