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st two presidential elections. More and more they are at odds with congressional Republicans, example — a couple months ago, it was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie chewing out House Speaker John Boehnerfor holding up Hurricane Sandy aid to his state. Their frustration is real and goes beyond routine M.- bashing

epublican Governors rule 3o states and many like Christie, Sandoval, McDonnell, and New Mexico's Susana Mar

n will be, above all, a test of the maturity and realism of Italian voters." The mature, realistic action, presumably, would have been to return Mr. Monti — who was essentially imposed on Italy by its creditors — to office, this time with an actual democratic mandate. As Paul ICrugman wrote this week i

so broke right now. And the Republicans' refusal to acknowledge this is pretty much the whole problem. THIS WEEK'S READINGS Two months ago, when Mario Monti stepped down as Italy's prime minister, The Economist opined that "The coming election campaign will be, above all, a test of the maturity and reali

because I believe that a strong two-party system is better for the country, as it encourages and forces the other party to be more honest. This week Chris Christie and GOProud were not invited to Conservative Political Action Conference because they weren't suitably conservative enough as the far right fringe

nservative establishment agree. MSNBC's house righty, S.E. Cupp, pulled out of the conference over the exclusion of GOProud. And the blackballing of Christie raised the hackles of Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot, Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer, and Rep. Peter King (R-NY), w

"In one and a half years, everything changed," Mr. Tedeschi said. "People started feeling afraid, and they stopped spending money. All the promises Monti made to relaunch the economy and help us enhance productivity never materialized." Orders for Temeca's custom-built bedrooms, kitchens, windows and

de by Jindal is evidence that he is joining Chris Christie and others breaking rank with ultra-conservative

wants to rebuild from losses at the ballot box last November, suggesting that this and other comments made by Jindal is evidence that he is joining Chris Christie and others breaking rank with ultra-conservatives that have moved the GOP to the far, far right. In the article — Makers, Takers, Fakers — in the N

power by appeasing to voter sensibility with the promise of abolishing the much-loathed property tax for primary homes that current Prime Minister Mario Monti reinstated when he came to office in 2011, is an mystery wrapped in an enigma within a farce and evidence that Italy is on the road of becoming a th