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Last Sunday would have been President Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. His birthday was celebrated in California at the Ronald Reagan Museum and here in Washington, D.C. at the Ronald…

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It seems like the whole world is in turmoil. Look at Egypt and all of the Middle East – riots in the streets and dictators trying to hold their power. Turn to Europe where the debt burden…

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I like the Wall Street Journal. I read it every day. And I join them in being critical of government subsidies. Our government spends too much money throwing dollars at every hand that…

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Today's commentary is about predictions. To start, I have some predictions from other former Cabinet Members. For more than 20 years, I have put together a "Cabinet Secretaries Luncheon"…

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Last week the President signed the Food Safety Modernization Act. It was passed by a united lame-duck Congress in the waning days of 2010.…

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I remember as a boy hoeing weeds in our corn fields and pulling weeds in the bean fields. I recall the plant damage that our corn suffered from root worms and corn bore. Along came…

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The new year is upon us. Hard to believe. I want to take this opportunity to look back at 2010 and look ahead to the new year.

In all of 2010, the biggest surprise and most powerful…

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Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. We also know it is a time of presents, decorated Christmas trees, and Santa Claus. I also believe for most of us it is a time of…

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The Congressional lame duck session is proving to be a fascinating spectacle. The Obama – Republican compromise has sailed through the Senate. That should set an example for the angry…

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The lame ducks may not prove to be as lame as I thought. President Obama and the Republicans have struck a deal. It is a pretty big deal. Bush tax cuts to be extended for two years, a…

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