Rick Newman

Why GM Is a Lousy Model for Economic Revival

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Let's give President Obama his due. The U.S. auto industry is, in fact, back.

Tags:: economy,; General Motors,; car manufacturers

Obama's 8 New Ideas For the Economy

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Voters are going to hear a lot about fairness over the next several months.

President Obama has kicked off his re-election campaign with a new emphasis on the government's role in making sure middle-class workers get a "fair shot" and the wealthy do their "fair share." Some components of this new fairness regime are old standbys, such as Obama's call for more infrastructure spending, investments in green energy, and higher taxes on the wealthy.

Tags:: economy,; natural gas,; mortgages,; General Electric,; State of the Union,; education,; Barack Obama,; employment,; energy,; taxes,; foreclosures,; manufacturing

3 Myths About Mitt Romney and the Rich

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The one percent are going to have a starring role in this year's elections.

Tags:: economy,; Obama administration,; Barack Obama,; Mitt Romney

What Obama Hopes To Change With His State of the Union Speech

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When President Obama delivers his fourth annual address to Congress, he'll no doubt exploit the prime-time exposure to tick off a loooooooooong list of accomplishments from his first term. Then he'll recite another lengthy list: the things he hopes to achieve in the future. But he won't mention the biggest thing he wants his speech to do: Help him get re-elected in November.

Tags:: State of the Union

How Mitt Romney Can Become a Regular Guy

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Mitt!

Look, we know you're trying. The pressed jeans, in lieu of a suit. The oatmeal. The Coke Zero. Hassling your kids about long showers. OK, you're sorta like the rest of us, for a few minutes a day.

3 Things Missing From Obama's Campaign

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What else ya got?

Tags:: Barack Obama,; 2012 presidential election

4 Economic Snafus That Sank Rick Perry

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His candidacy briefly heartened conservatives. But from the day Rick Perry declared he was running for president last August, his momentum mostly decelerated.

Tags:: republican party,; campaigns,; Rick Perry,; 2012 presidential election

3 Numbers That Will Determine the Next President

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The onslaught has begun.

For the next several months, anybody who flips on the TV or surfs the web will be inundated with edgy ads, pontificating pundits and verbose politicians telling them who is the best candidate for president. President Obama and his Democratic backers insist he's the one to bring fairness back to an economy that favors the one percent over the 99 percent. Mitt Romney, who seems poised to lock up the Republican nomination, says Obama is in over his head and only a business honcho like himself can bring prosperity back to the U.S.