Compromise in the Works for Bush Tax Cuts
The GOP opposition to extending the Bush era tax cuts solely to the middle class has been adamant, and may lead to a...
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Ron Paul’s Big Day
Will Tuesday be Ron Paul’s big day? Robert Wenzel of EconomicPolicyJournal.com thinks so, as does Paul confidant Lew Rockwell. On December 7 the...
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Energy and Land Bills Fall by Wayside
As Congress appears to be approaching a compromise on the Bush tax cuts, other major issues with which they need to contend are...
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Ethanol Subsidies May be Extended
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus proposed a “tax extenders package” on December 2 that pertains to a slew of energy issues, including an...
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Obama and Lawmakers Not Serious about Fiscal Conservatism
Americans have heard politicians talking a great deal about cutting spending, reducing the deficit, and employing a mentality of fiscal conservatism. But just...
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American Austerity and the End of Wars of Choice
Foreign Affairs, the mouthpiece of the Council on Foreign Relations, is like a 500-pound canary: When it speaks, people listen. Gary North referred...
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WikiLeaks: Whistleblowing or Treason?
The Obama administration used bribes of up to $30 billion in foreign aid and spying by the CIA to force underdeveloped nations to...
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Food Safety Bill DOA
While Democratic Senators touted the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act as an "accomplishment," conservatives and constitutionalists begged to differ. It appears,...
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Charles Rangel Censured for Ethics Charges
On Thursday, Democrat Charles Rangel became the 23rd member of Congress to be censured for violating House ethics rules after the House voted...
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Pretty Public Parks Thanks to Private Efforts
n a December 2 editorial in The Atlasphere, John Stossel opined that once again, privatization answers a public woe. In his report about...
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Deficit Commission Report: Dead On Arrival
Now that the President's Deficit Commission has failed to reach critical mass (14 favorable votes of the panel's 18 members were required for...
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Conservative Constitutionalism Called Vague, Arrogant
It will probably come as no surprise to readers of The New American that the views upheld by constitutional conservatives are not widely...
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Report: Homeland Security Compiling TSA Enemies List
The Department of Homeland Security is gathering names and information about anti-Transportation Security Administration activists, members of the media, and other supposed troublemakers...
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House Plans DREAM Act Vote for Next Week
While Republicans in the Senate have vowed to block all legislation in the Senate chamber until a decision is made on the federal...
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Gadsden Flags and License Plates
The revival now appearing to take place throughout the U.S. of “the true Spirit of ‘76” — and not its emotional counterfeit which...
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