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Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law."

Under Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream slowly consumes itself

Ani Chkhikvadze · November 6, 2026 2:14 pm

FILE - The U. S. Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

The race for federal zones starts in the statehouses

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli elections prove Netanyahu’s political prowess

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

The VA already solved part of rural America’s health crisis

Photo shows the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. The Trump administration has settled lawsuits with dozens of tea party groups who said they received extra, often burdensome scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

The election is over. The clock is ticking to protect taxpayers from a politicized IRS

People walk in front of a container ship docked at a container terminal in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

When all else fails, trade critics throw lots of mud

Linda Dempsey May 11, 2015 9:00 am

UN special envoy Bernardino Leon emphasizes the agreement is just a draft, and is only "80 percent" complete. (AP File Photo)

UN proposal could solve Libyan deadlock

Richard Galustian May 8, 2015 9:00 am

Puerto Rico's financial unraveling has been coming for years. Its debt obligations now add up to a jaw-dropping $164 billion. (Getty Image)

No bailout for Puerto Rico

Jim Martin May 8, 2015 9:00 am

Last year, columnist Kathleen Parker wrote that since 1985, the cost of higher education has increased 538 percent, while inflation over the same period has gone up only 121 percent. (AP Photo)Â

Federal student loans creating ‘indentured students’

Rep John Duncan May 7, 2015 9:00 am

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings speaks during a LG press event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 2014 International CES on January 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Internet, power industries not the same

Lance Brown May 7, 2015 9:00 am

(Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

The real racket in high-poverty schools

Caleb Rossiter May 5, 2015 9:00 am

As Sen. Orrin Hatch noted, "Reforming our international tax system is a critical step on the road toward comprehensive tax reform." (AP Photo)Â

Global tax reform will lead to economic growth at home

Kyle Pomerleau May 4, 2015 9:00 am

David Manigault chants while marching toward City Hall to demonstrate the police-custody death of Freddie Gray, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo)Â

Baltimore: Nobody cares, and that’s the problem

Victoria Klein May 3, 2015 9:00 am

Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, holds up a newspaper during his debate with Gov. Martin O'Malley, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Maryland never followed through on criminal justice reform

Chrysovalantis Kefalas May 1, 2015 9:00 am

The U.S. accounts for over 47 percent of global card fraud losses. (Getty Image)

How the U.S. can stop credit card fraud

Liz Garner May 1, 2015 9:00 am

An Obamacare debate worth having

Bobby Jindal April 30, 2015 12:00 pm

In 2014, the Labor Department reported that union membership fell again to 11.1 percent of workers, down from 11.3 percent the previous year. (AP Photo)

Obama’s crusade for Big Labor continues

Heather Greenaway April 30, 2015 9:00 am