Tag: Jason Russell

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New Year’s isn’t the deadliest holiday for drivers

Jason Russell · December 31, 2014 7:41 pm

An aircraft flying overhead photographed on November 29, 2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty images)

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Yes, flying in the U.S. still safe

Jason Russell · December 30, 2014 11:31 pm

U.S. President Obama, left, speaks as he is seated with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, right, during a meeting with leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Free trade opportunities abound in 2015

Jason Russell · December 30, 2014 6:31 pm

In this Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks in Washington. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Key GOP House committee sets policy agenda

Jason Russell · December 30, 2014 12:43 am

New Year’s resolutions for Congress

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New Year’s resolutions for Congress

Jason Russell · December 29, 2014 10:00 am

Poverty, economic inequality, government infrastructure and immigration become the topics of policy debates in 2014. (iStock Photo)

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Reviewing 2014’s domestic policy debates

Jason Russell · December 27, 2014 10:00 am

Regressive cigarette tax hikes hardly improve health

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Regressive cigarette tax hikes hardly improve health

Jason Russell · December 26, 2014 9:35 pm

Retailers are being hit with a wave of post-holiday returns. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Christmas gift fraud costs billions

Jason Russell · December 26, 2014 5:31 pm

States with the highest percentage of residents on food stamps

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States with the highest percentage of residents on food stamps

Jason Russell · December 24, 2014 10:00 am

Liberals are turning out in droves to vote for their favorite policies on the "Big Ideas Project." (iStock Photo)

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Why the ‘Big Ideas’ of Democrats’ Warren Wing are flawed

Jason Russell · December 23, 2014 5:51 pm

Daron Acemoglu, of MIT, and James Robinson, of Harvard, criticized Piketty's book, writing that Piketty's arguments give a "misleading characterization of the true nature of inequality." (iStock Photo)

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Study: Piketty mischaracterizes inequality, economic laws

Jason Russell · December 22, 2014 10:25 pm

Corporate tax hikes kill jobs

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Corporate tax hikes kill jobs

Jason Russell · December 22, 2014 6:13 pm