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Deport the criminals, keep the workers
Commentary, Nation World
AGUSTINA VERGARA CID RealClearPolitics 
Dec 19, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign on the promise of deporting tens of millions of illegal immigrants. While Trump and his aid...
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Another $161 billion in improper payments
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 17, 2024
Federal agencies reported $161.5 billion in improper payments during fiscal year 2024, according to data released by the Office of Management and Budg...
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Change the nation’s fiscal course
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 16, 2024
David Walkerran the Government Accountability Office for a decade, under both a Republican and Democratic president. Elected officials should take him...
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The ‘fair share’ paid by the wealthy
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 12, 2024
Progressives who argue that “the rich” should pay their “fair share” of income taxes are inadvertently arguing they should get a tax cut. The IRS rece...
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NY may have to step up on supportive housing
Commentary, New York
DAN CLARK Times Union, Albany 
Dec 02, 2024
ALBANY — Supportive housing is a lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers who benefit from having staff and services onsite where they live, but advocate...
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The looming GOP divide over school vouchers
Commentary, Nation World
MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 02, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — In announcing the nomination ofLinda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, to his cabinet, President-electDonald Trumpp...
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Trump’s economic policy can’t be just nostalgia
Commentary, Nation World
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 25, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — President-elect Donald Trump’s economic legacy may well depend on whether he prefers the comparative form of an adjective. Specifical...
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Democrats need their own Donald Trump
Commentary, Nation World
J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Nov 22, 2024
There may be five stages of grief, but there’s usually just one when it comes to political defeat — pretend to soul-search, then carry on as if nothin...
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