The Daily Scoop: Stocks Return More With Democrat in White House:

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While Republicans promote themselves as the friendliest party for Wall Street, stock investors do better when Democrats occupy the White House. From a dollars-and-cents standpoint, it’s not even close. The BGOV Barometer shows that, over the five decades since John … Continue reading

The Daily Scoop: Harder for GOP to claim healthcare reform is a job-killer

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Whatever happened to the dread horror of job-killing uncertainty? Just last year, the talking point was all the rage, unanimously chorused by GOP pundits, politicians and economists looking to hammer President Obama for a stalled-out economy. The argument was simple: … Continue reading

The Daily Scoop: Birth control as election issue? Why?

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“The way the American democratic system works is very peculiar,” says [D.G.] Hart, who teaches history at Hillsdale College in Michigan. “But I don’t know that this [election cycle] is any worse than any other period when religious and racial preferences … Continue reading

The Daily Scoop: How (and How Not) to Jumpstart an Economy

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With a healthy dose of 20/20 hindsight Michael Grabell presents a quality assessment of the Stimulus Bill’s impacts and the lessons we can learn from its implementation mistakes. The polarized rhetoric of the 2012 election cycle presents voters with a false … Continue reading

The Daily Scoop: Muzzling of federal scientists targeted by campaign

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Reports of ghosts from the George W. Bush administration sighted within the Canadian federal government.  Accusations swirl around their lobbying of government officials to censor public-funded scientific research. CBC News - Canadian government scientists are still being hampered from talking to the media about their taxpayer-funded research … Continue reading

The Daily Scoop: Foreclosure abuse rampant across U.S., experts say

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(Reuters) – A report this week showing rampant foreclosure abuse in San Francisco reflects similar levels of lender fraud and faulty documentation across the United States, say experts and officials who have done studies in other parts of the country. … Continue reading

The Daily Scoop: Regulations Create Jobs, Too

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Vilified on the campaign trail, government rules often create as many jobs as they kill. When the Obama Administration announced tough new pollution regulations for power plants last year, the industry loudly protested. They say electricity prices will spike 12 … Continue reading