Paul Poised to Win Iowa; GOP Establishment on Edge
With the Iowa caucuses just two weeks away, Ron Paul has taken the lead in two caucus forecasts — a development that has...
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Congress Locked in Heated Payroll Tax Cut Debate
Debate over the payroll tax cut remains heated as House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio, left) demanded from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)...
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OWS Port Shutdown Strategy May Backfire
The Occupy Wall Street demonstrators on the West Coast moved into a new phase of "direct action" this past week with efforts to...
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Obama Family’s Hawaii Vacation Estimated to Cost More Than $4 Million
The cost of the Obama family’s annual Hawaiian getaway swells as First Lady Michelle Obama’s separate trip stands to cost taxpayers tens of...
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NDAA Would “Quash Dissent” on Internet
Critics of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have pointed to its provisions that permit the indefinite detention of American citizens, without charges...
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Romney Proposes National ID Card
Mitt Romney has a plan. A plan to solve the “immigration problem.” And it will come as no surprise to those following the...
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President Welcomes Suspected Terrorist to White House
A former member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) with suspected ties to a 1996 terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S...
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Rick Perry Double Dips While Calling for Washington to Scale Back
On Thursday, December 15, Texas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry released information that he is simultaneously collecting the Governor's salary and...
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Troops “Not Leaving” Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. Officials Say
U.S. forces will not be leaving Afghanistan when Afghan troops are scheduled to take responsibility for the country's security in 2014, American officials...
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Sackett v. EPA Headed to the Supreme Court
Between acts of the legislative branch and regulations of branches of the executive branch, due process is being run out of town on...
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Congress Gave the President Sweeping New Power to Detain Americans Indefinitely
If you're like me, you've been looking for some definitive analysis of exactly what Congress did regarding the detainee policy in the conference...
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Feinstein Introduces Due Process Guarantee Act
On December 15, just hours after the Senate had passed the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Senator Diane Feinstein...
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MSNBC Retracts Romney KKK Smear
MSNBC tried connecting GOP contender Mitt Romney to the KKK early this week, but wound up with egg on its face and was...
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Rights Activists “Appalled” as Senate Passes Prison Without Trial Bill
Despite protests that the legislation will negate centuries old rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the Senate Thursday passed a bill authorizing the arrest and...
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Congress Negotiates Spending Deal; Now Focused on Tax Cut
There never seems to be a dull moment in the United States Congress, which has neared a government shutdown several times in the...
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