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Thinking About Ronald Reagan: On 100th Birthday, He's Remembered for Good Reason
By Lou Cannon - Politics DailyOn the eve of Ronald Reagan's election as president of the United States in 1980, a radio reporter asked him what it was that Americans saw in him. Reagan hesitated and then replied: "Would you laugh if I told you that I think maybe they see themselves and that I'm one of them?" Thirty years and four presidents later, Americans still see themselves in Reagan. In a Gallup poll in 2009 they ranked Reagan as the best president, just ahead of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. This highly generous assessment is based on more than likeability. Reagan left the world safer and the United ...
Mr. & Mrs. Sixpack Release Tax Returns
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe McCain campaign announced today that Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and First Dude Todd Palin have released 2 years worth of tax returns:Today, the McCain-Palin campaign released Governor and Todd Palin's tax returns for 2006 and 2007. Below please find summary information about the Palins' 2006 and 2007 tax returns. The McCain-Palin campaign also released Governor and Todd Palin's Public Financial Disclosure Report. SUMMARY OF TAX RETURNS Taxes Paid: For 2006, the Palins paid $11,944 (LINE 63) in total taxes on gross income of $127,869 (LINE 37), which is a 9.3% tax rate. For ...
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