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Athens burns as Greece struggles to implement spartan budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Athens, reputed to be the origin of democracy, is in the 21st century a pariah of the worst extremes of what government by the welfare state can do for an economy.  Civilization has ground to a halt as as the irate, impoverished population spasms in …

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Rep. Quayle calls for special prosecutor on Fast and Furious

Feb 02, 2012 Comments Off by

WASHINGTON (DC) Congressman Ben Quayle issued the following statement after his introduction of H.Res. 532 to the House of Representatives.  H.Res. 532 calls for a special prosecutor to investigate Operation “Fast and the Furious”—a disastrous Justice Department program which attempted to ‘walk’ high powered weapons to …

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SOPA Update: Stalled

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off by

The much-detested Stop Online Piracy Act has ceased to move forward in the House, possibly thanks to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Republican Darrell Issa of California, who strongly opposes SOPA, had this to say:

“Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to …

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