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Transatlantic Relations

…in the EU don’t seem to be quite ready to block the nomination outright right now… but some in the EU might be quite happy to use the WTO suit…

Good News, Everyone!

…— like the other bloggers here at Angry Bear — basically happy with the nation’s economic policy from 1993-2000. He’s also “pro-choice, pro-science (pro-evolution), adamant about separation of church and…

Sometimes It’s Not Easy Being a Bear

…him Mr. -20%.” He was not happy. “Mr. -20%.” The chap was laughing uncontrollably and nearly fell off the chair. “You will soon be Mr. -50%. Come, come, and have…

Mitch Daniels: Liberal

…among us, those citizens earning over $100,000 per year, for one year, to pay an additional 1 percent on the income they receive. The Club for Growth is not happy….

Cheaper Drugs

…a competitive market. There’s a “deadweight loss” because a lot of the out-of-luck people would have been happy to buy the drugs at the competitive price. But since prescription drugs…

Components of GDP

…2000 levels. So wouldn’t a progrowth believer of fiscal restraint be happy with such fiscal conservatism? Perhaps, but I agree with the Alice Rivlin notion of spending smarter rather than…

Feeling Cheney’s Pain

…want their children to be happy. … IFILL: Mr. Vice President, you have 90 seconds. CHENEY: Well, Gwen, let me simply thank the senator for the kind words he said…