The Bullpen
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The Greek crisis isn't Greek
feature Greek debt, German banks, and your 401(k) are all connected. And there's no way to rescue only the innocent
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It's hard out there for a pimp
feature Who was James O'Keefe really punking?
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We need a dose of inflation
feature William Jennings Bryan was a crank, but he understood in the 1890s that deflation is more dangerous than cheap money. It still is
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Soaking the super rich
feature Some Democrats have begun contemplating a new tax rate to apply exclusively to the super rich. It's a terrible idea
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We don't need another Churchill to win in Afghanistan
feature Pundits have dismissed Obama's West Point speech as pedestrian and uninspiring. Is there something wrong with that?
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What Obama should say in his Nobel speech
feature Obama's speech in Oslo Thursday has as many potential pitfalls as his speech at West Point last week. Here's what he should—and shouldn't— say.
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How Shelby's hold exposes Obama's failure
feature The White House broke GOP Sen. Richard Shelby's hold on appointees in hours. Why can't it break a GOP filibuster of health care legislation?
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An alternate history of Obamacare
feature With a little less partisan zeal and a little more humility, the president could have earned the popular support he needed to pursue the liberal Holy Grail.
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A realistic plan for reforming health care
feature Repeal isn't going to happen. Instead, Republicans should focus on fixing financing and over-regulation
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Mubarak's bid to hold power 7 months longer can only provoke
feature America needs a new plan
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Obama's doomed green jobs plan
feature Just tax oil and let markets do the rest
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Three truths about Tucson
feature There are vital lessons in the debate between left and right over the Arizona massacre
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Dead end for the peace process
feature The Mideast peace process was predicated on several assumptions. Are any of them still valid?
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The GOP's health-care dilemma
feature Coverage for all: We do it, why not say it?
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