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A U.S. government gun-trafficking investigation gone horribly wrong has resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol officer, some 2,000 firearms in the hands of criminals, and the dismissal of a 24-year veteran law enforcement official. This is the story of Fast and Furious, and yesterday the latest chapter unfolded when two top officials associated with the operation were removed from their positions, while a third individual resigned. The story…

Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 11:51 AM By Tom O’Connell New “partnership” agreements that U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis signed with a number of Latin American nations are aimed at protecting both legal and illegal workers in this country by educating employers and workers about health, safety, and salary laws, reports CNSNews.com.    Solis’s comments at the signing ceremony Monday contradicted immigration law, as defined on the Labor Department’s own website, CNS…

Guest Submission by Roderic Deane First off, let me tell you that I’ve been a resident of Texas since 1995. That may not seem like a lot of time, but as the saying goes: “I may not have been born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I could.” My son was raised here, having been only two years old when we moved. He doesn’t remember Indiana but…

The Mad Scramble for a New Excuse It’s already begun. Barack Obama and his shills in the media, no longer credibly able to blame the Tea Party or Sarah Palin for the weak economy, have a new scapegoat for their poor performance: Hurricane Irene. In an article on Sunday in the Mail Online, we are told that the economic hit to New York could trigger a double-dip recession. This is…

Governor Palin Will Speak At A Labor Day Tea Party Rally In Manchester, New Hampshire (Update) Posted on August 31 2011 – 2:34 AM – Posted by: Ian Lazaran ABC News reports that the Governor will be headed to Manchester, New Hampshire after her September 3rd speech in Indianola, Iowa: The Tea Party Express announced Tuesday night that Sarah Palin will be speaking at their Labor Day rally in Manchester,…

 Congresswoman and her staff worked to persuade Pentagon to halt move that could have led to unit leaving Davis-Monthan WASHINGTON – The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today announced that the Air Force has dropped plans to consolidate units that likely would have led to the loss of 255 jobs at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Giffords and members of her staff conducted a months-long effort to persuade…

Another Year, Another Post-Vacation Jobs Plan From Obama; Update: Obama’s Plan Includes Billions More in Annual Regulatory Costs Posted on August 30 2011 – 2:14 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady Too funny to be true.  But it is, my friends… President Obama on August 29, 2010, after returning to the White House following a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard: We anticipated that the recovery was slowing – the economy is still…

Open Thread (Update: Unconfirmed Report that Governor Palin Will Travel to New Hampshire After Her Speech in Indianola, Iowa on Saturday) Posted on August 30 2011 – 7:24 PM – Posted by: Ian Lazaran So Christine O’Donnell will not be speaking at the September 3rd rally in Indianola, Iowa. What else is going on tonight? Update: Unconfirmed but promising news if true: High level Iowa Republicans tell TheIowaRepublican.com that Sarah…

Guest Submission by Ed Dervan They say history doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes. As we begin the 2012 campaign cycle, we can see current economic problems and proposed solutions which are rhyming with historical patterns from the 1930s. What we want to do is learn from that past experience and not repeat the most egregious mistakes that prolonged the downturn and delayed recovery in the 1930s. We want a…

Obama appointed the latest in his string of economic chiefs today.  With the departure of Austan Goolsbee as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a job opening has opened up (one of the few job openings in the country, it would seem), and Obama has turned to liberal Princeton economist Alan Krueger, via the Wall Street Journal: If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Krueger, a labor economist, is likely to provide…