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Election 2012: The Current State of the Political Races After Three Debates
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The Intersection of Politics and the Economy: Political Control of the Economy
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Update: Occupy Wall Street at One Year: What Impact Has the Movement Had?
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Are We, Are You Better Off Than Your Were Four Years Ago?
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With Monster Federal Deficits, What Really are the Options for Income Tax Rates?
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The Selection of Congressman Paul Ryan as Republican Vice Presidential Candidate
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Update: How and Why Canada's Economy is Surpassing the U.S. Economy for Jobs and Wealth Generation
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Is America Already Europe in Spending, Debt and Progressive and High Taxation?
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Differing Opinions on Which Way the European Sovereign Debt Crisis Will Go
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President Barack Obama Says: "The Private Sector is Doing Fine"
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Update: Romney Tax Plan and Economics: My Days at Bain & Company with Mitt Romney
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How Did a "Socialist" Get Elected President of France and Defeat a "Conservative" Incumbent?
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Why Not Just Raise Taxes on the "Rich," Especially if it Doesn't Affect Me?
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Update: Republican Presidential Nomination Prospects
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MSNBC's Chris Matthews Wants a Dishonest Republican to Oppose President Obama
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Surprise: Greece's Debt is Upgraded by Major Rating Agency
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Would Higher Tax Rates on High Income Earners Help Reduce the U.S. Federal Deficit?
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Offers Warren Buffett Some Tax Advice
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Looking Inside President Obama's Proposed 2013 Federal Government Budget
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Does it Really Matter Who is Elected U.S. President in the 2012 Election?
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Tax Reform, the "Buffett Rule" and the Sluggish U.S. Economy
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Update: Mitt Romney Comes Roaring Back After Losing Frontrunner Status in South Carolina
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Making Sense of the Major Change in the Republican Primary Field
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Update: State Budget Crises: Weighing on Muni Bonds and Possibly Stocks
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Update: Making Sense of the Political and Social Upheaval in the Middle East, Europe and Elsewhere
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Update: Herman Cain's Candidacy Flames Out
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Super Committee Dithers Over Cutting Deficit by $1.2 Trillion Over 10 Years
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Update: The Romney Factor: Can the Former Massachusetts Governor Beat Obama in 2012
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Update: Ron Paul, Head of the House Financial Services Committee Wants to End Federal Reserve and Calls Ben Bernanke Delusional
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Update: Get the Heck Out of That Bank Says Prominent Senator
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Update: Assessing President Obama's Jobs Plan: The American Jobs Act
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"Obviously We're Going Through the Worst Financial Crisis and Recession Since the Great Depression"
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Understanding the Fed's Latest ("Operation Twist") Policy Statement
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