Reverse Migration Rocks Mexico's Economy, Government

March 2, 2009

Every Saturday for nearly four years, Elena Trujillo has gone to the local department store in Morelia, Michoacán, to pick up money wired home by her 34-year-old son, Ángel. This 59-year-old mother of three is one of the between 16 and 35 million Mexicans who depend on remittances from relatives in the United States to […]

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Breitbart on Rush Limbaugh

March 2, 2009

The mood at the Omni Shoreham Hotel late Saturday afternoon was off the electrical meter when Rush Limbaugh took center stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

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Outside Obama's Bubble

March 2, 2009

Each morning when he arrives at the Oval Office, President Obama asks his staff to deliver him a package containing 10 letters. It is a mere sampling of the 40,000 or so that Americans send to the White House every day — a barrage of advice from students and teachers, small-business owners and the unemployed. […]

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Brownback Backs Sebelius Despite Reputation on Pro-Life Views

March 2, 2009

A setback to the attempt to rally conservative Catholics against Kathleen Sebelius at HHS: Conservative Catholic Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas voices his support, in a joint statement with fellow Kansas Republican Pat Roberts.

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Renegade Soldiers Kill Guinea-Bissau President

March 2, 2009

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau – Renegade soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace Monday, hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military said that no coup was in progress in the fragile West African nation.

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NFL Players Among Missing off Florida Gulf Coast

March 2, 2009

Search continues for fishing boat lost in rough waters with two young NFL players for the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders, DE Corey Smith and LB Marquis Cooper, among the missing. No distress signal received from the 21-foot craft caught in suddenly choppy seas, but bad weather makes the search unlikely to succeed.

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The Great AIG Breakup

March 2, 2009

Overhaul of the massive $150B taxpayer bailout of AIG will expose more risk. With fourth quarter losses topping $61B, it’s time for a government takeover – after the latest $30B infusion of federal assistance, the feds now are responsible for equity ownership of roughly 77%.

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SecDef Gates: Obama More Analytical Than Bush

March 2, 2009

(CNN) — President Obama is more analytical than his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.

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Challenge to Marriage Proposition Reaches California Court

March 2, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — A year after the state Supreme Court entertained arguments on extending marriage to gay couples, many of the same lawyers will be back before the same justices this week arguing why California’s voter-appproved ban on same-sex marriage should stand or fall.

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Economic Disconnect? Obama's Budget Anticipates Significant Growth

February 28, 2009

The economy is spiraling down at an accelerating pace, threatening to undermine the Obama administration’s spending plans, which anticipate vigorous rates of growth in years to come. A sense of disconnect between the projections by the White House and the grim realities of everyday American life was enhanced on Friday, as the Commerce Department gave […]

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