Top stories published by Keith Hennessey in May of 2013

Today President Obama announced his intent to nominate Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to head the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA), the regulatory agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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May 23, 2013

Sorry, Heritage, your number is still wrong

I’d like to thank the Heritage Foundation for taking the time and effort to respond to my post, “Eight problems with the Heritage immigration cost estimate.” Heritage’s response, written by Derrick Morgan, is professional and takes a constructive tone. I…

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May 18, 2013

A mistake in my deficit post

I made a mistake in my Wednesday post about CBO’s new deficit projection. I simply misread (and then misreported) CBO’s explanation of why their revenue projection increased.

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May 19, 2013

Boasting about a 4.2% deficit?

Here’s President Obama in his weekly address on Saturday:

In a little over three years, our businesses have created more than 6.5 million new jobs.

… Corporate profits have skyrocketed to all-time highs.

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