At Wall Street Journal , ” On Medicare, Mitt Romney has the bolder, better reform “: The contradictions of Mr. Gingrich’s entitlement plan reveal part of his political character, which is that his policies often don’t match the high-decibel, sometimes grandiose nature of his rhetoric. This can make it easier for his opponents to stigmatize his policies as more radical than they really are because Mr. Gingrich tells everyone they’re radical. He might achieve more if he spoke more softly and carried a bigger stick. RTWT at the link .
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The House of Representatives passed a bill to make it easier for skilled workers to get green cards, a measure that particularly affects employers who want to hire Chinese and Indian nationals
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Bill Eases U.S. Residency for Foreign Skilled Workers
Reuters – President Barack Obama this week will announce a series of actions to help the economy that will not require congressional approval, including an initiative to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages, according to a White House official.
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Obama to announce actions on housing, student loans
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I can’t decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing (Fox News) To the dismay of consumer groups and the discomfort of Democrats, President Obama wants Congress to make it easier for private debt collectors to call the cellphones of consumers delinquent on student loans and other billions owed the federal government. Certainly, people
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Quietly, Obama Wants To Allow Collectors To Robo-Call Wireless Phones
AP – First lady Michelle Obama is joining top administration officials in embracing new rules aiming to make it easier for scientists — especially women in science careers — to balance work and family.
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WH backs bid to encourage more women scientists
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Recent Republican solidarity on illegal immigration is showing cracks under pressure from agriculture groups, with two GOP congressmen floating programs that would make it easier for foreigners to work legally in U.S. fields and orchards.
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Farmers Press GOP on Hiring
Reuters – President Barack Obama’s call for new job-creation measures won’t make it easier to reach a budget-cutting deal with Republicans in Congress, but it could make it easier for him to win reelection next year.
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Analysis: Obama’s jobs plan aimed at voters, not debt talks
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A sweeping education bill that would make it easier to fire low-performing teachers statewide and allow mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel to lengthen the Chicago school day passed the Illinois House.
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Illinois Education Bill Passes
Yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll showed a bit of a dip in Chris Christie’s numbers in New Jersey, but it sounds like that state’s voters are broadly on board with most of his education proposals: New Jersey voters approve 50 – 46 percent of the way Gov. Christopher Christie is handling the state budget, but disapprove 52 – 44 percent of the way he is handling education.
