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EPA Regulations to Shut Down Coal Plants and Raise Energy Prices
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sketching out a regulatory blueprint designed to control pollution levels from coal-fired power plants, and lying under the torrent of new regulations will...
New Study: The Media Stonewalls the “Ron Paul Revolution”
The "Ron Paul Revolution" is political kryptonite for the liberal mainstream media, despite Rep. Paul?s noteworthy gains in public opinion polls and polished performances during the GOP presidential debates....
Special Interest Groups Give Congressional Democrats $15M in 2011
Congressional Democrats have brushed off President Obama's personal decree to swear off special-interest campaigning for his reelection bid. According to an Associated Press analysis on campaign fundraising, Democrats aspiring...
Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack Says Food Stamps are Economic Stimulus
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (left) claims food stamps and other forms of government welfare are camouflaged stimulus programs that stir job growth by pumping money into the economy. After...
Regulatory Agencies Boom Under Obama Administration
While the private-sector is drowning under a perpetual recessionary storm, U.S. regulatory agencies are flourishing. "If the federal government’s regulatory operation were a business, it would be one of...
Obama Announces New Rural Economic Plan During Midwest Bus Tour
At the White House Rural Economic Forum in Peosta, Iowa, on Tuesday, President Obama unveiled new economic initiatives to help stir job growth and capital investment in rural America....
Israeli-Palestinian Debate Enters GOP Presidential Race
As the GOP 2012 presidential campaign evolves, foreign policy issues will become more and more relevant, particularly as pro-Israel candidates debate Palestine’s venture for membership into the United Nations....
Will Oil from Canada’s Keystone XL Pipeline Go to U.S. or China?
There is no resolution yet on a proposed $7 billion Canadian-U.S. oil pipeline, as President Obama has continued to delay his decision on whether to approve it. Before the...
Ron Bloom, Manufacturing Czar, to Leave White House
The White House announced Tuesday that Ron Bloom, Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy and leading engineer of the auto bailout, will be leaving the Obama administration this...
ObamaCare “Glitch” Adds $50 Billion per Year to the Deficit
The true costs of ObamaCare continue to rise, as budget projections under the healthcare law are being understated by as much as $50 billion per year, according to a...
Obama Pressured to Approve Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline
Environmental contention stirs as discussions cultivate over the long-delayed 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian crude oil from the Athabasca Oil Sands in northeastern Alberta, Canada, to...
Democrats Call S&P Decision a “Tea Party Downgrade”
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), among other prominent Democrats, blamed the Tea Party for S&P’s downgrade of the U.S. government's long-held AAA credit rating. In the aftermath of this historic...
Catholic Hospitals, Pro-Lifers Object to HHS Birth Control Mandate
Religious groups and pro-life advocates denounced a new ObamaCare mandate requiring health insurance plans to cover birth control and other "preventive care" services for women, with no co-pays. Drafted...
Chevy Volt Sales Plummet as the Electric Car Market Slumps
As GM share prices plunge so do Chevy Volt sales, according to the latest auto sales figures. Throughout July, a whopping 125 Chevy Volts were sold, making the seemingly...
Republicans Fight for School Choice in 2011
Republican-led state legislatures have stirred more school choice debates this year than ever before, as Republicans seek to reform state budgets and rekindle student achievement. According to the National...