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Posted 09/27/2011 06:42 PM ET Fiscal Policy: The president seems confused, to put it politely, about the role taxes play in the economy. Unfortunately, Americans are paying a price for his lack of knowledge. Speaking to potential donors in liberal, high-tech Mountain View, Calif., President Obama said that low taxes are a recipe for [...]
Posted 09/27/2011 06:42 PM ET Unnecessary Expense: More than four in 10 U.S. doctors believe that patients get too much health care. Maybe this extra treatment, not selfish physicians, is why medicine costs so much in this country. A poll of primary care physicians found that 42% are convinced their patients are receiving too [...]
Posted 09/27/2011 06:42 PM ET Health Care: Until now, many of the fears about ObamaCare have been theoretical. But this year’s 9% spike in premiums is concrete evidence of the substantial harm it’s already doing to our health care system. As soon as the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual report on insurance premiums was [...]
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Sep 28, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Chaplain of the Marine Corps Meets Incoming Female Engagement Team Story and photos by Cpl. Katherine Keleher Chaplain of the Marine Corps, Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, talks with the RC- SW FET, at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Sept. 22. Kibben made it a point to stop and talk [...]
Numbers do not compute in presidential push for yet higher taxes By Emily Miller The Washington Times Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Hollywood is the land of make-believe. So it’s fitting that President Obama found himself at the House of Blues on Monday night to tell wealthy, liberal donors that taxes need to go up to [...]
Subsidies are the only thing green about the Solyndra scandal By THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Times Tuesday, September 27, 2011 The O Force has been running up America’s credit card by doling out cash to energy firms claiming to be green. Bosses at solar panel manufacturer Solyndra are busy taking the Fifth, and Obama [...]
The mullahs prepare to execute a Christian for his faith By THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Times Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Yousef Nadarkhani, a 34-year-old Christian cleric, is facing death for apostasy against a faith he never held. The Islamic Republic of Iran has accused Mr. Nadarkhani, a pastor of the evangelical Church of Iran, [...]
By Ashish Kumar Sen The Washington Times Tuesday, September 27, 2011 The United States on Tuesday demanded that Pakistan dismantle a terrorist network blamed for attacking a U.S. embassy as Pakistanis defended efforts to fight militants and demonstrated against the increasing U.S. pressure. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Pakistan “needs to take action to [...]
By James Sherk Published September 27, 2011 FoxNews.com Medieval doctors treated patients with leeches. Their intentions were good. They believed bloodletting removed poisons from the body. Unfortunately, the treatment actually made their patients worse. The same holds true for many modern economic remedies, like the minimum wage. People of good will want to help low-income [...]

