Archive for Category: "Top Stories from Around the Web"

February 29, 2012 05:11

15 States Sue EPA Over False Greenhouse Gas Claims

[The] states charge that the EPA violated its own rules by using data from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), rather than internal research, in order to make the initial greenhouse gas endangerment findings. The states also charge that the EPA violated the law by failing to reopen hearings in light of new data. – The Daily Caller

February 28, 2012 15:41

Obama contributor resigns after ties to White House exposed in FCC approval

More big buck corruption in White House favoring deals with companies headed by big campaign contributors. Chicago politics gone national masked as hope and change. Let’s hope for a change this November. – Details at The Daily Caller

February 28, 2012 05:27

Obama feels the election heat – approves part of pipeline

Rising gas prices have put Obama’s anti-energy administration in the headlines and given GOP candidates a reason to turn their fire on him. Trying to look like he is doing SOMETHING Obama capitulates on a part of the pipeline even though that part will not get any Canadian oil to the US. – Washington Times

February 27, 2012 14:35

Democratic governors discuss bypassing Congress with Obama

Obama met with a group of Democratic governors on Friday and discussed plans to work around Congress toward policy goals. – The Hill

February 27, 2012 13:39

Today’s Reckless Spenders Enslave Future Generations

Liable for the biggest chunk of the debt are children being born today. According to the Senate Budget Committee, each member of this group, which employs no lobbyists, already owes $1.53 million in federal debt. – IBD

February 27, 2012 08:13

Wisconsin Gov. expects to run against “big union bosses from Washington”

Walker pointed out to us that the chief bankrollers of the movement to recall him “are the National Education Association, the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of State County, and Municipal Employees [AFSCME] and all the public employee unions. – Human Events

February 27, 2012 06:44

Insulting Muhammad not protected speech in America

“You’re way outside your boundaries of First Amendment rights,” the judge said during the trial. “Martin’s decision effectively says that Muslims do not have to learn to accept blasphemy against their religion without violence.” Pence told TheDC. – The Daily Caller

February 25, 2012 08:27

Taliban’s Response to Obama’s Apology: ‘Kill Them, Beat Them, Take Them as Prisoners’

“Kill them, beat them, take them as prisoners and teach them such a lesson that they never summon the courage to abuse the Holy Qur’an again,” [the Taliban spokesman] said.

February 24, 2012 05:39

Baltimore Has Decided Some Neighborhoods Just Aren’t Worth Saving

The vacant streets are punctuated by the odd meticulously kept home, a living city slowly turning into a ghost town. – Business Insider

February 22, 2012 10:42

Obama’s Double Talk on Sky-High Gas Prices

When gas prices hit $4 a gallon in 2008, candidate Barack Obama said it was due to previous failed energy policies. Now that prices are heading still higher, President Obama calls it progress. – IBD