Fed U S Watchdog Faces Pain and Inflation Fight
A columnist argues for pausing further Fed rate hikes amid inflation fears. Despite a 0.75 point rise by Fed governors, economists highlight low inflation at 2.6 percent and rising costs for housing and debt. Skeptics urge restraint until clearer economic signals emerge.
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Farm subsidies test GOP resolve in Congress
The editorial argues Republicans must challenge federal farm subsidies as a budget reform test. It notes subsidies distort markets, cost billions, and benefit farm states. cites Rep. Dick Armey as a constraint on party unity. and urges cutting programs despite political friction. Gazette Telegraph Colorado Springs
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Freedom as central theme in post election politics
Paul Greenberg argues that the American public has set its mind on Freedom, pushing themes of individual power and family support while government size contracts. He critiques Clintonism as directionless, notes White House infighting, and questions the administration's organizing vision and the fate of the Happy Warrior. He cites Lincoln's public opinion principle and reflects on the era's political mood.
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Two Percent Shift Drives Major Electoral Change
A NYT-Mitofsky analysis shows a small 2 percent swing in total votes moved to the GOP shaping election outcomes since 1980. Reagan carried states and the Senate but not the House, with regional shifts from the West to the South and Midwest, while demographics like women, blacks, Hispanics, and whites in various faiths gave mixed signals. Political tone, education, and campaign messaging are examined as underlying factors.
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