March 2, 2011
Congressman Calls for Crackdown on Tax Delinquent Federal Workers

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced the bill Tuesday that would terminate the employment of federal employees and prohibit the hiring of future federal employees who have a seriously delinquent…

March 1, 2011
Bernanke: Oil Price Hikes an Inflation Risk, But Unlikely to Be Long Term

Rising prices for oil, gasoline, food and other commodities, and further weakness in home prices are all challenges to the economy, and a 9 percent unemployment rate won’t drop quickly, Federal…

March 1, 2011
Scalia, Sotomayor Exchange Barbs in High Court Ruling

Over time, all members of the high court have been subjected to Scalia’s caustic writings — this time it was Justice Sonia Sotomayor.


February 28, 2011
Union Chief Doesn't Condemn Comparisons of Wisconsin's Walker to Hitler

The head of one of the nation’s most powerful labor unions did not condemn the violent rhetoric in placards and signs held by union supporters demonstrating in Wisconsin despite two direct attempts…

February 27, 2011
Libyan Leaders Defiant as U.N. Security Council Clamps Down, U.S. Calls for Qaddafi's Exit

The sons of Muammar al-Qaddafi are vowing to stay in Libya until the bitter end, saying Sunday that reports of widespread violence are overblown even as the U.N. Security Council moves against the…

February 27, 2011
Protesters Across U.S. Decry Wis. Anti-Union Efforts

Rallies were held across the country Saturday to support thousands of protesters holding steady at the Wisconsin Capitol in their fight against Republican-backed legislation aimed at weakening…

February 26, 2011
Christian Medical Plans Get Pass From Health Law Despite Consumer Complaints

Christian medical plans successfully lobbied Democratic lawmakers to free their members from the requirement that everyone in the country have health insurance despite “horror stories” from…

February 26, 2011
Obama’s Promised March With Union Workers Fails to Materialize

President Obama doesn’t seem intent on fulfilling a campaign promise to “walk on that picket line” with unions battling for collective bargaining rights as the Wisconsin protests rages on.


February 25, 2011
Obama Administration Prepares Sanctions on Libya, Officials Say

The United States is moving closer to imposing new sanctions on Moammar Gadhafi’s regime after hundreds of Americans were evacuated from Libya.


February 25, 2011
Ensign: Nevada Should Not Ban Prostitution

Sen. John Ensign says Nevada should not ban prostitution and local governments should decide the fate of the world’s oldest profession.


February 24, 2011
U.S. Lawmakers Consider Ways of Arming U.S. Agents in Mexico After Killing of ICE Agent

U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are weighing actions to allow U.S. agents working in Mexico to pack heat after a drug gang killed an unarmed U.S. immigration agent and wounded another

February 23, 2011
FDA Considers Over the Counter Status for “Morning After” Pill for Girls Under 17

Less than two years after the Food and Drug Administration approved Plan B, the so-called “morning after pill” for over-the-counter access by women 17 years of age and older, the drug’s maker is now…

February 22, 2011
Libya's Ambassador to U.S. Calls for Qaddafi to Quit

Libya’s ambassador to the United States on Monday joined other diplomats from the Arab nation in calling for Muammar Qaddafi to step down as their leader and asked the international community to…

February 21, 2011
SHATTERED DREAMS: The End of Fannie and Freddie

They date back decades, with their roots in the Great Depression. And as with anything else that has been around for so long, their mere existence, in an ever-changing world, brings some measure of…

February 21, 2011
New RNC Chairman Raises $3.5 Million in First Two Weeks on Job

The new chairman of the Republican National Committee raised $3.5 million in his first two weeks on the job as the organization faces massive debt.


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