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The Scoop on Illinois’ Crackdown on Artisan Ice Cream Makers
Residents of the Windy City may have to do without their favorite ice cream for a while, and possibly for good; and they...
Pew Research Report Shows Religious Discrimination on Rise Globally
A report by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life indicates that religious harassment is on the rise across the...
Read moreFather Eusebio Kino: An American Hero
Three hundred sixty six years ago today a man was born who became one of history's foremost explorers of the southwestern United States and northern...
Read moreThe All-embracing United Nations
Item: The Associated Press reported on July 15 on the UN’s proposed Arms Trade Treaty to regulate weapons worldwide: The French Ambassador, Eric...
Read moreTexas Governor Perry About to Enter GOP Race
Texas Governor Rick Perry will try to take a share of the spotlight shining on the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday...
Read moreObama Pressured to Approve Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline
Environmental contention stirs as discussions cultivate over the long-delayed 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian crude oil from the Athabasca Oil...
Read moreHoyer, Boehner Cost Taxpayers $35,000 for 2010 Breakfast, Lunch Mtgs.
Republicans and Democrats may be at loggerheads about the debt ceiling and what to cut from the budget, but they agree on one...
Read moreGOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain
Until recently, Herman Cain was a largely unknown businessman whose major claims to fame included a high-level appointment in the Federal Reserve System...
Read moreGOP Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann is hoping to become the first presidential candidate to go directly from the House of Representatives to the White House since...
Read moreRick Perry China’s New Best Friend?
With Texas Governor Rick Perry expected to make an "announcement" on Saturday at a conservative conference in South Carolina, scrutiny of his record...
Read moreNew Book Claims Crazy Leaders Are the Best Leaders
Do you think our elected leaders are crazy? You might be right. ...
Read moreCourt Advances U.S. Torture Victims’ Case Against Donald Rumsfeld
The Seventh U.S. Court of Appeals ruled August 8 that two American citizens detained and tortured without trial or court hearing by the Bush-era...
Read moreSecure Communities Program: White House Edict Forces State Participation
The White House has informed Governors that they are forbidden from opting out of the Department of Homeland Security’s controversial Secure Communities (SComm)...
Read moreNixing Nuclear Threatens Bayer’s Future in Germany
Rising energy prices in Germany are forcing the pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate Bayer to threaten a move to China. The culprit is Germany's...
Read moreDemocrats Call S&P Decision a “Tea Party Downgrade”
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), among other prominent Democrats, blamed the Tea Party for S&P’s downgrade of the U.S. government's long-held AAA credit rating....
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