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Daily Update: The Health Care Debate is Over and Other News

Mar 31 2010in News Charles No Comments »

Yesterday, the President signed the Budget reconciliation bill into law. At this small ceremony, at a community college in Northern Virginia, the year and half long health care reform debate came to an end. Actually, just this chapter of the the health care debate ended. Now the debate will be about cost, repeal, and rights. [...]

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GOP Easter Recess Talking Points

Mar 30 2010in News Charles No Comments »

While Republicans and Democrats will both face a barrage of frustration regarding health care reform and government bail outs, the Republicans definitely will have a better time at home than the Democrats but they still have

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Morning Update: Polls, Health Care, Mortagages

Mar 30 2010in News Charles No Comments »

The Cherry Blossom Festival is still in full swing, and so are the issues. While Democrats are trying to use the next two weeks to sell the health care reform bill that they passed, the polls that keep coming out show that they have a long road before the new policies are accepted (here). However, [...]

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The Market Institute Economic Forecast: Slow Growth

Mar 29 2010in Featured, News CharlesTags: , , ,
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U.S. economists—based on a recent survey—predict a 3% annual growth rate in the nation’s economy in 2010 and 2011.  This growth rate is slightly higher than the average growth rate of 2.7% over the past thirty years—and a full percentage point higher than the average over the past ten years. The Market Institute believes the [...]

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