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Fiscal Policy Options for Bush’s Second Term

…this pork? That leaves nondefense purchases (around $250 billion) and transfer payments. And yes, the Tom DeLay crowd has added to nondefense pork as they have likely shortchanged other domestic…

Dianne Feinstein for Senate Minority Leader

…on who should replace Tom Daschle over at Political Animal. Besides Dodd and Reid, Kevin’s list includes Senators Kerry, Clinton, and Durbin. Amy makes two very good points: But it…

Sen. Harking Not Mincing Words

… Here’s Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Cheney’s attacks on Kerry for using the word “sensitive“: “It just outrages me that someone who got five deferments during Vietnam and said…

…Dear Tom, Kevin, Kirby and Ted, As your father, I believe I owe it to you to share some thoughts on the present world situation. We have over the years…

Tom Daschle, follows a visit by junior minister Gareth Thomas. Around 10 Labour MPs are expected to attend the convention in Boston. A spokesman for Mr Hain denied that the…

…same period. We know that Stephen Moore understands nominal versus real when it comes to oil and gasoline prices even if his colleague Tom Nugent does not (see our discussion…

…traded in that subcompact. But to buy more stock hoping to make a speculative profit assumes oil prices will not go down, which Tom Nugent at NRO says otherwise. But…

…101, but Tom Nugent, however, plots nominal oil prices over the 1972 to 2004 period as he suggests anyone who would forecast $60/barrel prices is silly. Nugent notes that nominal…

…and three were named to the Cabinet: Donald L. Evans at the Commerce Department, Elaine L. Chao at Labor and Tom Ridge at Homeland Security. At least 37 Pioneers were…