Tag: Rand Paul

Google, Inc. is moving into cell phone production–a potential concern for consumers bothered by the Internet behemoth’s treatment of user data, including an instance in which Google failed to disclose that it did not abide by its privacy policy with

House Republicans are scheduled to caucus around 1 p.m. on Tuesday about the “fiscal cliff” deal that Vice President Joe Biden cut late yesterday with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. It’s unclear if House Republicans will support the bill that

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a deal early this morning to cut taxes to Bush-era rates for all income categories below $450,000 per household ($400,000 for individuals). The Senate vote came too late to avert the midnight “fiscal cliff” deadline,

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, Georgia Republican Rep. Paul Broun, and others will join tea party group TheTeaParty.Net to denounce the House GOP leadership’s caving on taxes later this week. House GOP leadership recently proposed $800 billion in new revenue

A new CBS poll shows that Americans are nearly convinced about the propriety of marijuana use. According to the poll, 47% of Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized; 51% believe that it shouldn’t be legalized. Last month, both Colorado

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is widely considered a potential candidate for president in 2016. That speculation was fueled last week by Paul’s statement on national television that he wouldn’t rule out running in 2016. But in order for Paul to

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has advanced his legislation that would cut off foreign aid to Libya, Pakistan, and Egypt. Paul threatened to hold up all pending legislation in a filibuster until the legislation was brought up for debate and a

There is no more time for games, no room for hurt feelings. Ron Paul fans, you need to choose, because not voting for Romney is a vote for Obama. It’s that simple. And you could make the difference. Maybe Romney

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) is on a campaign to legalize hemp, arguing it would put his home state’s economy at a competitive advantage.  Last week, Paul wore a shirt made from hemp at the Kentucky State Fair. He suggested

When I checked into my hotel yesterday evening I found a letter shoved underneath the door encouraging delegates to vote for Ron Paul at the convention. “We want to tell you that you are NOT bound!” the letter stated.  Others

(AP) Obama says he wants to preserve MedicareWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says the Medicare program is about keeping promises to millions of seniors who have put in a lifetime of hard work. Obama is using Saturday’s radio and Internet address to

Government responses to two recent stories involving the purchasing of hollow point bullets by government agencies are raising more questions than they’ve answered. First, a clerical error led to false reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was looking

Rumors of the Tea Party’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as Mark Twain might say. Following massive victories across the country, which netted 63 House pickups and seven new Republican senators last cycle, this year alone, the Tea Party has

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), the libertarian crusader against the Federal Reserve who will retire from Congress at the end of this term, got the House to pass his “Audit the Fed” bill on Wednesday.  The Federal Reserve Transparency Act passed

(AP) With ‘freedom’ in fashion, is libertarianism back?By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National WriterLAS VEGASTo begin: This is not a story about Ron Paul. Not exactly, anyway. And yet to get where we want to go we will start at OPA!, a

(AP) Republicans want food stamps cut in big farm billBy JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe 1,000-page “farm bill” being debated in the Senate is somewhat of a misnomer. Four of every five dollars in it _ roughly $80 billion a year _