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Romney Narrowly Wins Ohio; Santorum Strong
Mitt Romney appeared to pull off a narrow victory in Ohio on Super Tuesday but lost several other states to Rick Santorum, a split verdict that overshadowed Mr. Romney’s …
Japan, the Pentagon, and the Future of Renewable Energy: Battle Lines Form
Over the past year, the idea that Japan can and should turn rapidly to renewable energy has gone from minority opinion to common sense. We are clearly watching a …
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High Noon and the West Coast Docks
High Noon is a 1952 morality play about people deciding whether or not to stand up to the forces of corruption and criminality. Scenes from it often come to …
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Romney’s Quest for White House Began Years Ago, Costing $200 Million
Washington - Since first setting eyes on the White House, Mitt Romney and his backers have spent over $200 million — including $44.6 million of his fortune — on …
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Thanks to “Tax Notes”
In my post this morning on dynamic scoring and how to turn the United States into something closer to Greece, I requested that the publication Tax Notes bring an …
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Apple’s Unethical Innovation
Apple's position as a worldwide leader in technological innovation has brought huge rewards to those who run the company or own stock in it, and has raised co-founder Steve …
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Days Are Numbered for Unlimited Mobile Data Plans
Barcelona, Spain - In Indonesia, nearly a third of the population is younger than 15 years old. So Telkomsel, the leading mobile operator in the country, offers a data …
Attacking Iran: Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should
The debate regarding Iran's nuclear program has focused upon pragmatic, tactical, strategic and economic issues regarding the feasibility and consequences of continuing and/or escalating military action against Iran. There …
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Democrats and the Bush Tax Cuts
Mark Thoma provides an excerpt from Noam Scheiber on Peter Orszag’s attempt to let all of the Bush tax cuts expire. In short, Orszag wanted to extend the “middle-class” tax …
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Mitt Romney’s Corporate Ties to Limbaugh
Mitt Romney has drawn criticism for remaining largely silent on Rush Limbaugh’s sexist attacks against Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke, saying only, “it’s not the language I would have …