How One Congressman Gamed the System
15-term House member Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) has been milking the system for years, the latest being obtaining VIP treatment from Countrywide Financial and...
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Internet Regulation Still a Threat in the 112th Congress
Freedom advocates breathed sigh of relief when a coalition of Senate Republicans and a few Democrats opposed the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S....
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Congress Sues AG Holder in Fast and Furious
The House Oversight Committee investigating the Obama administration’s deadly “Fast and Furious” gun-running scandal is seeking enforcement of formal charges against disgraced Attorney...
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Senate Soon to Vote on NDAA for 2013
Although it was passed in May by an overwhelming majority by the House of Representatives, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal...
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Labor Department Waives 60-Day Layoff Notice to Help Obama Win in November
On Thursday, Democrats in the Senate blocked an attempt by Republicans to enforce a provision of a 1980s law requiring all contractors doing...
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House Passes Bill Eliminating Senate Approval of Presidential Appointments
By a bipartisan vote, the House joined the Senate in passing a bill that removes the "advice and consent" requirement from many presidential...
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Senate Advances to Propose Amendments on Cyber Bill
On Thursday, the United States Senate voted to move forward on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clearing the way for amendments to be...
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Rep. Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill Passes House, 327-98
Texas Congressman Ron Paul's bill to audit the Federal Reserve Bank easily passed the House of Representatives July 25 by a vote of...
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After Fast and Furious, Lawmakers Slam ATF Threats Against Whistleblowers
As the “Fast and Furious” federal gun-running scandal continues to grow, top Republican lawmakers and concerned analysts are crying foul after Bureau of...
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Ron Paul Has the Final Say
In his last public opportunity to quiz Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who appeared before the House Financial Services Committee on July 18, Texas...
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LOST Will Not Be Ratified This Year, DeMint Says
The Obama administration’s push for Senate ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) in 2012 appears to have been stymied by...
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Ron Paul’s Final Questions for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears tomorrow before the House Financial Services Committee, he’ll be facing, for the final time, his nemesis, Representative...
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Anti-First Amendment “Disclose Act” Fails Senate Cloture Vote
The U.S. Senate rejected a cloture motion to end debate and pass the “Disclose Act of 2012” July 16 on a nearly party-line 51-44 vote, which would...
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More LOST Opposition Found Among GOP Senators
A treaty that gives the United Nations “authority over everything, over, on, in, and under the oceans and seas of the world” (in...
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The Robin Hood Tax Scam Is Back
The Robin Hood Tax, properly called the Tobin Tax, is being resurrected by two Democrats to raise money under the guise of helping...
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