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• The Daily Report

  Eminent Domain the Domain of GOP Candidates?

  Mike Muller | Fri, Feb 29th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, john mccain, gop, mike huckabee, eminent domain, ron paul, kelo v. new london | 2

  The idea that the government can condemn private property for what it views as the public good has been a source of contention for years. But when the Supreme Court ruled in 2005 in Kelo v. New London that the city in Connecticut could use its powers of eminent domain to take private land for another private development, a new national debate raged.

  John McCain latched on to the issue for a while. In August, he pledged “To appoint strict constructionist judges who respect the…

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  GOP Candidates Like Bush’s Plans for Mortgage Crisis

  Mike Muller | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: commentary, mike muller, foreclosure, john mccain, mortgage, mike huckabee, ron paul, mortgage crisis, hope now | 0

  The GOP candidates present something more of a unified front about how to deal with the foreclosure crisis than the Democrats. The candidates remaining usually offer cautious support for the Bush Administration’s efforts when asked how they propose to address the issue. And they all call for limited government involvement—if any.

  The current administration’s foreclosure measures mostly revolve around the Hope Now plan. It is a coalition of mortgage industry players—responsible for 62…

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• Headlines

  Racist Newsletters, Recounts, and the New York Primary

  Mike Muller | Tue, Jan 15th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: mike muller, new york city, election 2008, ron paul, new hampshire | 0

  New Hampshire: Machine vs. Paper or Urban vs. Rural?

  A recount of the ballots cast in New Hampshire has been granted to Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich and Republican candidate Albert Howard. They are raising concerns over differences in vote totals between hand counted ballots and other voting systems like electronic machines or optical scanners. Candidates like John McCain and Barack Obama received more votes in districts with paper ballots. But some have countered that this is…

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  Ron Paul, Energy Slayer or Tax Warrior?

  Mike Muller | Wed, Dec 12th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, election 2008, republican, ron paul, tax warrior, energy slayer | 0

  As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Ron Paul has been a cosponsor of legislation to offer tax deductions for commuters who use their bike or take public transportation to get to work. He is also cosponsor of a bill to increase and extend deductions for buildings that use less energy.

  But his support for these measures is more likely about reducing the federal tax burden, rather than an attempt to cut energy use in cities and the nation. As a self-identifying…

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