By DAVID STREITFELD   Published: February 2, 2010 In 2006, Benjamin Koellmann bought a condominium in Miami Beach. By his calculation, it will be about the year 2025 before he can sell his modest home for what he paid. Or maybe 2040. “People like me are beginning to feel like suckers,” Mr. Koellmann said. “Why [...]

Feb 2, 2010 By Phil Kerpen FOXNews.com   President Obama and Budget Director Peter Orszag have thrown transparency out the window and created a black box for taxes and spending on climate change  hidden inside the administration’s 2011 budget. The big news in last year’s budget release was the revelation that the Obama administration planned [...]

Feb 3, 2010 AP   The measure would change the massive Senate-approved health bill to what bargainers from the White House, Senate and House agreed to last month, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said in a brief interview. WASHINGTON – Leading lawmakers hoping to revive President Barack Obama‘s stalled health care overhaul have started writing a [...]

Feb 2, 2010 FOXNews.com   The Architect of the Capitol, which oversees maintenance of the sprawling Capitol complex buildings and grounds, has requested a 15 percent increase over last year in the fiscal 2011 federal budget — at a time when President Obama and Congress are calling for government-wide spending restraint.  The nation’s Capitol is [...]

Feb 2, 2010 [This is what the rest of the MSM calls 'The President reaches out to Republicans] At a town hall today in Nashua, NH, President Obama challenged republicans to “show me what you got” and “bring it on” when it comes to health care. The President was also asked about his commitment to [...]

Feb 3, 2010 AP   The president’s insistence that “you don’t blow a bunch of cash on Vegas” during a speech in N.H. quickly sparked a flurry of reaction from federal, state and local lawmakers in the Silver State. LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama is known for having a way with words, but some [...]

Companies Remain Reluctant to Hire as Economy Recovers; Many Increases Due to Seasonal Factors Feb 3, 2010 (AP)  Unemployment rose in most cities and counties in December, signaling that companies remain reluctant to hire even as the economy recovers. The unemployment rate rose in 306 of 372 metro areas, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The [...]

Feb 2, 2010 President Obama is catching heat from Nevada lawmakers and business leaders regarding his comments Tuesday criticizing trips to Las Vegas. During the president’s town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, he discussed the need to curb spending during tough economic times.  “When times are tough, you tighten your belts,” the president said. [...]

By Edwin J. Feulner (Archive) · Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Americans often wonder where all our tax money goes. Well, a good chunk finances a steadily-growing government workforce. State and local governments spent $1.1 trillion on employee wages and benefits in 2008. That’s half of what those governments spent overall. And while the private sector [...]

Posted 02/01/2010 06:49 PM ET Leadership: The speaker of the House wants to extend a proposed freeze on domestic programs to include defense spending. In a world of growing threats, perhaps she’d also like to cut her travel and bar bill. Last week the Russian air force celebrated the maiden flight of the Sukhoi T-50, [...]