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Obama acts just like Bush on warrantless wiretaps

Attorney General Eric Holder says a lawsuit in San Francisco over warrantless wiretapping threatens to expose ongoing intelligence work and must be thrown out. In making the argument, the Obama administration…

Visitor log shows Obama cozied up to lobbyists, celebs

Celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to score visits with President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle or top…

Republicans offer ‘simpler, cheaper’ health plan

Republicans say the Democrats' proposal to overhaul health care is far too complicated, intrusive and expensive and are urging several steps they claim would bring down costs while not greatly…

Cheney’s memory ‘hazy’ on Plame CIA leak

Citing faulty memory, former Vice President Dick Cheney told federal investigators in a 2004 interview he had no idea who revealed to reporters that Valerie Plame, the wife of a…

Obama claims economy is growing, but…

President Barack Obama said Saturday that reports the economy is growing again and that more than 1 million jobs were saved or created by his stimulus plan show "we are…

Here’s something you don’t see everyday

Two videos, that's all. Ron Paul shreds Michael Moore on Larry King. Jeffersonian truisms on MSNBC. In other news, the final healthcare monstrosity, all 1990 pages of it, has…

Is the recession finally coming to an end?

The United States has emerged from a long and crippling recession, posting its strongest growth in two years in the third quarter as government stimulus spurred consumer spending, official data…

Health care businesses face heavy cost for reform

The health care overhaul bill produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health industry, including insurers, doctors…

‘Too big to fail’ becomes ‘too much to stomach’

The Obama administration's new proposal for tackling financial risk in the U.S. economy, unveiled just two days ago, came under attack on Thursday from Congress and regulators, with questions raised…

Economy: Obama wants credit but not blame

Tugged in different political directions, the White House is seeking credit for good economic news and trying to escape blame for the bad stuff. President Barack Obama greeted as "obviously welcome…

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