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The Long Run: For Ron Paul, a Distinctive Worldview of Long Standing - — His parents married two days before the crash of 1929. He was reared on nightmarish stories of currency that proved worthless, told by relatives whose patriarch had fled Germany in the dark of night when his debts were about to ruin him. |
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Political Memo: Obama Campaign on Lookout for Romney Flubs - — WASHINGTON — For Brad Woodhouse, the spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, it was when he came across a Twitter post about a CNN interview in which Mitt Romney seemed to shrug off concern for the very poor. |
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Congress Appears to Be Trying to Get Around Earmark Ban - — WASHINGTON — Members of Congress may no longer be able to direct federal money to projects back home because of a moratorium on legislative earmarks, but that has not stopped them from trying. — A coalition of budget watchdog groups … |
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Things Are Not O.K. - In a better world - specifically ... - — In a better world — specifically, a world with a better policy elite — a good jobs report would be cause for unalloyed celebration. In the world we actually inhabit, however, every silver lining comes with a cloud. Friday's report was, in fact, much better than expected … |
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Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief - — With a deadline looming on Monday for state officials to sign onto a landmark multibillion-dollar settlement to address foreclosure abuses, the Obama administration is close to winning support from a crucial state that would significantly expand the breadth of the deal. |
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Politics and the Supreme Court - — The Supreme Court underscored its power to shape American life when it took major cases about the health care reform law, Arizona's anti-immigrant law and the Voting Rights Act in an election year. But this is not simply a case of the court thrusting itself into politics. |
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Religious Caucus Causes Protest in Las Vegas - — LAS VEGAS — A special Saturday night Republican caucus here intended to accommodate Orthodox Jews who could not vote before sundown became the scene of controversy and confrontation after caucusgoers were told that to be admitted they had to sign … |
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Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges - — CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday referred 19 Americans and two dozen others to criminal trials as part of a politically charged investigation into the foreign financing of nonprofit groups that has shaken the 30-year alliance between the United States and Egypt. |
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The Great Man's Wife - — IF you want to figure out why Newt Gingrich is still out there grasping for lost power, howling at the moon like King Lear, look to Callista. — You can find her anytime standing statue-still on stage next to Newt as he speaks, gazing at him with such frozen attentiveness … |
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U.S. Plans Shift to Elite Units as It Winds Down in Afghanistan - — WASHINGTON — The United States' plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops … |
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