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US Treasury's Gold Valued: US Gold Reserves Total $288 Billion, But Not Really

Washington Post / Big Money | Martha C. White | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Milken Institute, Fort Knox, Us Gold Reserves, Gold Reserves, Spot Gold, Liquidity, Cato Institute, Treasury, Bretton Woods, Gold, Gold Prices, Home News

Buried in the Treasury's International Reserve Position report is an intriguing bit of math. The document details the total amount, by weight, of the ...

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Introducing Your Token Republicans

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Homeschooling, Cato Institute, Small Government, Rush Limbaugh, Libertarian, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Jessica Corry

There will inevitably be moments when this site's readers will want to kick us straight to mandatory diversity training -- maybe you'll even post a little nasty gram of a comment. We welcome the dialogue.

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Withdraw from Afghanistan with a Public, Negotiated Timetable

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Loya Jirga, Cato Institute, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, World News
Robert Naiman

A timetable for withdrawal should be a core provision of an agreement negotiated by the United States with the Afghan government.

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National Association of Manufacturers Blasts ... American Manufacturing?

Dave Johnson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Manufacturing, Free Trade, Cato Institute, Trade, Libertarians, National Association of Manufacturers, US Economy, Us Tax System, Us-Manufacturing, Harold Meyerson, Washington Post, Gross Domestic Product, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Business News
Dave Johnson

Why is America's National Association of Manufacturers echoing the Cato Institute's views against American manufacturing? Has this organization lost its way? Do NAM members know about this?

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Pop Goes The Compensation Bubble

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cato Institute, Gary Becker, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, John Boehner, Libertarians, Executive Compensation, Jeff Madrick, Tarp, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Doubts about the federal government's ability -- and willingness -- to reign in excessive executive compensation have persisted since October of last year. Now, the tables have turned.

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Healthcare's Public Option: Dean vs. Burgess (VID)

Blaise Zerega | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

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Blaise Zerega

I have a sinking feeling that by the time the Senate has its turn, the public option will resemble a poor combination of Medicare and Medicaid.

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Concealed Carry: If You're Interested in Preventing Hate Crimes, Let's Stop them Before They Happen

Christopher Barron | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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Christopher Barron

If Congress wants to prevent violent hate crimes, they should pass legislation allowing men and women to carry a concealed weapon outside their home state: the truth is, law-abiding gun use saves lives.

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April 6, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.07.2009 | Comedy

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Richard Valeriani

Alaskan volcano Mount Redoubt erupts. Volcanic ash so thick over Anchorage, Sarah Palin can't see Russia from her front porch.

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Capital Strike?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

The day will come when Obama will have no choice but to remind the giant corporations through tough government action that the U.S. is not just another one of their wholly owned subsidiaries.

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Rachel Weiner

Recovery.Gov: Obama Putting Stimulus Package Online

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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In an address Wednesday, President Obama said that, when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passes (as it presumably will), taxpayers will be ...

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Seth Colter Walls

Latest McCain Economic Proposal Seen As Incoherent

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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In 2007, Sen. John McCain blamed out-of-control GOP spending for the Democrats' takeover of the House of Representatives. "We came to power in 1994 to...

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HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson's Resignation -- A Window Into Bush Administration's Corruption, Indifference, and Incompetence

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

The involuntary resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson this week provides an opportunity to underscore and distinguish the three major failings of the Bush administration.

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