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‘Earthquake in Pennsylvania’

• May 17, 2006

‘Earthquake in Pennsylvania’ – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review…

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Taxes & Economy

‘Live Free or Move’

• May 16, 2006

Jobs are flocking to low-tax states for a reason. Commentary in today’s Wall Street Journal says, “new data is out and it shows that the states that embraced supply-side…

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Taxes & Economy

Tax no fix for rising gas prices

• Nathan Benefield
• May 15, 2006

Read Matthew Brouillette’s commentary in Friday’s Pittsburgh Business Times.

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Government Accountability

Incumbents Under Fire

• May 15, 2006

The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund sees PA’s primary tomorrow as a possible bellwether election for conservative anger at unprincipled leadership.

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Taxes & Economy

For Now, Gasoline Is Our Only Cheap Fuel

• Nathan Benefield
• May 12, 2006

Cato Commentary by Jerry Taylor: “Mandating a switch given current technology would increase, not decrease, pump prices.”…

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Government Accountability

Democracy vs incumbency

• Nathan Benefield
• May 11, 2006

John Baer on the power of incubmency in the Philadelphia Daily News (citing Commonwealth Foundation data).

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Peggy Noonan on the problem in DC

• May 11, 2006

Peggy Noonan in today’s Wall Street Journal: “Baseless Confidence“ “Power is distancing. “When you’ve been in Congress for a while, or the White House for a while,…

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Education

New York Times Editorial Uses Faulty Data To Slam Charter Schools

• May 10, 2006

News release from the Center for Education Reform… New York Times Editorial Uses Faulty Data To Slam Charter Schools Washington, D.C., May 10, 2006 – The New York Times in…

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Taxes & Economy

Gov. Rendell’s Plan to raise gas prices and subsidize Big Ethanol

• Nathan Benefield
• May 10, 2006

Gas prices are high. As previously noted in this blog, part of the reason for high prices is the mandated use of ethanol fuels – forcing refineries to retool.

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