O’Donnell Asks NRSC for More Money
With Delaware’s Democratic Senatorial candidate Chris Coons maintaining a commanding lead over his Republican counterpart Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party favorite cannot help...
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CBS’s “Sunday Morning” Sheds Spotlight on Pelosi
Despite the avalanche of criticism targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco liberal remains in good spirits. In an interview with CBS’s...
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Social Security: No COLA for You
When the Social Security Administration announced that there would be no cost-of-living-adjustment for 2011, Betty Dizik, Claire E., John Walker, Nancy Pelosi, and...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 10th Anniversary of the Attack on the USS Cole
Americans remember today the suicide attack by al-Qaeda terrorists on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, on October 12, 2000....
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