Patriot Act Vote Scheduled for Nov. 5
The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider a bill on November 5 that the Electronic Frontier Foundation believes is this year’s “best chance” for significant reform of the...
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EU Says No Crucifixes in Italian Schools
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the traditional display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms violates the rights of parents and children. ...
Republican Healthcare Reform Bill Coming
House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) announced on November 1 that his party is preparing a healthcare reform bill to compete with the Democratic alternative. ...
Ford Made Nearly $1 Billion Last Quarter
The Ford Motor Company has posted a net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter of this year, no thanks to Uncle Sam. Ford was the only...
Abortion Ultrasound Causes Local Planned Parenthood Director to Quit
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, and the ultrasound images of a baby being aborted spoke a silent “change of heart” to a former Planned Parenthood director...
Obama Signs Defense Bill With Hate Crimes Extension
President Barack Obama signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act on October 28, simultaneously approving the attached extension of hate crimes legislation to include crimes committed because of gender,...
The Alleged One-million-job Stimulus
According to the White House on October 30, the $787-billion stimulus plan has created or saved about one million jobs, but that number is conveniently unverifiable. There is simply...
House Democrats Unveil Healthcare Bill
Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled their version of healthcare reform legislation today. ...
House Committee Refuses to Hear Inconvenient Truth
The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming showed its bias against any criticism of the environmental movement at a hearing on October 29. While gladly investigating...
Expert Opposes Senate “Cap and Trade” Bill
The Senate held a hearing on October 29 dealing with the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733), cap-and-trade legislation that would cut CO2 emissions. At that...
$60 Billion a Year in Medicare Fraud
Medicare fraud is a $60 billion a year industry, and in places like Miami, Florida, it is actually bigger than the drug trade. The 60 Minutes CBS news program...
FCC Moves Ahead With Net Neutrality
As of October 22, the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have officially agreed by vote to launch the net neutrality rule-making process. ...
Senate Healthcare Bill Will Have Public Plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on October 26 that Senate healthcare reform legislation will include a public option that would allow states to opt out if they...
Report Sees Flaws in Baucus Healthcare Bill
A Cure Worse Than the Disease: Obama Care Won’t Cut Costs, But May Cut Quality is the title of an October 22 report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)....
Pay Czar to Slash Executive Compensation
Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s “pay czar,” is expected to announce a plan next week that will slash the annual salaries of top executives at the seven largest companies...