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The lady was a champ
Cal ThomasMANCHESTER, England -- There is a story about Margaret Thatcher, which is probably apocryphal, but speaks volumes about the strength of Britain's first female prime minister, who died Monday at age 87. Following her election in 1979, the story goes...Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Politics, Cal Thomas, Elizabeth II, David Cameron
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How Republicans raided the welfare state and left it flat broke
I would like to add some points to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich's column "How the welfare state has grown" (April 7). Mr. Ehrlich fails to mention the fact that every president since Lyndon Johnson, beginning in 1964, has raided the Social Security...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Lyndon B. Johnson, Politics, Trade Dispute, Interior Policy
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COLUMN: Thatcher's vigorous virtues effective
Washington Post Writers GroupWASHINGTON -- She had the eyes of Caligula and the lips of Marilyn Monroe. So said Francois Mitterrand, the last serious socialist to lead a major European nation, speaking of Margaret Thatcher, who helped bury socialism as a doctrine of governance....Tags: Politics, Unions, Political Systems, Tony Blair, Government
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Brown's China trip may have dubious value for the state
SACRAMENTO — You know things are going splendidly for a governor when he can arrange a weeklong jaunt through China and not have to pay a cent himself — or even dip into the public till. The fact that it's sort of a 75th birthday bash for...
Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, China
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Walter Salles rinde tribute al 'Beat Generation' en 'On the Road'
Hace 15 años Walter Salles sorprendió al mundo con Estación Central, película nominada al Oscar extranjero. El cineasta brasileño volvió a ser noticia cuando filmó Diarios de motocicleta, cinta indie sobre los años mozos del Che Guevara. Después de...
Tags: George W. Bush, Kristen Stewart, On the Road (movie), Sean Penn, Jack Kerouac
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Retired Justice O'Connor: Bush v. Gore 'stirred up the public'
Tribune reporterRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor hasn’t given much thought to which case was the most important one she helped decide during her 25 years on the bench. But she has no doubt which was most controversial. It was Bush v....Tags: Politics, George W. Bush, Lobbying, Elections, Sandra Day O'Connor
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Héctor Barreto Jr.: tequila con amor
Que el Cinco de Mayo sea una fiesta promocionada por las empresas de cerveza de Estados Unidos, no significa que uno no pueda celebrarla con un buen tequila. Les presento a mi amigo, Héctor Barreto Jr. Es un hombre de negocios de California que fue...Tags: Cinco de Mayo, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, The Washington Post
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COLUMN-Jones Act is set to stay: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Merchant Marine Act 1920, better known to most people as the Jones Act, may be a protectionist anachronism, but there is no prospect...Tags: National Government, Politics, Hurricanes, CNBC (tv network), World War I (1914-1918)
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A sensible caution, poorly stated
WASHINGTON -- People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign punishment for...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Iraq, Politics, Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton
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Tax code overhaul seems less likely to US tax executives -survey
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - Tax executives are growing less optimistic about the possibility of an overhaul of the U.S. tax code, according to a survey released on Wednesday by accounting firm Ernst & Young. Despite determined talk lately in Washington, just 35...Tags: Politics, Ernst & Young, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Dave Camp
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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Iraq, Politics, Colin Powell, Central Intelligence Agency
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Road to recovery? It all depends
As a youth, I marched under the red flag of socialism, a banner that's drooped badly in more recent decades. Stalin made a bloody mockery of Marx's vision of a classless society. Ditto Castro in Cuba. China is an old lefty's worst nightmare: a Communist...
Tags: Chicago Teachers Strike, Employment, Labor Markets, Rush Limbaugh, Triborough Bridge
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