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Scholar: Reagan Would Have Handled Debt Crisis Differently Than Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (17)President Ronald Reagan would have handled the current debt ceiling crisis much differently than President Obama, according to Reagan scholar and author Craig Shirley. “First of all, Reagan would’ve had a plan,” he says. “We haven’t had a plan from Obama in 800 days, haven’t seen a budget in 800 days. Reagan would’ve had a budget and a plan.”
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Zogby: At Least Obama's Better Off Than GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (7)Pollster John Zogby updates our weekly Obama Report Card with a grade on the president's performance. Zogby uses his polling, expert analysis and interaction with major players to come up with a grade and some comments that capture how he sees the president's week ending.
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When Hillary Clinton Ran Naked Through the White House
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (12)Former first lady Hillary Clinton dashed naked from her White House bathroom to the bedroom. Laura Bush would drive staffers crazy directing where each Christmas ornament should be placed on the presidential tree. Barbara Bush was such a fan of Keds tennis shoes, her husband bought her 20 pairs in different colors and designs. And Nancy Reagan once called, distressed that two roses in a vase in her dressing room had drooped. Former White House chief florist Nancy Clarke has a closet full of such insider tales from her 31 years with six first ladies from Rosalynn Carter (favored barbecue dinners) to Michelle Obama (prefers gala apples over flowers). And now, two years after leaving the White House, she's written a rare behind-the-scenes book, My First Ladies, due out in September.
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Conservatives: Spending Freeze Would Save $2 Trillion
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2011 Comment (11)House conservatives vowing to vote against Speaker John Boehner's plan have seized on a much simpler plan put forward by the libertarian Cato Institute: Put a real freeze on spending and that alone will save $2 trillion a year in 10 years.
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Perry for President Announcement Expected By End of August
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2011 Comment (9)Advisers and elected allies of Texas Gov. Rick Perry tell Whispers that the Republican will join the crowded field of presidential hopefuls by the end of August.
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Gallup, Pew Calling More Mobiles For Their Polls
Tweet Share on Facebook July 27, 2011 CommentIn an effort to find younger voters and make their political polling more accurate, Gallup and Pew are cutting back on the number of "land lines" they call and adding to the number of cellular phones they dial.
The reason: Younger voters are likely to use only cellular phones. While it costs more to call cellular phones, the trade off for more accurate polling is worth it.
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Why Palin, Bachmann Have Plenty of Time for Their Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook July 27, 2011 Comment (10)Among the many ways Sarah Palin was hit in the media during her 2008 vice presidential bid—criticism now spilling on to current presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann—was that she should forget politics and make time for her kids.
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Tea Party Wants Boehner, Obama Fired
Tweet Share on Facebook July 27, 2011 Comment (280)If House Speaker John Boehner or his senior leadership team thought they had the support of the Tea Party movement, they better think again. An internal poll of the largest group in the movement, the Tea Party Patriots, found that they are dissatisfied with the House leaders, Boehner in particular, and simply can't stand President Obama.
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Obama Compares Self to Giants Ace Lincecum
Tweet Share on Facebook July 26, 2011 Comment (4)Even during one of his toughest days in the Oval Office, President Obama yesterday got a chance to play hooky.
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Democrats Oppose Obama-U.N. Gun Control Treaty
Tweet Share on Facebook July 26, 2011 Comment (395)Twelve Democratic senators have joined 45 Republicans in a fast growing movement to halt progress on an Obama-backed United Nations effort that could bring international gun control into the United States and slap America's gun owners with severe restrictions.
