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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Mark Hemingway to discuss the Obama’s launch of his 2012 campaign and who the GOP might nominate to face him, then Pej talks about the KSM trial.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: 2012, Barack Obama, Coffee and Markets, Tim Pawlenty

Paul Ryan’s Plan to Slash the Federal Budget

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Tuesday, April 5th at 10:30AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca and Pejman Yousefzadeh to discuss Paul Ryan‘s budget proposal, plus Francis explains why the Fed loaned billions to foreign banks.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, Federal Reserve, Paul Ryan

Is the Official Unemployment Rate the Real Unemployment Rate?

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Monday, April 4th at 10:09AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the differing unemployment statistics, and the consequences of long term unemployment benefits.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

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Walmart Sees Rapid Inflation on the Horizon

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Friday, April 1st at 9:29AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the latest jobs numbers, Walmart’s inflation prediction and another NYSE merger bid.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, Inflation, Unemployment

Is There a Deal to Avoid a Government Shutdown?

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Thursday, March 31st at 10:57AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Rory Cooper to discus a possible deal in the House to avoid a government shutdown. Then Pejman Yousefzadeh talks about what a shutdown could mean politically.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

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The Hidden Costs of Inflation

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Wednesday, March 30th at 9:26AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the housing data and the hidden costs of inflation. Then Pej talks about Chuck Schumer’s conference call gaffe.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Chuck Schumer, Coffee and Markets, Housing, Inflation

Is Tim Pawlenty Destined for the 2012 GOP Nomination?

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Tuesday, March 29th at 10:52AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Matt Lewis to discuss Obama’s Libya speech, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich and more.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: 2012, Coffee and Markets, Libya, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty

Washington DC: Boom Town

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Monday, March 28th at 10:22AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Libya, Washington’s boom town status and a key court decision against the Fed.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, Federal Reserve, Libya, SCOTUS, Washington DC

Is it Time to End the Fed?

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Friday, March 25th at 10:34AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Francis Cianfrocca are joined by Dan Mitchell to discuss the Federal reserve, free banking, monetary policy and more.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, Federal Reserve, Monitary Policy, Obamacare

An Inside Look at the Israeli and Palestinian Conflict

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Thursday, March 24th at 10:28AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Portugal’s need for a bail out, then Captain Neta Gerri of the Israeli Defense Force talks about the possibility of a new Gaza war, the conflict with the Palestinians, and more.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, Israel, Palestine, Portugal

Libya: Obama’s War

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Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:10AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh to discus the war in Libya, a union plan to bring America to its knees, and the 2012 presidential campaign.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: 2012, Coffee and Markets, Libya, Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Unions

2012: The Year of the Executive

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Tuesday, March 22nd at 11:31AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Melissa Clouthier to discuss the 2012 GOP dream candidate and determine if it’s time for the American people to elect an executive for President.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: 2012, Bill Clinton, Coffee and Markets, Rick Perry, Tim Pawlenty

Harvard Goes to War in Libya

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Monday, March 21st at 10:20AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the war in Libya, and the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: AT&T T-Mobile Merger, Barack Obama, Coffee and Markets, Harvard goes to war, Libya

The Real Costs of Inflation

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Friday, March 18th at 10:19AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to Japan and the real costs of inflation for the average American family.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, I can't eat an iPad, Inflation, Japan, The Fed

Obama’s OMB Nominee Tells the Uncomfortable Truth

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Thursday, March 17th at 11:55PM EDT

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Heather Higginbottom, President Obama’s nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a smart and honest person — which is probably why she found it so difficult, under questioning from Sen. Jeff Sessions today, to run interference for Obama’s pathetic solution to our deficit problems.

Watch the whole thing, but particularly note the end, where Sessions points out that the out years of Obama’s budget for FY2012 don’t actually “stabilize” anything — indeed, the deficit never falls below that $600 billion mark, a fact Higginbottom confirms.

Again, it’s not because what she said was wrong. It’s that what she said was true — she tried to avoid the discomfort of admitting that, but couldn’t.

The best part: how Sessions leans in like a kindly grandfather when he says “Does it, uh, uh, … do what you said?”

Via the Daily Caller.

Category: Budget, Debt, Deficit, Heather Higginbottom, Jeff Sessions, OMB

An In-Depth Look at the Union Protesters in Wisconsin

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Thursday, March 17th at 10:49AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Anne Sorock discusses the Sam Adams Alliance study on the Wisconsin union protesters. Then Pejman Yousefzadeh talks about the brutal battle between Jewish settlers and Palestinian terrorists.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, Israel, Protests, Unions, Wisconsin

Is Virginia the 2012 Ohio for Obama?

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Wednesday, March 16th at 11:06AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Josh Kraushaar to talk about the new electoral math Obama faces in 2012. Then Pejman Yousefzadeh talks about PJ Crowley’s dismissal at the State Department.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: 2012, Barack Obama, Coffee and Markets, Ohio, PJ Crowley, Rust Belt, State Department, Tim Kaine, Virginia, Wikileaks

The End of Don Berwick

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Tuesday, March 15th at 11:00AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss today’s crashing market, then Ben discusses Don Berwick’s probable exit at CMS, and finally Pejman Yousefzadeh discusses the nuclear disaster in Japan.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: CMS, Coffee and Markets, Don Berwick, Flash Crash, Japan, NYSE, Obamacare, Rule 48

Is it Time to Lower the Minimum Wage?

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Monday, March 14th at 10:08AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Japan, iPad2 sales, and the minimum wage.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.

Category: Coffee and Markets, iPad 2, Japan, Minimum Wage, SXSW

Wisconsin Assemblywoman Michelle Litjens Discusses Union Protests

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Friday, March 11th at 10:45AM EDT

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca and Wisconsin Assemblywoman Michelle Litjens to discuss the union protests in Wisconsin and the passage of Governor Walker’s legislation.

We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show.