Samuelson Ponders Unthinkable: U.S. Govt Default
In Robert J. Samuelson’s latest op-ed piece for the Washington Post, “Could America Go Broke?”, the longtime editor and economic and business writer...
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...
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Karzai Declared President of Afghanistan
VOA News reported on November 2 that Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had declared President Hamid Karzai the winner of the country's disputed...
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Russia Accused of Violating Arms Treaty
As the Obama administration and Moscow rush to negotiate a new arms-control treaty by the end of the year, Russia is being accused...
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Personal Thoughts About Last Things
November is the month of the dead — dead leaves, dead saints, the dear, dead friends and neighbors we like to call the...
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Republican Withdraws from N.Y. Congressional Race After Conservative Revolt
New York Republican congressional nominee Dede Scozzafava withdrew last weekend from the special election that will take place Tuesday and endorsed the Democrat,...
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Obama Follows Bush Administration’s Suit Regarding Warrantless Wiretaps
In American politics there is no adage truer than "The more something changes the more it stays the same." The latest piece of...
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Did “Cash for Clunkers” Cost Taxpayers $24,000 Per Car Sold?
The federal $3 billion “Cash for Clunkers” program promoted by the Obama White House last summer cost an average of $24,000 per additional...
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Scandinavian Systems Stifling Women’s Opportunities
When searching for reforms to promote gender equality the world often turns north. The Scandinavian countries have more equality between men and women...
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The Marathon Man
Four countries. Thirty cities. More than 60,000 miles. Almost 50 different flights. Around the world — from Chicago to Chicago — in just...
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House Committee Investigates Jane Harman
A House Democrat who once claimed to "live and breathe security" has been under investigation this year for allegedly promising to use her...
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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...
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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...
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DHS Extends Privacy Protection to Illegal Aliens
The Department of Homeland Security is gagging local law enforcement agencies around the country to protect the privacy of illegal aliens. This sort of heavy-handed...
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Lawsuit Filed Against Seattle Gun-ban Rule
In a recent test case in New Jersey regarding the right of citizens to keep and bear arms, an appeals court judge maintained...
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