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The Congressional Oversight Panel's December report on TARP concluded that it "proved decisive enough to stop the panic and restore market confidence," but failed to address many of the "ongoing problems" in the financial markets and the broader economy. However, it didn't call for ending the program.

As U.S. Sen. Harry Reid tries to corral enough Democratic votes for his $848 billion health care reform bill, the Democrat from Nevada may find solace in the words of Mark Twain. When the writer was once asked if he belonged to an organized political party in the United States, he replied "I don't...

Perhaps Ringo Starr should attend Saturday night's start to the debate over the health care reform bill in the Senate. After all, it was Starr who first uttered the malapropism that later became a hit song (and movie) by The Beatles -- A Hard Day's Night. Saturday evening may shape up to be just...

While headlines in newspapers across the country today focus on the possibility that hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims may have been paid out under the first-time homebuyers tax credit, there's an even more a pressing matter regarding the credit that must be dealt with soon:...

Welcome to the separation of powers. The health care reform bill - the vehicle on the journey to universal health care - has taken a pit stop. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. and majority leader, signaled as much Thursday during his press conference. It will take longer than two weeks for the Senate...

While most Americans support the idea of change in our health care system, the House and Senate have yet to agree on how exactly the change will occur and who will pay for it. Five committees, three in the House and two in the Senate, have had their say in drafting the legislation, and we're now...