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  • Trump Goes on Renaming Frenzy

    Monday, May 12, 2025
    Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more
  • Americans Believe Half of U.S. Government Spending is Wasted

    Saturday, September 26, 2009
    Half of all expenditures by the federal government are wasted, according to Americans surveyed by Gallup. The level of cynicism with regard to how Washington spends taxpayer dollars is now at an all-time high, with respondents believing 50% of all...   read more
  • Women Most Likely to be Murdered by Men in Louisiana and Alaska

    Saturday, September 26, 2009
    An examination of the murders of women in 2007 has found Louisiana led the nation in such killings when the culprit is a husband, boyfriend or another “intimate” relation. On a per capita basis, Louisiana was ranked No. 1 with a 2.53 homicide rate...   read more
  • 20,000 Non-Citizens in U.S. Military

    Saturday, September 26, 2009
    Immigrants seeking a fast-track method for becoming U.S. citizens need only heed the call from Uncle Sam. Serving in the U.S. military is now the quickest way for foreign-born residents to gain their citizenship, and more of them are taking advant...   read more
  • U.S. Tax Breaks Help Foreign Oil Production

    Friday, September 25, 2009
    If the Obama administration wants to get serious about climate change, then it will need to convince Congress that energy subsidies will have to be overhauled. A review of government supports for energy from 2002-2008 revealed most of the tax brea...   read more
  • Afghan Police, Accused of Corruption, Say No to More U.S. Troops

    Friday, September 25, 2009
    Rather than sending thousands more American soldiers, the U.S. should spend its money on enlarging Afghanistan’s army and law enforcement, say police officials from some of the country’s most violent regions. Local police insist a surge in U.S. pe...   read more
  • Big Banks Set to Win Another One

    Friday, September 25, 2009
    “Plain Vanilla” proved to be too rich for Congress’ taste. President Barack Obama’s desire to force banks to offer consumers “plain vanilla” financial products, in particular 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, is quickly melting on Capitol Hill, where ...   read more
  • “Anti-Soviet” Restaurant Forced to Change Name

    Friday, September 25, 2009
    A historically-themed restaurant in Russia known as the “Anti-Soviet” (Antisovetskaya) has had to change its name following complaints by a well-known Russian advocate who now works for the government. Oleg Mitvol, a Moscow city prefect, pressured...   read more
  • Anti-Acorn Bill Can Also Hit Major Defense Contractors

    Friday, September 25, 2009
    Congress’ swift reaction to the ACORN controversy could wind up having widespread consequences for the military industrial complex. Legislation adopted to strip ACORN of its federal funding was so broadly written that it could apply to any governm...   read more
  • Government Prepares to Borrow Money from Banks

    Thursday, September 24, 2009
    One more big bank failure and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) could be in danger of going broke. This predicament has forced federal regulators to seriously consider borrowing money from the very institutions the FDIC has been res...   read more
  • Obama Finally Fills Vacancies in Government’s Least Popular Agency

    Thursday, September 24, 2009
    Nothing is easy at the federal government’s most unpopular agency. Six months after President Barack Obama fired all of its top appointees, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has a new panel of commissioners so that it can finally do its...   read more
  • Banking Leaders May be on Verge of Mass Alzheimer’s

    Thursday, September 24, 2009
    If a new medical study is any indication, Wall Street may be headed for some serious mental trouble. Researchers from the University of Alabama have published new findings on early warnings for Alzheimer’s which show that a decline in financial sk...   read more
  • Drug Industry’s Blue Dog Friend

    Thursday, September 24, 2009
    When Democratic Congressman Mike Ross of Arkansas and his wife sold their pharmacy business to a local chain two years ago, they received substantially more for the property than its assessed value, according to an investigation by ProPublica and ...   read more
  • Bush and Obama Wrong about Faith-Based Initiatives: Allen Hunt

    Thursday, September 24, 2009
    Government has no place in helping religious organizations, according to radio host and former Methodist pastor Allen Hunt, who objects to the policies of both President Barack Obama  faith-based initiatives and those of his predecessor, President...   read more
  • U.S. Seeing Profits, Rejects Cluster Bomb Treaty

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009
    A landmark treaty limiting the destructive firepower of cluster bombs is under threat from a lobbying campaign by a U.S. defense contractor that claims to have made a civilian-friendly version of the weapon. Textron Defense Systems wants the U...   read more
  • No Prosecutions on Wall Street

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009
    Where is the poster child of last year’s financial meltdown? Unlike previous economic crises, the 2008 Wall Street disaster has to yield any prosecutions of those responsible for playing fast-and-loose with the nation’s fiscal life-blood. The Grea...   read more
  • Humana Investigated for Using Misleading Scare Tactics

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009
    Humana, one of the nation’s leading health insurers for Medicare patients, is now under investigation by the federal government for allegedly trying to scare seniors into opposing the health care reform plan. After learning of a company mailer tha...   read more
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