The Unintended, or Intended, Effects of Wikileaks?
While the benefits of the items revealed in some of the Wikileaks reports are debatable, one cannot help but wonder about the motives of Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. According...
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Lame-duck Accomplishments and Upcoming Agenda
Given the quantity of items planned for this year’s lame-duck session, it is imperative to keep up with the items addressed in the final month of the 111th Congress...
Pentagon Completes “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Study
The Pentagon finally completed its year-long study of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy yesterday. While some assert that the results of the study confirm that there are...
Passed Food Safety Bill Provides Government Control
After more than one year of consideration, the United States Senate passed the Food Safety Modernization Act today by a vote of 73-25. The bill passed in the House...
Groups Continue to Urge for Expiration of Ethanol Subsidies
Ethanol subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, and numerous organizations are asking Congress not to take action and allow the expiration to go forward....
Two Versions of DREAM Act Await Vote
Passage of the DREAM Act is a top priority for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and with two new versions of the DREAM Act up for debate, Reid’s “DREAM”...
American Atheists Target Christmas in Billboard
The American Atheists have targeted the Christmas holiday in a billboard they purchased on Route 495 outside the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen, New Jersey. The $20,000 billboard depicts...
Congress’ December To-do List
With one month left until the end of the year, Congress has quite a bit with which to contend. Ranging from the unemployed, “wealthy,” and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”...
Janet Napolitano Considers Advanced Screenings for Mass Transit
Despite the public outcry against the virtual police state at airports, Department of Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano indicates that she would like to see similar procedures utilized on...
Tangled: Brothers Grimm Meet Disney
Tangled is a reasonably entertaining film, with humor that is mildly encumbered by bouts of darker tones. It takes a relatively popular classic story, Rapunzel, and adds some finer...
Tom DeLay Convicted of Money Laundering
Former House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay was convicted on November 24 of money-laundering charges in a state trial five years after his indictment, which forced DeLay’s resignation...
Liberal Plans to Counteract Conservative Fundraising Efforts
After suffering embarrassing losses in this year’s midterm elections, the Left has looked for various scapegoats to explain the now historic results. Those blamed for the midterm elections include...
Grover Cleveland’s Words Ring True for Texas Farmer
On February 16, 1887, President Glover Cleveland vetoed the Texas Seed Bill, a piece of legislation that would have helped suffering farmers in the American West. First, he recognized...
More Lawmakers Demand TSA Probe
Utah's Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz and Maine's Republican Senator Olympia Snowe have each undertaken the task of probing the security policies of the Transportation Security Administration. ...
N.J. Lawmakers Stand Up to TSA
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has faced a copious amount of criticism in recent months after the introduction of naked body scanners and enhanced pat-downs to security screenings....