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Reporter's Notebook: The China syndrome in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would be under a lot more pressure without the diplomatic and military support he’s getting, in varying doses, from Iran, Russia and China. It’s easy to see why the Russians might support their longtime friend, who’s spent billions of dollars importing Russian weapons and who provides …

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Are politicians trying to destroy the housing market?

The damning evidence is in on two fronts: Housing continues to collapse to unimaginable levels. — The latest numbers are in from December, showing that home prices fell in 18 of 20 markets. The statistics prove this housing collapse is now worse than the Great Depression. Also, just days ago, …

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Obama's Debt Reduction Plan Is a Political Step In the Right Direction

President Obama is bowing to political reality today in delivering his balanced budget speech. In so doing, the president is taking steps to address the confidence gap among independent voters evident in the data from most recent Pew Center for People & the Press poll, which found that the president …

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