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Energy and Land Bills Fall by Wayside
As Congress appears to be approaching a compromise on the Bush tax cuts, other major issues with which they need to contend are...
“Ella” Abortion Drug Now on Sale in U.S.
A controversial “birth control” drug, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) despite evidence that it induces abortion in women who take...
Read moreWikiLeaks: Whistleblowing or Treason?
The Obama administration used bribes of up to $30 billion in foreign aid and spying by the CIA to force underdeveloped nations to...
Read moreTwilight of Internet Freedom?
It’s no secret that the federal government — the FCC, in particular — has been seeking for years for ways to take control...
Read moreCarbon-credits Market Could Collapse Absent Cancun Deal
The multi-billion dollar “market” for so-called “carbon credits” could be in jeopardy as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which created the framework for the...
Read moreComing Soon to a Hospital Near You
Black Friday: For some, a day of convivial bargain hunting; for others, a full-contact blood sport in pursuit of the slogan “He who...
Read moreSPLC Targets 18 “Anti-Gay” Pro-family Groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released its latest list of groups it accuses of pursuing “anti-gay” agendas by propagating falsehoods and...
Read moreSmall Gold Buyers Face Big Government Burdens
Gold has always been the bane of big government planners. The precious metal has, from time immemorial, constituted real and portable wealth. Diamonds...
Read moreUnemployment Rate Rises to 9.8%
As extended unemployment benefits for two million Americans began to run out this week, the economic news from Washington remains bleak. According to...
Read moreNASA Announces Breakthrough in Astrobiology
NASA’s anticipated press conference concerning a breakthrough in astrobiology proved once again that life is stranger than scientists had known, but not as...
Read moreFood Safety Bill DOA
While Democratic Senators touted the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act as an "accomplishment," conservatives and constitutionalists begged to differ. It appears,...
Read moreCharles Rangel Censured for Ethics Charges
On Thursday, Democrat Charles Rangel became the 23rd member of Congress to be censured for violating House ethics rules after the House voted...
Read morePretty Public Parks Thanks to Private Efforts
n a December 2 editorial in The Atlasphere, John Stossel opined that once again, privatization answers a public woe. In his report about...
Read moreDeficit Commission Report: Dead On Arrival
Now that the President's Deficit Commission has failed to reach critical mass (14 favorable votes of the panel's 18 members were required for...
Read moreConservative Constitutionalism Called Vague, Arrogant
It will probably come as no surprise to readers of The New American that the views upheld by constitutional conservatives are not widely...
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