New labels and mandates an example of nanny-state excess By THE WASHINGTON TIMES 6:58 p.m., Friday, June 25, 2010 In the midst of an economic crisis, troubles in Afghanistan and various terrorist threats around the globe, the last thing on the minds of Americans is the light bulb. That didn’t stop the Federal Trade Commission [...]

Feds hinder Pelican State cleanup efforts By THE WASHINGTON TIMES 6:58 p.m., Friday, June 25, 2010 The Obama administration’s red tape continues to tie the hands of individuals seeking to mitigate the effects of the disastrous oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s a sign of how out-of-touch the O Force’s priorities have become. [...]

By ByJ. Christian Adams 6:58 p.m., Friday, June 25, 2010 On the day President Obama was elected, armed men wearing the black berets and jackboots of the New Black Panther Party were stationed at the entrance to a polling place in Philadelphia. They brandished a weapon and intimidated voters and poll watchers. After the election, [...]

  By Neil Irwin Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 26, 2010   The economic recovery that began a year ago increasingly appears to be on shaky footing, driving financial markets downward and clouding the debate over economic policy. Just two months ago, a strong, self-sustaining economic expansion seemed to be taking hold, with consumer [...]

G-8 leaders fail to agree on how to sustain global economic recovery by Darlene Superville, Martin Crutsinger June 26, 2010 HUNTSVILLE, Ontario — After failing to resolve their differences on economic strategy, world leaders are turning their attention to grappling with some of the globe’s toughest foreign policy problems. President Barack Obama and other leaders [...]

By Penny Young Nance Published June 25, 2010 FOXNews.com The discredited practice of partial-birth abortion has been rejected by the overwhelming majority of Americans, including a large percentage of people who consider themselves “pro-choice.” A 2003 Gallup poll found that over 70 percent opposed the procedure where the life of a baby is ended by [...]

By Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Published June 25, 2010 FOXNews.com Sixty years ago today, North Korean soldiers crossed the 38th Parallel and began the Korean War – what has come to be called America’s Forgotten War. Oddly, by naming it the Forgotten War, it began to be remembered, and that raises the larger questions of why [...]

Published June 25, 2010 Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old Mexican boy shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent was among El Paso’s most wanted juvenile immigrant smugglers, according to federal arrest records reviewed by The Associated Press. The records show Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca had been arrested at least [...]

Published June 25, 2010 FOXNews.com A military source close to Gen. David Petraeus told Fox News that one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy, though a [...]

By David Cho, Jia Lynn Yang and Brady Dennis Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 26, 2010; A01   Nearly two years after tremors on Wall Street set off a historic economic downturn, congressional leaders greenlighted a bill early Friday that would leave the financial industry largely intact but facing a more powerful network of [...]