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MITT ROMNEY video thanks U.S. troops – POLITICO
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 10:10 am
By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 5/28/12 10:54 AM EDT Mitt Romney released a video on Memorial Day thanking American troops for their service Romney — who will be holding a Memorial Day tribute with Sen. John McCain at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center in San Diego — says in the new web video, “Thank You,” that every veteran “is the greatest of his ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 10:02 am
By THOMAS BEAUMONT President Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news. Obama's new worries about North Carolina and Wisconsin offer opportunities for Republican Mitt Romney, who must ... Go To Article
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GALLUP POLL:: Veterans Give Romney Big Lead Over Obama
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 9:50 am
by Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ -- U.S. veterans, about 13% of the adult population and consisting mostly of older men, support Mitt Romney over Barack Obama for president by 58% to 34%, while nonveterans give Obama a four-percentage-point edge. These data, from an analysis of Gallup Daily tracking interviews conducted April 11-May 24, show that 24% of all adult men ... Go To Article
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TONY BLAIR admits cozy ties with Murdoch crucial to political success – The Globe and Mail
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 9:05 am
DOUG SAUNDERS -- The ghostly visage of Tony Blair has hovered over Britain’s tabloid-corruption inquiry for more than a year -- after all, the Labour Prime Minister’s 10 years in office began after a 1995 trip to Australia to court media magnate Rupert Murdoch, and ended with Mr. Blair becoming a godfather to Mr. Murdoch’s daughter. So when Mr. Blair took the ... Go To Article
WILLIAM KRISTOL:: After Wisconsin | The Weekly Standard
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 12:43 am
BY WILLIAM KRISTOL -- Last week, Morning Joe’s eponymous host, Joe Scarborough, called the effort to recall Wisconsin governor Scott Walker “a political Pickett’s Charge” by the Democrats and the unions: “They ran up the hill when they didn’t have to.” If we were to extend the somewhat fanciful historical comparison, we could, I suppose, liken Walker’s ... Go To Article
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MILITARY VETS:: Almost half of new vets seek disability – Yahoo! News
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 12:05 am
America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen. A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related. That is more than ... Go To Article
ECONOMY:: Number of High-Income Households Falls; Number Paying No Tax Stays the Same – WashWire – WSJ
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 12:02 am
By John D. McKinnon -- The number of high-income households in the U.S. fell in 2009 but the number that paid no tax –while small–remained relatively high, according to new government data. The statistics, published Friday by the Internal Revenue Service, could become the latest fuel for the all-consuming political debate over taxing the well-to-do. The IRS ... Go To Article
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE:: Bay Area celebrates 75th birthday of iconic Golden Gate Bridge – CNN
By MB Snow at May 28, 2012 | 12:00 am
(CNN) -- The Golden Gate Bridge got its chance to shine Sunday, with people around the Bay Area flocking to the iconic span to celebrate its 75th birthday. Festivities that began in the morning and continued into the evening along San Francisco's northern waterfront within sight of the two legendary orange towers included musical and dance performances on stages in ... Go To Article
VIDEO:: Memorial Day Tribute
By MB Snow at May 27, 2012 | 11:15 pm
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REVIEW & OUTLOOK:: The Reagan Memo – WSJ
By MB Snow at May 27, 2012 | 12:55 am
Nearby today readers will notice excerpts from a memo written to Ronald Reagan by his economic advisers between his November 1980 election and inauguration. We share the memo because it shines a historical perspective on our own economic dilemmas as the Presidential race hits its Memorial Day turn. The memo was sent to us by George Shultz, who later became the Gipper's ... Go To Article
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