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A Capitol Hill Police Officer stands guard on the steps of the US House of Representatives on September 15, 2009 on Captiol Hill in Washington. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read

House Clears Bill to Avert Shutdown

The House passed legislation on Friday to prevent a government shutdown. The continuing resolution will give lawmakers an extension until the middle of next week to pass the appropriations spending bill.

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Stop HUD’s Takeover of Local Zoning

The stories of administrative abuse from the IRS, the U.S. Attorney General, and the EPA are well known. Now, HUD is continuing the Obama Administration’s trend of executive overreach with its new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation—an oxymoronic idea that only a bureaucrat could love. This ill-conceived rule aims to diversify our nation’s neighborhoods by homogenizing all their differences.