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Senator Obama chooses Jason Furman econ advisor

voting public and policymakers would be up in arms. Yet, perhaps because health care is largely perceived as a private-sector concern, there is relative quiet: while voters tell pollsters that…

Pay your dues

…reader T-bone. Rdan here: MA has or will have about fifty towns voting on “tax overrides” of the mandatory 2.5% limit on year to year increases in the property tax…

Small Town Southern Republicans

Maybe if people actually read what rural and/or small town republicans were actually saying to each other the debate about voting against your own interest or being bitter would take…

Super Tuesday Voter Turnout

…this map to see the “red states” from 2004 and calculated the voter turnout. Super Tuesday had 11 red states voting. Of those, 8 had more democratic voters than republican…

Not Far to Go…

…the economy, based on the data, probably yes.” Still, the Fed is “not finished” and probably has “some” moves left to go, said Yellen, a voting member of the Fed’s…

John Roberts – Judicial Activist

…the first time since he joined the court in September, sided with the two most conservative justices – Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas – in voting for the minority view….

Politics: Steve Young for Congress

…now be voting in our third election in just over two months: October 4th was the district primary and November 8th was the California statewide special election. The General Election…