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Secretary?!!

Bettina Duval | Posted 05.06.2009 | Living

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Bettina Duval

A few days ago my daughter phoned from college with the news that she had been asked to run for student government Secretary at college. Thoughts began to resonate in my mind "Why not President?"

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Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.

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Who (Or What) Fouled Up The Education Secretary Decision?

Alexander Russo | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Alexander Russo

In a transition that has overall gone relatively smoothly, the still-incomplete process of picking an Education Secretary... as turned a prolonged, openly antagonistic debacle.

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Obama's Education Secretary Must Be a Real Reformer

Marc Lampkin | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Marc Lampkin

Now is the time for Obama to turn rhetoric into action by nominating for Education Secretary someone committed to carrying out real reform that extends down to every classroom in America.

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Friday Talking Points [55] -- "Bretton Woods II"? Not Quite.

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...

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