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Business Insider: Economy Needs Crony Capitalism

Business Insider: Economy Needs Crony Capitalism

Now that there are major warning signs that the dismal economic “recovery” under President Obama is faltering, Business Insider, which has seized on obscure data points to cheerlead for an economic “breakout,” appears to be looking for scapegoats. A new

House Democrats Kill Funding to Run WWII Memorial

House Democrats Kill Funding to Run WWII Memorial

The House of Representatives failed to pass a bill Tuesday night which would have reopened Washington, DC’s World War II memorial thanks to Democratic opposition. 175 Democrats voted against a continuing appropriations resolution that would have funded the National Park

Republicans Withdraw Earmarks Amendment

Republicans Withdraw Earmarks Amendment

Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), who was promoting an amendment to House GOP rules that would have made it easier to use earmarks, has withdrawn his idea after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) bluntly stated his opposition. Young’s amendment would have

Historian Shouts Down Congressman At Hearing

Televised congressional hearings often serve as a platform for members of Congress to berate, bloviate and showboat for the cameras, but at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday, historian Douglas Brinkley wouldn’t stand for it. The topic at hand