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Rahm Emanuel (D) - 'Never Let a Crisis go to Waste Comment Not Intended And Does Not Apply to Loughner's Shooting of Giffords'

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:53 PM PST

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"At a news conference this morning, mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel fielded questions on the Arizona shooting that left Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) in critical condition.

When asked about a comment attributed to him some years ago about "never let a good crisis go to waste," Emanuel was taken aback .

"That's not intended for this moment, it doesn't apply to this moment," he said.

"Gabby is a friend, I recruited her to run for Congress," Emanuel said. "I started Congress on Your Corner at grocery stores - to be directly in touch - for direct access [with constituents].""

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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:22 PM PST

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Hillary Clinton - 'Jared Loughner's Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords Was Political Extremism Similar to Al Qaeda'

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST

This was not political extremism, nor the result of any sort of rhetoric (which can be found on both sides and which has been used for a very long time), nor even close to the organized terror campaign that Al Qaeda. He was just a disturbed individual.

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Berman Post: Heart Wrenching Interview of Mother of Slain 9-Year-Old (Shooting Victim of Jared Loughner)

How Christie (R) Balanced The Budget And Cut Taxes in New Jersey

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST

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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:26 PM PST

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United States Drops to 9th in Index of Economic Freedom (77.8% Free)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:14 PM PST

United States dropped one spot to 9th place in Index of Economic Freedom with a score of 77.8% Free. That puts us in the 'Mostly Free' category; the category we entered last year from 'Free'.

While an intern at the Heritage Foundation a number of years ago, I wrote the article Free Economies Help Women. The conclusion, based on a lot of research, was that the more free a country was the better off everyone was, but the prospects of woman improved proportionally more than men.

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"The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal released the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom, and while the news is good for many countries, it is depressing for the United States. All told, 117 countries, mainly developing and emerging market economies, improved their Economic Freedom Index score. Meanwhile the U.S. dropped to 9th place, remaining "mostly free," weighed down by the burden of President Obama's spending spree."

You can find the ranking page at http://www.heritage.org/Index/ranking and explore the data at http://www.heritage.org/Index/explore.