Obama to Lift Some Cuban Restrictions
The White House announced on April 13 that the Obama administration will ease U.S. restrictions on dealings with Cuba, including allowing unlimited travel...
Fiscal 2009 Deficit: $956.8 Billion Already!
After a record $192.3 billion federal budget deficit for March, the U.S. Treasury Department reported a $956.8 billion federal deficit for the first...
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Obama’s “Glimmers of Hope” for Economy
President Barack Obama’s statement last Friday that we’re “starting to see ... glimmers of hope across the economy” has gotten quite a bit...
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The Treasury Department’s Titanic Takeover
It's official: the Obama administration intends to nationalize the entire financial sector. If there were any lingering doubts as to the intentions of...
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The New GM: Government Made
There's something fundamentally wrong with the world when a country known for being the very embodiment of Old World socialism — Sweden —...
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Calderon: U.S. Officials Involved in Drug Trade
A familiar accusation leveled at U.S. government officials came from a surprising source: Mexican President Felipe Calderon. “It is impossible to pass tons...
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Rick Warren’s Stance on Same-sex “Marriage”
Many think California pastor and author of The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren to be a purveyor of designer religion. Now these critics...
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Obama Seeks More War Spending — Again
President Obama is seeking another increase in war spending, this time with an $83.4 billion “supplemental” appropriations request. Whatever happened to the Obama...
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Somali Pirates : An Excuse to Ratify LOST?
Sooner or later it was bound to happen. Over the past several years, American ships and crews had evaded the rising tide of...
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New Cybersecurity Regime Proposed
Introduced just last week in the Senate, rather quietly, was the new Cybersecurity Act of 2009. Proposed by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV...
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Newsweek Celebrates Christianity’s Decline
Ever anxious to create controversy, Newsweek, in its April 13 cover story, has proclaimed “the decline and fall of Christian America.” The number...
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Faithfulness of Women in Passion Narratives
The women’s basketball team at the University of Connecticut has done more than go undefeated and win the NCAA basketball championship again this...
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National Sovereignty Is Under Attack (Again)
The Commentary magazine website has posted an interesting article from its March issue authored by John Bolton, who served as the U.S. Representative...
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Obama Cap-and-Trade Plan Still Forming
Retreating somewhat from promises made during Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the White House announced on April 8 that the administration might agree to...
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More H-1B Visas, More U.S. Tech Layoffs
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 8 it has received enough H-1B applications to meet the congressionally mandated cap...
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