Did the Tea Party Cost Republicans the Senate, and Should It Matter?
The U.S. Senate losses by Tea Party favorites Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell have led some pundits to conclude that the Tea Party is responsible for the U.S. Senate...
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Can House Republicans Govern With No?
The Democratic talking points were reiterated endlessly during the campaign, that the Republican Party can't govern with “no.” “Simply saying 'no' will do nothing to create more jobs and...
Republicans Win U.S. House, But Will There Be Change?
Republicans swept into a majority hold on the U.S. House of Representatives, with at least a 60-seat pick-up, and narrowed the Democratic margin in the U.S. Senate in the...
Pastor Stephen Broden and Revolution
Dallas-area Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden caught nationwide flak October 22 for telling a local radio talk-show host that a violent revolution against a runaway federal government is possible....
WikiLeaks Condemned by Governments on Three Continents
The publication of nearly 400,000 secret U.S. military documents about the Iraq war by the whistleblower WikiLeaks earned condemnation from governments on three continents within hours of their posting...
WikiLeaks Releases Nearly 400,000 Classified Iraq War Documents
On October 22 the Internet-based whistleblower organization WikiLeaks published some 391,000 classified U.S. military documents on the Iraq War. WikiLeaks alleges the documents prove that the U.S. government continued...
$1.29 Trillion Deficit for 2010 Confirmed
The Obama administration has announced that the annual federal deficit remained at a whopping $1.29 trillion during the fiscal year that ended October 1, just a fraction under 2009's...
Gold and Commodities Soar With Fed Inflation News
Commodities markets have soared on news of a global currency inflationary war by central banks around the world, with gold prices climbing to more than $1,375 per ounce in...
Obama and the Left Assault Anonymous Political Speech
The word has been handed down, from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow all the way up to President Barack Obama, and the talking points have come out. Political speech that isn't...
No Social Security COLA Next Year
Social Security recipients will go a second consecutive year without receiving a cost-of-living adjustment in 2011, according to various press reports. The announcement, which will formally be made when...
Barney Frank’s First Real Race in Two Decades
Massachusetts ultra-liberal Democrat Barney Frank has a real race for the first time in more than two decades, in part because of his record of coddling -- and taking...
“Criminal Standard of Proof” of CIA Torture in Poland
The U.S. CIA engaged in torture in its secret prison in Poland with a “criminal standard of proof,” the British Broadcasting Corporation reported October 6. The remarks represent the...
Gold and Competitive Currency Destruction
The price of gold as measured against the U.S. dollar hit a record $1,341 per ounce at the close of commodities market day October 5, just after the Bank...
Scott Bradley’s Quixotic U.S. Senate Run
Scott Bradley aims to give Utah voters a real choice in the November U.S. Senate race. The longtime Republican-turned-Constitution Party candidate faces an uphill battle in the race, but...
Obama’s Attorneys: President Can Legally Kill Any American
When the President orders American citizens killed without trial, Obama's attorneys bluntly argued in a September 25 brief before the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, these...