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Jindal Calls for Recusal of Supreme Court Justices

BuzzFeed reports: Louisiana’s Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal joined lawmakers in his state Wednesday in suggesting two liberal justices recuse themselves from the landmark same-sex marriage case currently before the Supreme Court. The Louisiana House of Representatives passed a resolution earlier this week urging Justices

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Jeb Bush Endorses Statehood For Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican statehood is not likely an issue on many voters’ minds as the country inches towards the 2016 presidential primary season.  However, while on a trip to Puerto Rico this week, Jeb Bush reportedly made his support for statehood a centerpiece of

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Immigration, Wages, and Scott Walker

Unsurprisingly, Scott Walker is drawing a good deal of criticism for his comments on immigration last week, much of it from fellow conservatives.  The Cato Institute’s Alex Nowrasteh, The Daily Caller’s Matt K. Lewis, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, and The Wall

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Yet Another About-Face For Walker on Immigration

I noted here recently that most of the GOP candidates appeared to be converging around a similar stance on immigration, one which focused on securing the border and then providing a path to legal status for the undocumented.  Based on some recent comments,

GOP Candidates Converge on Basic Immigration Message

Jim Newell of Slate reports this week that the serious Republican presidential contenders seem to be coalescing around a singular message on immigration, an issue which has divided GOP members in the past: Not so long ago, immigration was considered the most

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What Does Janet Yellen Fear?

A conversation last month between New York Sun editor (and former WSJ editor) Seth Lipsky and radio host Dawn Bennett raised some interesting points on monetary policy and the Fed: Ms. Bennett: It is quite clear to me that the Federal Reserve doesn’t want the