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Will Republicans let Barack Obama have his scandal?: Margaret Carlson
Chalk up his confusion to Obama Derangement Syndrome, which afflicts Republicans as acutely as Bush Derangement Syndrome once did Democrats. When you are in a hole, the saying goes, stop digging. The corollary is that when you're on top, don't pile on. W from Oregon Live Read more »
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IRS-Approved Reading Lists and Other Outrages
Earlier today Bloomberg View columnists Ramesh Ponnuru and Margaret Carlson met online to chat about the IRS scandal. Below is a lightly edited transcript. Ramesh: I see what you did in your column this week, Margaret, signaling your high esteem for the from Bloomberg.com Read more »
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Margaret Carlson: Don't confuse the NRA with sensible gun owners
WASHINGTON — Usually when a senator suffers a big public defeat, he slinks off to lick his wounds. He rarely retwists the arms that didn't bend his way. Colleagues don't like to be seen switching. Were they horribly mistaken the first time? Don't know wh from Madison.com Read more »
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Mark Sanford, Congress's Newest Philanderer
Bloomberg View columnists Margaret Carlson and Ramesh Ponnuru met online today to discuss Mark Sanford's victory in yesterday's congressional race in South Carolina. What follows is a lightly edited transcript. Margaret: Mark Sanford was supposed to be t from Bloomberg.com Read more »
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What Really Sank Gun Control, per Joe Manchin: Distrust of Government
Senators Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin at the unveiling of their compromise bill on expanded background checks (Reuters) Think gun control failed in the Senate because of gun-clutching extremists? Or because of fanatical radicals who want to abolish the Sec from The Atlantic Read more »
