Remarks from a radio address by President Ronald Reagan delivered September 26, 1987, arguing the need for the United States to meet its obligations with respect to the national debt ceiling. (Video posted to YouTube by House Democrats)

Opinion: Kill the debt ceiling

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

One Year Ago — July 20, 2010

Iraq-Afghanistan Casualties

One year ago today, I provided my weekly report of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Two Years Ago — July 20, 2009

Michele Bachmann Unmasked

Two years ago today, on July 19, 2009, I reported that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s outlandish behavior, uninformed, misleading, and unsubstantiated comments, and inability to craft viable public policy may have reached critical mass, crossing the tipping point beyond which Minnesota media could no longer tune out the insanity.

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Three Years Ago — July 20, 2008

Campaign Against Michele Bachmann: Day Six

Three years ago today, on Sunday, July 20, 2008 — the sixth day of my 2008 campaign against incumbent U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District – I took a rest from campaigning.