Obama Bows to EU Demands on Stimulus
Caving in to pressure from the European Union, President Barack Obama signaled this week that he wanted “Buy American” provisions struck from the so-called economic stimulus package now going through Congress....
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Senator-designate Newman: Blank Slate
The 63-year-old woman who will soon become the newest member of the U.S. Senate has a blank slate on political issues, despite a long record of administrative and leadership roles in...
Judd Gregg and Bipartisanship
Bipartisanship, like budget deficits, was breaking out all over when President Barack Obama named U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) as his choice for secretary of commerce. Pending his all-but-certain confirmation by...
President Obama’s Militant Muslim Connections
President Barack Obama's inaugural committee billed his January 20 National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral as a celebration of America's "diversity of faith." Among the official participants offering prayers at...
Obama’s Interview with Al Arabiya
On the morning of Tuesday, January 27, President Barack Obama gave an interview with Al Arabiya, an Arab news network based out of Dubai, in an attempt to quell Arab distrust...
Obama Flexes his “Green” Muscles
There can be no doubt that Americans are not living in the constitutionally limited republic created by our founders. Instead, they now live in a centralized executive state consisting of an...
Pelosi: Contraceptives for a Better Economy
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has revealed more of her worldview of humans and their worth. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos for ABC, Pelosi was attempting to defend the...
UN Official Wants to Prosecute Bush, Rumsfeld for Torture
The UN's "Special Rapporteur on Torture," Manfred Nowak, in a message recorded on January 20 for broadcast that evening on Germany's ZDF television, urged the United States to bring charges against...
Obama Reverses Abortion Policy
Federal money — taxpayers’ money — will now be available for many international groups that promote or provide abortions. The White House issued a statement on Friday at 7 p.m. EST,...
Judge Bork: Nation’s Moral Life in Jeopardy
Judge Robert Bork was a circuit court judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia when in 1987 he was nominated to the Supreme Court by...
At Uncle Sam’s Service
National service is often associated with patriotism, but the degree to which it becomes compulsory is the same degree to which it becomes involuntary servitude. ...
Timothy Geithner and the Group of Thirty
Treasury secretary nominee Timothy Geithner's biography on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York mentions a curious affiliation of Geithner. No, not his admitted membership in the world-government-promoting...
First Executive Order May Reverse Abortion Policy
CNN reported on Tuesday that three Democratic sources indicate newly sworn in President Obama will issue his first executive order to reverse the Mexico City Policy that prohibits U.S. money from...
Any Volunteers for National Service?
Barack Obama's national-service plan purports to be voluntary, yet nonparticipating schools would lose funding, and uncooperative individuals would be denied tax credits. ...
Obama’s Inauguration Speech: Glittering Generalities
President Barack Obama opened his presidency with an inaugural address laced with glittering generalities designed to get heads nodding in agreement, but outlined no specific agenda anywhere in the speech. What...