Byron York
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Chicken plants and the immigration dilemmaMay 29, 2014 5:01 am - Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi, former head of the Republican National Committee, now a political fixer and influential voice in GOP circles, says he firs...
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Killing business on federal basesMay 08, 2014 5:01 am - The fight over the minimum wage, which President Obama and Democrats hope to make a centerpiece of this year's midterm elections, comes down to two simple arguments. Oba...
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Democrats in a jam over ObamacareApr 02, 2014 5:01 am - When it comes to Obamacare, many Democrats take comfort in polls showing a small majority of voters, or at least a plurality, oppose repealing the Affordable Care Act. T...
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Christie avoids hard truths in speech to conservativesMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - Chris Christie began his much-awaited remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington recently with an anecdote that seemed to portend some to...
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A GOP plan to repair Obamacare, not repeal itFeb 19, 2014 4:00 am - There's no doubt the vast majority of Republicans in Congress would repeal Obamacare if they could. Most GOP “alternative” bills begin with a clause to repeal the Afford...
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Does Obama finally own the economy?Jan 22, 2014 4:00 am - For years, Republicans have marveled at President Obama’s success in blaming former President George W. Bush for the nation’s problems, particularly its economic problem...
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Whatever else happens, the issue still is jobsJan 16, 2014 4:00 am - There was a lot to talk about when House Speaker John Boehner appeared before reporters recently for the first time since the holiday break. There are continuing fights ...
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GOP quietly builds an Obamacare alternativeDec 29, 2013 4:00 am - “The only alternative that Obamacare’s critics have is, well, ‘let’s just go back to the status quo,’” said President Obama recently, “because they sure haven’t presente...
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Little talk of ‘affordable’ in PR pushDec 11, 2013 4:00 am - One striking thing about the new White House Obamacare promotion campaign is that so far it hasn’t had much to say about the central focus of Obamacare, which is helping...
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‘Affordable’ care depends on the size of your subsidyNov 07, 2013 4:00 am - What does the word “affordable” in the Affordable Care Act mean? Many people might assume it means Obamacare will make health coverage less expensive. That’s certainly t...