When Bipartisanship Is A Dirty Word (Cato @ Liberty Blog)

May 18, 2012

By Sallie James In a blog post I wrote about two years ago, I said “Usually when I hear that a policy proposal has bipartisan support, I instinctively check for my wallet.” At that time I was lauding a bipartisan proposal to shut the USDA’s market access program (although it seems that idea didn’t get much traction) [...]

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Looking at Austerity in Italy (Cato @ Liberty Blog)

May 18, 2012

By Juan Carlos Hidalgo The Italian economy contracted for a third quarter in a row, deepening the country’s recession and adding to the fire of the euro crisis. Italy is the third largest economy in the Eurozone, and many view it as the endgame of an eventual collapse of the common currency because it is [...]

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Where’s the Accountability? (Commentary)

May 18, 2012

Late last week JPMorgan Chase announced that it had lost some $2.3 billion, and possibly more, as a result of bad investment decisions made by its risk-hedging operation. Predictably, some have seized on this misstep to call for greater regulation of the banking industry. White House spokesman Jay Carney said: “The president fought very hard [...]

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The Boehner/Obama Fiscal Brawl

May 18, 2012

Listening to Barack Obama and John Boehner over the past few days put me in mind of two testosterone-addled 22-year olds preparing for a bar fight, rather than the President of the United States and the Speaker of the House discussing fiscal policy. First, Boehner kicked off this high-level “whose your mama” conversation by demanding [...]

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What happened the night Trayvon Martin died – CNN International

May 18, 2012

BBC News What happened the night Trayvon Martin diedCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Trayvon Martin walked into a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida, grabbing a bag of Skittles and a can of AriZona iced tea. The hood from his dark gray sweatshirt over his head, he walked up to the counter, reached deep [...]

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Insight: Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into it – Reuters

May 18, 2012

USA TODAY Insight: Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into itReutersBy Joseph A. Giannone | NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.Facebook: From [...]

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Romney criticizes proposed PAC ad – STLtoday.com

May 18, 2012

The Guardian Romney criticizes proposed PAC adSTLtoday.comJACKSONVILLE, Fla. • Mitt Romney said Thursday that he rejected a proposal presented to a GOP 'super PAC" that intended to tie President Barack Obama to incendiary comments by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. — a risky approach that …Romney Rejects Wright-Based Attack as He [...]

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What happened the night Trayvon Martin died – CNN International

May 18, 2012

BBC News What happened the night Trayvon Martin diedCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Trayvon Martin walked into a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida, grabbing a bag of Skittles and a can of AriZona iced tea. The hood from his dark gray sweatshirt over his head, he walked up to the counter, reached deep [...]

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Insight: Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into it – Reuters

May 18, 2012

USA TODAY Insight: Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into itReutersBy Joseph A. Giannone | NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.Facebook: From [...]

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Romney criticizes proposed PAC ad – STLtoday.com

May 18, 2012

The Guardian Romney criticizes proposed PAC adSTLtoday.comJACKSONVILLE, Fla. • Mitt Romney said Thursday that he rejected a proposal presented to a GOP 'super PAC" that intended to tie President Barack Obama to incendiary comments by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. — a risky approach that …Romney Rejects Wright-Based Attack as He [...]

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