Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Henry Cisneros gets himself into trouble again: A grandson of Mexican immigrants and a former mayor of this town, Henry G. Cisneros has spent years trying to make the dream of homeownership come true for low-income families. As the Clinton administration's top housing official in the mid-1990s, Mr. Cisneros loosened mortgage restrictions so first-time buyers …
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In the wake of the financial meltdown that we are experiencing--and it's not quite over with--there are calls for new regulations on the financial services industry. That's a tempting reaction, but one that needs to be carried out with caution. This piece from the 16 October 2008 edition of the 700 Club is a good …
Again from Art Rhodes: Overall, the third debate was by far McCain’s best performance. Although he is an awful debater, he was better prepared and seemed to be more confident during last night’s performance. Obama, as always, was cool and collective, even when under some pretty severe fire from McCain. McCain went after Obama on almost …
Certainly sounds that way: The fracas over Obama's tax plan broke out Sunday outside Toledo when Joe Wurzelbacher approached the candidate. Wurzelbacher said he planned to become the owner of a small plumbing business that will take in more than the $250,000 amount at which Obama plans to begin raising tax rates. "Your new tax …
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The Wall Street Journal reminds us why this may be the last meaningful election we have: All this money gives Acorn the ability to pursue its other great hobby: electing liberals. Acorn is spending $16 million this year to register new Democrats and is already boasting it has put 1.3 million new voters on the …
Originally posted 21 July 2005. The liberal side of this was dealt with yesterday. Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor—to say nothing of the health problems of Chief Justice William Renquist—much of the buzz in the American press has been about whom President George Bush will nominate in her (their) place. Unfortunately the …
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Now the Elitist Snob wants to register women for selective service, while McCain does not: But the two presidential candidates disagree on a key foundation of any future draft: Mr. Obama supports a requirement for both men and women to register with the Selective Service, while Mr. McCain doesn't think women should have to register. …
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Originally posted 23 July 2005. The course of the Supreme Court is probably the most significant unheralded issue of the presidential campaign. The conservative side to this will be dealt with tomorrow. If there is one thing guaranteed about the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, it is that the Democrats in the …
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It's not that uncommon to see grandparents raising grandchildren. But in the UK, some social service workers would prefer that children go elsewhere, as is evident here: I was at a meeting ten days ago that reminded me of the Soviet Union at its most obstructive, bureaucratic and inhumane. I was there to support two …
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Few things show the inability of environmentalists to properly prioritise what's important than this, from Chattanooga, TN: An air quality permit was approved Friday afternoon for the huge new Volkswagen auto assembly plant at Enterprise South Industrial Park, though - to meet current EPA requirements to deal with paint fumes - greenhouse gas emissions from …
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