Analysis From Investors Business Daily: Cap and Trade Bill Will Cost You a Bucket of Cash

June 27, 2009

When looking at Waxman-Markey, “Smoot-Hawley will seem like a speed bump. Not since a misguided piece of legislation imposed tariffs that turned a recession into a depression has there been a piece of legislation as bad.” Rushed through last night, the bill breaks Obama’s promise that 95% of Americans wouldn’t get a tax increase.

More →

With Everyone Distracted, the Coming Week is a Momentous One For Iraq

June 27, 2009

Peter Feaver writes: “Starting this week, the parade of critical junctures in Iraq will accelerate. If the Iraqis go ahead with plans to put the Status of Forces Agreement to a national referendum, the parade could become a stampede.” There are many opportunities for the situation to worsen, but the opportunity for success is tantalizing.

More →

Obama Makes Big Last Minute Push for Waxman-Markey Climate Tax Bill

June 26, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama called on members of Congress to pass a “historic” climate change bill tomorrow that will open the door to a new clean energy economy. Speaking from the Rose Garden today, the president called the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) a chance to curb greenhouse gas pollution blamed […]

More →

Despite Greenpeace Opposition, Waxman-Markey Likely to Pass House

June 26, 2009

Washington, D.C., United States — In advance of tomorrow’s vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act in the House of Representatives, Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaigns Director Carroll Muffett issued the following statement: “Since the Waxman-Markey bill left the Energy and Commerce committee, yet another fleet of industry lobbysists has weakened the bill even […]

More →

Iranian Cleric Calls for Execution of Rioters

June 26, 2009

TEHRAN (Reuters) – A hardline Iranian cleric called on Friday for the execution of leading “rioters” to teach a lesson to the thousands who have protested against the June 12 presidential election result. Iran’s top legislative body, the Guardian Council, said it had found no major violations in the election, which it described as the […]

More →

Secret Library of 100 Recorded Michael Jackson Songs Could Be Released

June 26, 2009

A secret library of over a hundred songs recorded by Michael Jackson could now be released following his death. One of the singer’s biographers, Ian Halperin, claimed that the unheard songs had been made for his children.

More →

Ice on Fire: The Next Fossil Fuel

June 26, 2009

DEEP in the Arctic Circle, in the Messoyakha gas field of western Siberia, lies a mystery. Back in 1970, Russian engineers began pumping natural gas from beneath the permafrost and piping it east across the tundra to the Norilsk metal smelter, the biggest industrial enterprise in the Arctic.

More →

Will Spending Binge Prove Obama Health Care Plan's Undoing?

June 26, 2009

Upon closer examination, the early spending binge by the Obama team seems to have been the undoing of healthcare reform. It shifted the responsibility for the economic recovery onto Obama’s shoulders — we were told, after all, its passage would keep unemployment at 8%. But its failure to deliver on this promise and the ongoing […]

More →

PA Poll: Specter Ahead, but Red Flags Abound

June 26, 2009

New Pennsylvania poll from Franklin and Marshall College has a tiny bit of good news but much more bad news for Democrat Arlen Specter. The good news: Specter leads potential challenger Joe Sestak by 20 points in the Democratic primary. However, Sestak is not nearly as well known statewide as Specter, and 48% of Democrats […]

More →

Rhode Island Close to Changing State Name, Which You Didn't Know it Had Anyway

June 26, 2009

A push to drop “Providence Plantations” from that name advanced farther than ever on Thursday when House lawmakers voted 70-3 to let residents decide whether their home should simply be called the “State of Rhode Island.” It’s an encouraging sign for those who believe the formal name conjures up images of slavery, while opponents argue […]

More →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →