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Edward Snowden And The Obama Agenda

06/12/2013 Published on Forbes.com
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Google’s War On Government Secrecy

Kashmir Hill
Forbes Staff

After NSA Leaks, Senators Re-Introduce Bill To Reduce Patriot Act Secrecy

Andy Greenberg
Forbes Staff

As the world was first introduced to Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old… Continue reading →

The Compromise That Americans Want To Break The Budget Deadlock

04/02/2013 Published on Forbes.com

In the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans have offered up competing budget proposals—the Democrats in the Senate, the Republicans in the House—to address the nation’s mounting fiscal challenges.
The two budgets are roughly $1 trillion apart on taxes and… Continue reading →

Why Democrats and Republicans Must Guard Against Unnecessary Regulation

02/04/2013 Published on Forbes.com
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It goes without saying that President Obama and the Democrats are flying high. The president registered a 60 percent approval rating in an ABC/Washington Post opinion poll out this week, his highest since he took office four years ago. Despite… Continue reading →

American people, not lawmakers, really understand our fiscal mess

11/19/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

The 2012 election did not provide a clear mandate for either party, and certainly not for President Obama. The election itself reflected the polarization of the last four years and offered little in the way of direction about what the… Continue reading →

Setting Defiant Tone In Fiscal Standoff, Obama Seems To Be Betting GOP Will Fold On Taxes

11/14/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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President Obama broke no new ground with his press conference today. And despite a conciliatory tone at times, he was ultimately resolute and even defiant.
He was unyielding in his economic posture and his willingness to compromise seemed rhetorical at… Continue reading →

In Election Results, Rays Of Hope For Bipartisanship And Moderation

11/07/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg had an extremely successful election day, with a majority of the candidates and causes he supported emerging victorious. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

The result from last night’s election is more divided government and no indication… Continue reading →

Obama’s convention speech no game changer

09/07/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

One thing became clear Thursday night in Charlotte and that is that Barack Obama is no Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton riveted the hall Wednesday night with a spirited defense of President Obama, support for bipartisanship and a very clear notion… Continue reading →

Tax cut extension announcement is huge win for Obama, Romney backfooted again

07/09/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

Monday’s announcement by President Obama that he wants Congress to extend tax cuts for middle class families earning under $250,000 for one year is a vivid demonstration of his campaign taking the initiative in the 2012 race.
At the time… Continue reading →

Bipartisan Success: House Passes FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill

06/21/2012 Published on Forbes.com

In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House passed a measure yesterday that would reauthorize Food and Drug Administration user fees for five years and establish new user fees for the FDA’s review of generic drugs and biosimilar products.
The… Continue reading →

Obama campaign turns to Nixon’s enemies list

05/16/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

The Obama campaign appears to have taken a page from Nixon’s reelection campaign playbook — and is now mounting attacks on private individuals.
On April 20, the website KEEPINGGOPHONEST.COM published a post titled “Behind the curtain: A brief history of… Continue reading →