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‘Pulling back’ on campaign finance

Less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court hinted it may come down on the side of free speech in a closely watched campaign finance reform case, a federal appeals court has done precisely that.

Too far from the tree

There’s delicious irony in the downfall of the taxpayer parasite known as ACORN. After years of intimidating politicians and businesses and nurturing widespread voter registration fraud, the “community organizers” were not done in by a law enforcement action or accounting scandal. They were blown up by an amateur hidden-camera sting that was so over the top their Democratic sugar daddies in Washington couldn’t ignore the corruption anymore.

The Baucus plan

The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday offered specific legislation under which the federal government would take over the health care industry.

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Throwing down the race card

Barack Obama’s November victory at the ballot box was heralded as a transcendent moment in American history: A nation with a legacy of slavery had elected its first black president.

Corporate welfare

With nothing but budget deficits as far as the eyes can see, some members of the House apparently figure a few million dollars more won’t matter.

Working man

Another day, another Teleprompter.

Neighborhood services?

Michael Evans has been refurbishing and renting out derelict properties for some time. So when he and his wife bought a bank-owned fourplex near Monroe Avenue and H Street in old West Las Vegas, he thought he was prepared for whatever was likely to come up.

Shield law

A free press is the best check on government power. For too long, a federal government that’s supposed to be “of the people, by the people and for the people” has not provided journalists with the protections they need to better uncover abuses and misuses of power.

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