| Flip-flop
on death tax could come back to haunt Landrieu
By Dick Patten
The Hill Newspaper
April 7, 2008
It seems that Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is finally facing
up to the consequences of her opposition to death tax repeal
(article, “Landrieu’s reelection bid made difficult
by Vitter,” April 2). I want to point out an important
piece of this drama that your article overlooked: Landrieu
was the Louisiana senator who broke her word and voted against
the H.R. 8 death tax repeal in June 2006.
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Inheriting a mess
By Dick Patten
Nevada
Policy Research Institute
March 27, 2008
In recent years, the battle over the death tax has steadily
increased in urgency. By the end of 2010, the year the death
tax will temporarily be repealed, Congress must decide whether
to permanently repeal it or to allow it to come back at its
full rate of 55 percent in 2011.
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Opportunity to be a real
maverick
By Dick Patten
The
Washington Times
February 20, 2008
Sen. John McCain faces an interesting quandary. On the one
hand, he has achieved a unique and useful connection with
independent voters. On the other hand, he has done that largely
at the expense of the conservatives who make up the Republican
base. Mr. McCain needs both voting blocs if he is to win the
general election this November.
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