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• Heaven Forbid We Have Lawmakers Live Like the Rest of Us Mon Jun 17
  Michael Schaus
  Representative Larson finds it horrifically “unfair” that he and his staff will be forced into the same healthcare that is scheduled to be imposed on tens of millions of Americans. The Democrat, who was among the leadership in his party when healthcare reform was passed, said “this is simply not fair to these employees. They are federal employees.” ... more
• Can You Find It in Your Heart to Feel Sympathy for Politicians and their Staff? Sat Jun 15
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I had some fun back in April when I noted that politicians and staff on Capitol Hill were getting very agitated about having to be part of Obamacare. Well, it seems that the way the law applies to them is so costly that many of them are thinking about calling it quits. ... more
• Smiling Faces More Dangerous Sat Jun 15
  Charles Payne
  A report out this week from researchers in New Zealand says Lego mini-figures have become angrier. Moreover, there's a suggestion the change has made children angrier in the process. In the study, which covers the period from 1975 to 2010, those mini-figures all had smiling faces until 1989. ... more
• As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs Fri Jun 14
  Reuters News
• Obama to defend U.S. surveillance programs in G8 talks, White House says Fri Jun 14
  Reuters News
• Bring Your “A” Game Fri Jun 14
  Bill Tatro
  Once again, we’re all very disappointed in the fact that we can’t reestablish our “A.” Perhaps in a few years when the politicians have changed faces we’ll once again be worthy of our “A,” but for now we can only keep our fingers crossed. ... more
• Still Hip - Great American Companies Fri Jun 14
  Charles Payne
  It was another tough session for the market as buyers have decided to cool their heels and refuse to take the early rally bait. There wasn't much news but the longer the market drifts, the more time for some to realize the Dow made a 9,000 point rally and maybe it's due for a pullback of sorts. ... more
• Surveillance thwarted attack on Danish newspaper: White House Thu Jun 13
  Reuters News
• Swiss upper house backs U.S. tax deal to protect banks Wed Jun 12
  Reuters News
• Swiss-US tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house Wed Jun 12
  Reuters News
• Swiss-U.S. tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house Tue Jun 11
  Reuters News
• Former White House staffer Daley weighs Illinois governor bid Tue Jun 11
  Reuters News
• An Opaque PRISM Tue Jun 11
  Brett Bogus
  While the Federal government's admission of procuring Verizon records daily was an explosive admission, it pales in comparison to the new information coming out about PRISM, a program with a two billion dollar center in Utah. ... more
• Obama's "Light Touch" Sanctimony Tue Jun 11
  Bob Beauprez
  There is no longer any shock value in catching the President saying something diametrically opposed to reality. We are all too familiar with Barack "It-was-the-video" Obama and a plethora of other exaggerations and fantasies. Occasionally, though, he goes beyond his own standards for hypocrisy. ... more
• Return of the Silly Season Tue Jun 11
  Mike Shedlock
  With the Fed forcing interest rates low, commercial and industrial lending has picked up. That may sound like a good thing, but is it? I suggest it's not. Competition is such that "covenant light" lending has returned in full force. ... more
• Senate passes U.S. farm bill; food stamp fight looms in House Mon Jun 10
  Reuters News
• 'Pardon Edward Snowden' petition seeks White House response Mon Jun 10
  Reuters News
• Obama names Furman as new White House chief economist Mon Jun 10
  Reuters News
• Breaking: Paul Krugman Accidently Made Some Sense! Mon Jun 10
  Michael Schaus
  Well, it has finally happened: The temperature of Hell has dropped below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, pigs have full command of the skies, and I have found a sentence uttered by Paul Krugman with which I agree. ... more
• Democrat: IRS testimony shows no White House involvement Sun Jun 9
  Reuters News
• It Can Now be Revealed — the President’s Real Name Sat Jun 8
  Bill Tatro
  On the first Friday of each month, the financial markets, the mainstream media, and, in fact, the whole world eagerly await the U.S. monthly jobs report. With sleight of hand, the president takes full credit for all the newly created jobs. ... more
• All Eyes on Employment Data Sat Jun 8
  Charles Payne
  What exactly is going on with this market? For the last few weeks the experts screamed at the top of their lungs "The End is near," and rallies faded while volatility went through the roof. ... more
• A Rare Glimpse at How a Free Market Could Work Sat Jun 8
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’ve complained ad nauseam about how government has screwed up the health sector, both because of spending programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and because of tax and regulatory distortions that have mutated the supposedly private insurance market into some bizarre form of pre-paid, all-you-can-eat healthcare. ... more
• Unemployment: Is the Obamacare Effect Played Out? Sat Jun 8
  Mike Shedlock
  The establishment survey showed a gain of 175,000 a reasonably good but not spectacular print. The bright spot was involuntary part-time employment only rose by 26,000 so most of the jobs were (for a change) full-time jobs. ... more
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Economic Policy Fri Jun 7
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  In my discussion of deficits and debt, I criticize the Congressional Budget Office for assuming that government fiscal balance is the key determinant of economic growth. ... more

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