Price of Candy is Up!

• Nathan Benefield
• July 9, 2007

So I went to our office snack tray to buy an afternoon snack and notice that the price had gone up, and there was a note about the price of…

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Congressmen get inferior health coverage

• Nathan Benefield
• April 9, 2007

Morning Call article on former state lawmakers elected to Congress, but staying on the state health plan. Why? State lawmakers – even retired lawmakers – get better benefits and…

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Yes, Profits Matter

• Nathan Benefield
• March 8, 2007

Investor’s Business Daily editorial on oil profits: Profits drive discovery and productivity in every industry, but particularly in the capital-intensive energy sector. The seismic and satellite technologies now…

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Kid’s coverage shortfalls

• Nathan Benefield
• December 1, 2006

Stateline.org reports that many states Children’s Health Insurance Programs (S-CHIP) face multi-million dollar shortfalls, and hope that the federal government will bail them out. The article notes that states…

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Learning from the election

• Nathan Benefield
• November 17, 2006

The lesson from the Congressional election is “Money can’t buy me love” says Ed Feulner. Feulner will give the Keynote address at the Commonwealth Foundation’s Gala on December…

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Here we go again

• Nathan Benefield
• November 16, 2006

After dozens of incumbent Congressional Republicans lost and a Wall-Street Journal poll showing that voters’ number one domestic issue was banning pork projects (following the explosion in the number…

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Government Accountability

The Elections Big Winner: Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• November 13, 2006

Did voters reject Republicans and embrace Democrats in the 2006 elections? Of course; the gains in seats held by Democrats (both nationally and statewide) suggest they did. But the reasons…

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Club For Growth Survey of Voter Attitudes

• Nathan Benefield
• November 10, 2006

This is a must read survey of likely voters by The Club For Growth – particularly for those who think Republicans like Lincoln Chafee and Mike Dewine lost because…

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Specter urges GOP to re-evaluate priorities after election losses

• Nathan Benefield
• November 8, 2006

Centre Daily article on Arlen Specter’s take on the election – I expected this assessment from TV analysts and Democratic critics, but not from a current GOP Senator. Then…

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