Beware Illusions Driving Stock Prices and the Rally
Guest editorial warns the four year stock market rebound may reflect weak employment and fiscal inaction. Fed stimulus and rising wealth affect demand while job slack keeps profits high. Investors should stay long term, avoid market timing, and weigh risks against gains.
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U.S
Equity Mutual Funds
Investment Company Institute
Federal Reserve
Central Bank
Aggres
Fed
Republicans try branding while Iowa health debate unfolds
A letter critiques the Republican branding effort led by the so called young guns and Karl Rove, arguing the message hides real agendas. It questions Governor Branstad's plan to finance reform of IowaCare while expanding Medicaid costs, calling Iowa health commitments unconvincing. The piece urges true access to affordable care and cites IowaCare limitations and underfunding at the University of Iowa Hospitals.
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Republican Party
Young Guns
Karl Rove
Jonah Goldberg
Rove
Goldberg
Iowa
Terry Branstad
University of Iowa
IowaCare
Iowa Health
Obama dinner with GOP senators at Jefferson Hotel sparks debate
Kathleen Parker notes the Jefferson Hotel gathering of Republican senators with President Obama as a public optics play. She warns real deficit reform and entitlements reform remain unlikely without tax concessions, predicting a possible stalemate until 2014. Obamacare tax effects and insurer costs loom as the political climate shifts.
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Obama
Jefferson Hotel
State lawmakers urged to curb drone use amid privacy fears
Jeff Shipley argues Iowa should ban weaponized drones and curb agency use until 2015. He cites Rand Paul filibuster over CIA drone program and calls for Branstad to restrict state drone deployments to protect Fourth Amendment rights. Shipley is a Republican Party official.
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Kentucky
CIA
John Brennan
Hamid Karzai
Iowa
Senate
House
Hogg
Jeff Shipley
Fairfield
Republican Party of Iowa
State Central Committee
Liberty Iowa Legislative Committee
Libertyiowa.com
J.j.shipley
Gmail
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Coralville
Kathleen Parker
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