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Engaging Cuba on Human Rights

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:19:00 -0500

Normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba was widely seen as exactly the kind of high-value, low-hanging fruit that would be ideal for a president elected under the banner of "change." But a scathing new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, "New Castro, Same Cuba," will make lifting sanctions against the Castro regime -- on travel, remittances, trade -- more difficult for President Obama.

Acorn and the Housing Bubble | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:10:00 -0500

As Ellen Seidman, director of the federal Office of Thrift Supervision, said in a speech before the Greenlining Institute on Oct. 2, 2001, "Our record home ...

CBO Rebuts Pros, Cons of Public Option | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:33:00 -0400

... private health plans," said Len Nichols, director of the health-policy program for the New America Foundation, a left-leaning Washington think tank. ...

Romer Predicts High Jobless Rate Through Election Year | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:55:00 -0400

On Tuesday, White House economist Jared Bernstein took a more upbeat position in a talk before the New America Foundation. While he called the lack of job ...

Checks for Seniors Face Opposition | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:59:00 -0400

... of the political spectrum all happen to agree," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the bipartisan think tank Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ...

Checks for Seniors Face Opposition | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400

... of the political spectrum all happen to agree," said Maya macguineas, president of the bipartisan think tank Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ...

Critics Call Proposed Payments To US Seniors Political Pandering | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:06:00 -0400

... Security benefits steady means they will have increased in value," wrote Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ... and more »

Signs of a Split Emerge in Insurance Industry | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:00 -0400

Len Nichols, director of health policy at New America Foundation, a Washington think tank, said the industry "is sitting on the cusp of a strategy to go ...

529s | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0400

Matching programs are one of the most effective ways to get these families to save for college, says Jackie Williams, director of the College Saving Initiative at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-policy institute based in Washington, D.C. ...

Duggar Economics: The Costs of 19 Kids | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:04:00 -0400

As demographer Phillip Longman observes, young white men since the 1970s have seen a 40% decline in income relative to their fathers--for young black men the ... and more »