Politics
Obama Plans to Nationalize Wireless Internet
In what amounts to the next initiative undertaken by the Obama administration toward its escalating program of government expansion and nationalization of various...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge of Witness Detention
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will hear arguments in a case that may determine how far the government may go in detaining...
Read morePatriot Act Attack on Fourth Amendment Extended, Despite Some Tea Party Opposition
President Obama is expected to sign a three-month extension of three provisions of the USA Patriot Act after Congress easily passed the measure,...
Read moreDefense Department Builddown Coming?
As calls for cuts in the defense budget increased, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates knew what he would have to do: throw the...
Read moreHouse Republicans Tackle the UN
One of the most notable developments since Republicans assumed control of the House of Representatives in January is the shift in congressional attitudes...
Read moreIs the Reign of “Czars” Over?
The Reign of the Czars, at least in the executive branch of the U.S. government, may be near an end. Congressman Steve Scalise...
Read moreState Governors Take Lead in Rejecting Presidents High-Speed Rail Plan
The Obama administration’s $53-billion high-speed rail proposal, which has attracted a host of critics in the midst of a $14 trillion federal debt...
Read moreDismissing a Lawsuit — and the Constitution
On February 17, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, seated in Charleston, South Carolina, dismissed a lawsuit filed by Jose Padilla against Defense Secretary...
Read moreWisconsin Gov. to Obama: Butt Out
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has taken sharp exception to President Barack Obama's criticism of the Republican Governor's proposed emergency legislation that would limit...
Read moreSen. DeMint Raps PBS “Muppet Lobby”
In what could become the mother of all Big Bird battles, or Armageddon for the Aardvark, congressional supporters of public television labored into...
Read moreCharlie Rangel Files for Another Term
It seems that Charles ("Charlie") Rangel (D-N.Y.) is seeking another two years in the House of Representatives. Although as yet he has made...
Read moreNational Guard May Deploy as Socialists, Unions Wreak Havoc in Wisconsin
A coalition of socialists, government-union members, and other protestors — some of whom were reportedly bussed in from out of state — wreaked...
Read moreHouse Votes Ban on Funding for Planned Parenthood
In what is likely to be one of the most controversial votes in what promises to be a contentious legislative year, the U.S....
Read moreObamas No New Debt Ploy
With his latest budget proposal, President Barack Obama is trying to convince the American people that after years of spending taxpayers’ money like...
Read moreBill of Rights Slows Government Probe of WikiLeaks
On Tuesday, the quiet subterranean fishing expedition by the government into the WikiLeaks document disclosures last fall came to light for the first...
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