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The president has launched more leak prosecutions than all his predecessors combined. Sep 29, 2010 By GABRIEL SCHOENFELD WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575519671706217584.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion Social Bookmarking
We seem to get all the oil we want at a price we’re willing to pay. Sep 29, 2010 By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575519813234768920.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_BelowLEFTSecond Social Bookmarking
Republicans show that they’re serious about curbing runaway government. Sep 29, 2010 By PETE DU PONT WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704654004575518772290939614.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_BelowLEFTSecond Social Bookmarking
Obama talks down to his snooty “progressive” base. Sep 28, 2010 By JAMES TARANTO http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575520070819132424.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion Social Bookmarking
As the Securities and Exchange Commission finalizes its report on the May 6 “flash crash,” it is being forced to confront the fallout of its own decisions—which Wall Street sought and cheered—that ushered in an era of fast trading dispersed across dozens of venues. Sep 29, 2010 By TOM LAURICELLA, KARA SCANNELL and JENNY STRASBURG [...]
Michele Bachmann Sep 29, 2010 In a recent poll, only half of the country believes the American Dream still exists. With unemployment at 9.6% and the expiration of tax cuts looming, working hard to get ahead may seem impossible to some. The American Dream isn’t an idea of yesteryear, but rather a pursuit that [...]
A new poll shows Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson 7 points behind Republican challenger Dan Webster. This development warrants a little review of Grayson’s, uh, colorful history. Sep 29, 2010 By Jillian Bandas Townhall.com http://townhall.com/columnists/JillianBandes/2010/09/29/americas_most_insane_congressman_now_7_points_behind Social Bookmarking
Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee in the U.S. House, is planning to file a border security bill later today that could bring 10,000 National Guard troops to the U.S. border. Sep 29, 2010 By Elisabeth Meinecke Townhall.com http://townhall.com/tipsheet/ElisabethMeinecke/2010/09/29/new_gop_border_security_bill_coming_today Social Bookmarking
Before becoming a perfectionist, you might think about the fact that the human race has survived for thousands of years without being anywhere close to perfection. By Thomas Sowell September 29, 2010 Patriot Post http://patriotpost.us/opinion/thomas-sowell/2010/09/29/random-thoughts/ Social Bookmarking
Christine O’Donnell, U.S. Senate candidate from Delaware, has faced considerable criticism and news media attention about her youthful association with witchcraft. Have we seen similar news media attention given to other politicians who have made bizarre remarks that border on gross stupidity — possibly lunacy? By Walter E. Williams September 29, 2010 Patriot Post http://patriotpost.us/opinion/walter-e-williams/2010/09/29/liberals-confuse-me/ [...]
