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Scott Walker Nails His Stump Speech--and It’s Working

By Rob Garver,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 27, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker showed up at CPAC with a warmed-over speech and left the stage before his time was up...

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The Most Important Public Official Nobody Knows About

By David Dayen,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 27, 2015

Sen. Elizabeth Warren this week introduced the nation to Scott Alvarez, general counsel of the Federal Reserve,...

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Major insurers with Medicare drug plan customers raise premiums by 10 percent.

Obamacare Premiums Could Jump 255% If SCOTUS Rules for Plaintiffs

By Brianna Ehley,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

A new study by Avalere Health , a nonpartisan health consulting firm, found that insurance premiums sold on the...

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks while being interviewed onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Maryland February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

At CPAC, Softball Questions for 2016 GOP Frontrunners

By Rob Garver,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

The plan going into this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was to break from some established...

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Londoner Unmasked As ‘Jihadi John’ ISIS Killer

By Michael Holden and Mark Hosenball,ReutersFebruary 26, 2015

The masked "Jihadi John" killer who fronted Islamic State beheading videos has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi...

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Congress May Throw Social Security Disability Insurance a Lifeline

By Eric Pianin,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

Despite their differences, some House Republicans and Democrats were singing from the same hymnal on Thursday in...

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If Jeb Bush Panders to the CPAC Crowd, He’ll Lose Votes

By Liz Peek,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

Here’s what Republicans hope will not emerge from CPAC — more candidates. GOP...

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Putin Always Had a Plan for Ukraine – Just Not This One

By Rob Garver,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

A Russian newspaper has published a document suggesting the Russian government had very specific “integrationist”...

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Burwell testifies before a confirmation hearing on her nomination to be secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington

5 Tough Questions for Obamacare’s Chief

By Brianna Ehley,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

Obamacare’s top chief Sylvia Mathews Burwell is heading to Capitol Hill this morning to be grilled by lawmakers on...

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Will the House Follow Ted Cruz and Vote to Fund DHS?

By Eric Pianin,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

If even Sen. Ted Cruz, the firebrand Texas conservative, is on board to end the impasse over funding the...

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Scott Walker Stealing Christie's Playbook

By Liz Peek,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

It looks like Scott Walker has bumped Chris Christie out of the 2016 presidential race. Jeb Bush is luring...

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Will Fed Rate Hikes Cost You in Higher Taxes?

By Anthony Mirhaydari,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 26, 2015

All this week, Wall Street has been focused on every word out coming of the mouth of Federal Reserve Chair Janet...

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) participates in a panel discussion at the American Action Forum in Washington, in this January 30, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files

Scott Walker’s 2016 Prospects Keep Soaring in Iowa

By Eric Pianin,The Fiscal TimesFebruary 25, 2015

Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin continues to soar in popularity in politically potent Iowa, where likely...

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