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U.S. Population 2012: Nearly 313 Million People
Tweet Share on Facebook December 30, 2011 Comment (16)The United States will enter 2012 with a population of roughly 312.8 million people (or exactly 312,780,968 people, if you want to be pedantic), according to the U.S. Census Bureau's end-of-2011 estimate.
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Kate Middleton, Occupy Wall Street, and the Best and Worst of 2011
Tweet Share on Facebook December 30, 2011 Comment (4)"Thanks for the memories," as the old song goes. As 2011 winds down to its final hours, let's have some fun with a few year-end awards, both serious and not-so-serious. Here are my nominees—please let me know yours if you disagree:
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What a Difference a Year Makes for President Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook December 30, 2011 Comment (24)A year that started poorly is ending well for President Barack Obama.
A year ago, the president had just shot himself in the foot when he caved to the Party of Tea on the extension of the Bush tax cuts. But what a difference a year can make. New national surveys have marked an increase in the president's job rating while the unemployment rate is going down.
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10 Predictions for 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2011 Comment (14)To ward off the post-Christmas blahs, I will perform the foolhardy and ridicule-courting service of predicting the future. This time next year, I will read this, and no doubt weep. (And then, having learned little, promptly do it again.)
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2012 Republicans Risk Repeating John Kerry's 2004 Mistakes
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2011 Comment (13)Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich thinks former Gov. Mitt Romney is not a true conservative. Romney compared Gingrich to the character of Lucy Ricardo in her iconic performance as an assembly-line worker in a candy factory (great episode; bizarre comparison) and says Gingrich is guilty of his own flip-flops on healthcare. Rep. Ron Paul has come under attack for old newsletters that contain racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic content. And all of the members of the GOP field decree President Obama is a hapless, barely-competent politician who knows nothing about the economy.
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Ron Paul's 2012 Bid Wilts Under Newsletter Scrutiny
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2011 Comment (76)John Gotti, the infamous Mafia Boss in 1980s New York earned the nickname "Teflon Don" for his ability to evade conviction for his crimes. Rep. Ron Paul's ability to remain a contender for the GOP nomination is as amazing as John Gotti's knack for frustrating prosecutors.
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Newt Gingrich Gets Key Endorsement, From Art Laffer
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2011 Comment (2)The central issues of the 2012 election are jobs and the economy. Under President Barack Obama's leadership unemployment has surged, despite his promises to the contrary, while the recovery remains positively anemic. It may be, as many have argued, that government can do little to create prosperity other than to get out of the way. In an ideal world job creators would be free to invest and innovate, start new businesses and expand existing ones, and to do the other things that entrepreneurs do well—which includes putting the country back to work. Unfortunately the tax, spending, and regulatory policies coming out of the White House actively discourage them from doing any of that.
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Mitt Romney Must Clarify Defense of Individual Mandate
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2011 Comment (7)I sympathize a little with former Gov. Mitt Romney on the issue of the individual mandate. In effect, the conservative movement pulled the rug out from under him.
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Conservative Action Project Outlines Platform Americans Can Embrace
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2011 Comment (11)Though not at all well-known, the Conservative Action Project or CAP—headed by former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese—counts among its active participants some of the most recognizable and influential leaders of modern conservatism. Its "Memos for the Movement" are influential in the development of political strategy for organizations that run the length and breadth of the nation.
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Why Ben Nelson Is Leaving the Senate
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2011 Comment (2)To those who don't know Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, the explanation he has given for deciding to retire sounds like a bad cliché for vulnerable politicians. He wants, the affable lawmaker said, to spend more time with his family.
