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National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Report
President Obama created the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to address our nation’s fiscal challenges. The Commission is charged with identifying policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium…
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Obama Presents 2013 Budget
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsWe now face a make-or-break moment for the middle class and those trying to reach it. After decades of eroding middle-class security as those at the very top saw their incomes rise as... -
Do the Republicans Have a Centrist Presidential Candidate?
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsDo the Republicans have a centrist presidential candidate? No. With the simple answer out of the way, let’s examine the tougher question. Who is the most centrist candidate in the 2012 Republican field?... -
Republicans Vote for Offshore Drilling
Posted on May 7, 2011 | 1 CommentThe House pass HR 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, with a vote of 266-149. The bill is part of three bills called the American Energy Initiative . The goal is... -
Obama Fulfills Promise with the Assassination of Osama
Posted on May 7, 2011 | No CommentsThen candidate Obama declares he would enter into to Pakistan territory in order to take out Osama Bin Laden. Republican nominee John McCain’s disagrees, because Pakistan is a sovereign country and an important... -
Bureau of Labor Reports 244,000 Jobs Added in April
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 1 CommentTHE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — APRIL 2011 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains... -
Trump Butt of Jokes at Correspondents’ Dinner
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No CommentsDonald Trump has been hammering Barack Obama for the last month with everything he could dream up, but on Saturday at the Correspondents’ Dinner the tables were turned and with Trump in the... -
John McCain: Libyan Rebels Seek U.S. Recognition
Posted on April 24, 2011 | No CommentsSen. John McCain, the highest-ranking American official to visit Libya during its current uprising, says Libyan rebels desperately want formal recognition by the United States — and might be willing to reimburse America’s... -
Taxes, Taxes, No New Taxes…Unless its on Vampires
Posted on April 22, 2011 | No CommentsIt is in almost universal agreement that raising taxes right now, with the weak U.S. economy barely recovering, is a bad idea. Unless… No! No unless. Unless we tax the untaxed. Yes the... -
US deploys armed drones over Libya
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 3 CommentsBBC Reports: Armed US Predator drones are carrying out missions over Libya, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said. Mr Gates said their use had been authorised by President Barack Obama and would give... -
Obama’s Debt Plan Sets Stage for Long Battle Over Spending
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 CommentWASHINGTON — President Obama made the case Wednesday for slowing the rapid growth of the national debt while retaining core Democratic values, proposing a mix of long-term spending cuts, tax increases and changes... -
230,000 Private-Sector Jobs Added in March
Posted on April 2, 2011 | 1 CommentThe economy gained 216,000 jobs in the month of March. The unemployment rate edge down to 8.8%, the lowest level since March 2009. The private sector added a total of 230,000 jobs,...
