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Alaska Supreme Court Throws Out Miller Claims

From the Associated Press: The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision in the disputed U.S. Senate race, saying the state correctly counted write-in votes for Sen. Lisa Murkowski. It is now up to Republican Joe Miller

Pigford Breeds Internal USDA Corruption

The Pigford debacle combines billions of dollars, easy, repeatable methods to commit fraud, and no internal oversight, so it really comes as no surprise that some of the people inside the USDA would try to get their own slice of

Have A Very Merry Efficient Christmas

A video is circulating online that imagines what modifications the infamous California Air Resources Board (CARB) would make to Santa and his traditional reindeer-drawn sleigh if they had the ability to regulate Christmas, with hilarious results: CARB and the far-fetched

Haley Barbour's in Some Hot Water

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets122210.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh to discus Haley Barbour’s recent comments, the START Treaty and more. We’re brought to you as always

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What would we ever do without the Hollywood left, especially Michael Moore (and, of course, Keith Olbermann), and his special way of setting off a firestorm every time he opens his mouth. For such a tolerant leftist, he is short

The Intersection of Christmas and America

Well, my friends, it’s Christmas in America once again. And one way to keep our gratitude levels high (and stress levels low) is to reflect on how Christianity and Freedom go together, both in the words and deeds of the

U.S. Government Liabilities Rose $2 Trillion in 2010

From Reuters: The U.S. government fell deeper into the red in fiscal 2010 with net liabilities swelling more than $2 trillion as commitments on government debt and federal benefits rose, a U.S. Treasury report showed on Tuesday. The Financial Report

Wednesday Open Thread: Bulge Edition

Today, in 1944, German troops demanded the surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium. The American commander, General Anthony McAuliffe, responded, “Nuts.”