United States
Fed to Keep Rates Low for “Extended Period”
The Federal Reserve decided on December 16 to keep interest rates at historic lows near zero percent. The Fed released a statement declaring...
The Legacy of Oral Roberts
The impact Oral Roberts had on the latter half of the 20th century was staggering. From a dirt-poor childhood to a ministry that...
Read moreSenate Banking Committee Confirms Bernanke, With Dissent
The Senate Banking Committee convened Thursday morning, December 17, and voted 16-7 to confirm Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term as Chairman...
Read moreWorld’s Toughest Sheriff — No Apologies
Arguably the “world’s toughest sheriff,” Maricopa County (Phoenix) Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues to draw heavy fire for his strong statements, stands, and...
Read more22 Million Bush-era E-mails Found
Computer experts have reportedly found 22 million White House e-mails from the years President George W. Bush was in office, while the Obama...
Read moreIRS Creates New Unit for Rich Americans
The IRS has announced that it will be forming a new unit to focus on the very wealthy, particularly the wealthy who have...
Read moreIs Obamacare on Life Support?
Just as it seemed that recalcitrant receiver Senator Joe Lieberman caught President Barack Obama’s last minute healthcare Hail Mary pass, Howard Dean may...
Read more286 Illegal-immigrant Criminals Arrested
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 286 illegal immigrants with criminal records during a three-day operation in California. It was the largest...
Read moreGuantanamo Detainees to Go to Illinois
The Obama administration announced plans on December 15 to acquire the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois, to house terrorism suspects currently being...
Read moreCalling in the Big Guns: Oval Office Meeting to Heal Healthcare Rift
In what has been described as a last-ditch effort to save the healthcare overhaul that is first on his Christmas wish list, President...
Read more8-Year-Old Suspended From School for Jesus Drawing
Taunton, Massachusetts, public school officials suspended a second grader for drawing a stick figure of Jesus on the cross after his teacher instructed...
Read moreCourt Grants Benefits to Illegal Immigrant
A Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled on December 8 that an illegal immigrant who was injured on the job at Cargill Meat Solutions...
Read moreFollow the Constitution, Armey Urges GOP
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, one of the architects of the Republican victory in 1994, has urged his fellow Republicans to pay...
Read morePaul A. Samuelson, ‘Economics’ Textbook Author, Dies at 94
Long-renowned economist Paul Samuelson died on December 13 at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts, at the age of 94. In addition to writing...
Read moreFCC Official Calls First Amendment a Tool of Right-wing Extremists
Despite dedicating five minutes of his recent 20-minute presentation at the Media Access Project forum to decrying the “right-wing smear campaign” he claims...
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