http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinGet the latest articles from Steven Pearlstein articles and view preview articles in the Steven Pearlstein archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanySat, 26 Jan 2013 00:47:35 GMTSat, 26 Jan 2013 00:47:35 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/27e8c611/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cafter0Ethe0Emusic0Estopped0Ethe0Efinancial0Ecrisis0Ethe0Eresponse0Eand0Ethe0Ework0Eahead0Eby0Ealan0Es0Eblinder0C20A130C0A10C250C7642bc760E59d10E11e20E88d0A0Ec4cf65c3ad150Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p/> <p>Alan S. Blinder is a national treasure. The Princeton economics professor has served at the Congressional Budget Office, on President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers and as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. He appears regularly on television and in the op-ed pages of major newspapers. He invariably sees what’s really going on and has a gift for explaining it without being blinded by party or ideology.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/after-the-music-stopped-the-financial-crisis-the-response-and-the-work-ahead-by-alan-s-blinder/2013/01/25/7642bc76-59d1-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/27e8c611/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%E2%80%98After+the+Music+Stopped%3A+The+Financial+Crisis%2C+the+Response+and+the+Work+Ahead%E2%80%99+by+Alan+S.+Blinder&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fafter-the-music-stopped-the-financial-crisis-the-response-and-the-work-ahead-by-alan-s-blinder%2F2013%2F01%2F25%2F7642bc76-59d1-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984381706/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/27e8c611/kg/350/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984381706/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/27e8c611/kg/350/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984381706/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/27e8c611/kg/350/a2t.img" border="0"/>Alan GreenspanCongressional Budget Officeinvestment firmSat, 26 Jan 2013 00:27:24 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/after-the-music-stopped-the-financial-crisis-the-response-and-the-work-ahead-by-alan-s-blinder/2013/01/25/7642bc76-59d1-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2797b180/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cnational0Con0Eleadership0Cits0Ea0Eleadership0Ecrisis0Estupid0C20A130C0A10C160C8bbbdd3a0E60A0Ac0E11e20E9940A0E6fc488f3fecd0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>We don’t have a budget crisis. We don’t have a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/majority-dont-want-spending-cuts-tied-to-debt-ceiling/2013/01/16/67cc20ee-5fe7-11e2-9dc9-bca76dd777b8_blog.html">debt ceiling</a> crisis. We don’t have an economic growth crisis or an <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&#38;rct=j&#38;q=washington%20post%20entitlements&#38;source=web&#38;cd=4&#38;cad=rja&#38;ved=0CEcQFjAD&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-fix%2Fwp%2F2012%2F12%2F09%2Fdemocrats-republicans-divided-over-entitlements%2F&#38;ei=iwv3UOWDM4uP0QHstICwDQ&#38;usg=AFQjCNGEssudo0kjL6S7SPJ43_VtzmBxVw&#38;bvm=bv.41018144,d.dmQ">entitlement</a> crisis or a constitutional crisis. What we have here in Washington is a leadership crisis. Nothing more. Nothing less.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/its-a-leadership-crisis-stupid/2013/01/16/8bbbdd3a-600c-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2797b180/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+a+leadership+crisis%2C+stupid&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnational%2Fon-leadership%2Fits-a-leadership-crisis-stupid%2F2013%2F01%2F16%2F8bbbdd3a-600c-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443309660/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2797b180/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/153443309660/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2797b180/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/153443309660/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2797b180/a2t.img" border="0"/>leadershipWed, 16 Jan 2013 20:23:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/its-a-leadership-crisis-stupid/2013/01/16/8bbbdd3a-600c-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/26de250d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Csteven0Epearlstein0Esigns0Eoff0Eof0Eweekly0Ecolumn0C20A120C120C210C221a60A820E4ae90E11e20E9a420Ed1ce6d0Aed2780Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>At a party recently, somebody I know came up to tell me he was enjoying my columns more than ever. I thanked this fellow and, hoping to bask a few moments longer in his praise, I asked why.</p> <p>“They’re more opinionated,” he explained.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/steven-pearlstein-signs-off-of-weekly-column/2012/12/21/221a6082-4ae9-11e2-9a42-d1ce6d0ed278_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/26de250d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Steven+Pearlstein+signs+off+of+weekly+column&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fsteven-pearlstein-signs-off-of-weekly-column%2F2012%2F12%2F21%2F221a6082-4ae9-11e2-9a42-d1ce6d0ed278_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539810074/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/26de250d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539810074/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/26de250d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539810074/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/26de250d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Steve JobsFast Companyhigher educationSat, 22 Dec 2012 23:04:07 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/steven-pearlstein-signs-off-of-weekly-column/2012/12/21/221a6082-4ae9-11e2-9a42-d1ce6d0ed278_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/26a2b21b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Ca0Eunion0Ebattle0Ewhose0Etime0Ehas0Epassed0C20A120C120C140Cdda686520E44c50E11e20E8e70A0Ee1993528222d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>When Michigan joined the ranks of “right-to-work” states last week, I had two seemingly contradictory reactions. The first was that it was a historic turn for the American labor movement. The second was that it was largely irrelevant.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-union-battle-whose-time-has-passed/2012/12/14/dda68652-44c5-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/26a2b21b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+union+battle+whose+time+has+passed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fa-union-battle-whose-time-has-passed%2F2012%2F12%2F14%2Fdda68652-44c5-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539488097/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/26a2b21b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151539488097/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/26a2b21b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151539488097/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/26a2b21b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:34:28 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-union-battle-whose-time-has-passed/2012/12/14/dda68652-44c5-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/26679a5a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Cwith0Ea0Enatural0Egas0Etax0Eeveryone0Ecan0Ebenefit0C20A120C120C0A70C6c678b8a0E3cd70E11e20Eae430Ecf491b837f7b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>Every once in awhile, one of those economic policy dogfights comes along that involves huge sums of money and pits one powerful industry against another. The K Street lobbying machine goes into overdrive, dueling studies are commissioned, the think tanks start churning out policy briefs and rival committee hearings are scheduled on Capitol Hill. As a journalist, my rule has been to never let such a donnybrook go to waste.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/with-a-natural-gas-tax-everyone-can-benefit/2012/12/07/6c678b8a-3cd7-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/26679a5a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=With+a+natural+gas+tax%2C+everyone+can+benefit&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fwith-a-natural-gas-tax-everyone-can-benefit%2F2012%2F12%2F07%2F6c678b8a-3cd7-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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“financial oligarchy” on Wall Street that had effectively seized control of the burgeoning industrial economy.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/occupy-wall-street-just-defund-it/2012/11/30/a4bd9970-39b7-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/262bc247/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Occupy+Wall+Street%3F+Just+defund+it.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Foccupy-wall-street-just-defund-it%2F2012%2F11%2F30%2Fa4bd9970-39b7-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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ideological and partisan differences aside in order to reach a grand bargain on the budget in time to avoid sending the economy over the “fiscal cliff.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/getting-to-yes-on-budget-for-better-answers-ask-different-questions/2012/11/24/81566e7e-327f-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/25ede5ce/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Getting+to+yes+on+budget%3A+For+better+answers%2C+ask+different+questions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fgetting-to-yes-on-budget-for-better-answers-ask-different-questions%2F2012%2F11%2F24%2F81566e7e-327f-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img 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Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/25b0fb50/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Cblackboards0Edeparting0Efounder0Ean0Eopportunist0Ewho0Emade0Ehis0Eown0Eluck0C20A120C110C170C0A663816e0E2f7f0E11e20E9f50A0E0A30A8e1e754450Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>Michael Chasen loves to tell the story of the day he and his roommate from American University, Matthew Pittinsky, left their jobs as education consultants at KPMG’s Washington office to launch a technology company in 1997. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/blackboards-departing-founder-an-opportunist-who-made-his-own-luck/2012/11/17/0663816e-2f7f-11e2-9f50-0308e1e75445_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/25b0fb50/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/blackboards-departing-founder-an-opportunist-who-made-his-own-luck/2012/11/17/0663816e-2f7f-11e2-9f50-0308e1e75445_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2574d5b5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Chow0Ebusiness0Ecan0Ebounce0Eback0Efrom0Eits0E20A120Eelection0Edebacle0C20A120C110C0A90C0A0A5771360E29350E11e20Eb4e0A0E346287b7e56c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>Holy Solyndra, Batman. It turns out businessmen are even worse at making political investments than politicians are in making business investments. </p> <p>That’s right. After spending hundreds of millions of their own and shareholder dollars to knock off a tax-and-regulate administration and deliver a permanent Republican majority in Congress, business leaders now face the prospect of at least four years dealing with a president and lawmakers who won’t soon forget the nasty, misleading ads run against them. At the same time, the business community has succeeded in uniting the citizenry around the idea that something should be done to prevent monied interests from spending unlimited sums of secret cash to buy elections. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-business-can-bounce-back-from-its-2012-election-debacle/2012/11/09/00577136-2935-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2574d5b5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=How+business+can+bounce+back+from+its+2012+election+debacle&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fhow-business-can-bounce-back-from-its-2012-election-debacle%2F2012%2F11%2F09%2F00577136-2935-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659297584/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2574d5b5/kg/341/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659297584/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2574d5b5/kg/341/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659297584/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2574d5b5/kg/341/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:35:51 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-business-can-bounce-back-from-its-2012-election-debacle/2012/11/09/00577136-2935-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/256f054a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cvolcker0Ethe0Etriumph0Eof0Epersistence0Eby0Ewilliam0El0Esilber0C20A120C110C0A90C8a3265d40E23660E11e20Eac850Ee669876c6a240Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>To read William L. Silber’s engaging biography of Paul Volcker in the fall of 2012 is to be reminded of a time, not so long ago, when a cadre of public servants, respected for their knowledge, integrity and practical experience, were allowed to guide government policy even as presidents, partisans and ideological fashions swept in and out of Washington.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/volcker-the-triumph-of-persistence-by-william-l-silber/2012/11/09/8a3265d4-2366-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/256f054a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%E2%80%9CVolcker%3A+The+Triumph+of+Persistence%E2%80%9D+by+William+L.+Silber&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fvolcker-the-triumph-of-persistence-by-william-l-silber%2F2012%2F11%2F09%2F8a3265d4-2366-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659269321/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/256f054a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659269321/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/256f054a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659269321/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/256f054a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Democratic PartyTexas governorPaul VolckerSat, 10 Nov 2012 00:10:24 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/volcker-the-triumph-of-persistence-by-william-l-silber/2012/11/09/8a3265d4-2366-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/24f40a89/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Chot0Enew0Emodel0Eguaranteed0Esavings0Econtracts0C20A120C10A0C260C9fd95fd0A0E1bed0E11e20Eba310E30A83ca97c3140Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>I’m a sucker for innovative new business models, new ways of organizing the way products and services are produced, marketed and priced. </p> <p>Years ago, I got fascinated with the new way Harnischfeger, a Milwaukee-based maker of earth-moving and extraction equipment, was marketing to the mining industry. Instead of just selling big machinery to miners, Harnischfeger offered something akin to a leasing-and-maintenance arrangement in which the price was set based on the number of tons of coal or iron ore extracted. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hot-new-model-guaranteed-savings-contracts/2012/10/26/9fd95fd0-1bed-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/24f40a89/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hot+new+model%3A+Guaranteed+savings+contracts&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fhot-new-model-guaranteed-savings-contracts%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2F9fd95fd0-1bed-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658398361/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/24f40a89/kg/341/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658398361/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/24f40a89/kg/341/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658398361/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/24f40a89/kg/341/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:51:15 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hot-new-model-guaranteed-savings-contracts/2012/10/26/9fd95fd0-1bed-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/24b1e655/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Csteven0Epearlstein0Ewhy0Ethe0Eeconomy0Emay0Ebe0Ebetter0Ethan0Eyou0Ethink0C20A120C10A0C190Cf47dfdda0E18810E11e20E8bfd0E12e2ee90Adcf20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>This may come as something of a surprise to regular readers of this column, but I’m feeling rather optimistic these days about the U.S. economy. </p> <p>It’s not that the statistical evidence (lower unemployment rate, a spike in housing starts) is so compelling. Ours remains a weak recovery that looks good largely because it has persisted in the face of political dysfunction, rising oil prices, a looming fiscal contraction and global headwinds. In the short term, the possibility of a quarter or two of near-zero growth cannot be ruled out.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/steven-pearlstein-why-the-economy-may-be-better-than-you-think/2012/10/19/f47dfdda-1881-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/24b1e655/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+the+economy+may+be+better+than+you+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fsteven-pearlstein-why-the-economy-may-be-better-than-you-think%2F2012%2F10%2F19%2Ff47dfdda-1881-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144545400010/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/24b1e655/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144545400010/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/24b1e655/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144545400010/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/24b1e655/a2t.img" border="0"/>Morgan StanleyBob Carrinterest rateSat, 20 Oct 2012 16:28:09 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/steven-pearlstein-why-the-economy-may-be-better-than-you-think/2012/10/19/f47dfdda-1881-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/247115ef/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Cthe0Ejudicial0Ejihad0Eagainst0Ethe0Eregulatory0Estate0C20A120C10A0C120Cd9eb0A80Ac0E13ca0E11e20Ebf180Ea8a596df4bee0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>A favorite pastime of the business community these days is to complain about how dysfunctional Washington has become. They’re right about the dysfunction, of course, but they have nobody to blame but themselves.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-judicial-jihad-against-the-regulatory-state/2012/10/12/d9eb080c-13ca-11e2-bf18-a8a596df4bee_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/247115ef/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+judicial+jihad+against+the+regulatory+state&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fthe-judicial-jihad-against-the-regulatory-state%2F2012%2F10%2F12%2Fd9eb080c-13ca-11e2-bf18-a8a596df4bee_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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inexorable rise in the cost of providing health care and education and other necessary services. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/steven-pearlstein-why-cheaper-computers-lead-to-higher-tuition/2012/10/09/5dced2a0-0fd6-11e2-acc1-e927767f41cd_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2449c4dc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Steven+Pearlstein%3A+Why+cheaper+computers+lead+to+higher+tuition&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fsteven-pearlstein-why-cheaper-computers-lead-to-higher-tuition%2F2012%2F10%2F09%2F5dced2a0-0fd6-11e2-acc1-e927767f41cd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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seemingly inexorable rise in the cost of providing health care and education and other necessary services. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/steven-pearlstein-why-cheaper-computers-lead-to-higher-tuition/2012/10/05/5dced2a0-0fd6-11e2-acc1-e927767f41cd_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/24312099/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Steven+Pearlstein%3A+Why+cheaper+computers+lead+to+higher+tuition&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fsteven-pearlstein-why-cheaper-computers-lead-to-higher-tuition%2F2012%2F10%2F05%2F5dced2a0-0fd6-11e2-acc1-e927767f41cd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" 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misunderstood superhero of American capitalism, single-handedly creating wealth and prosperity despite all the obstacles put in my way by employees, government and the media. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/i-am-a-job-creator-a-manifesto-for-the-entitled/2012/09/28/756f2e90-07ee-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/23f4f34b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=I+am+a+job+creator%3A+A+manifesto+for+the+entitled&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fi-am-a-job-creator-a-manifesto-for-the-entitled%2F2012%2F09%2F28%2F756f2e90-07ee-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" 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significant presence in the United States, providing many of the armored vehicles for the Army and electronics for many of the Air Force’s most advanced fighters, but also in the Washington region, where it provides software and other services for the Pentagon and a variety of intelligence agencies.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/airbus-v-boeing-round-43/2012/09/21/de3ad532-01b8-11e2-9367-4e1bafb958db_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/23b60fe1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Airbus+v.+Boeing%2C+Round+43&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fairbus-v-boeing-round-43%2F2012%2F09%2F21%2Fde3ad532-01b8-11e2-9367-4e1bafb958db_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img 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backwardness. I skipped over the whole cellphone and BlackBerry thing until my children presented me with an iPhone not quite three years ago. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/in-tech-world-good-to-great-to--gone/2012/09/14/a982c512-fabe-11e1-8252-5f89566a35ac_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2376c24b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=In+tech+world%2C+good+to+great+to+%E2%80%94+gone%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fin-tech-world-good-to-great-to--gone%2F2012%2F09%2F14%2Fa982c512-fabe-11e1-8252-5f89566a35ac_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172718/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2376c24b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172718/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2376c24b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172718/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2376c24b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/in-tech-world-good-to-great-to--gone/2012/09/14/a982c512-fabe-11e1-8252-5f89566a35ac_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2376c1d2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cin0Etech0Eworld0Egood0Eto0Egreat0Eto0E0Egone0C20A120C0A90C140Ca982c5120Efabe0E11e10E82520E5f89566a35ac0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>I am what they call in the technology world a “late adopter,” although the term doesn’t quite capture the full measure of my backwardness. I skipped over the whole cellphone and BlackBerry thing until my children presented me with an iPhone not quite three years ago. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/in-tech-world-good-to-great-to--gone/2012/09/14/a982c512-fabe-11e1-8252-5f89566a35ac_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2376c1d2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=In+tech+world%2C+good+to+great+to+%E2%80%94+gone%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fin-tech-world-good-to-great-to--gone%2F2012%2F09%2F14%2Fa982c512-fabe-11e1-8252-5f89566a35ac_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172715/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2376c1d2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172715/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2376c1d2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172715/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2376c1d2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/in-tech-world-good-to-great-to--gone/2012/09/14/a982c512-fabe-11e1-8252-5f89566a35ac_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2337f8fb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Cleadership0Eiq0Eand0Ethe0Erace0Efor0Ethe0Ewhite0Ehouse0C20A120C0A90C0A70C22b627680Ef55f0E11e10Eaab70Ef199a16396cf0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>It’s been an exciting two weeks of speeches and commentary and fascinating political theater, but I come away from these artfully staged-managed party conventions with a strong sense that we’re still suffering from a leadership gap.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/leadership-iq-and-the-race-for-the-white-house/2012/09/07/22b62768-f55f-11e1-aab7-f199a16396cf_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2337f8fb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Leadership+IQ+and+the+race+for+the+White+House&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Fleadership-iq-and-the-race-for-the-white-house%2F2012%2F09%2F07%2F22b62768-f55f-11e1-aab7-f199a16396cf_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172712/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2337f8fb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172712/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2337f8fb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172712/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2337f8fb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:01:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/leadership-iq-and-the-race-for-the-white-house/2012/09/07/22b62768-f55f-11e1-aab7-f199a16396cf_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/22f95610/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cbusiness0Caetna0Ecoventry0Eand0Ethe0Earms0Erace0Ein0Ehealth0Ecare0C20A120C0A80C310C21f622c80Ef0Aab0E11e10Eba170Ec7bb0A37a1d5b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>Although it is a Fortune 500 company with headquarters in Bethesda, Coventry Health Care doesn’t have deep roots or much of a public profile in the Washington area. It is here because of historical accident and because its top executives like living here. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/aetna-coventry-and-the-arms-race-in-health-care/2012/08/31/21f622c8-f0ab-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/22f95610/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Aetna%2C+Coventry+and+the+arms+race+in+health+care&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Faetna-coventry-and-the-arms-race-in-health-care%2F2012%2F08%2F31%2F21f622c8-f0ab-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172705/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22f95610/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172705/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22f95610/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172705/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22f95610/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:18:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/aetna-coventry-and-the-arms-race-in-health-care/2012/08/31/21f622c8-f0ab-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/22f2c83d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccan0Ewe0Esave0Eamerican0Ecapitalism0C20A120C0A80C310C80A0Ade6be0Ef0A4e0E11e10Eba170Ec7bb0A37a1d5b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>A dozen Labor Days — and three presidential elections — ago, the world was in the thrall of American-style capitalism. Not only had it vanquished communism, but it was widening its lead over Japan Inc. and European-style socialism.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-we-save-american-capitalism/2012/08/31/800de6be-f04e-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/22f2c83d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Can+we+save+American+capitalism%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcan-we-save-american-capitalism%2F2012%2F08%2F31%2F800de6be-f04e-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172702/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22f2c83d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172702/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22f2c83d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172702/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22f2c83d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:33:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-we-save-american-capitalism/2012/08/31/800de6be-f04e-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/22870388/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Csteven0Epearlstein0Eand0Enow0Ein0Elocal0Enews0E0C20A120C0A70C310CgJQAHqJOoX0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>I suspect Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke for most Marylanders last week when he explained why he was backing legislation to expand casino gambling in the state — for more than a decade, a divisive political issue that just wouldn’t go away.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-/2012/08/10/10a940e4-e279-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/22870388/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Steven+Pearlstein%3A+And+now%2C+in+local+news+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fsteven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-%2F2012%2F07%2F31%2FgJQAHqJOoX_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172698/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22870388/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172698/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22870388/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172698/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/22870388/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:01:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-/2012/07/31/gJQAHqJOoX_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/227de8bc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Csteven0Epearlstein0Eand0Enow0Ein0Elocal0Enews0E0C20A120C0A80C0A90C10Aa940Ae40Ee2790E11e10E98e70E89d659f9c10A60Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>I suspect Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke for most Marylanders last week when he explained why he was backing legislation to expand casino gambling in the state — for more than a decade, a divisive political issue that just wouldn’t go away.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-/2012/08/10/10a940e4-e279-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/227de8bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Steven+Pearlstein%3A+And+now%2C+in+local+news+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fsteven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-%2F2012%2F08%2F09%2F10a940e4-e279-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172693/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/227de8bc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172693/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/227de8bc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172693/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/227de8bc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:01:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-/2012/08/09/10a940e4-e279-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2258f70c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Csteven0Epearlstein0Eand0Enow0Ein0Elocal0Enews0E0C20A120C0A50C10A0CgJQAHqJOoX0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Isteven0Epearlstein/story01.htm<p>I suspect Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke for most Marylanders last week when he explained why he was backing legislation to expand casino gambling in the state — for more than a decade, a divisive political issue that just wouldn’t go away.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-/2012/08/10/10a940e4-e279-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlstein">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636537/s/2258f70c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Steven+Pearlstein%3A+And+now%2C+in+local+news+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fsteven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-%2F2012%2F05%2F10%2FgJQAHqJOoX_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_steven-pearlstein" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172688/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2258f70c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172688/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2258f70c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172688/u/0/f/636537/c/34656/s/2258f70c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:01:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/steven-pearlstein-and-now-in-local-news-/2012/05/10/gJQAHqJOoX_story.html?wprss=rss_steven-pearlsteinSteven Pearlstein