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FOX News Headlines 7 Useful Google Services You Have Not Tried Yet9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Immigration Plan Requires New ID for U.S. Workers- Legislation to Extend Jobless Benefits Clears Hurdle9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Stupak 'More Optimistic' Abortion Fight Will End- What's in a Deadline? For Health Care, Everything9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Chief Justice: State of the Union Scene 'Troubling'9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... LIVESHOTS: Who Writes Your Kids' Textbooks?- Full Coverage of Texas Textbook Battle9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Obama's New Mission for NASA Sets Off Criticism9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Teens Look to Reagan at Conservative Conference9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Senate Staffers Warned to Stay Clear of Drudge Report- Reid Welcomes Third Party Senate Contenders9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Producer Pleads Guilty in Letterman Extortion Case9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ... Massa Tells Beck: 'I Forced Myself Out'9 March 2010, 11:24 pm ...	Politico Top Stories Schumer explores filibuster buster9 March 2010, 11:58 pm The New York Democrat plans to begin holding hearings to reform the potent stalling tactic.... Frank wants reform on C-SPAN9 March 2010, 11:08 pm The type of 'old-fashioned" conference Frank is talking about is a real rarity in today's Congress.... New 'gang' gathering on energy?9 March 2010, 9:05 pm A bipartisan group of 14 Senators and top cabinet officials are forging ahead with a climate bill.... Senators spar over consumer body9 March 2010, 6:03 pm Shelby proposes yet another protections structure.... Hutchison: No announcement yet9 March 2010, 5:52 pm Hutchison remains mum about her political plans and is avoiding the press.... Drudge vs. the Senate?9 March 2010, 5:48 pm The Drudge Report fires at a Senate committee for urging staffers to avoid site because of viruses.... Massa: 'I did nothing sexual'9 March 2010, 5:02 pm The House ethics committee has groping allegations against former Rep. Eric Massa.... Graham denounces Cheney spot9 March 2010, 4:34 pm Keep America Safe ad spurs backlash.... Rove: Reagan wouldn't ace test9 March 2010, 4:33 pm He reminds conservatives that 'not even Ronald Reagan will get a perfect score on a purity test."... Ex-friend tries to explain Spitzer9 March 2010, 4:09 pm Former confidant Lloyd Constanines new book offers to help understand Spitzer's aborted career....
FOX News Headline Videos Missing Ex- FBI Agent's Family Makes Desperate Plea ... Feeling the Pressure from Within? ... Health Care Battle: More About Ideology Than Policy ... GVS Live Wire: 3/9 ... Part 3: Rove's 'Courage and Consequence' ... Part 2: Rove's 'Courage and Consequence' ... Part 1: Rove's 'Courage and Consequence' ... Pinheads & Patriots: 3/9 ... Stossel on Body Freedom ... Around the World: 3/9 ...	Newsmax Headlines Massa on Glenn Beck: 'Just a Tickle Fight'9 March 2010, 7:54 pm ... Massa Fumbles in Glenn Beck Interview9 March 2010, 7:24 pm ... Poll: American's Overwhelmingly Reject Democrats' Move to Ram Healthcare Through Congress9 March 2010, 6:45 pm ... Massa to Appear on Glenn Beck as Story Rocks Nation9 March 2010, 3:52 pm ... Romney: Why I'm Backing McCain9 March 2010, 1:41 pm ... Video: Glenn Beck Talks About the Massa Resignation9 March 2010, 1:24 pm ... Romney: Obama's Healthcare Plan 'Makes No Sense at All'9 March 2010, 1:00 pm ... Video: Rep. Massa Says Emanuel 'Son of Devil'8 March 2010, 9:26 pm ... Rep. Massa Alleges Emanuel Forced Resignation Over Healthcare Vote8 March 2010, 8:13 pm ... Bill Clinton Bests Former Presidents to Handle Crisis Today, Newsmax/Zogby Poll Finds8 March 2010, 2:22 pm ...
Newsmax Politics Clinton Endorsement Shakes Up Maine Gov. Race9 March 2010, 8:06 pm ... 9 March 2010, 2:37 pm ... 9 March 2010, 12:16 pm ... Pa. Dems Pick Critz As Nominee to Fill Murtha Seat9 March 2010, 7:42 am ... Senate to Take up Unemployment Insurance Extension9 March 2010, 7:19 am ... Paterson Seeks to Show He's Still in Charge8 March 2010, 6:29 pm ... Portman Still Holds Lead in Ohio Senate Race8 March 2010, 2:04 pm ... Troubled N.Y. Governor Plans Town Hall Budget Meet8 March 2010, 11:00 am ... N.Y. Democrats Brace for Losses in Midterms8 March 2010, 8:24 am ... Senators Wrestle with Fed Bank Oversight Issues8 March 2010, 7:52 am ...

 

 

   

  

Heritage Foundation Headlines What is Best for Health Care Reform? ... February Employment Report ... What Can Be Done About Iran? ... 2009 Index of Dependence on Government ... Is Funding Preschools Necessary? ... Opportunities for Secretary Clinton ... Bypassing Popular Opinion on Health Care ... After the Health Care Summit ... Let's Get Health Care Right ...

American Thinker Articles Ungovernable Savages?9 March 2010, 2:04 am Saying that Washington is broken is so yesterday. Those on the cutting edge have moved on for now. It's not Washington that's broken -- it's the American people!... Obama's Iran Policy Collapses to the Accompaniment of Mockery Around the Globe9 March 2010, 2:04 am Obama's Iran policy is collapsing to the accompaniment of open mockery around the globe.... Obama Is Late to the Party9 March 2010, 2:04 am The One We Have Been Waiting For must be disappointed to have arrived at the spending party so late. It's just about over.... Methane Madness9 March 2010, 2:03 am The environmentalist assault on economic growth resembles the old shell game practiced by con artists for centuries.... Defeat vs. Repeal9 March 2010, 2:03 am Nobody with an ounce of compassion could wish Obamacare on the American people.... Don't Let Obama's Anti-Gun Silence Breed Complacency9 March 2010, 2:01 am Inaction on gun control doesn't make President Obama a Second Amendment loyalist.... Hollywood Values in the Classroom9 March 2010, 2:01 am Welcome to Avatar Elementary School.... Keith Olbermann: As the Spittle Flies8 March 2010, 2:04 am Keith Olbermann continues this week to experience death by a thousand clicks, the sound of remotes switching from MS-NBC to...well, anywhere, but mostly FOX.... Guess Who's Coming to Your House!8 March 2010, 2:04 am Federal funding and supervision for a vast expansion of government intrusion into family life. This is the Nanny State on steroids. All buried in the Senate Obamacare bill being forced down out throats.... NYT and WaPo: Muhammad Is the Prophet of God8 March 2010, 2:03 am Is Muhammad more deserving of reverential treatment than Jesus? The New York Times seems to think so....

Cato Institute Headlines Three Women Who Resurrected Classical Liberalism8 March 2010, 9:32 am This Women's History Month, the Cato Institute pays homage to three women, who in the early 1940s unabashedly defended free-market capitalism and individualism in an age that widely considered American capitalism dead and socialism the future. In 1943, Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane and Ayn Rand published three groundbreaking books (The God of the Machine, The Discovery of Freedom and The Fountainhead), which laid the foundations of the modern libertarian movement. "Feminism and Women's... Conservatives and the War in Afghanistan4 March 2010, 3:27 pm President Obama has more than doubled the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan compared with when he took office. Those forces are chiefly concerned not with the original mission of beating al Qaeda through counterterrorism but rather with trying to build a new nation. On March 18, the Cato Institute will host a conference to discuss conservatives' historical relationship with nation building, and how that relationship impacts the continuing war in Afghanistan. MSNBC host and former U.S. Repr... Debating Nuclear Deterrence3 March 2010, 10:30 am In the latest issue of Nuclear Proliferation Update, Cato scholar Christopher A. Preble argues that a fundamental debate on the importance of nuclear weapons in U.S. military policy—and of the force structure to support nuclear detterence—is sorely needed. More specifically, says Preble, "As we continue to make deep cuts in our nuclear arsenal, the strategic triad should become a dyad, and we should debate the merits of bombers versus ICBMs versus SLBMs using a specific set of obj... Gun Rights Secure, Liberty Less So3 March 2010, 9:07 am The Supreme Court this past week heard oral argument in McDonald v. Chicago — the Second Amendment case with implications far beyond gun rights. The Court is likely to extend the right to keep and bear arms to the states and thereby invalidate the Chicago handgun ban at issue, but they did not seem inclined to adopt arguments that the Privileges or Immunities Clause was the way to go. Comments Cato scholar Ilya Shapiro, "[I]t is a shame that the Supreme Court seems to be wasting a perfec... Taxes and Small Business Job Creation23 February 2010, 10:25 am Both Congress and the Obama Administration have indicated that jobs would be the primary focus of the federal government in 2010. However, existing proposals would raise the top two individual income tax rates in 2011, harming investment, job creation, and growth. On Tuesday, Cato scholar Chris Edwards testified before the Senate Committee on Finance, and suggested a different approach. Argues Edwards, "Congress should focus on creating a simple, neutral, and pro-growth tax structure for all ... Friedman Prize Dinner Set for May 1318 February 2010, 12:15 pm The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, named in honor of perhaps the greatest champion of liberty in the 20th century, is presented every other year to an individual who has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom. The prize, a cash award of $500,000, will be presented to the winner on May 13, 2010, at the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty's Biennial Dinner at the Hilton Washington in Washington D.C. The keynote address at the 2010 Dinner will be delivered ... Assessing the Case for National Curriculum Standards17 February 2010, 8:16 am The argument for national curriculum standards sounds simple: set high standards, make all schools meet them, and watch American students achieve at high levels. In a new study, Cato scholar Neal McCluskey shows that the research on national standards is both very limited and inconclusive, and argues that the road to successful education reform appears to go in the opposite direction of greater top-down control. "Only a free market," says McCluskey, "can produce the mix of high standards, acco... The Power of Memory and Acknowledgment16 February 2010, 9:38 am Cato scholar Vladimir Bukovsky is a former Soviet political dissident, author, and activist. After spending a total of 12 years in Soviet prisons, labor camps, and forced-treatment psychiatric hospitals, he authored and edited numerous books describing his experience. In the latest issue of Cato's Letter, Bukovsky discusses the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Winter 2010 Issue of Cato's Letter Subscribe to Cato's Letter ... The Atomic Terrorist?10 February 2010, 11:39 am In the wake of 9/11, concerns about potential atomic terrorists surged, even though the terrorist attacks of that day used no special weapons. In the latest issue of Nuclear Proliferation Update, author John Mueller examines the routes through which terrorists might pursue an atomic weapon, and the likelihood that they will develop one. Concludes Mueller, "While it may be 'not impossible' to surmount each individual step in constructing a nuclear device, the likelihood that a group could surm... Manipulating Science8 February 2010, 8:58 am Science is increasingly being manipulated by those who try to use it to justify political choices based on their ethical preferences and who are willing to suppress evidence of conflict between those preferences and the underlying reality. In a new study, author George Avery shows how this problem is clearly seen in two policy domains, health care and climate policy. "When we abandon the values and practices of science, or pervert them to support a predetermined agenda," says Avery, "we elevat...

   

 

Cato Institute Op-Eds Is Justice Scalia Abandoning Originalism? by Josh Blackman and Ilya Shapiro9 March 2010, 1:00 am Justice Antonin Scalia holds himself out as the patron saint of originalism, the idea that judges should interpret the Constitution according to its original public meaning. To do otherwise, he adds, is to succumb to government by black-robed philosopher-kings who fill the empty vessel of a "living Constitution" with their own policy preferences. Last week, however, in a case building on Scalia's own landmark opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller — which found that the Second Amendm... Line-Item Veto Is No Quick-Fix by Gene Healy9 March 2010, 1:00 am How do you solve a problem like massive spending? From time immemorial, the Republican Party has answered, "with a line-item veto!" Supposedly, if we give the president the right knife, he can go through appropriations bills line by line, slicing out the fat. At the recent House GOP retreat in Baltimore, budget hawk Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., offered the blade to Obama, in the form of an LIV bill Ryan co-sponsored with Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. Obama seemed receptive: "I don't think there's ... Victory in Iraq at Last (Not!) by Leon T. Hadar9 March 2010, 1:00 am Many neoconservatives and the politicians and pundits who love them have abandoned the we've-turned-the-corner-in-Iraq story plot — or the-next-six-months-will-prove-critical-in-Iraq expectation game — a long time ago. But when it comes to trying to salvage their Iraq-War narrative, some hard-core neocons would resort to almost anything, including to coning us — and deluding themselves (hallucination being a familiar trait among members of the Faith-based community) — th... KBR: Failing Upwards by David Isenberg5 March 2010, 1:00 am Up is down, night is day, and now, in the best tradition of George Orwell's 1984 newspeak KBR -- the company that was the subject of a recent Department of Defense Inspect General report that found that the Army broke federal procurement rules in 2004, when two commanding generals improperly directed a contracting officer to pay millions of dollars in fees to KBR Inc., when funds should have been withheld, per the language in the contract with KBR - has been awarded its first task order under th... Playing it Again and Again, and Again by Michael D. Tanner5 March 2010, 1:00 am In case you lost count, President Obama's remarks on Wednesday were his 35th major speech on health care reform. The news: this time he really, really, really means it when he says it's time to act. At least I assume it was President Obama. It might have been an animatronic puppet filched from Disney World given its utter predictability. Even the backdrop was an imitation—a legion of white-coated health care workers, the same as at the president's speech on Oct. 5, 2009. ... Conservative Leninists and the War on Terror by Ted Galen Carpenter4 March 2010, 1:00 am One long-standing hallmark of Western conservative thought is the emphasis on the rule of law. Earlier generations of conservatives understood that, without such constraints, liberty would be imperiled and a free society would ultimately descend into tyranny. As Lord Acton observed, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Even during the 20th century, most conservatives were wary of unfettered pragmatism, and they viewed with horror the assertion of Vladimir Lenin and h... The Same Rotten Rx by Michael D. Tanner4 March 2010, 1:00 am If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try again. With Plans A, B and C having failed miserably, President Obama yesterday unveiled his latest "new and improved" version of health-care reform. He says that this incarnation "incorporates the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans — including some of the ideas that Republicans offered during the health-care summit." Unfortunately, its fundamental premise remains exactly the same — a government takeover of the health-care s... At Long Last! IPOA Is Right by David Isenberg4 March 2010, 1:00 am Doug Brooks, founder and head of IPOA, a trade group for private military and security contractors, has long claimed that using such contractors is more effective than their public sector counterparts. Indeed, search online for "Doug Brooks and cost effectiveness" and you get 33,500 results. Now, it appears that he is right, at least mostly, in his view, according to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office. The report "Warfighter Support: A Cost Comparison of Using ... Fraudulent Tax Revenue Forecasts by Richard W. Rahn4 March 2010, 1:00 am Failure to admit that raising taxes reduces tax receipts is irresponsible If New York City decided to increase its cigarette tax by another $5 per pack, would it gain more or less revenue from the extra tax? Before you answer the question, you should know that New York City already has the highest combined state-local tax rate of $4.25 per pack while the national average state tax is $1.34 per pack, and South Carolina has the lowest tax in the nation of only 7 cents per pack. The bet is th... Supreme Court Protects Gun Rights, Fails to Restore Greater Freedom by Ilya Shapiro3 March 2010, 1:00 am Two years ago, the Supreme Court decided in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. But the Second Amendment, like the rest of the Bill of Rights, only applies to the federal government, so yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in McDonald v. Chicago. McDonald will determine whether the vast majority of Americans who live in the states share the same gun rights as District residents. It wasn't until the post-Civil W...	Editorials - Dick Morris Obama Bribes, Threatens to Pass Healthcare6 March 2010, 3:14 pm ... Scott Rasmussen Goes 'In Search of Self Governance'1 March 2010, 9:27 am ... Obama Support Crumbling17 February 2010, 10:54 am ... Democrats Are Dropping Like Flies16 February 2010, 9:52 am ... Obama's PR Helps Terrorists11 February 2010, 12:18 pm ... GOP Can Dominate Healthcare Summit10 February 2010, 10:41 am ... How Republicans Will Win the Senate9 February 2010, 3:00 pm ... Obama Spends Wildly Instead of Closing Deficit5 February 2010, 9:18 am ... Behind Obama's Phony Deficit Numbers2 February 2010, 5:29 pm ... Obama Neck Deep in Recession, Deficit, and Stagnation29 January 2010, 3:59 pm ...
Editorials - John Stossel Prohibition Does More Harm Than Good3 March 2010, 6:13 pm ... Medical Decisions Made By Govt, Not Doctors25 February 2010, 9:46 am ... Government Control of Education Doesn't Work17 February 2010, 10:05 am ... Gov't Control of Economy a Bad Idea10 February 2010, 10:07 am ... Crony Capitalism Continues Under Obama3 February 2010, 9:42 am ... 'Crony Capitalism' Corrupts the Free-Market System13 January 2010, 11:16 am ... Healthcare Bill Confirms Importance of Filibusters30 December 2009, 10:52 am ... I Left ABC by Mutual Consent to Spread Wings at Fox25 December 2009, 1:16 am ... Reckless Spending Outpacing Senseless Taxes10 December 2009, 3:00 am ... Obama Needs to Leave Free Markets Alone10 December 2009, 2:15 am ...	Editorials - George Will High Court Hears Gun Control Case8 March 2010, 9:52 am ... Parents Should Lighten Up4 March 2010, 9:52 am ... Mislabeling Lets Character Flaws Off Hook1 March 2010, 9:28 am ... Government 'Broken' Only When Liberal Agenda Fails25 February 2010, 11:40 am ... Global Warming Now a Religion25 February 2010, 10:51 am ... Progressives Impose 'Dependency Agenda' on U.S.16 February 2010, 2:42 pm ... Paul Ryan's Plan to Reshape Politics8 February 2010, 10:18 am ... Healthcare Demographics and Spiraling Deficit4 February 2010, 6:21 pm ... Obama's Speech Confounds28 January 2010, 4:37 pm ... Healthcare Legislation Should Face Constitutional Challenge14 January 2010, 9:51 am ...
Editorials - Ed Koch We Are Not Our Brothers’ Keepers When They Misbehave9 March 2010, 10:32 am ... Paterson Should Resign, Cuomo Should Leave the Case3 March 2010, 3:01 pm ... Do Away With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'2 March 2010, 11:25 am ... Operation Against Hamas in Dubai Extraordinary24 February 2010, 12:51 pm ... Hedge Fund Fiasco Could Have Been Avoided24 February 2010, 2:21 am ... Economic Union for Israel, Arab States18 February 2010, 10:31 am ... Universal Healthcare Is Crucial16 February 2010, 12:12 pm ... Realistic Options for Obama's Budget4 February 2010, 4:52 pm ... Obama Fails to Mention Fort Hood Heroes in Speech2 February 2010, 12:25 pm ... Why the Surprise Over Scott Brown?25 January 2010, 3:22 pm ...