House Committee May Probe Media Matters-DOJ Connection
A U.S. House oversight committee may investigate the Justice Department’s connection to the leftist Media Matters for America, a congressman says. Rep. Blake...
ACLU Demands CIA Disclose Details of Death-by-Drone Program
Attorneys representing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are scheduled to appear today in a federal appeals court in defense of that organization’s...
Read moreTexas Lawmaker Challenges Constitutionalist Colleagues
Constitution Day could not have been better celebrated than it was in Texas. On September 17, friends of State Representative David Simpson (R)...
Read moreJudge Rules Arizona Police May Check Immigration Status
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton signed an order on Tuesday allowing Arizona police to begin immediately enforcing the provision of the state's immigration...
Read morePa. School Battles Atheist Group Over Ten Commandments Display
A Ten Commandments monument that has graced the landscape of a Pennsylvania high school for decades is the latest target of the atheist...
Read moreFederal Websites Reveal Uncomfortable Corporate Connections with TrapWire
Given the potential flood of legal challenges to its constitutionality, the corporation believed to be behind TrapWire is heading for higher ground, denying...
Read moreFederal Reserve Balance Sheet Set to Explode
When the Federal Reserve announced last week its plan to buy more treasury securities, only a few read the fine print. Many observers...
Read moreAppeals Court Judge Reinstates Indefinite Detention — for Now
On Monday, September 17, on the 225th anniversary of the signing of the final draft of the Constitution, with a one-page order a...
Read moreU.S., Coalition Suspend Joint Operations With Afghan Troops
The American-led military coalition in Afghanistan has temporarily suspended joint operations with Afghan forces, due to a recent surge in the number of...
Read moreCoal Company Closes Eight Mines; Cites Obama’s “Regulatory Regime”
Underscoring the inimical aftereffects of President Obama’s “war on coal,” Alpha Natural Resources announced September 18 it will be shuttering eight coal mines...
Read moreNew Hampshire Jury Nullifies Major Felony Marijuana Case
Following the adoption of a new state law on jury nullification in June, a New Hampshire jury nullified its first major felony marijuana...
Read moreGreek Judges and Prosecutors Strike
The economic meltdown in Greece is producing some peculiar situations. In protest to proposed salary cuts, the union of judges and prosecutors in...
Read moreUnionized Teachers Show Their Clout and Win
Although Chicago’s public school teachers are among the highest paid in the nation, they wanted more, and according to the settlement reached late...
Read moreCan Republicans Talk?
Technically speaking, Republicans do talk, but talking is definitely not their strong suit. Nor do they seem to have put a lot of...
Read moreHouse to Consider Bill Targeting Fannie and Freddie
Republicans in the House of Representatives have added another bill to this week’s legislative agenda, which is already cumbersome. The addition is entitled...
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