Nanny State Targets Tobacco
The term "Nanny State" refers to the increasing government intrusion in personal life decisions for the "peoples' own good." Advocates of a nanny...
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From Farming to Serfdom
Another sweeping draconian measure from your representatives in Washington is quickly taking shape under H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act (FSEA) of...
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Will the Federal Reserve Be Audited?
It will come as a surprise to many Americans to know: 1) the Federal Reserve is not part of the U.S. government, but...
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More Corporate Welfare: “Cash For Clunkers”
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $4 billion “Cash for Clunkers” bill on June 9 that is aimed at both increasing fuel...
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Ron Paul’s Bill H.R. 1207 to Audit the Fed
Bill H.R. 1207 to audit the Federal Reserve now has 200 cosponsors. That’s 45 percent of House members, closing in on a whopping...
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House Bill Limits Whole-body Imaging
On June 4, the House voted 310-118 for a bill (H.R. 2027) limiting the use of whole-body imaging devices as the sole or...
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Shadowy Thinking
There may soon be more “penumbras formed by emanations” in the invisible, unpredictable “living Constitution” if President Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Sonia...
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Congress Passes $3.56 Trillion Budget Resolution
On April 29, Congress passed a nonbinding $3.56 trillion budget resolution for the 2010 fiscal year. The resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) first...
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Republicans Open to More Stimulus
"Second verse, same as the first," go the lyrics to a '60s Herman's Hermits song about Henry VIII and repetition ad naseum. And...
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Pelosi: More Bailout Funds Needed
On both sides of the aisle, lawmakers are beginning to express doubts that more bailouts will solve the nation’s economic problems and have...
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Public Lands Bill Threatens Energy, Economy
With our economy already staggering under an avalanche of debt, taxes, regulations, and the high costs of energy, Democrats in the Senate have...
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Senate Considers D.C. Voting Rights Bill
The U.S. Senate voted 62 to 34 yesterday to begin debating the D.C. voting rights bill (S. 160), which would add two permanent...
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Pelosi: Contraceptives for a Better Economy
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has revealed more of her worldview of humans and their worth. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos...
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20,000 Troops To Be Deployed in United States
"The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond...
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