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Liberals Try to Bail Out ACORN and Other Radical Community Organizer Groups
As America peers into the economic abyss, radical community organizer groups are itching to get in on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s big bucks, Big Government bank bailout action. (Maybe we…
by Matthew Vadum on September 26, 2008

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“Liberal Realignment”?
Jim Manzi at National Review Online’s blog has a thoughtful piece on the ideological inclinations of the American people: Every U.S. presidential election matters a lot in absolute terms,…
by Matthew Vadum on September 26, 2008

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Anti-McCain Ad Highlights Candidate’s Past Medical Problems
The New York Times reports that voter mobilization groups are running an attack ad on TV that highlights Senator John McCain’s battles with cancer: Two liberal groups – one of…
by Matthew Vadum on September 26, 2008

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Automobile Industry Joins in the Corporate Welfare Fest
Although an hour ago it was looking like the Henry Paulson $700 billion-plus bank bailout was close to being a done deal, now it’s far from clear. AP…
by Matthew Vadum on September 25, 2008

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Bill Clinton in Blame-Shifting Mode on Financial Crisis
This is fascinating.
by Matthew Vadum on September 25, 2008

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Economists Denounce Paulson Bank Bailout
Although lawmakers have reportedly reached a tentative deal on Henry Paulson‘s $700 billion-plus bank bailout, more than 180 economists are begging policy makers to reject the plan.  (A…
by Matthew Vadum on September 25, 2008

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Pretend Conservatives Back Paulson Bank Bailout
Some alleged conservatives have lined up to back former investment banker Henry Paulson’s proposed $700 billion-plus bank bailout that amounts to nationalization of a huge chunk of the mortgage business. The…
by Matthew Vadum on September 25, 2008

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Warren Buffett Endorses Paulson’s $700B Bank Bailout
There had been speculation that gazillionaire Warren Buffett’s purchase of a $5 billion stake in Goldman Sachs constituted an endorsement of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s $700 billion bank bailout package, but…
by Matthew Vadum on September 25, 2008

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Bloggers Untrustworthy, Threatening to MSM, Journalist Panel Concludes
Stop the presses! After Rathergate, the New Republic’s Scott Thomas Beauchamp scandal, the protracted coverup of the John Edwards affair story, the ongoing refusal to challenge Barack…
by Matthew Vadum on September 24, 2008

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PETA Wants Human Milk in Ice Cream
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has offered Ben and Jerry’s an ‘innovative’ solution to using cow’s milk in the production: human mother’s milk.  They argue…
by Eric Heidenreich on September 24, 2008