Big Brother Auto Insurance Plans Pose Privacy Concerns
Is saving 30 percent on your car insurance enough to justify granting Big Brother access to your vehicle? That’s the question many consumers and industry analysts are asking, as more auto...
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UN to Investigate Human Rights of Native Americans in U.S.
In a first-ever investigation of its type, the United Nations dispatched a professor to the United States on an official visit to research and report on the living conditions of America’s...
Is America Embracing the 10 Tenets of the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the purported founders of communism, established in the 19th century a government paradigm that transformed Europe and other regions in the eastern hemisphere, adding to an...
Obama Campaign Launches Effort to Court Hispanic Voters
As the 2012 election nears, the race for the Hispanic vote becomes more and more critical, as President Obama and his presumed Republican rival Mitt Romney scramble to recruit minority supporters....
EPA Issues First-ever Regulations on “Fracking”
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday unveiled its first-ever regulations to curb air pollution from hydraulic fracturing, the drilling process commonly known as "fracking" — or in the industry's parlance,...
Taxmageddon Looms as Taxpayers Await $500B in Tax Increases
Tax Armageddon, or "Taxmageddon," looms on the horizon, as $500 billion in tax cuts will all be expiring at the end of the year. While Americans were hustling on April 17...
Leon Panetta’s Flights Home Cost Taxpayers $860,000
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged Monday that his numerous flights home to California, which have cost taxpayers about $860,000, may have been a little excessive. Despite his purported regret, however, he...
Obama Woos Hispanics, Pledges Immigration Reform in Second Term
In an effort to woo Hispanic voters, President Obama made a pledge Saturday to push for immigration reform early in his second term. "This is something I care deeply about, [and]...
Obama’s Latest Executive Order Forms “Fracking” Oversight Group
President Obama drew praise from the energy industry on Friday after issuing an executive order to amend federal oversight procedures of hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as "fracking" — which injects...
Govt. Pays $200K to “Translocate” Shrub From Stimulus Project’s Path
The government doled out more than $200,000 in 2010 to "translocate" a bush that was blocking the path of San Francisco’s $1.05-billion highway project — partially funded by President Obama’s 2009...
Chu Claims Mounting Evidence of Climate Change to Support Green Agenda
Energy Secretary Steven Chu is claiming that scientific evidence for climate change is as convincing as ever — a comment that arrives just as controversies surrounding the renewable energy industry and...
GSA Officials Received Bonuses for Lavish Las Vegas Conference
The now-infamous 2010 Las Vegas conference that resulted in the resignation of General Services Administration (GSA) chief Martha Johnson, has spurred even more controversy, as documents show that GSA employees received...
Rep. Duncan Hunter Wants BLS to Report Real Unemployment Rate
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) is renewing his push for legislation that would amend how the federal government assesses the U.S. unemployment rate. When calculating national unemployment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
White House Diverts $500 Million to IRS For ObamaCare Implementation
The Obama administration is quietly steering about $500 million to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to help bolster the President’s healthcare overhaul, despite efforts in the Supreme Court to strike down...
Obama Campaign Goes High-tech in 2012 Reelection Effort
To rival the campaigning efforts of Mitt Romney and other GOP presidential hopefuls, President Obama’s reelection campaign is employing an array of high-technology tactics. Last summer, the President’s reelection team...