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• CCAGW Releases 2008 Congressional Ratings

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 501
  The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) has released its 2008 Congressional Ratings , drawing attention to the outstanding voting records of dozens of members of Congress who consistently work to protect tax dollars, as well as to the congressional bottom-dwellers whose votes were hostile to the ...
  2 days ago

• U. S. Debt Clock

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  In all it’s ugliness.
  3 days ago

• Porker of the Month: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 501
    Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) Porker of the Month for loading up her goodie bag just before Halloween as she prepares to leave the Senate to run for governor of Texas.  While claiming to be a fiscal conservative, the four-term senator requested 149 ...
  4 days ago

• Republican Tries to Block University of Alabama Plan to Offer Health Benefits to Same Sex Partners

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  A state lawmaker is gar nering support for legislation that would block UABs plan to offer health insurance benefits to same sex partners, saying the universitys new policy is immoral and fiscally irresponsible. Rep. DuWayne Bridges, R-Valley, said support is building among Republicans for a bill that ...
  5 days ago

• Report: Federal stimulus efforts responsible for over 14,000 jobs in Minnesota

  
  Howie Blog — Authority: 143
  As new investments continue to roll into Minnesota through the federal stimulus bill, recently released data shows the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has fueled new job growth in the state and helped businesses and workers survive the current recession. “From a state perspective, the federal stimulus bill ...
  5 days ago

• Your Tax Dollars at Work

  
  John Goodman's Health Policy Blog — Authority: 564
  $24,000 per clunker? $160,000 per stimulus job?
  6 days ago

• Christian Science and Health Reform

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. The Los Angeles Times draws attention to news that, as part of the health-care overhaul, “A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine.” Tax dollars are already paying to promote unscientific medical treatments. Consider the National ...
  1 week ago

• New Orleans getting $1 billion barrier

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. Roy Dokka, the executive director of the Center for GeoInformatics at Louisiana State University, said up to 70 percent of the West Bank could be underwater if a monster storm were to hit it. So why are the taxpayers being forced to subsidize the folly of those who wish to build in this vulnerable area? ...
  1 week ago

• We’ll now isn’t that special… Fire ‘em all!

  
  SCHotline Blog — Authority: 466
  Fire ‘em all! Folks we need to forward this to everyone we know to get the word out about these people that are being paid by our tax dollars. Nothing else needs to be said.  This is one of their THREE DAY WORK WEEKS that we all pay for.  I am ready to start from the beginning by voting out all elected ...
  1 week ago

• Election day in St. Louis County

  
  respublica — Authority: 436
  An off year November election in St. Louis County brings two major ballot issues before voters. 1.  Prop N-   Yes or No to approve a county wide smoking ban.  Casinos and bars which receive 75 percent or more of their revenue from alcohol sales would be exempt. 2.  E-911-  Yes or No to approve a 0.1 sales tax ...
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• Pelosi’s health care bill creates 111 new federal Obamacare bureaucracies

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. All to facilitate the Derbyshire Imperative: Get a government job.
  1 week ago

• Pelosi’s Present to the Nurses’ Unions

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. Buried on page 1373 of Speaker Pelosi’s 1990-page health care bill (pdf) is a provision that amounts to a present for another reliable Democratic constituency, nurses’ unions. The section authorizes the Secretary of Labor to establish a grant program to provide nursing education. To qualify for the ...
  1 week ago

• Oregon Uses Stimulus Funds to Create Government Jobs

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. Not much of a surprise, but a useful reminder. The ’stimulus’ money is portioned out to the state governments, who are naturally going to use it for their own purposes rather than let it trickle down into the private sector.
  1 week ago

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  eReleases Press Release Headlines — Authority: 448
  
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• It is NOT capitalism…it’s corruption!

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  Government access and favoritism is NOT capitalism…it’s corruption! Government is suppose to be impartial and objective, doing what’s best for those they represent…the American people, not corporate America. Politicians of the last 30 years are clearly MORE representative of ’special interest groups’ ...
  1 week ago

• Highlights Of GAO-10-151, A Report to Congressional Committee: Continued Stewardship Needed as Treasury Develops Strategies for Monitoring and Divesting Financial Interests in Chrysler and GM

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 145
  November 2009  C hrysler and GM have made changes since December 2008 to address key challenges to achieving viability, but the ultimate effect of these changes remains to be seen. The companies have eliminated a substantial amount of their long-term debt, reduced the number of brands and models of vehicles ...
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• Govt Report: Swine Flu Will Crush The Internet [Swine Flu]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  While most people have been worrying about the obvious effects of an H1N1 epidemic — you know, stuff like people dying, vaccine shortages, overcrowded hospitals, that kind of thing — the Government Accountability Office has identified a terrifying new threat linked to the flu: It will bring the Internet to its ...
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• The Brooklyn Beer Subsidy

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. The Brooklyn Brewery is getting an $800,000 grant from the state of New York, the New York Times reports this morning. Many of these taxpayers are less rich than this brewery owner is, making this deal another Reverse Robin-Hood. My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
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• Investigative Reporting Workshop Finds Overseas Firms Collecting the Most on U.S. Govt Funds for Green Energy

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 145
  Read more: Foreign Windfall
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• Interest Group Capture of the Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency

  
  DYSPEPSIA GENERATION — Authority: 157
  Read it. Recently, Democratic Representative Maxine Waters added an amendment to the bill establishing the CFPA that would add five seats to its powerful Oversight Board for “experts in the fields of consumer protection, fair lending and civil rights, representatives of depository institutions that primarily ...
  1 week ago

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