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Obama Seeks Tax on Wealthy to Fund Health Overhaul… Update: Goodbye, 4th Amendment

Posted by on 6/7/2009 2 comments

Obama Seeks Tax on Wealthy to Fund Health Overhaul… Tax on international air travel could fund ‘climate change’ fight… Unemployment Rate Gallops Ahead of Expectations… Big government spending programs — having opposite desired effect… Obama’s global warming bill ‘patently absurd’; …

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House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds | Reuters

Posted by on 5/4/2009 Comments Off

House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds | Reuters. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek passage in coming weeks of $94.2 billion in emergency money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other programs, including …

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Hot Air » Blog Archive » It’s on: Obama takes shot at tea parties

Posted by on 4/29/2009 Comments Off

Hot Air » Blog Archive » It’s on: Obama takes shot at tea parties. Asked about fiscal discipline and entitlements reform, Obama seemed to be repressing a smile as he jabbed critics of his spending plans. “Those of you who …

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The UAW Is About To Become One Of The Biggest Automakers

Posted by on 4/28/2009 Comments Off

The UAW Is About To Become One Of The Biggest Automakers. The United Auto Workers union’s retiree health-care fund will own 55 percent of Chrysler LLC in exchange for cutting in half the automaker’s $10.6 billion cash obligation to the …

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You Are Joking Right: Obama Has No ‘Rookie Jitters,’ Is ‘Extraordinarily at Ease’ as President | NewsBusters.org

Posted by on 4/25/2009 2 comments

AP Barf Alert: Obama Has No ‘Rookie Jitters,’ Is ‘Extraordinarily at Ease’ as President | NewsBusters.org. It didn’t take long for Barack Obama — for all his youth and inexperience — to get acclimated to his new role as the …

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Chris Dodd Thanks CBS For Biased Coverage | NewsBusters.org

Posted by on 4/24/2009 1 comment

Chris Dodd Thanks CBS For Biased Coverage | NewsBusters.org.

Hot Air » Great news: Porkulus accountability just as good as TARP’s

Posted by on 4/23/2009 Comments Off

Great news: Porkulus accountability just as good as TARP’s

Was Freddie pressured to toe Obama line? – POLITICO.com

Posted by on 4/23/2009 Comments Off

Josh Gerstein’s Blog: Was Freddie pressured to toe Obama line? – POLITICO.com. Both the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal are reporting that Freddie Mac’s Chief Financial Officer, David Kellermann, who was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide, was involved …

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BREAKING: Freddie Mac CFO Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

Posted by on 4/22/2009 15 comments

Freddie Mac CFO Found Dead of Apparent Suicide – Presidential Politics | Political News – FOXNews.com. The acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac was found dead in his home Wednesday morning of an apparent suicide, Fairfax, Va., police have …

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POLS GONE WILD

Posted by on 4/21/2009 Comments Off

POLS GONE WILD: *PAPER: Senator’s husband cashes in on crisis; Feinstein sought $25B for agency… *TARP INSPECTOR GENERAL WARNS OF ‘CATASTROPHIC FRAUD’ POTENTIAL… *Key Dem Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists; NSA intercepted talk… *Murtha’s Defense Earmarks Draw Questions… …

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The economic crisis Obama inherited

Posted by on 4/20/2009 Comments Off

The Greenroom » Forum Archive » The economic crisis Obama inherited. Read this and email it!

JAY AMBROSE: Tea party critics way out of step..Pictures from Grand Rapids, MI Tea Party

Posted by on 4/19/2009 9 comments

JAY AMBROSE: Tea party critics way out of step : Columnists : gosanangelo.com. If the value of a cause can be measured by the loutishness of its enemies, the tea party cause must be great indeed. Read Jay’s words because …

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Hot Air » Axelrod: The tea-party movement could be “unhealthy”

Posted by on 4/19/2009 1 comment

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Axelrod: The tea-party movement could be “unhealthy”. No surprise that the master of astroturfing would find a true grassroots movement distasteful. To be scrupulously fair, it’s not the parties themselves that he’s calling “unhealthy” …

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Figures on government spending and debt – Yahoo Finance

Posted by on 4/18/2009 2 comments

Figures on government spending and debt – Yahoo Finance. Total public debt subject to limit April 16 11,125,587 Statutory debt limit 12,104,000 Total public debt outstanding April 16 11,183,899 Operating balance April 16 257,351 Interest fiscal year 2009 thru February …

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Fannie Mae chief named to head U.S. bank rescue

Posted by on 4/18/2009 Comments Off

Fannie Mae chief named to head U.S. bank rescue. In early April, Allison defended Fannie Mae’s bonus payments to several thousand employees as lawmakers on Capitol Hill were scrutinizing payments made to executives at failed insurance giant American International Group …

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