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• Rubio to push biometric system in U.S. Senate immigration bill Tue May 14
  Reuters News
• Rubio to push biometric system in U.S. Senate immigration bill Tue May 14
  Reuters News
• U.S. Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance Tue May 14
  Reuters News
• Ransom Confronts Internet Tax Lobbyist Tue May 14
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Is the Marketplace Fairness Act really about fairness? John Ransom spoke with Betsy Laird, the Lead Lobbyist for the International Council of Shopping Centers, about the Internet Sales tax that passed the Senate. (Oh. . . And they didn’t really see eye to eye.) ... more
• Obamaspeak Takes Failure to New Highs Tue May 14
  Bob Beauprez
  A new language was introduced in Washington when President Obama began his first term in office. For a time, it flummoxed his observers, including many Republicans, who were caught off-balance by the combination of the President’s soaring rhetoric and his Chicago-style politics. ... more
• Minnesota Senate approves bill legalizing gay marriage Mon May 13
  Reuters News
• Minnesota Senate approves bill legalizing gay marriage Mon May 13
  Reuters News
• If Criticism Means We “Hate” Obama, Then How Many Americans Does Obama Hate? Mon May 13
  Shawn Mitchell
  Not too long ago, trashing George Bush was a Hillary-approved form of patriotic dissent. Back in the day, progressives and Move On types competed proudly and exuberantly to vocalize their Bush hate, all to the national media’s approving, saturation coverage. ... more
• The Broken President’s Broken Politics Mon May 13
  John Ransom
  His life and presidency can only be understood by recognizing this Obama idée fixe goes beyond merely his ideology and merges into that of his personality. Because only when one realizes that he personally identifies with his ideology in the same way that he identifies himself as a father or husband, can one finally understand how tightly he clings to it. ... more
• The IRS Targeting Jews and Conservatives? Why So Surprised? Mon May 13
  Morgan Brittany
  Why is it always such a shock when news emerges that the government is doing something underhanded and illegal? The allegations that the IRS was targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny have now expanded to the uncovering of the fact that they were also singling out Jewish groups that were pro-Israel. ... more
• The Pentagon as a Jobs Program, Part II Mon May 13
  Tad DeHaven
  Last week I discussed the tendency for policymakers to treat the Pentagon like a giant jobs program. It was prompted by an article from the Associated Press on members of Congress shoving unwanted upgraded Abrams tanks down taxpayers’ throats because retooling tanks sustains jobs back in the district. ... more
• Americans Fighting Their Own Government For Economic Survival Sun May 12
  Marita Noon
  Polls repeatedly show most Americans believe that reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority, yet policy gets in the way of democracy and prevents practical solutions. ... more
• Protecting Obama’s Right to Bear Arms Sun May 12
  John Ransom
  The argument seems to be that since we regulate something, we ought to regulate everything. "Because I said so" seems to be the argument most liberals are making right now. ... more
• Going Galt: More Americans Vote with their Feet against Obama Sun May 12
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’ve written many times about how investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and other successful people migrate from high-tax states to low-tax states. Well, the same thing happens internationally, as France’s greedy politicians are now learning. ... more
• Obama's Race to the Bottom Sat May 11
  Ransom Notes Radio
  The US, Europe and Japan are all racing to devalue their currency. It’s a race to the bottom – which makes one wonder: Do we really want to win? Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow at Cato, also joined the program to talk about National Debt and why Paul Krugman is such an idiot. ... more
• Obama Cheated, That’s How Sat May 11
  John Ransom
  This article is not about how the GOP self-destructed, nominating a candidate so lame that the Republican Party now feels the need to ideologically douche itself by raising taxes, talking amnesty and considering other portions of the liberal agenda. ... more
• Great Moments in Government: The IRS Apologizes for Bias while Denying Bias Sat May 11
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’m happy to bash the IRS, but I usually try to explain that our anger should be focused on the politicians who created the corrupt, 74,000-page tax code. But sometimes the IRS deserves some negative attention. ... more
• Go to School, Take on Debt, and Become Unemployed Fri May 10
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Ah. . . The American Dream: Go into debt furthering your education, and then enter an abysmal jobs market. Also, Townhall’s Guy Benson joined John to bring everyone up to date on the Benghazi scandal. ... more
• Which Presidents Are Right about Government? Fri May 10
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  When I was becaming interested in public policy, I thought Jimmy Carter was the epitome of a bad President. But as I began to learn economics, I realized that Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson also were terrible and belong in the Hall of Fame of bad Presidents. ... more
• Illinois Senate OKs union-backed pension deal Thu May 9
  AP News
• Illinois Senate passes union-backed pension reform bill Thu May 9
  Reuters News
• Illinois Senate passes union-backed pension reform bill Thu May 9
  Reuters News
• Immigration bill passes first early test in Senate Thu May 9
  Reuters News
• Democrat Markey leading Republican Gomez in Massachusetts Senate polls Thu May 9
  Reuters News
• What is the Orwellian Translation for Marketplace Fairness? Thu May 9
  Michael Schaus
  Well. . . It has been quite a while since Al Gore invented the internet. So, I guess it’s about time government finds a way to tax it. Generally speaking, when the word “Fairness” appears in a tax bill, you can guarantee someone is getting ripped off. ... more
• The Obama Jobs Record: Some Good News, but Only if the Bar Is Lowered Thu May 9
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  The most recent jobs report from the Labor Department contains both good news and the bad news. If you’re a glass-half-full person, you’ll want to focus on some positive trends. ... more

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