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    Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Democrats missed their chance with Ashley Judd

    Wiser Democratic heads prevailed last week as actress Ashley Judd was nudged out of the race to unseat Mitch McConnell, Kentucky's senior Republican senator. Did the eyes in those heads ever see Judd in "Double Jeopardy," one of the great damsel-in-...

    Tags: Karl Rove, Naomi Judd, Entertainment, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama

    2. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Remove Medicare's straitjacket

    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67 appears off the table, at least for now, the budget plan that Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) is proposing would shift a greater share of the program's growing costs to beneficiaries in the years to come.
    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Drugs and Medicines, Health Insurance Cost, Dialysis, U.S. Congress

    3. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. S&P 500 trades above all-time closing high

    NEW YORK -- The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index burst through a half-decade-old record as stocks continued their strong rally. 
    NEW YORK -- The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index burst through a half-decade-old record as stocks continued their strong rally.  The broad S&P index is on track to finish the day above its all-time closing high of 1,565.15 recorded Oct. 9, 2007....

    Tags: S&P 500, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Congress, European Debt Crisis

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products

    Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...

    Tags: Toys, Economic Indicator, Prices, Services and Shopping, Computer Hardware

    5. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Noem: Parties beginning to reach across aisle

    Rep. Kristi Noem senses somewhat better relations between Democrats and Republicans this Congressional session, but there are still a lot of major issues to resolve, she told an audience of about 60 people at an Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs meeting at the Ramada Inn on Wednesday.
    Rep. Kristi Noem senses somewhat better relations between Democrats and Republicans this Congressional session, but there are still a lot of major issues to resolve, she told an audience of about 60 people at an Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Governmental...

    Tags: Renewable Energy, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, White House, Barack Obama

    6. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Jos. A. Bank stock downgraded by Zacks

    With Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. likely poised to announce year-end and fourth-quarter results this week, investors and analysts wonder just how bad it will be.
    With Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. likely poised to announce year-end and fourth-quarter results this week, investors and analysts wonder just how bad it will be. So far this year, stock in the Hampstead-based men's apparel chain has sat out the stock...

    Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Nasdaq Composite, Stock Activities, Stock Market, Earnings Forecasts

    7. May 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  7. After sequester, Syria, Boston, Obama's Big Mo goes missing

    Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the Whigs. And...

    Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Personal Weapon Control, John Boehner, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of State

    8. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Consumer spending and personal income climb in March

    WASHINGTON -- Consumers spent more in March even as their income rose less than analysts had projected, a mixed economic message to start a week that will end with the latest government unemployment report.
    WASHINGTON -- Consumers spent more in March even as their income rose less than analysts had projected, a mixed economic message to start a week that will end with the latest government unemployment report. Consumer spending was up 0.2% last month, down...

    Tags: Personal Income

    9. Apr 28, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  9. Did that really happen? In America?

    My periodic "Did You Know" columns tend to raise the blood pressure of more conservative readers who are embarrassed/angry/frustrated by the increasingly aggressive counter-cultural policies of the hard left and their allies in Hollywood, on campus, and in Washington, D.C.
    My periodic "Did You Know" columns tend to raise the blood pressure of more conservative readers who are embarrassed/angry/frustrated by the increasingly aggressive counter-cultural policies of the hard left and their allies in Hollywood, on campus, and...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Authors, Fort Hood Shootings (2009)

    10. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. U.S. might not hit debt limit until October, new study says

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. might not hit its debt limit until October because of improved economic growth and higher tax revenue this year, according to a new estimate released Friday.
    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. might not hit its debt limit until October because of improved economic growth and higher tax revenue this year, according to a new estimate released Friday. The projection by the Bipartisan Policy Center would give Congress and...

    Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of the Treasury

    11. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. U.S. Democrats, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary. For...

    Tags: Social Security, Health Insurance Cost, Economy, Business and Finance, John Boehner, Money and Monetary Policy

    12. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. No debt agreement, no break

    With no deal in sight to curb our growing national debt, America is going broke. So what do our representatives in Congress plan to do about it? Take a two-week break. Are they trying to see whether their abysmal 13% approval rating can sink any lower?
    With no deal in sight to curb our growing national debt, America is going broke. So what do our representatives in Congress plan to do about it? Take a two-week break. Are they trying to see whether their abysmal 13% approval rating can sink any lower?...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011, Paul Ryan, Budgets and Budgeting, John Boehner

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