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Americans can't afford the offshore drilling moratorium

| Thomas Pyle

The drilling moratorium could cost Louisiana’s economy more than the oil spill itself did.

TheDC's 50 Best Colleges, 50-41 - TheDC

| The Daily Caller

Politicians, the greatest people in the world, only choose the best when it comes to education

Imaginary savings used to justify $26-billion in extra spending

| Hon. Ernest Istook

Using the classic Washington fib that “It’s paid for,” Congress is spending an extra $26-billion to bail out state governments

Residents of Gulf Coast receive more good news - TheDC

| Steven Powell

The government announced a possible early end to its drilling moratorium on Tuesday

OPINION: How could an American president be so anti-American? - TheDC

| Rusty Weiss

The nation has steadily watched President Obama and his administration almost exclusively govern against the will of the people

GOP hands Reid second legislative setback of the week - The Hill

| interns

Senate Republicans blocked progress on small-business legislation, handing Majority Leader Harry Reid his second defeat of the week.

Who is Hugh Hefner's liberal lookalike? - TheDC

| The Daily Caller

The Playboy founder’s labor boss body double is revealed in this week’s DoubleTake

BP oil spill commission to push back on White House's drilling ban - TheDC

| James Plummer

Chairmen heard testimony from local citizens over their overwhelming disagreement with the federal government

EXCLUSIVE: Weigel e-mails savage conservatives - TheDC

| Chad Brady (admin)

E-mails reveal Post reporter savaging conservatives, rooting for Democrats

Hurricane Obama

| Steve Everley

With unemployment near 10 percent, the time is now to abandon this job-killing decision. Mr. President, for the sake of the people of the Gulf coast, listen to the courts and the experts you relied on and end the moratorium

Placing blame on the spill? Look to your left

| James L. Martin

BP disaster is spillover of misguided liberal energy policy and lax government oversight

SUNDAY TALK: Oil, apologies, and yacht races - The Daily Caller

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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, BP claims payment czar Kenneth Feinberg, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates made the TV rounds

Obama and the politicization of a moral panic

| Scott Erickson

In his address from the oval office on Tuesday, President Obama used his pulpit not to assuage the concerns of those suffering in the Gulf region but instead to take advantage of the situation and make the case for his own policy agenda

Louisiana lawmakers pushing for more funds - - The Daily Caller

| interns

Gulf Coast could receive up to $300 in oil and gas royalties in 2011

Louisiana's latest disaster may be oil moratorium - - The Daily Caller

| interns

Despite local outrage, White House still unresponsive

Landrieu blasts Salazar on Gulf drilling ban - The Daily Caller

| Jonathan Strong

The Louisiana Senator says experts have vocalized their disagreements with the Interior Secretary

Debate begins to heat up over 'backdoor' climate change regulation - Politico

| interns

41 senators will co-sponsor bill to block EPA control of greenhouse gases

Cap-and-pain sinks Dems

| Steve Milloy

The Climategate scandal has given new life to lawsuits challenging EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. Businesses — even some that are for cap-and-trade — oppose cap-and-pain and are ready to fight

Obama's school plan may get detention from lawmakers - Politico

| interns

President Barack Obama’s $4.35 billion grant competition — designed to encourage states to dramatically improve school performance — is running into resistance across the country

Expect a surprise cap-and-trade vote in the Senate

| Elizabeth Letchworth

This week in the Senate may prove to be a big week for the cap-and-trade issue even though most Hill watchers will see the Senate debating the highly publicized financial reform bill