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It pays to get an education – not students, of course…but lenders…
Salon.com reports in a recent article that the Republican administration has let approved student financial aid lenders milk taxpayers for hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive interest on...
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U.S. intelligence gathering: bought and sold
By Martin Bosworth Several months ago Vanity Fair ran an absolutely scathing and incisive expose of SAIC, one of the largest government/military contractors in operation. The author went deep into the...
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Bill to cut federal gas tax? Bad idea, bad public policy
My U.S. congressman reintroduced a bill last week that would cut the federal gasoline excise tax by 10 cents a gallon each time the retail price of unleaded regular hits $3. That gesture may please his...
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Forget Sen. Vitter's penis: Follow his money
They’re all over this guy — The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN. Sex sells, so they’re selling it — and doing a disservice to their readers and viewers. It’s a story played over and over...
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Recent statements from morons
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2669 and in support of the McKeon alternative. As the father of three college graduates and a college sophomore, I understand the financial burden higher...
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The Saudi arms sale + campaign cash = profit?
Controversy continues to emerge about the United States’ intent to develop a proposed $20 billion, 10-year arms sales package for Saudi Arabia. Brighter minds than this one can dissect Israel’s concern...
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Hagel-Dodd bill to fix infrastructure a limited vision of the task
At least one candidate and one almost-was candidate for president in 2008 believe that the United States cannot afford — through federal funding — to pay for desperately needed repairs to 160,000...
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Quotabull
[C]learly this was not something that we expected to happen, given the history of this bridge, the inspection process, and how this bridge was rated. — Mary Peters, secretary of Transportation,...
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Senate procedure: it's not a three-ring circus, it's full-tilt clown war
I think the educated, informed and politically active electorate on all sides get the three-ring circus metaphor for our government. There just needs to be more of them, on all sides. Let’s see what...
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Daily Caller gets it wrong on global warming spending
A Daily Caller article misrepresents federal spending on climate disruption vs. border security. Continue reading →
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