United States
Reluctant Daniels Out, Feisty Pawlenty in 2012 Race
The field of Republican potential candidates for Barack Obama's job changes almost daily, as one possibility or another announces he will not run...
NY Post Says Obama Team Digging for “Dirt” on Christie
The Obama reelection campaign is digging for ?dirt? on Republican Chris Christie, the New York Post reported Monday, despite the New Jersey governor's repeated pronouncements...
Read moreSupreme Court Says California Must Cut Prison Population
The conditions in California's prisons violate the Eighth Amendment's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a...
Read morePromoting Pain at the Pump
Item: A letter from President Obama to congressional leaders, dated April 26 and posted on the White House website, urged that they “take...
Read moreRon Paul’s Straight Talk on the National Debt Ceiling
The federal government has nearly maxed out its credit card — for now. The national debt is fast approaching the $14.3 trillion debt...
Read moreTwo U.S. Border Agents Killed in Train Accident
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona were killed in the line of duty after a freight train struck the SUV they...
Read moreTaxpayers Scammed by Fraudulent Disability Benefits
Following a report of potential fraud of Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) wrote a trenchant...
Read morePublic School System: Is It Really About the Children?
Although the United States is generally recognized as having a free-market, capitalist economy, many services are provided by various levels of government, rather...
Read moreFeds Threaten Poor in Indiana Over Abortion Law
The Obama administration is threatening to cut off federal support for Medicaid recipients in Indiana if the state continues to implement a new...
Read moreCensus Numbers Show Fewer Divorces, More Enduring Marriages
Marriages in America are lasting longer and divorce is declining slightly, according to a recent Census Bureau report. The research, taken from a...
Read moreNYC Prepares Standardized Tests to Assess Teachers
Despite the powerful influence of the teachers’ union in New York City, education officials in NYC are in the process of developing new...
Read moreNational Debt: Hitting the Ceiling or Going Through the Roof?
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit,” said the Senator, “is a sign of leadership failure. It...
Read moreMinnesota Voters to Decide State’s Marriage Definition
On May 21 the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as only between a man...
Read moreNew York City Teacher Allegedly Fired for Being Devout Christian
A New York City special education teacher has said that her faith and spirituality provoked harassment, teasing, and finally, wrongful termination last June....
Read moreCongressional Leaders Agree to Renew Patriot Act
The Republican House and Democratic Senate leadership are backing a deal to extend three of the most controversial provisions of the Patriot Act,...
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