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Paul Krugman: Master Spinner

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The National Center's health policy analyst, David Hogberg, is impressed by Paul Krugman -- by Krugman's mastery of spin, that is. Here's David's look at the way Krugman is covering some of President Bush's recent statements on health care reform: ...
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‘The Big Ripoff’ Comes To Health Insurance

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After seeing the Washington Post's "Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support; Onetime Foes Become Unlikely Advocates, Citing Rising Costs and Tougher Access" by Christopher Lee in Monday's Washington Post, I asked the National Center for Public Policy Research's health care ...
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National Center for Public Policy Research Applauds President Bush’s State of the Union Health Care Proposal

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Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research applauds President Bush's State of the Union proposal to change the tax treatment of health insurance. Under current law, only employers receive a tax deduction for providing health insurance to ...
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CSR and Business Profitability Don’t Mix, Says Borelli

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Prompted by the Wall Street Journal editorial about the departure of John Browne from the helm of BP (the company formerly known as British Petroleum), Senior Fellow Tom Borelli sent a letter to the Wall Street Journal, which they published ...
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Global Warming Scaredy Cats II

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Scared of debate, scared of free speech, the global warming alarmists sure are scaredy cats. The Wall Street Journal has found another example: Al Gore apparently is afraid to face a genuinely challenging interviewer. The WSJ article begins: Will Al ...
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Fact Checking FactCheck on Medicare Drug Negotiation Proposal

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FactCheck.org ran analysis of the Medicare prescription drug bill (the one that would permit Medicare to negotiate prices with the pharmaceutical industry) the other day that included some criticism of claims made by both parties. I asked the National Center���������s ...
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Health Care Expert Condemns New Liberal Report on Medicare Drug Prices

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Washington, D.C. - Research used in a new report by the left-of-center group Families USA, apparently meant to bolster House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's effort to give government employees the power to "negotiate" drug prices under Medicare Part D, is being ...
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Minimum Wage Employment Impact Study: How To Cook The Numbers 101

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David Hogberg examines a study the left often cites as proof that increasing the federal minimum wage won't harm employment: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, in a speechsupporting an increase in the minimum wage, claimed, According to one recent study ...
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Senator Boxer’s Insult of Condoleezza Rice Condemned by Black Conservatives

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Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is being criticized by members of the black leadership network Project 21 for implying that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lacks a proper perspective on the War on Terror in Iraq because she does not have ...
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Barney Frank Intended to Stir Racial Animus, Project 21 Members Say

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