Small Is Beautiful

David Smick, Weekly Standard
In late 1979, during an economic strategy meeting, Ronald Reagan was talking about his upcoming presidential campaign. At one point, somebody expressed concern that John Connally, the former governor of Texas and another presidential candidate, was gaining support among corporate chief executive officers, with all the financial support and credibility that that entailed. Reagan said this didn’t bother him at all. “Let him have the Fortune 500,” he said. “I want our campaign to stand for Main Street, not Wall Street.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/05/31/small_is_beautiful_256386.html

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Mladic spending night in isolation at U.N. prison

Former Bosnian Serb military commander awaits trial in U.N. prison on genocide charges 16 years after indictment

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Shimkus and Johnson seats shifted

The change happens as Illinois Democrats move toward the completion of their redistricting overhaul.

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55923.html

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Court: U.S. Muslim can't sue Ashcroft

The former attorney general can't be sued in a 2003 case related to 9/11, the high court rules.

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55925.html

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The Fact Checker: Is Rep. King's claim about radical Muslim imams true?

"The only real testimony we have on it was actually from Sheikh Kabbani, who was a Muslim leader during the Clinton Administration, he testified, this is back in 1999 and 2000, before the State Department that he thought over 80 percent of the mosques in this country are controlled by radical Ima...

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031001176.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Palin rolls out at motorcycle rally

Despite controversy over not being formally invited to the ride, Sarah Palin and her family were greeted enthusiastically at the Rolling Thunder ride before they all took off on Harley Davidson motorcylces.

Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/29/6742895-sarah-palin-rolls-out-at-rolling-thunder-motorcycle-ride

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On Libya, Obama willing to let allies take the lead

President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say, a stance that reflects the more humble tone he has sought to bring to U.S. foreign policy but one that also opens him to criticism that he is a weak leader.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905672.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Watch: Obama Plays Ping Pong at School In London

President Obama hits the ping pong table with students in London.

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Capehart: Bachmann bumps Palin as Tea Party Queen

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is pushing Sarah Palin off her throne as queen of the Tea Party. This considered opinion comes after watching Bachmann on "Meet the Press." I didn't agree with 99.9 percent of what she said, but in 12 minutes on MTP she demonstrated why she is a better leader of th...

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030702895.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Texas Gov. Perry to Consider Presidential Run

Perry said he will consider running for president in 2012, a stark reversal for him after months of claiming he wasn't interested.

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Palin?s Path May Be Unclear, but Her Ride Is Revved Up

Sarah Palin?s appearance at the Rolling Thunder biker rally reinforced the idea that if she does run for the G.O.P. presidential nomination, her campaign will not be conducted in the usual way.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7e05f58723304a3ae8993cb5fac2613d

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Does Newt?s Campaign Website Now Go To Tiffany?s?

Here is a funny Internet thing, as we say Adios! and thanks for a fun week: If you type or paste explorenewt2012.com into your Internet address bar URL thingy, it will instead go to Tiffany’s, the jewelry chain that gave Newt a half-million-dollar no-interest credit line so he can always buy new trinkets for his [...]

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New Hampshire college students can still vote in state, for now

A controversial move by New Hampshire Republicans to prohibit voting by many of the state's college students appears to be dead - at least for now.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031002875.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Obama picks Russian adviser for Moscow job

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate Michael McFaul, his top adviser on Russian policy, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Moscow, an administration official said on Sunday.

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/iqOnPh-7W0U/us-usa-russia-ambassador-idUSTRE74S1EA20110529

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Mitt's Mystery Pizza

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Biden Trumpets Resurgent U.S. Auto Industry

Vice President Biden on Saturday credited the Obama administration's intervention for the American auto industry's recovery from "the brink of extinction" and pointed to Chrysler's early repayment of the federal loan that saved it from disaster.

Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/-LceqSE6xrQ/

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Giuliani surprise leader in Republican poll

BOSTON (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani came out on top of a new survey of the 2012 Republican presidential primary field, even though the former New York Mayor has not so far jumped into the race.

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/R2_zIu-lEYs/us-campaign-poll-giuliani-idUSTRE74Q6B720110527

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