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Obama's Veto Pen Mightier Than GOP Swords There was a lot of brave talk among Senate Democrats as well as Republicans of slapping new economic sanctions on Iran even before the Obama administration completed its latest round of negotiations on restraining Tehran’s nuclear program.  But… Obama’s Enemies List Targets Red State Voters In my first few years of blogging, I joined a number of other writers in a loosely organized effort called Porkbusters. We wrote stories about the abuse of earmarks, the… Are Millennials Finally Ready to Buy Their First Home? Could 2015 be the year when first-time homebuyers start thinking again about purchasing their first house? Agents at the real estate brokerage Redfin report seeing some… 4 Tax Deductions That Can Save You Big Bucks If you haven’t thought about your taxes since April last year here are four deductions that you could easily miss because of changing or delayed tax laws. Long-form tax… Obama’s About-Face on 529 Plans Could Save the Middle Class a Bundle In his State of the Union speech last Tuesday, President Obama proposed eliminating tax breaks for college saving accounts known as 529 plans. A week later, that major…