Clinton Cabinet Member: Sacrifice American Pilot as Pretext to Get Saddam
Americans do not like to think of their government as an aggressor against foreign countries. We prefer to believe that our country is...
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Fourth Freedom Index for the 111th Congress
The New American's semi-annual congressional scorecard, entitled “The Freedom Index," rates all members of Congress based on their adherence to constitutional principles...
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Of Witches, Wrestlers, and Weasels: Disappointing Debates in Key Senate Races
Debates between candidates for Senate are providing plenty of programming for C-SPAN in these days leading up to the November elections. The dramatis...
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Study: VAT Will Cost More Jobs, Further Reduce Living Standards
Time is running out on the Obama administration to pass a value-added tax: The mid-term elections are two weeks away with Democrats anticipating...
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Promises, Promises A Pledge to America
Although former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is no longer on Capitol Hill, he still casts a long shadow there. The former Republican Representative...
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Candidates Trade Barbs Over China Trade
With the nation in a long and steep economic decline, few Americans are expected to base their votes this fall on international issues....
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O’Donnell, Coons Spar Over Marxism, Evolution
Marxism and evolution were among the topics raised in a wide-ranging and frequently contentious nationally televised debate in Newark, Delaware, on Wednesday night,...
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Clinton Heckled for GOP Criticism, but GOP Forgives Him
On October 11, former President Bill Clinton appeared in Binghamton, New York, to campaign for Representative Maurice Hinchey, the Democratic incumbent in New...
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Judge Repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
After congressional efforts to repeal the military’s long-standing policy of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” have failed to clear Congress, a federal court has...
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White House “Lifts” Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
Yesterday, October 12, the White House lifted the moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling that was imposed immediately following the British Petroleum...
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The Tea Party vs. the Federal Reserve
The New York Times is worried: Tea Party activists and the candidates they support are openly criticizing that most sacred of quasi-governmental institutions,...
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California Looks at Selling State Property to Pay Bills
California's state and local governments are going broke. Public employees unions have demanded compensation and pension plans that are unsustainable. Politicians have shown...
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Obama and the Left Assault Anonymous Political Speech
The word has been handed down, from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow all the way up to President Barack Obama, and the talking points have...
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Democratic House Contenders on Shaky Ground
While Fox News reports that the “GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve,” the New York Times writes that Democrats in allegedly “safe” House seats...
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DNC “Stealing Democracy” Ad Rips Chamber, Republicans
A YouTube ad that has generated a lot of attention in the major news media accuses the U.S. Chamber of conspiring with GOP...
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