Promises, Promises A Pledge to America
Although former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is no longer on Capitol Hill, he still casts a long shadow there. The former Republican Representative...
Politics
Candidates Trade Barbs Over China Trade
With the nation in a long and steep economic decline, few Americans are expected to base their votes this fall on international issues....
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O’Donnell, Coons Spar Over Marxism, Evolution
Marxism and evolution were among the topics raised in a wide-ranging and frequently contentious nationally televised debate in Newark, Delaware, on Wednesday night,...
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Clinton Heckled for GOP Criticism, but GOP Forgives Him
On October 11, former President Bill Clinton appeared in Binghamton, New York, to campaign for Representative Maurice Hinchey, the Democratic incumbent in New...
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Judge Repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
After congressional efforts to repeal the military’s long-standing policy of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” have failed to clear Congress, a federal court has...
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California Looks at Selling State Property to Pay Bills
California's state and local governments are going broke. Public employees unions have demanded compensation and pension plans that are unsustainable. Politicians have shown...
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White House “Lifts” Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Yesterday, October 12, the White House lifted the moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling that was imposed immediately following the British Petroleum...
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The Tea Party vs. the Federal Reserve
The New York Times is worried: Tea Party activists and the candidates they support are openly criticizing that most sacred of quasi-governmental institutions,...
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Democratic House Contenders on Shaky Ground
While Fox News reports that the “GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve,” the New York Times writes that Democrats in allegedly “safe” House seats...
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DNC “Stealing Democracy” Ad Rips Chamber, Republicans
A YouTube ad that has generated a lot of attention in the major news media accuses the U.S. Chamber of conspiring with GOP...
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Unfunded Public Pensions Crippling US Cities
Of the variety of issues plaguing America's economy today, unfunded public pensions are perhaps one of the greatest. CNBC News reports that a...
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The 10th Anniversary of the Attack on the USS Cole
Americans remember today the suicide attack by al-Qaeda terrorists on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, on October 12, 2000....
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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...
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Federal Judge Upholds Individual Mandate of ObamaCare
Late last week a federal judge ruled that according to the settled case law undergirding the jurisprudence of the Commerce Clause, the individual...
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Ray LaHood’s Cell Phone Hang-up
“I don’t want people talking on phones, having them up to their ear or texting while they’re driving.” Thus spake Transportation Secretary Ray...
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