Senate Rejects Obama’s Call to End Oil Industry Tax Breaks
In a 51-47 vote, the U.S. Senate nixed a Democratic proposal to confiscate billions of dollars in tax breaks from some of the largest oil companies. Sixty votes were...
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Google’s New “Account Activity” Service Raises Privacy Concerns
A new service offered by Google is raising some eyebrows, as users now have access to monthly reports that reveal all their online activities using Google products (Gmail, YouTube,...
Media Matters’ Writer Apologizes After Bashing Drudge for Martin Photo
The fatal shooting of an African-American teen has spurred a national controversy, as racial tensions ignite and media outlets exploit and capitalize on the story of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s...
EPA Rule Proposes First-Ever Carbon Limits on Power Plants
The Obama administration is surging forward with a first-of-its-kind EPA rule for new power plants, in what Republicans and industry groups say will inflate electricity prices and possibly kill...
Pro-Obama Super PAC Donors Granted Access to White House
President Obama benefits from a fundraising advantage that Republican presidential hopefuls can’t quite match: Access to the White House. According to an investigation by The Associated Press, over 60...
Labor Department Issues First-Ever Green Jobs Report
In a new, first-ever analysis, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued a report showing that there were 3.1 million "green" jobs in the United States in...
Obama Bolsters Support for Clean Energy at Nevada Solar Plant
President Obama embarked on a four-state energy tour this week and made his first stop in Boulder City, a Nevada town about 20 miles outside Las Vegas. The town...
Student Loan Debt Reaches $1 Trillion
Constitutionalists and free-market economists claim that the idea that every high school graduate is entitled to a government-subsidized loan to attend a $30,000-a-year university is fiscally maniacal. But unfortunately,...
Obama’s Crony Capitalism and His Top 2008 Donors
President Obama raised several hundred million dollars during the 2008 election, more than twice what Republican rival John McCain raised and a far cry more than any other U.S....
Obama Campaign Raises $45 Million in February
President Obama’s reelection campaign reported Monday that it raised more than $45 million in February, a significant boost from the $29.1 million raised in January but far behind what it...
HUD Grant Program Awards Millions of Dollars to Leftist Groups
The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) is doling out $42 million in federal funding for housing counseling grants to 468 local, regional, and national organizations. Intended to prevent...
New E-mails Reveal White House Concern Over Solyndra’s Finances
Solyndra’s financial woes prompted White House officials to snub company executives from President Obama’s exclusive State of the Union box in January 2011, according to new e-mails released Friday....
DOJ Issues 60-Day Extension for ADA-compliant Pool Regulations
"Pool-mageddon" was avoided last Thursday, albeit temporarily, when a federal regulation requiring all public pools to install handicapped-accessible ramps and lifts was extended for 60 days. Falling under the...
Study: Young Americans Are Less “Green” Than Their Elders
Millennials and Generation Xers have adopted a reputation for being environmental idealists, but according to a new analysis, young Americans are less interested in becoming those "green" warriors that...
Steven Chu Retracts Previous Call for Higher Gas Prices
As gas prices loom near the $4-a-gallon mark, the Obama administration has been hit with a public outburst that could prove politically lethal. And while the President is quick...
Arne Duncan: American Education Includes a “Laptop on Every Desk”
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants to get the federal government more involved in schools. The federal government "will do all we can" to bolster technological expansion in the...
Republicans and Interior Department Spar Over Rising Gas Prices
A heated issue now being debated amongst President Obama, congressional members, and the general public is the tumultuous rise in gas prices that Americans are now faced with daily....
Bankruptcy Attorneys Predict a Student Loan “Debt Bomb”
As more and more young people graduate from college with mounds of unresolved loan debt, financial experts and bankruptcy attorneys are calling the progressively worsening dilemma the "next debt...
D.C. Receives $885M in Stimulus Money and Unemployment Rises
Washington, D.C. raked in more than $885 million from President Obama’s economic stimulus package, but the D.C. government cannot report how many jobs it actually generated for its residents....
Obama Unveils New $1 Billion Alternative-Vehicle Initiative
To purportedly tame the progressive rise in gas prices, President Obama visited a North Carolina truck manufacturer on Wednesday to unveil a new $1 billion plan to advocate electric...