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Coal Miner’s Donor
IT IS BOTH a pundit’s truism and a mathematical reality that Mitt Romney’s path to the White House runs through Ohio. And that path, in turn, runs through a firm called Murray Energy. READ MORE >>
The Internet: Now Just Another Special Interest
Obama’s Stunning Ohio Turnaround
When Censorship Makes Sense: How YouTube Should Police Hate Speech
Late last week, Google yanked “The Innocence of Muslims,” from YouTube in Egypt, Libya and some other Muslim nations. By that point, an ambassador and three other Americans were already dead in Libya, while riots raged across the Middle East. Still, the company’s actions left behind an uncomfortable question: Should Google pull videos from YouTube just because they make people angry and violent? READ MORE >>
Why Is Romney Afraid to Talk About Tax Cuts?
Here is what James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute suggests Mitt Romney should say in response to the Fed's launching of QE3: "Like JFK and Ronald Reagan, we should cut tax rates on business and entrepreneurs and small business and the middle class." It's an old conservative refrain, and it's worked like a charm—as politics, though not as policy—for three decades. READ MORE >>
Why the New Pre-9/11 Disclosures Matter
Against Foodie Diplomacy
The Man Who Took on the Wall Street Blob
Daily Breakdown: Obama's Bounce Continues
The tracking polls continue to show Obama holding a 5 point lead nationally and Obama maintained 50 and 52 percent approval ratings in Gallup and Rasmussen, suggesting another solid night of polling for the president. READ MORE >>