Republicans Promise Procedural Resistance to Health Care Legislation
It Washington, D.C., it wasn’t the Grinch that stole Christmas, it was Tom Coburn, a physician from Oklahoma and most importantly, a senator...
Politics
Pawlenty in NH Rips Potomac ‘Ponzi Scheme’
Accusing Democrats in Washington of running "a Ponzi scheme on the Potomac," Minnesota Gov....
Veterans Group Calls for Refusal to Deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq
In what is sure to be a controversial call to action or inaction, the...
American UN Official Wanted Karzai Replaced
Kai Eide, the Norwegian diplomat who is the UN Special Representative to Afghanistan, has...
IRS Creates New Unit for Rich Americans
The IRS has announced that it will be forming a new unit to focus...
Is Obamacare on Life Support?
Just as it seemed that recalcitrant receiver Senator Joe Lieberman caught President Barack Obama’s...
22 Million Bush-era E-mails Found
Computer experts have reportedly found 22 million White House e-mails from the years President...
Follow the Constitution, Armey Urges GOP
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, one of the architects of the Republican victory...
FCC 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...
Guantanamo Detainees to Go to Illinois
The Obama administration announced plans on December 15 to acquire the Thomson Correctional Center...
Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill
The Senate on December 13 passed a mammoth omnibus spending bill variously described as...
NYC Mayor Bloomberg: “Too Many Guns”
According to the Associated Press, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg “railed against gun...
Democrats Seek $1.8 Trillion Debt Hike
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) stated on December 11 that the federal...
Congress Edges D.C. Toward Unofficial Statehood
The House of Representatives passed a bill on December 10 that would allow the...
Stimulus Funds Support Odd Projects
CBS News reported on December 9 that Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn...
Amtrak, Guns, and Sausage
When congressional negotiators agreed to a final version of a transportation bill, it included...
Real ID Deadline May Strand Holiday Travelers
During last year’s presidential campaign, then-candidate Barrack Obama made a now-famous gaffe when he...
Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on December 10,...
Making Healthcare Sausage in Congress
Proving that where there’s a will (among 58 or so senators and 38 percent...
President Obama to Accept Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama is set to accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on December...