Politics
Armed Raid on Raw-Milk Seller Leads to Three Arrests
“3 arrested on raw-milk charges” read the headline. One could be forgiven for assuming the news source was the Soviet-era Pravda or the...
“Budget Control Act” Rallies Lobbyists Against Spending Cuts
Lobbyists will be busier than ever in the next weeks and months ahead, trying to influence both the makeup and the recommendations of...
Read moreRon Paul Introduced Pro-gun Legislation
Texas Congressman and GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul continues to champion constitutional rights. His latest endeavor is a bill that would abolish “gun-free...
Read moreReport: U.S. Spends 60 Percent Of Debt-Ceiling Increase In One Day
Hours after Congress voted to raise the debt ceiling, the national debt rose enough to consume 60 percent of $400 billion allowed. According...
Read moreBush Torture Lawyer Steven Bradbury Advising Romney Campaign
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's campaign for President announced that Romney has a committee of 63 lawyers advising his campaign August 2, and...
Read moreFederal Judge Suspends Kansas Law Defunding Planned Parenthood
A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a Kansas law that bans funding of abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. According...
Read morePaying Telephone Customers Forced to Buy Cellphones for Others
Undoubtedly it was just an oversight on Thomas Jefferson’s part when he wrote that man’s unalienable rights include “life, liberty, and the pursuit...
Read moreControversial Agreement: Mexican Trucks to Haul Goods Throughout U.S.
Mexican trucks may begin hauling freight throughout the United States by the end of this month or early September under a bilateral trade...
Read moreIs the new “Super Congress” Constitutional?
A number of constitutionalists have warned that the new "Super Congress" — technically a joint committee of Congress — may be unconstitutional. The...
Read moreFormer U.S. Comptroller General Warns America Faces Greece-like Crisis
Despite the back-patting that many Congressmen are giving themselves as a result of the so-called Budget Control Act of 2011, former U.S. Comptroller...
Read moreObama Signs Debt Limit Increase, Uses Politics for Phony Class Warfare
President Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 on August 2, just hours after the U.S. Senate approved the measure, which would...
Read moreHouse Republicans Break Promise to Post Bills Online Three Days Before Vote
In voting to hike the federal debt limit, Republicans in Congress have violated more than one of their campaign promises. One of the...
Read moreN.C. Seeks Reparations for Victims of Infamous Sterilization Program
The Governor’s Eugenics Compensation Task Force advocates that North Carolina provide reparations to surviving victims of the state’s past sterilization program. The program,...
Read moreDebt-limit Deals Trojan Horse: The Special Committee of 12
The debt ceiling is to rise initially by $900 billion under the Revised Budget Control Act of 2011. And then, the debt limit...
Read moreHouse GOP Favors Debt Deal; Most GOP Presidential Candidates Oppose It
The Obama-Boehner debt limit increase bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 269-161 vote August 1, principally as a result of...
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