Price Cuts, Government Tax Incentives Lead to US Home Sales Surge in June

July 27, 2009

Sales of new homes in the US surged last month at the fastest rate in nearly nine years as aggressive price cutting and government tax incentives are luring buyers to the market and lifting hopes that the savaged housing sector has reached a bottom.

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Contra Pelosi, Cantor Claims Bipartisan Majority Against Health Care Bill

July 27, 2009

There’s a bipartisan majority in Congress on healthcare, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) declared Monday, and it’s against the reform legislation that’s currently proposed. “There’s a bipartisan majority in Congress against this bill,” Cantor said in an interview on the Dennis Miller Radio Show.

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Barone: Stumbling Democrat Governors Ripe for GOP Pickings

July 27, 2009

With polls showing a drop in Barack Obama’s job rating and sinking support for the Democrats’ health care plans, there is evidence of collateral damage where you might not expect to find it, in the standing of Democratic governors. Pennsylvania’s Ed Rendell is suddenly getting negative job ratings in both the Quinnipiac and the Franklin […]

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Tamny: The Bank That Bailed Itself Out

July 27, 2009

Not too long ago, it was broadly assumed that mid-level lender CIT Group would go bankrupt. With its executives having staked the firm’s survival on receipt of a federal loan, the FDIC’s refusal to agree on a rescue package apparently spelled its doom. But as often happens when individuals stare demise in the face, creativity […]

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GOP Headache: The Birther Issue Refuses to Go Away

July 27, 2009

So far, Hoekstra hasn’t faced any such questions. “When you’re in a state with 15.2 percent unemployment,” he said, “most people have other things on their mind than this.” But as if to illustrate the touchiness of the subject, Hoekstra quickly added: “Not that this isn’t important.”

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Bevan Interviews Thune on POTUS Overreach and More

July 27, 2009

In an exclusive interview with RealClearPolitics last week, South Dakota Senator John Thune said the Obama administration is “overreaching” and that Republicans in the Senate would stand together in opposition to a health care proposal that included either a public option or an individual mandate.

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MLB Commish Selig Mulling Pardon for Pete Rose

July 27, 2009

“The tip-off that Selig may now be inclined to pardon baseball’s all-time hit king was Hank Aaron’s seemingly impromptu interview session with a small group of reporters in the lobby of the Otesaga Hotel on Saturday.” Apparently, Aaron’s comments were intended to lay the groundwork for allowing Rose into the Hall of Fame.

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Did Jake Lloyd Ruin Star Wars? There's Plenty of Blame to Go Around

July 25, 2009

Ten years after he portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, actor Jake Lloyd is cynical about what that role did to his career. “You’ll never find more intelligent, charming people than the drunk students of the college world.” Frankly, we blame the crazy doppelganger who replaced the murdered George Lucas.

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In Britain, One in Three Men From 20-40 Still Live With Mum

July 25, 2009

In addition, “one in four men who have flown the nest has kept a fully-furnished bedroom at their parents’ home, just in case.” “Men are traditionally thought of to be more independent than women. But these results prove that it’s actually the other way around, although few men would probably admit it.” Men without chests.

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California's Fiscal Charade: A Disaster of Direct Democracy

July 25, 2009

California’s accounting tricks: “Unable to go to the banks to borrow, the state is borrowing billions from local counties and communities by simply not disbursing the money it is supposed to.” Payday shifts, accelerated withholding of state income tax, and other “solutions” are just “changing your phone number” to avoid the bill collectors.

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