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Why Oscar snubbed 'Superman'
Orange County Register
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
2.25.2011
"Waiting for Superman," though hailed as "powerful" by President Barack Obama, popular with audiences and a winner at the Sundance Film Festival, failed to gain an Academy Award nomination. That should come as no surprise.
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The Fed needs to free the market
MarketWatch
2.25.2011
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission issued its finding that the devastating economic events of the past few years were “preventable.” The FCIC heaped the blame on many parties, but drew the wrong conclusion when it faulted the government and Federal Reserve for lax oversight.
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ObamaCare Is Starting To Bleed Insurers Dry
Forbes.com
By: Sally C. Pipes
2.24.2011
Despite all the uncertainty, private insurers aren't taking any chances. They're in the midst of adjusting to the law's requirement that they spend a certain percentage of their revenues on medical claims. ObamaCare's advocates hope the provision will ensure consumers get good value for their premium dollars. And if the rule makes life harder for insurers, so much the better.
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Obama misrepresents the state of U.S. health care
Washington Examiner, San Francisco Examiner
By: Sally C. Pipes
2.21.2011
In his recent State of the Union speech, the president didn't spend much time defending his controversial health reform law. But he did relate the stories of two individuals who have supposedly benefited from his overhaul of American health care.
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Cities go on wild spending sprees
Orange County Register
By: Steven Greenhut
2.18.2011
Gov. Jerry Brown has been caught flat-footed in his plan to shutter the state's redevelopment agencies as cities across California continue to squander their redevelopment cash, tying up hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term spending on half-baked projects simply to keep the money away from the state.
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No Medi-Cal help on long-term care
The San Bernardino Sun
By: Stephen Moses
2.16.2011
On July 1, the federal funds that have propped up California's troubled Medi-Cal system will disappear. That is only one of the reasons why baby boomers, now retiring in droves, will find Medi-Cal a bust for the long-term care many will need.
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Californians need to suffer more
Orange County Register
By: Steven Greenhut
2.14.2011
People increasingly want answers for how California can solve its fiscal problems, but I rarely have good news to offer. Last week, I wrote about three Assembly Republicans who attended a "no more cuts" rally sponsored by the Service Employees International Union – those always-agitated, purple-shirted, bullhorn-toting activists who are ubiquitous around Sacramento.
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RED TAPE AND SPECIAL INTERESTS SHORT CIRCUIT EDUCATION INNOVATION
Flashreport
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.10.2011
California’s budget meltdown is an opportunity, not to raise taxes, but to explore innovative ways to deliver services more efficiently and effectively. With the revolution in online technology, education is a perfect area to re-think obsolete delivery systems. However, according to a new book by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), California has erected reactionary barriers that prevent this revolution from reaching millions of students who might benefit from it.
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Union rally exposes Republicans’ weak links
San Francisco Examiner, North County Times
By: Steven Greenhut
2.7.2011
After Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address pushing for the Legislature to place a series of tax-extension measures on the ballot, Republicans countered by emphasizing their continuing opposition to higher taxes.
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Enabling The Next Biomedical Revolution
Forbes.com
By: Sally C. Pipes
2.2.2011
Yet regulators are now trying to weaken existing provisions to protect drug company patents by refusing to extend a company's data exclusivity period--even if that company has made significant improvements to a product's safety or potency.
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