Harvard study finds that July 4th parades turn kids into Republicans
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
You can’t make this stuff up. “Democratic political candidates can skip this weekend’s July 4th parades. A new Harvard University study finds that July 4th parades energize only Republicans, turn kids into Republicans, and help to boost the GOP turnout of adults on Election Day. Their findings also suggest that Democrats gain nothing from July 4th parades, likely a shocking result for all the Democratic politicians who march in them.”
Democrat: Weak U.S. laws hurt gun-trafficking fight in Mexico
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
The ranking Democrat on the House committee investigating the controversial federal gun-trafficking operation known as Fast and Furious accused its Republican chairman on Wednesday of stifling discussion of whether U.S. gun laws have contributed to the violence in Mexico.
President Obama Sets News Conference This Morning
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
President Obama is to take questions at a news conference at about 11:30 a.m.
Is it time to counter religious bullying?
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
Religious Right bombards NBC over Pledge wording By Dave Niose…
Supreme Court Rules Pharmaceutical Companies Can Buy Your Prescription Data
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
The Supreme Court’s prescription data decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. has invalidated Vermont’s prescription data-mining law in a 6-3 decision.
How U.S. Budget Cuts Prolong Global Slavery
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
The U.S. State Department has released the latest annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report amid the budget cuts that threaten its lifesaving antislavery programs.
Poll: Many say economy is in permanent decline
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
In a sign of increasing pessimism about the direction of the U.S. economy, roughly four in ten Americans now believes it is in permanent decline, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.
The percentage that sees the economy as in permanent decline has increased from 28 percent in October 2010 to 39 percent in the new poll. And the percentage that expects the economy to eventually recover to its past heights has fallen from 68 percent last October to 57 percent today.
Man finds $17k cash bag from a Chase ATM, turns it in to police, and gets a $500 fine because he lied about where he found it
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
An Arlington Heights man was fined $500 after he turned in $17,000 but lied about how and where he actually found the cash, police said today.
Michele Bachmann is a Short-Term Media Darling
Jun 30, 2011 Opinion
Reporters have anointed the 55-year-old Minnesota congresswoman as the flavor of the month in the wake of her dignified performance at the Republican candidates’ recent debate. But their interest in her will dim before long.