Crucial Prayer Topics : Institutional Corruption

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections
CBSNews.com - September 7, 2010

(CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position....[view article]

Spending spree by Dems expected
OneNewsNow.com - September 7, 2010

A conservative activist and former presidential candidate says despite encouraging poll numbers, a huge GOP victory in the upcoming mid-term elections is hardly a foregone conclusion....[view article]

Reality in November: White House Panicking Over Elections
CBSNews.com - September 6, 2010

(CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position....[view article]

GOP mole undermining defense of marriage
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

A traditional marriage advocacy organization is concerned about what former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Ken Mehlman is doing to under...[view article]

Exposing the 'real' Quran
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

A minister wants to help Americans learn the "real" Quran and bring Muslims to Christ. Usama Dakdok, founder of The Straight Way of Grace Ministry, was born in Egypt and raised in a Christian home as the son of a Baptist pastor, where he accepted Jesus at the age of 11. But despite his background, he was forced to learn the Quran in school....[view article]

Craigslist drops ads for adult services
OneNewsNow.com - September 5, 2010

Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."...[view article]

Stricter regulations in store for VA abortuaries
OneNewsNow.com - September 5, 2010

Virginia's attorney general has issued a legal opinion that would allow greater enforcement of regulations on abortion clinics.  ...[view article]

Adult Stem Cell Scientists Oppose Government's Request to Lift Federal Judge's Order Enjoining Unlawful Federal Funding of Research Involving the Destruction of Living Human Embryos
Christian Newswire - September 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Responding to the government's request for an emergency stay pending appeal of federal district court Chief Judge Royce Lamberth's August 23rd decision and preliminary injunction enjoining unlawful federal funding of "research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death," lawyers for adult stem cell scientists this evening timely filed their opposing memorandum of law and evidentiary declarations of Drs. Deisher and...[view article]

Nation NOT Fooled: Obama Approval Rating Drops to 42%
Rasmussen Report - September 5, 2010

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 (see trends)....[view article]

Oval Office rug gets history wrong
The Washington Post - September 5, 2010

A mistake has been made in the Oval Office makeover that goes beyond the beige. Obama's new presidential rug seemed beyond reproach, with quotations from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. woven along its curved edge....[view article]

KUHNER: President's socialist takeover must be stopped
Washington Times - September 5, 2010

Obama has engaged in numerous high crimes and misdemeanors. The Democratic majority in Congress is in peril as Americans reject his agenda. Yet more must be done: Mr. Obama should be impeached....[view article]

Power In United Prayer 830 County Courthouse Prayer Rallies Organized for Nationwide Prayer on 9/11
- September 3, 2010

Washington DC - America is poised to commemorate the 9th anniversary of 9/11, a day of unprecedented shock and suffering in the history of the United States. On this somber day the American flag will fly at half-mast, police and firefighters from around the country will gather at the International Association of Fallen Fire Fighter's (IAFF) Memorial in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Americans will reflect on the horrific events of this day in our history and the Awakening America Alliance (www.awakeningamerica.us)...[view article]

HLI Denounces Eugenicist Professor's Call to Sterilize the 'Unfit'
Christian Newswire - September 3, 2010

FRONT ROYAL, Va., Sept. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro-Carambula, Interim President of Human Life International (HLI), today denounced comments made recently by British Professor David Marsland in which Marsland called for certain "unfit" members of society to be forcibly sterilized....[view article]

Ground Zero Mosque countered with Ground Zero Christian Center
Daily Jot - September 3, 2010

Bill Keller is this on fire-for-the-Lord internet evangelist who founded LivePrayer.com. I have known Bill for about five years and believe him to be a take-no-prisoners, Bible believing, Bible teaching man. He is not one to see a problem and cower away from it, he attacks it. He was criticized years ago for going on Howard Stern. But Bill handled Howard Stern and because of his appearances on Stern's show, literally thousands came to the Lord, recommitted their lives to...[view article]

'Direct Access' Stimulus Grants for the Muslim Brotherhood
Breitbart - September 1, 2010

Think of it as ACORN reborn, with a slice of Jihad on the side. On August 31 the Muslim Brotherhood-associated "Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations" (CCMO) will bring 25-30 Muslim leaders of 20 national Muslim groups to attend a special workshop presented by the White House and U.S. Government agencies (Agriculture, Education, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services etc.) to provide the groups "funding, government assistance and resources." Government and Muslim groups will hold an Iftar dinner (breaking the fast...[view article]

Is America Islamophobic -- Attorney, Author, and Pastor Responds to Time Magazine Article
Christian Newswire - September 1, 2010

CAROL STREAM, Ill., Sept. 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Time Magazine's August 30th cover story asks, "Is America Islamophobic?" Attorney, pastor, and best-selling author Randy Singer argues that it's "decidedly not," despite ongoing controversy surrounding the Park51 project in New York and an increase in mainstream media coverage of Muslim-related issues....[view article]

Bauer: Mosque money needs to stop
OneNewsNow.com - August 31, 2010

A conservative activist and former presidential candidate says it's an absolute outrage that in the height of a recession and huge government deficits, U.S. taxpayers will soon be footing the bill for rebuilding Islamic mosques in foreign countries.    ...[view article]

House GOP leader to make 'prebuttal' on upcoming Obama speech
CNN - August 31, 2010

In an op-ed published Friday in the conservative news site Human Events, Boehner said Tuesday's shift of U.S. forces from combat to an advisory mission "was made possible by the very surge that President Obama and Vice President Biden opposed....[view article]

Mayor of Violent Mexican Border State Assassinated
Fox News - August 30, 2010

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Gunmen killed the mayor of a town in the drug-plagued Mexican border state of Tamaulipas on Sunday in a region where suspected cartel hitmen recently massacred 72 migrants, the government said....[view article]

GOP plans wave of White House probes
POLITICO.com - August 30, 2010

If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority....[view article]

Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers
Examiner.com - August 30, 2010

Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers and other self-identifying employees of ABC, CBS and NBC contributed more than $1 million to Democratic candidates and campaign committees in 2008, according to an analysis by The Examiner of data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics....[view article]

Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. law
- August 30, 2010

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state's controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations' human rights commissioner....[view article]

Salmonella Found in Chicken Feed at 2 Iowa Egg Farms
AP - Associated Press - August 27, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall....[view article]

Americans Waking Up! Obama Weekly Job Approval Average at New Low of 43%
Gallop.com - August 26, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating slipped to 43% for the week of Aug. 16-22, down one percentage point from the previous weekly low set a week ago. The new low also marks the first weekly average in which 50% of Americans disapprove of Obama's job performance. The erosion reflects particularly low ratings at the beginning of last week, including 41% for Aug. 15-17 and Aug. 16-18, the lowest three-day averages of his administration....[view article]

The Government Can Use GPS to Track Your Moves
Time - August 26, 2010

Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway - and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements....[view article]

Existing-Home Sales Plunged in July
Wall Street Journal - August 24, 2010

Existing-home sales plunged to their lowest level in 15 years in July as inventories soared, painting a grim picture for the housing market absent government support....[view article]

Sherrod Declines Job at Agriculture Department
Wall Street Journal - August 24, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Department of Agriculture official fired amid a racial firestorm last month said Tuesday she would not return to the government now, despite pleas from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and a personal conversation with President Barack Obama....[view article]

Boehner to Obama: Fire Geithner, Summers, Your Entire Economic Team
Fox News - August 24, 2010

Obama should ask for and accept the resignations of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, National Economics Council chief Larry Summers and the rest of his economics team, House Minority Leader John Boehner said Tuesday....[view article]

Iran Begins Fueling First Nuclear Reactor
Fox News - August 21, 2010

BUSHEHR, Iran -- Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel Saturday into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production....[view article]

Figures on government spending and debt
AP - Associated Press - August 21, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.    ...[view article]

Obama Sees New Lows in Job Approval
Gallop.com - August 20, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating dipped to 44% for the week of Aug. 9-15, the lowest weekly average of his administration by one percentage point....[view article]

Analysis: Is Anti-Muslim Fervor Just Latest Fear?
AOL News - August 20, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Are Muslims the new Jews? Or Irish Catholics? Perhaps Mormons? Or are they really the war on terror's Japanese? Religious experts and historians say: all of the above....[view article]

Football coach reveres Muslim holiday
OneNewsNow.com - August 20, 2010

A ministry leader says a high school in Michigan is conforming to President Obama's political correctness and Islamic sentiments by altering its schedule to accommodate its Muslim students....[view article]

Mega Mosque Plans Target America's Heartland
UCI - August 20, 2010

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Obama Bypasses Senate: Openly Gay Man Appointed to HHS Post
AllianceAlert.org - August 20, 2010

Today President Obama appointed Richard Sorian as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services. After his nomination was held up in the Senate, the President said he was using his powers of recess appointment to fill the position because Senators were "playing politics with our highly qualified nominees."...[view article]

Utah Crosses Ruled Unconstitutional
Fox News - August 20, 2010

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has ruled that crosses erected to memorialize fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers are unconstitutional. There are currently 14 of the 12 foot, steal crosses on public land throughout the Beehive state....[view article]

'Ground Zero' Imam Starts US-Paid Middle East Tour
AOL News - August 20, 2010

(Aug. 20) -- The Muslim cleric behind the planned "Ground Zero" Islamic center is in the Middle East, sent by the State Department on a trip intended to smooth relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world while adding to the uproar back home....[view article]

They won't build it! Hardhats vow not to work on controversial mosque near Ground Zero
- August 20, 2010

A growing number of New York construction workers are vowing not to work on the mosque planned near Ground Zero. "It's a very touchy thing because they want to do this on sacred ground," said Dave Kaiser, 38, a blaster who is working to rebuild the World Trade Center site....[view article]

Politics, Not Science, Drove White House to Release Rosy Gulf Oil Report
Breitbart - August 20, 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's controversial report on the Gulf oil spill was not finished when the White House chose to release it, a government scientist told congressional investigators....[view article]

Obama's sentiments on mosque made clear
OneNewsNow.com - August 19, 2010

A Messianic Jewish leader and supporter of Israel thinks President Obama's recent comments made to a Muslim group clearly illustrate his sentiments are with Islam -- just as he promised in his book The Audacity of Hope....[view article]

Poll: Number Who Call Obama a Muslim Rises
AOL News - August 19, 2010

(Aug. 19) -- The number of Americans who believe, wrongly, that President Barack Obama is a Muslim has climbed significantly since he entered the White House and now accounts for nearly one in five people, according to a survey out today....[view article]

White House on the defensive about Obama Christianity
OneNewsNow.com - August 19, 2010

WASHINGTON - The White House insisted on Thursday that President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily as it looked to tamp down growing doubts among Americans about the president's religion....[view article]

Survey shows support for maintaining military ban
OneNewsNow.com - August 18, 2010

A coalition of conservative activists who support the ban on homosexuals serving in the military has released the findings on a new poll of likely voters who prefer retention over repeal of that 1993 law....[view article]

US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels'
Telegraph - August 18, 2010

America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing....[view article]

PFLI Condemns FDA Approval of Chemical Cousin of Abortion Pill Mifepristone (RU 486)
Christian Newswire - August 17, 2010

In many places of employment a gigantic board is posted listing the shortages and outages of essential medications, such as antibiotics, pain relievers, anesthetics and drugs for sedation....[view article]

Tea Partiers Rally on Arizona Border With Mexico
Fox News - August 16, 2010

HEREFORD, Arizona -- Tea party activists supporting Arizona's illegal immigration law were rallying along a remote stretch of the Arizona-Mexico border about 70 miles west of Nogales in support of the law that a judge put mostly on hold last month....[view article]

Dems in Trouble: Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
The New York Times - August 16, 2010

[Polls show 68% of Americans against this Obama stand.] WASHINGTON - President Obama delivered a strong defense on Friday night of a proposed Muslim community center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, using a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan to proclaim that "as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country."...[view article]

Poll: 68% of Americans Oppose 'Ground Zero Mosque'
- August 16, 2010

By a dramatic margin, a majority of the country opposes the construction of the so-called "Ground Zero mosque," a new CNN poll finds. According to the new survey, 68% of Americans are against building the Cordoba House, a Muslim community center planned to be constructed two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center. Twenty-nine percent favor the plan....[view article]

Opponents of same-sex marriage rally outside U.S. Capitol
OneNewsNow.com - August 16, 2010

WASHINGTON- More than 100 opponents of same-sex marriage have rallied under threatening skies outside the U.S. Capitol....[view article]

Reid ripped for racial remark
OneNewsNow.com - August 16, 2010

A conservative Hispanic activist is blasting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for a racially charged remark uttered recently in Nevada....[view article]

Is Obama avoiding Louisiana?
OneNewsNow.com - August 13, 2010

A director with The Heritage Foundation says Obama's planned visit to Florida this weekend is more sun and fun than it is serious.  ...[view article]

Newly Identified Corporate Supporters of Planned Parenthood Named
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

FRONT ROYAL, Va., Aug. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Life Decisions International (LDI) has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that support of Planned Parenthood, the world's primary abortion-advocacy group....[view article]

Activists Score Major First Amendment and Pro-Life Victory in Washington, D.C.
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The City of Washington, D.C. reverses their position and will allow prayer and free speech activities on the public sidewalk leading up to Planned Parenthood....[view article]

Judge Walker proves he's “not a neutral referee, he's an activist” by lifting ban on same sex marriages during appeal process. NOM responds.
NationalOrganization for Marriage - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - In light of the decision by Judge Vaughn Walker to lift the stay on same sex marriages in California following his ruling to overturn Proposition 8, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage offered the following response:...[view article]

Even the Poor Are Abandoning Obama, According to Gallup Poll Data
CNS News - August 13, 2010

(CNSNews.com) - In every week of his presidency until now, Barack Obama has enjoyed a majority approval rating in the Gallup Poll from people earning less than $2,000 per month. But that changed in the Gallup survey conducted from Aug. 2-8, when only 49 percent of Americans in that income bracket said they approve of the job Obama is doing....[view article]

Obama Administration Not Disclosing the Full Truth on the Gulf
Wall Street Journal - August 13, 2010

"A third of the impact is being overlooked,' said the University of Georgia's Samantha Joye, who was among the first to detect evidence of the underwater clouds of oil droplets and various petroleum hydrocarbons from the damaged well. Earlier this week, Dr. Joye and a team of marine researchers from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant program challenged the government's accounting of the oil cleanup, saying that as much as 79% of the oil remained in the...[view article]

Thousands of online banking customers have accounts emptied by 'most dangerous trojan virus ever created'
Mail Online - August 12, 2010

Trojan is still at large and may strike again, experts warn. Bank affected has still not been named. Cyber criminals have raided the accounts of thousands of British internet bank customers in one of the most sophisticated attacks of its kind....[view article]

U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It: Laurence Kotlikoff
Bloomberg - August 12, 2010

Let's get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills....[view article]

Obama's friend raising funds for new Gaza aid ship
- August 12, 2010

Rashid Khalidi, a well-known critic of Israel, hopes to raise at least $370,000 in the next month. By Natasha Mozgovaya WASHINGTON - A fundraising campaign is currently underway in the United States to finance the purchase of an American ship in an effort to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip in the early autumn. The ship is to be named after U.S. President Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope." If that isn't...[view article]

The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown
Telegraph - August 12, 2010

The last few weeks have been a nightmare for President Obama, in a summer of discontent in the United States which has deeply unsettled the ruling liberal elites, so much so that even the Left has begun to turn against the White House. While the anti-establishment Tea Party movement has gained significant ground and is now a rising and powerful political force to be reckoned with, many of the president's own supporters as well as independents are rapidly losing faith...[view article]

They Are Coming for Our Daughters
Friday Fax - August 11, 2010

They are coming for our adolescent daughters... August 11, 2010 Dear Friday Fax Reader, Sorry for this long letter, but I am angry, as angry as I have ever been in this job. Our Friday Fax team of UN watchers has uncovered an alarming new scheme to advance the global abortion movement, a scheme aimed specifically at adolescent girls. The United Nations - especially the notorious United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - is preparing a massive worldwide campaign...[view article]

US engineer sold military secrets to China
BBC - August 10, 2010

A jury in Hawaii has convicted a former US engineer of selling military secrets to China. Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber, was found guilty on multiple counts - including conspiracy and money laundering....[view article]

Zardari returns to flood-stricken Pakistan
CNN - August 10, 2010

(CNN) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returned home Monday to face growing criticism of his actions following massive flooding in his country that has affected millions of people....[view article]

SIOA Lawsuit against NYC: Bloomberg's MTA Refuses to Allow 911 Images: Bans Ground Zero Bus Campaign
- August 9, 2010

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Activists Say Tea Party Imposters Infiltrating Elections
Fox News - August 9, 2010

In New Jersey, a "Tea Party" candidate surfaces but local activists haven't heard of him. In Michigan, a Democratic operative appears closely tied to a slate of candidates running under the Tea Party banner. In Florida, conservative activists are locked in court over the right to use the Tea Party name....[view article]

Senate Confirms Kagan for Court
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Senate on Thursday confirmed Elena Kagan on a 63-37 vote to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, with a handful of Republicans joining almost all Democrats in making her the fourth woman to serve on the high court....[view article]

U.S. Employers Shed Jobs
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy shed more jobs than expected in July while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%, a further sign the economic recovery may be losing momentum....[view article]

Military abortuaries a possibility
OneNewsNow.com - August 6, 2010

More than 200 military physicians are protesting a Senate bill amendment that would use U.S. military medical facilities as abortion clinics....[view article]

BP to pour cement into well in next phase of 'static kill'
CNN - August 5, 2010

(CNN) -- BP plans to start pouring cement into its crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday in the next phase of the well-killing operation known as a "static kill."...[view article]

Deadline looms to respond to stay in same-sex marriage ban ruling
CNN - August 5, 2010

(CNN) -- Defendants and plaintiffs have until Friday to submit responses to a temporary stay that a California judge granted after striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage....[view article]

AFTAH 'Truth Academy' Debuts in Chicago -- Training Americans on How to Respond to Gay Activist Misinformation
Christian Newswire - August 5, 2010

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) tomorrow launches its debut "Truth Academy" -- bringing together pro-family experts from across the nation for a three-day seminar that will be one of the most comprehensive conservative conferences on homosexuality ever held in the United States....[view article]

Gallup Poll: Obama Drops to new low - 41%
USA TODAY - August 4, 2010

WASHINGTON - Only 41% of those surveyed Tuesday through Sunday approved of the way Obama is handling his job, his lowest rating in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll since he took office in January 2009. In Gallup's separate daily tracking poll, his approval was at 45% Monday....[view article]

Complaint Filed Against Kagan at Supreme Court
Christian Newswire - August 2, 2010

Judicial Watch Founder Asks High Court to Disbar Her for Falsifying "Evidence" It Relied Upon To Strike Down Partial Birth Abortion Legislation...[view article]

What They Know About You
Wall Street Journal - July 31, 2010

Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and others have created "preference managers" that let you see, and change, the interests they've assigned to you based on your browsing behavior. The companies acted partly in response to concerns about the privacy of the people they're tracking....[view article]

HIV+, abortion exempt from record
OneNewsNow.com - July 30, 2010

Under the terms of the new economic stimulus law signed by President Obama last year, electronic health records will be kept on Americans beginning in 2014 -- but not everything has to be reported....[view article]

Ruling Is New Hot-Button Issue in Hot Season
Wall Street Journal - July 29, 2010

Jane Norton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Colorado, had a hunch that by dinnertime Wednesday, conservative voters across the state would have heard about a federal judge blocking much of Arizona's immigration law....[view article]

Parts of controversial Arizona immigration law take effect
CNN - July 29, 2010

Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Parts of an Arizona immigration law take effect Thursday after a federal judge blocked several of its most controversial aspects....[view article]

Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery
CNN - July 29, 2010

(CNN) -- A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead....[view article]

NASA Does Muslim Outreach
Jewish World Review - July 29, 2010

It's not really surprising that President Obama told NASA administrator Charles Bolden that his highest priority should be "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering." It fits with so much that we already knew about the president....[view article]

Reid: Ford alive because of bailouts
OneNewsNow.com - July 27, 2010

The Ford Motor Company continues to prove that government bailout money is not needed to succeed in these hard economic times. Last week, it reported second-quarter earnings of $2.6 billion dollars -- its fifth straight quarterly profit....[view article]

AZ judge doesn't ignore reality
OneNewsNow.com - July 26, 2010

An immigration reform activist is encouraged that the federal judge hearing challenges to Arizona's immigration law has raised the realities of what's happening in the state because of out-of-control illegal immigration there....[view article]

Reid Challenged at Liberal Blogger Conference
AOL News - July 25, 2010

Las Vegas (July 23) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faced protests Saturday at a convention of left-wing bloggers as he tried to explain why Congress hasn't reformed the nation's immigration laws or repealed the military's gay ban....[view article]

Obama Apologizes to Sherrod, Expresses 'Regret' Over Handling of Video Controversy
Fox News - July 23, 2010

President Obama apologized to former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod Thursday and expressed "regret" over the administration's handling of her dismissal two days ago, according to the White House....[view article]

A Year After Honeymoon Ends, Whites, Men and Independents Desert Obama
Wall Street Journal - July 22, 2010

It was a year ago this month that President Barack Obama began losing voters. In the 12 months since, he has had legislative victories that appear - especially in the case of health care - to have cost him large amounts of both political capital and political support....[view article]

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on Kagan nomination
CNN - July 20, 2010

(CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Tuesday....[view article]

Indiana Planned Parenthood Caught on Tape Giving Fabricated Medical Information
Christian Newswire - July 20, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS, July 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- The youth-led pro-life group Live Action released a new undercover video today showing staff at an Indianapolis Planned Parenthood clinic using manipulative and medically inaccurate counseling to convince a young woman to have an abortion. This is the third undercover video Live Action has released showing abusive counseling practices at Planned Parenthood of Indiana....[view article]

GOP Sees Path to Control of Senate
Wall Street Journal - July 19, 2010

WASHINGTON-Democrats for the first time are acknowledging that Republicans could retake the Senate this November if everything falls into place for the GOP, less than two years after Democrats held a daunting 60-seat majority....[view article]

Sarah Palin to Muslims: Reject Ground Zero Mosque
AOL News - July 19, 2010

Sarah Palin has a new cause - the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in New York. On Sunday, via the social networking site Twitter, the former Alaska governor asked "peace-seeking" Muslims to understand that the mosque will interfere with recovery from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks....[view article]

Gibbs Concedes GOP Could Retake House in November
Wall Street Journal - July 12, 2010

Republicans have been saying it for months. Some analysts have said it for weeks. Now the White House’s own spokesman is also saying it: The GOP is in a good position to retake control of the House in the November elections from the Democrats....[view article]

US and Russian 'spy-swap planes' land in Vienna
BBC - July 9, 2010

Two planes said to be taking part in an exchange of spies between Russia and the US have landed in Austria's capital, Vienna....[view article]

Reid name politically toxic in Nevada?
CNN - July 9, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- As President Obama campaigned for Rory Reid's famous and powerful father in Nevada, the son was hundreds of miles away campaigning for governor....[view article]

Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for Second Year in a Row
AOL News - July 9, 2010

Gasp! The federal budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion for the second consecutive year. But there's good news: The $1.005 trillion mark recorded at the end of June is $81 billion less than the deficit at that point in 2009, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the non-partisan group that keeps track of such things....[view article]

Obama stumps for Reid in Vegas as ad wars heat up
The Washington Post - July 9, 2010

President Obama made his third trip to Nevada to campaign for Harry Reid, as the Senate majority leader and the Republican nominee, former state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, exchanged some of their sharpest attacks to date....[view article]

Obama Job Approval Rating Down to 38% Among Independents
Gallop.com - July 8, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- Thirty-eight percent of independents approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, the first time independent approval of Obama has dropped below 40% in a Gallup Daily tracking weekly aggregate. Meanwhile, Obama maintains the support of 81% of Democrats, and his job approval among Republicans remains low, at 12%....[view article]

Hundreds Of Fishermen Missing Checks From BP
WDSU - July 8, 2010

GRAND ISLE, La. --Hundreds of fishermen from Lake Charles to Moss Point, Miss., were supposed to get checks from BP on Wednesday but didn't....[view article]

National Right to Life Reacts to Appointment of Donald Berwick to Head HHS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Christian Newswire - July 8, 2010

WASHINGTON, July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, President Obama used the power of the recess appointment to install Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in an attempt to avoid examination, through the pending confirmation process, of Berwick's well-documented support for rationing health care....[view article]

TSA Reverses Decision to Block "Controversial Opinion" on the Web
CBSNews.com - July 7, 2010

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reversed its blocking of certain websites from the federal agency's computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a "controversial opinion," according to an internal email obtained by CBS News....[view article]

Narco Smugglers Go Deeper With First Real Sub
AOL News - July 7, 2010

(July 7) -- Law enforcement officials have already had to deal with drug traffickers using an increasing number of semi-submersible vessels, which just barely peeked above the surface of the water as they transported their illegal cargoes. Now the battle appears to have gotten even more difficult with the discovery of a fully functioning submarine capable of transoceanic transportation of drugs....[view article]

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. -- Charges Obama's Unwillingness to Protect Our Borders or Our Right to Vote Shows He is Outside the Mainstream of American Thought
Christian Newswire - July 7, 2010

CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., President of STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny), issued the following statement today in response to the Justice Department's lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law:...[view article]

Democratic campaign committees losing big Wall Street donors
The Washington Post - July 7, 2010

A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats' two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world's financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago....[view article]

Obama and Supreme Court may be on collision course
Los Angeles Times - July 6, 2010

The president's agenda on healthcare and financial regulations sets the stage for a clash with the Supreme Court's conservative majority....[view article]

Danger for Democrats as economy slows
POLITICO.com - July 5, 2010

Obama and the Democrats head into the summer campaign season with the economy slowing, unemployment flirting with double-digits - and few options for a quick fix....[view article]

Dell faces fresh threat from old PC failures
CNN - July 2, 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A six-year-old hardware meltdown that plagued millions of computers is coming back to haunt Dell. From 2003 to 2005, Dell sold computers with faulty capacitors that allegedly caused most motherboards on two Dell Optiplex models to break, rendering the computers useless. Dell was aware of the issue, according to recently unsealed court documents from a pending lawsuit, yet continued to sell the computers anyway....[view article]

Corruption Suspected in Airlift of Billions in Cash From Kabul
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

KABUL-More than $3 billion in cash has been openly flown out of Kabul International Airport in the past three years, a sum so large that U.S. investigators believe top Afghan officials and their associates are sending billions of diverted U.S. aid and logistics dollars and drug money to financial safe havens abroad....[view article]

Fight Breaks Out Between Vaccine Firms
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

WASHINGTON- Two pharmaceutical companies are engaged in a pitched battle-replete with name-calling, hefty lobbying, and Capitol Hill intrigue-over a government contract to supply anthrax vaccine in the U.S....[view article]

Congress Reaches Deal on Financial Regulatory Reform
AOL News - June 25, 2010

Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, made good on his pledge to keep lawmakers working all night on the financial regulatory reform bill....[view article]

EXCLUSIVE: AWOL Afghans Found ... on Facebook
Fox News - June 25, 2010

At least 11 of the 17 members of the Afghan military who went AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas and are considered deserters by their nation have turned up in the exact place you'd expect to find them in the year 2010....[view article]

Global Effort to Halt 'Blood Diamond' Trade Stalls
AOL News - June 25, 2010

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (June 25) -- An international effort to stop the trade of "blood diamonds" stalled this week over whether to allow Zimbabwe to sell millions of newly cut rough diamonds after allegations of human rights abuses in its mines....[view article]

Obama Urges Continued Stimulus Spending
VOA News - June 25, 2010

President Barack Obama is urging G-8 and G-20 nations to work together on steps already taken to repair and strengthen the global economy. The president arrived in Toronto for the G-8 and G-20 summits strengthened by U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement that would send a sweeping financial system reform bill to the president's desk....[view article]

Pelosi asks for donations to fend off potential GOP investigations
The Hill - June 24, 2010

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is asking supporters for contributions to help prevent the "subpoenas and investigations" that would result from a GOP majority....[view article]

Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona
CNN - June 22, 2010

(CNN) -- In the first public incident of its kind, cartels are making direct death threats to U.S. law enforcement officials in Nogales, Arizona, the police chief there told CNN Monday....[view article]

Seniors Are Losing Access to Medicare Docs
AOL News - June 21, 2010

(June 22) -- Last March Washington looked America squarely in the eye and promised the $1 trillion health care overhaul would reduce the deficit and save Medicare. Moreover, our political leaders assured seniors they could keep their physician. Now reality sets in. None of this was true....[view article]

Issa has eye on subpoena team
POLITICO.com - June 18, 2010

HERSHEY, Pa.-Rep. Darrell Issa, the conservative firebrand whose specialty is lobbing corruption allegations at the Obama White House, is making plans to hire dozens of subpoena-wielding investigators if Republicans win the House this fall....[view article]

Hundreds Arrested in US Crackdown on Mortgage Fraud
VOA News - June 18, 2010

The U.S. Justice Department says authorities have arrested 485 people in a major crackdown on mortgage fraud. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday the suspects in "Operation Stolen Dreams" were responsible for $2.3 billion in losses....[view article]

Planned Parenthood's missing millions
- June 18, 2010

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on federal tax money funneled into Planned Parenthood and similar organizations raises more questions than it answers about the nation's largest abortion chain....[view article]

Obama taps Michael Bromwich as watchdog for offshore oil drilling
The Washington Post - June 16, 2010

The man appointed Tuesday by President Obama to oversee offshore oil drilling has no experience with oil and gas issues, but he has a reputation for cleaning up embattled organizations....[view article]

Lawmakers' committee assignments and industry investments overlap
The Washington Post - June 14, 2010

Rep. Ron Paul is captivated by gold. Over the past two decades, he has written books about the virtues of gold-backed currency. He has made uncounted speeches about the precious metal. He even took a leadership post on the House subcommittee that oversees the nation's monetary policy, mints and gold medals....[view article]

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships
Reuters - June 8, 2010

(Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday....[view article]

With Drilling Stopped, La. Workers Fear Job Losses
NPR.org - June 7, 2010

During President Obama's visit to the Louisiana coast, he got an earful from local officials about his six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Many people - from work boat captains to offshore caterers - say shutting down the industry for that long could be a bigger economic blow to the region than the oil spill itself....[view article]

Why Obama should forget 'change you can believe in'
CNN - June 7, 2010

Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats have been warning President Obama to tone down his anti-Washington rhetoric....[view article]

Helen Thomas Retires After 'Out of Palestine' Comment
AOL News - June 7, 2010

Hearst Newspapers announced today the immediate retirement of Helen Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, in the midst of an uproar over her comments that Jews should "get the hell out of Palestine."...[view article]

White House admits job talks with Senate candidate
Reuters - June 4, 2010

(Reuters) - A top aide to President Barack Obama discussed a possible administration job with a Colorado Democrat to try to keep him from running for the U.S. Senate against a candidate Obama endorsed, the White House acknowledged on Thursday....[view article]

White House had Clinton try to ease Sestak out of Pa. race
USA TODAY - May 29, 2010

WASHINGTON - Forced to disclose backstage political bargaining, President Barack Obama's embarrassed White House said Friday it had enlisted Bill Clinton to try to ease Rep. Joe Sestak out of Pennsylvania's Senate primary by offering him an unpaid position on an advisory board....[view article]

White House admits pushing Sestak to drop Senate bid
Reuters - May 28, 2010

(Reuters) - The White House tried to get Representative Joe Sestak to drop his Senate primary bid in Pennsylvania in exchange for an unpaid administration job, according to an internal report released on Friday that concluded the offer was legal....[view article]

House votes to end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
The Washington Post - May 28, 2010

The House voted Thursday night to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the controversial policy barring openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military....[view article]

Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?
NPR.org - May 19, 2010

When President Felipe Calderon visits Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Mexico's brutal drug war will be high on the agenda. Fighting among the cartels - and between government forces and the cartels - has cost nearly 24,000 Mexican lives since Calderon took office in late 2006....[view article]

Rep. Stupak, Under Fire for Health Care Vote, to Retire
AOL News - April 9, 2010

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (April 9) -- Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, targeted for defeat by tea party activists for his crucial role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said today he would retire from Congress this year....[view article]

RNC expense report renews criticism about Steele's spending
The Washington Post - March 30, 2010

The Republican National Committee and its chairman, Michael S. Steele, were engulfed in controversy again Monday after new financial reports showed that the party used tens of thousands of donor dollars for luxe hotels, private jets and other questionable expenditures....[view article]

Pentagon panel has contractor contacts
USA TODAY - March 1, 2010

WASHINGTON - More than half of the panel members appointed to review the Pentagon's latest four-year strategy blueprint have financial ties to defense contractors with a stake in the planning process, a USA TODAY analysis shows....[view article]

Full Undercover Video Released of WI Planned Parenthood Covering Up Child Sex Abuse
Christian Newswire - March 1, 2010

MILWAUKEE, March 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Live Action has made public the full, unedited video from an undercover investigation released last week of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Milwaukee, WI. The footage shows clinic staff counseling a purportedly 14-year-old statutory rape victim not to tell anyone about her 31-year-old "boyfriend" and coaching her how to obtain an abortion without her parents' consent....[view article]

Bulk of Anti-Terror Funding Pegged to 9/11 Suspect
- February 1, 2010

(Feb. 1) -- At first glance, the $213 million that the Obama administration wants to add to the federal budget in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year seems like a substantial increase. It would boost the pot of urban homeland security money by 24 percent over the current level....[view article]

PELOSI AND REID PLOT SECRET PLAN FOR OBAMACARE
DickMorris.com - January 26, 2010

Highly informed sources on Capitol Hill have revealed to me details of the Democratic plan to sneak Obamacare through Congress, despite collapsing public approval for healthcare “reform” and disintegrating congressional support in the wake of Republican Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts....[view article]

Democratic Machine Kicks Into High Gear in Mass.
AOL News - January 18, 2010

BOSTON (Jan. 18) -- In the special election for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, Republican candidate Scott Brown has cast himself as a populist upstart facing down the Democratic machine. In the final days before the election, that machine is responding in full force....[view article]

Opinion: President Obama's Lonely C-SPAN Fight
AOL News - January 7, 2010

Jan. 7 - Rarely does a politician get caught in such a blatant break of a campaign promise as Barack Obama did with his "I'll put health care negotiations on C-SPAN" pledge. Which is perhaps why Obama is finding so few friends rushing to his defense....[view article]

Dodd Is Latest Democrat to Announce Retirement
AOL News - January 6, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 6) -- With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor - all Democrats - ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Barack Obama's party....[view article]

Obama and the Vampire Congress
OneNewsNow.com - January 6, 2010

Meet the Beltway bloodsuckers. They convene in the dead of night, when most ordinary mortals have left work and let their guard down or are lying asleep in bed. Pale-faced and insatiable, the nocturnal thieves do their nefarious business in backrooms and secret chambers. Their primary victims? Taxpayers, the free market, and deliberative democracy....[view article]

Ten New Reasons Why Obamacare Can Still Be Stopped
Eagle Forum - January 4, 2010

New reasons emerge almost daily as to why Obamacare can and must be defeated. 1. The American people oppose Obamacare by almost 2 to 1 in the latest CNN poll. Other polls show lopsided opposition to passing either the Senate or House health-care bill.  ...[view article]

Extending Federal Benefits to Same-Sex Couples Will Cost $898M, CBO Says
Fox News - December 29, 2009

Extending federal benefits to same-sex couples will cost taxpayers $898 million over the next nine years, according to an analysis of "domestic partnership" legislation released by the Congressional Budget Office....[view article]

Omnibus bill's 'dirty dozen' provisions exposed
OneNewsNow.com - December 29, 2009

A respected conservative think tank in Washington has compiled a list of "Twelve Anti-Family Gifts from Congress" wrapped in the fiscal year 2010 omnibus appropriations bill....[view article]

Obama Responds to Black Critics
Black Voices - December 26, 2009

In a recent interview with April Ryan, from American Urban Radio Networks, President Barack Obama responded to his critics in the black community, who seem to have grown substantially in number. According to a poll taken here on AOL Black Voices, 55 percent of African Americans think that President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder do a whole lot of talking and not much acting when it comes to issues that matter to African Americans....[view article]

'Tyranny Eve': Early Morning Christmas Eve Gathering on Capitol Hill to Protest Health Care Reform Bill
Christian Newswire - December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- As the Senate prepares to vote on historic health care legislation on Christmas Eve morn, concerned citizens from across America organized through TyrannyEve.com will be gathering on the Capitol steps at 6:00am to peacefully protest the move by lawmakers to assume greater control of the private sector. "Tyranny Eve" -- a term meant to describe what's at stake with tomorrow's health care vote -- was coined by Peter Bradrick, a concerned North Carolina father...[view article]

Who benefits from Senate healthcare? ACORN!
OneNewsNow.com - December 23, 2009

A legal scholar says the Senate healthcare bill is not only stuffed full of racial quotas and preferences, but it also gives the disgraced liberal activist group ACORN opportunities to receive funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....[view article]

Why Does Interpol Need Immunity from American Law?
NRO - December 23, 2009

You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is. One week ago, President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law....[view article]

Senate Passes Sweeping Health Care Reform, but Trouble Lies Ahead
Politics Daily - December 21, 2009

After nearly a year of negotiations, concessions, fits and starts, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping health care reform legislation in an early-morning vote Thursday, by a party-line tally of 60 to 39....[view article]

Nelson: Abortion compromise 'isn't sufficient'
USA TODAY - December 18, 2009

Sen. Ben Nelson told a Nebraska radio station today that the compromise language on abortion doesn't go far enough. Speaking on KLIN, Nelson said he received compromise language from Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who also opposes abortion. However, Nelson said: "As it is right now, without further modifications, it isn't sufficient."  ...[view article]

Houston becomes largest U.S. city with gay mayor
AP - Associated Press - December 12, 2009

HOUSTON - Houston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker after a hotly contested runoff....[view article]

Pioneering Report on Disappearance, Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages of Egyptian Christian Women Released
Christian Newswire - November 10, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Disappearance, Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages of Coptic Christian Women in Egypt - a pioneering report on human trafficking - was released today by Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and the Coptic Foundation for Human Rights. Researched in Egypt by American anti-trafficking specialist Michele Clark and Egyptian women's rights activist Nadia Ghaly, the report documents a criminal pattern involving deception, sexual violence, captivity, compulsion to convert to Islam and forced marriage. This phenomenon of...[view article]

URGENT PRAYER ALERT: Health Care Takeover Could be Decided Today
Family Research Council - November 7, 2009

Dear Friends, Last night, believers from across the nation gathered via telephone conference to cry out to God, asking Him to intervene to stop the federal health care takeover. Tony Perkins joined Lou Engle, Ron Luce, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kans.), Tom Minnery and others to lead a time of focused prayer with thousands joining in agreement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrat Leaders have worked around the clock to pass their radical 1900+ page bill that...[view article]

House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation
The Washington Post - November 7, 2009

After receiving a pep talk from President Obama, House Democrats cleared a key procedural hurdle Saturday in the debate over expanding the nation's health care system, setting the stage for a daylong debate and an evening vote that could push the legislation across a historic threshold....[view article]

Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry
The Washington Post - October 30, 2009

House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July....[view article]

White House Rewards Donors With Perks
Politics Daily - October 28, 2009

Obama came into office vowing to change the status quo in Washington, but when it comes to rewarding fundraisers, he's behaving no differently than past presidents....[view article]

Purpose of White Ribbon Against Pornography Week (Oct. 25 - Nov. 1) is to Raise Public Awareness About the Hardcore Pornography Problem and to Promote Enforcement of Obscenity and Related Laws
Christian Newswire - October 26, 2009

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /Christian Newswire/ --This year, the annual White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week runs Sunday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 1. WRAP Week is intended to inform the public and public officials about the harms of pornography and the need to enforce obscenity and related laws....[view article]

Congressman Says He Now Has ‘About 40 Likeminded Democrats’ Who Will Vote to Kill Health Bill if He Doesn’t Get Floor Vote on Pro-Life Amendment
CNS News - October 26, 2009

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com yesterday that he has organized a group of "about 40 likeminded Democrats" who will vote to kill the health-care bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) does not allow a floor vote on his amendment to prohibit federal funds from going to insurance plans that cover abortion....[view article]

Czar Wars
Fox News - October 14, 2009

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: President Obama has a headache tonight thanks to a Democratic senator. Senator Russ Feingold from the great state of Wisconsin held a hearing asking big questions about the president's czars. The White apparently is not to happy, deciding not to send anyone to testify at the hearing. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the importance of the hearing.  ...[view article]

Pelosi Says Value Added Tax on Table
MN Free Market Institute - October 8, 2009

In an interview with Charlie Rose this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that one of the the options on the table was the value added tax (VAT). Pelosi believes that the current tax system puts American industry at a significant disadvantage in the global economy and that a value added tax would help level the playing field....[view article]

Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license
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It looks like cash hungry local governments are getting awfully rapacious these days: Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she's made about $50. To [Marilyn] Bess, her website is a hobby. To the city of Philadelphia, it's a potential moneymaker, and the city wants its cut....[view article]