Economy
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Obama complains of personally being ‘burned’ by ObamaCare
In a televised apology that had more than a few questioning his sincerity, Barack Obama bemoaned to NBC that he…
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Obama quietly pacifies unions angry over Obamacare with back-door payoff
How did you expect a man who has demonstrated that he is dishonest as the night as long to solve…
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Felony alert: Lois Lerner shared confidential info about conservative groups with FEC
During the Congressional hearings regarding the scandal of the IRS and the Conservative 501C3 applications, we heard the IRS Inspector…
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Blue-collar support for McAuliffe frays at the edges
Union solidarity? Not so much for Terry McAuliffe. Big Labor bosses are backing the Democrat in his Virginia gubernatorial race against…
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About that Obamacare penalty: The government has no way of enforcing it
Yesterday, following the president’s silly Rose Garden infomercial for Obamacare, White House spokesmen were grilled on the timetable for the next steps…
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Government rips off taxpayers and investors in settlement with J.P. Morgan
This past weekend, the Washington Post reported that J.P.Morgan Chase will pay $13 billion to settle lawsuits against it by…
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Bailed out ‘Government’ Motors sending manufacturing jobs to China
During the 2012 campaign, President Obama kept ripping Mitt Romney, falsely claiming that the GOP candidate had a history of…
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146K Michigan residents stand to lose affordable insurance policies under Obamacare rules
“If you like your policy…” The completion of that sentence — punch line, if you will — has become an…
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Woman takes $3 in coins from public fountain to feed herself, charged with theft
It’s the sort of “crime” rumored to happen in places with Draconian legal systems, like Singapore. An Ohio woman who…
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Reid-McConnell deal to avert default included $3 billion kickback for McConnell’s home state of Kentucky (Update)
The Wall Street Journal ran an item yesterday about a small Alaskan town whose mayor over the past 16 years has…
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Syria: Terrorists plant bomb in ancient Cathedral’s Confessional
Christians forced to pay jihadists a monthly tax of $35,000… In what was considered one of the last towns in…
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Without government help, Michelle’s patch rotting, overrun by squirrels, weeds
“It’s always moose and squirrel.” – Boris Badenov, 1960 One of the cornerstones of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative has been to…
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‘Subsidy Summit’ seeks political juice for electric carmakers
Amid intense gridlock over government spending and debt ceilings, green-energy advocates and rent-seeking businesses are convening in the nation’s capital…
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National Park Service losing $76 million a day in revenues during shutdown
How much is the government saving each day by shutting down national parks and monuments? Try –$76 million. In case…
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Disaffected veterans dump barricades at White House
“Our awesome vets have taken back our monuments in Washington for the American people!” Veterans and their family members have…
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A pictorial guide to where the U.S. stands economically
A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words. Following that wisdom, here are 2,000 words, neatly packaged in…
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Why Wall Street should be concerned even after debt limit is raised
The only “faction” that controls whether to default, remains president of the United States. Conservatives should be happy that Speaker…
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A ‘clean’ debt ceiling increase? There’s nothing clean about it
An article at the website of ABC News this morning carries the headline “Senate to Move Ahead on ‘Clean’ Debt-Limit Increase.” The…
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