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January 19, 2012

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In the News: January

Factory Jobs Obama Wants for U.S. Probably Won't Return in Large Numbers
January 26, 2012
Martin Baily, Bloomberg

Hey buddy, want to run a failing U.S. bank?
January 26, 2012
Donald Kohn, Reuters

The Truth About the Federal Tax Burden
January 26, 2012
Tax Policy Center, FOX Business

Is the American Dream still achievable in 2012?
January 26, 2012
Agence France Presse

Polls Show Voter Approval of President's Address
January 26, 2012
Karen Dynan, Epoch Times

Istook Says Obama Inequality Stance Aims to `Distract'
January 25, 2012
Isabel Sawhill, Bloomberg TV - Taking Stock

A Few Questions, Answers About Mitt Romney's Taxes
January 25, 2012
William Gale, NPR.org

Obama address to target elusive 'middle class'
January 25, 2012
Scott Winship, Agence France Presse

Mitt Romney says U.S. median income has declined 10 percent in the last four years
January 25, 2012
Gary Burtless, PolitiFact.com

Obama uses State of the Union address to bring home reelection message
January 25, 2012
Isabel Sawhill, Xinhua Newswire

Fed plans makeover meant to soothe hawks and doves
January 24, 2012
Donald Kohn, MarketWatch

Free-Market Socialism
January 24, 2012
Michael Greenstone, Adam Looney, New York Times

Mitt Romney to release his taxes: beyond the obvious ($$), six things we can learn
January 24, 2012
William Gale, Christian Science Monitor

Why Apple Went to China, Con'd
January 24, 2012
Gary Burtless, The New Republic

Romney's History on Medicare
January 24, 2012
Henry Aaron, Columbia Journalism Review

How Europe's Crisis Could Hurt the U.S. Economy
January 23, 2012
Douglas Elliott, US News & World Report

A U.S. Sovereign Debt Crisis?
January 23, 2012
Ron Haskins, Council on Foreign Relations

Morning Brief: Progress in U.S. Household Deleveraging
January 23, 2012
Ron Haskins, Council on Foreign Relations

What's behind Republican attacks on the Fed
January 23, 2012
Donald Kohn, MarketWatch

Questioning the Volcker Rule
January 23, 2012
Douglas Elliott, The Atlantic

Santorum fumbles the sex-education football
January 23, 2012
Ron Haskins, Isabel Sawhill, Boston Globe

EPA regulations may not be 'job killer'
January 23, 2012
Gary Burtless, Tennessean

Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care?
January 23, 2012
Henry Aaron, PolitiFact.com

Five misconceptions about economic fairness
January 23, 2012
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

The Media Is Confusing Private Equity And Venture Capital - To Mitt Romney's Benefit
January 23, 2012
Robert Litan, Talking Points Memo