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Ohio Man Sues Sheriff’s Dept After Beating by Deputies
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported on Dec. 30 that 52-year-old Ohio resident John Harmon is suing the Hamilton County sheriff’s department and four deputies...
National Debt Reaches Staggering Level
The national debt of the United States reached a new milestone this week when it surmounted $14 trillion. You read that right: $14,000,000,000,000....
Read moreObama the Lawgiver?
Although President Barack Obama correctly understood that his party had taken a "shellacking" in the November elections, he seems not to have drawn...
Read moreCongressional Pushback
Now that the 112th Congress has been sworn in and subjected to the reading of the Constitution and its 27 amendments, the direction...
Read moreNYC Councilwoman Asks Colleagues to Support Absolving Convicted Terrorist
A member of the New York City Council is calling upon her colleagues to support absolving a convicted terrorist. Councilwoman Melissa Mark Viverito,...
Read morePentagon, White House in Tug-of-war Over Spending
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is scheduled to brief members of Congress on Thursday, January 6, on his drive to find $100 billion...
Read moreNavy Commander Fired Over Objectionable Videos
A U.S. Navy captain who produced and showed videos containing profanity, sexual innuendo, and slurs against homosexuals to personnel aboard the nuclear aircraft...
Read moreBypassing Congress with Regulatory Decrees
When the New York Times reported on December 26 that the "advance care planning" benefit, deleted from last year's health care reform legislation,...
Read moreGov. Jerry Brown: Last Straw for California
California is blessed with one of the best climates on earth, enough to cause millions to flock to the state simply for the...
Read morePrivatizing Airport Security Won’t Rid Us of TSA
The stories of indecencies and humiliations suffered by air travelers at the hands of prurient and unfettered agents of the federal Transportation Security...
Read moreWill Computers Be Watching Our Every Move?
Big Brother may potentially be armed with yet another tool against the American populace, according to the New York Times: computers that can...
Read moreAggressive Obama Security Confronts Hawaiian TV Crew, Breaks Camera
A three-woman television production crew approached the security line bordering President Barack Obama’s vacation home location in Kailua, Hawaii just before dawn last...
Read more“Green” Companies Assign Priority “Hybrid-Only” Parking
In yet another effort to “go green," a number of businesses in Orlando, Florida, have assigned priority parking — similar to handicapped parking...
Read moreIncoming Tea Party Politicians Vow to Change Washington
Incoming Tea Party-elected officials continue to vow to target deficit spending. Fox News writes, “Republicans elected to Congress with the help of Tea...
Read moreFeds’ Financial Statements Impossible to Audit, Says GAO
According to the federal government’s 2010 financial statements, released in late December, the 2010 deficit was $1.29 trillion, a slight decrease from the...
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