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Report Says Federal Govt Wasted $98 Billion | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven J. DuBord   
Thursday, 19 November 2009 07:00

money burningThe federal government wasted almost $100 billion dollars of taxpayer money in 2009 according to the Office of Management and Budget. The figures were released on November 17 and show a $26-billion increase over the 2008 total.

 
Tony Blankley and the "High-church" Liberal Republicans | Print |  E-mail
Written by Jack Kenny   
Thursday, 19 November 2009 06:42

About the recent special election for Congress in District 23 in New York, conservative columnist and commentator Tony Blankley observed in a talk he gave last night at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, that the Republican Party nominated "a very liberal Republican." Well, did they now?

 
Government Proposes Limiting Restrictions and Fees on Gift Cards | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven Yates   
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 15:08

On Monday, the Federal Reserve proposed new rules to protect consumers from unexpected costs and restrictions on gift cards, gift certificates, and other prepaid cards typically redeemable by any store or merchant that accepts the card brand.

 
Imam Denies Inciting Violence Against Americans | Print |  E-mail
Written by Joe Wolverton, II   
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 00:00

Fort HoodWhile completing his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Major Nidal Hasan told an audience of fellow physicians that the army should excuse Muslim soldiers from serving in combat zones where they would be fighting others of their faith. If Muslims in the U.S. Armed Forces were not thus afforded conscientious objector status, then there could be “adverse effects,” Hasan warned.

 
2010 Census Mired in Controversy | Print |  E-mail
Written by Rebecca Terrell   
Monday, 16 November 2009 22:00

mailboxHouseholds nationwide will begin to receive their 2010 federal census surveys in the mail in March. The U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3) established the census to be taken every decade to determine Congressional representation and direct taxation. The official web page for the 2010 Census says that filling out these forms is important not only for Constitutional reasons, but also because $400 billion in federal funding to states for a myriad of unconstitutional programs depends on the numbers generated.

 
Carbon Scam? Al Gore, Profits, and Copenhagen | Print |  E-mail
Written by William F. Jasper   
Friday, 13 November 2009 14:22

Will Al Gore become the first "carbon billionaire?" That question — and the ethical issues involved in his related lobbying activities — is beginning to dog him, as he goes out on the global-warming hustings again, this time pitching his new book to gin up political support for the December UN summit in Copenhagen.

 
Polls Show Displeasure With Democrat Policies | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven J. DuBord   
Friday, 13 November 2009 10:00

Obama and PelosiRecent public opinion polls are exhibiting a trend that Democrats ought to find disturbing. For the first time since 2008, more voters would pick a Republican candidate in the 2010 elections than would pick a Democrat. More independents would favor the Republican candidate in their districts over the Democratic candidate. More voters would advise their representative to vote against a healthcare bill than to vote for it. And more voters strongly disapprove of President Barack Obama’s performance than strongly approve.

 
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