A Historic Flood of Red Ink

Jeffrey Anderson, Weekly Standard
Hot Topics: To forward this article to a friend, please fill out the form below:* Required Fields* Required FieldsGet alerts when there is a new article that might interest you.Zach FranzenAfter proposing his third straight budget calling for more than $1 trillion in deficit spending"”no other president has ever proposed even half that much (although, in his last year, President George W. Bush did end up spending that much)"”President Obama complained to reporters, "You guys are pretty impatient." In truth, Obama has gotten way too much...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/20/a_historic_flood_of_red_ink_250827.html

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Wis. Rallies Renew History Of Political Activism

A birthplace of the progressive movement is crackling with a fervor not seen in decades, as students from the famously liberal University of Wisconsin team up with unionized state workers for demonstrations against collective bargaining rights pushed by the state's new Republican governor. The biggest rally yet is expected Saturday, along with an influx of conservative counter-protesters.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/19/133893409/wis-rallies-renew-history-of-political-activism?ft=1&f=1014

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New Republic: Egypt's Revolts Could Unravel Sudan

As protests sweep over the Middle East in countries such as Bahrain and Yemen, some experts are scrambling to hypothesize which government will be the next to fall. Andrew Natsios of The New Republic argues that in the end, the government that could be the most vulnerable is one that no one is mentioning: Sudan's.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133862029/new-republic-egypts-revolts-could-unravel-sudan?ft=1&f=1057

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Obama Must Address the Deficit

Mark Zandi, New York Daily News
As economists like to say, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Policymakers had no choice but to respond to the financial panic and the Great Recession with the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a massive fiscal stimulus and easy money. If they hadn't, the economy would be in a much worse place today and the cost to taxpayers even greater. But it has cost us big time, as the nation's budget deficit and debt load are out of control.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/19/obama_must_address_the_deficit_250786.html

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The Nation: How Wisconsin Unions Will Win

More protests broke out this week, but this time the rallying was in Madison, Wisconsin. The unrest was sparked by Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal, which would limit the bargaining rights of government unions. John Nichols of The Nation argues that the Constitution plays the most important role in helping the people of Wisconsin win their fight.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133864095/the-nation-how-constitution-helps-wisconsin-win?ft=1&f=1057

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Toxic Avengers: Pollution Drove Fish Evolution

Tomcod fish found in rivers in New York and New Jersey evolved to handle dangerous chemicals that were dumped in the river between 1947 and 1976, a study finds. The fish aren't mutants, though ? some had genetic resistance that allowed them to tolerate the PCBs and dioxins that entered the water.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/17/133842089/toxic-avengers-pollution-drove-fish-evolution?ft=1&f=1007

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