More Americans Skeptical of Global Warming
Americans have become much more skeptical of global warming prognoses over the past year, according to a study by The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press...
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U.S. Navy Isn’t Just for America Any More
The U.S. Navy has unveiled a new recruitment video commercial boasting that it is now a “global force for good.” Apparently, the U.S. Navy isn't just for America any...
The White House War on Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck is clearly on a roll. First he exposes the radical past of Van Jones, who was until September the Special Advisor for Green Jobs for the White...
Obama Attacks Healthcare Studies
President Obama used his weekly radio address this weekend to attack two health insurance industry-funded studies that concluded the President's healthcare proposal pending in Congress would increase overall medical...
Graham-Paul Dispute Highlights GOP Fissure
An outburst at an angry South Carolina town hall meeting has exemplified the growing fissure in the Republican Party across the nation. “We're not going to be the party...
Senate Finance Committee Clears Healthcare Bill
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted to send a health care “reform” bill to the full Senate by a 14-9 vote October 13. President Obama said the vote was...
McCaffrey: 10 More Years of War in Afghanistan
Retired General Barry McCaffrey told MSNBC's Meet the Press Sunday that the United States faces 10 more years of war in Afghanistan. ...
What Is a Real Sign the Recession’s Ending?
News that another 263,000 jobs were lost in September has led a number of uninformed analysts to wonder whether the recession will continue. ...
Ron Paul on Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Ron Paul is clearly on a political roll. He's got his new book End the Fed running toward the top of the bestseller lists (#6 on both the Amazon...
Bill Clinton Frets “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy”
President Bill Clinton resurrected the spectre of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” against President Obama in a Sunday interview with NBC's September 27 Meet the Press program. Asked by host...
Afghanistan: Recycling an Old Strategy
U.S. military commander for Afghanistan General Stanley McCrystal told CBS's 60 Minutes that the situation in Afghanistan is worsening. Asked if things are worse or better than he expected,...
Proposal for This Week’s G-20 Summit: IMF as Global Financial Regulator
“The International Monetary Fund was the surprise winner at the last summit of the Group of 20 leaders, which agreed to quadruple the organization's resources to $1 trillion,” the...
Baucus Healthcare Plan Would “Break Budget”
Senator Max Baucus introduced the first “deficit neutral” healthcare legislation on September 16, but the bill would increase most people's healthcare premiums and still “break the federal budget” —...
Torture Probe Limited to Unauthorized Torture?
“The Justice Department's review of detainee abuse by the CIA will focus on a very small number of cases,” the September 19 Washington Post reported. Prosecutor John H. Durham...
Peter Schiff Announces Conn. Senate Candidacy
Peter Schiff, a former economic adviser to the Ron Paul presidential campaign, announced his candidacy Thursday for the U.S. Senate on MSNBC's Morning Joe against longtime Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd....
Obama Pledges to “Renew Our Resolve” Against Al-Qaeda
President Obama made a solemn and mostly non-political speech on the anniversary of the September 11 bombings that will have politicos guessing about his policies in Iraq and Afghanistan...
Obama’s Healthcare Pitch to Congress
President Obama proved he had nothing new in his political bag of tricks in his healthcare address to Congress on September 9. The most important part of the speech...
Effect of Government Takeover of Home Mortgage Market
The Washington Post reported September 7 that the federal government is now guaranteeing 86 percent of all new home mortgages, as default rates continue to increase and threaten...
Court Says U.S. Officials Can Be Sued for Violating Rights
The 9th District Court of Appeals ruled two to one on September 4 that innocent people thrown into prison on material witness pretexts can sue former Attorney General John...
Unemployment Continues to Climb
The U.S. Labor Department reported unemployment rose to 9.7 percent during the month of August from 9.4 percent, the highest unemployment rate in 26 years. “Nonfarm payroll employment continued...