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Thursday December 10, 2009

Schwarzenegger Doubles Down On Stupid

Thursday December 03, 2009

Ferry safety lapses raise concerns

Thursday December 03, 2009

More Questionable Science Driving Legislation

Thursday December 03, 2009

Plundering California

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Collective Neurosis in Maine: Big Government Bad, We Need Gargantuan Government

Wednesday December 02, 2009 Bet Blockers

Sunday December 13, 2009 Congress Out of Its League on BCS

Wednesday December 02, 2009 Who was the top G.O.P. vote-getter of all time?

Wednesday December 09, 2009 Our Way or ... Well, Our Way

Saturday December 12, 2009 Kevin Jennings and “FistGate” Should Make Parents Furious

Tuesday December 15, 2009 If B's Were F's, Obama Still Wouldn't Deserve a B-Plus

Friday December 11, 2009 A Combination of Bad Tax Cuts and More Spending Hastens President's Decline

Tuesday December 08, 2009 The Real History of Civil Rights

Thursday December 03, 2009 Big Government Can't Put Young Americans to Work

Sunday December 13, 2009 Missouri's arresting developments

Friday December 04, 2009 Does Obama Listen to Himself?

Thursday December 10, 2009 Misusing Knowledge to Expand Government Power

Friday December 04, 2009 Full Interview with Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell

Tuesday December 15, 2009 Electoral Dysfunction from Barbara Boxer

Tuesday December 01, 2009 Random Thoughts

Tuesday December 15, 2009 Fat City

Sunday December 06, 2009 Pervasive legal plunder

Tuesday December 15, 2009 A Kind Word for King George

Tuesday December 01, 2009 Our Commander in Chief's Christmas Crisis

Wednesday December 02, 2009 The Pretense of Knowledge

Sunday December 06, 2009 Boobs in Congress

Thursday December 10, 2009 Government Giveth and Taketh Away

Wednesday December 02, 2009 The Left Turns Off Obama

Sunday December 06, 2009 Blue Highway Democrats

Saturday December 05, 2009 The Black Caucus War Against Obama

Wednesday December 09, 2009 Huckabee's Tragic, Reasonable Choice

Tuesday December 01, 2009 Five More Amateur Mistakes By the Obama Administration

Friday December 11, 2009 Win One for the Griper

Monday December 14, 2009 Take a Break Driver 8

Monday December 07, 2009 Will Baltimore Succumb to Culture of Death?

Tuesday December 01, 2009 Left Destroys More than It Creates

Wednesday December 02, 2009 Washington, Home of Intellectual Hypocrisy

Friday December 11, 2009 Ron Paul's Hour of Power

Friday December 11, 2009 Obama Reducing the Debt? Dream On

Thursday December 10, 2009 Harry Reid, Uncensored

Sunday December 13, 2009 What Are President Obama's Actual Objectives?

Monday December 14, 2009 Manhattan Declaration Reveals Mainstream Values

Monday December 14, 2009 Congress Needs a Little Fiscal Discipline

Tuesday December 08, 2009 Professor Obama as Dutiful Commander in Chief

Tuesday December 01, 2009 They Call It Fiscal Responsibility; We Call It Socialism

Sunday December 13, 2009 Why Obama is worse than Tiger

The Omnibus Bill: Bad Government At Its Worst

Obamanomics...

While Government Goes Broke, Its Workers Get Big Raises

Killing Medicare, Medicine, and the Dollar

Congress Grants DC Power To Fund Abortions

Fat Cats, Obamacare, and Clueless Beltway Lobbyists

Krauthammer On The Mounting National Debt

"Irreversible national decline."

Fighting the Death Tax

What's Wrong With This Picture? Everything.

"It’s not the Founders who have changed; it’s the Democrats’ use for them."

White House Serves Acorn Cookies at Holiday Party

Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) Submits State Budget Assuming Second Stimulus

Profit Motive Brings Better Results Than "Public Service"

Do Not Extend TARP into 2010

More On The Ouchless Society

The Latest Waste of Taxpayer Dollars...

35% of Republicans Want to Impeach Obama?

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus Nominates Girlfriend For Top U.S. Attorney Job

Biden Inaccuarately Recycles Unemployment Speech Material

Re: Democrats: Debt Will Be Twice What We Expected, Looking to Raise the Country's Credit Limit

Democrats: Debt Will Be Twice What We Expected

Saving JOOSED Can Help Republicans?

"Obama's Great Temptation at Copenhagen"

House Committee to Subpoena White House Party Crashers

Thank Joe Lieberman

Forget Reality TV Wannabes, Meet Obama's Felon Party Guest

Thursday December 03, 2009

Recall news

Thursday December 10, 2009

After walkout, black caucus gets what it wanted

Monday December 07, 2009

Woman sues Northwest Airlines over knee injury

Wednesday December 09, 2009

CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama Christmas: no small feat

Saturday December 12, 2009

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Health care issues: Medical malpractice lawsuits

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Woman accused of drunken ride in Christmas parade

Friday December 04, 2009

Kremlin agrees with US to maintain expiring pact

Wednesday December 09, 2009

House Roll Call: How they voted on tax break bill

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Gate-crashers to take the Fifth if subpoenaed

Monday December 14, 2009

Obama: UN resolutions in Lebanon must be enforced

Thursday December 10, 2009

Judge finds Pentagon in contempt in Gitmo case

Wednesday December 09, 2009

US says negotiations continue on nuke treaty

Friday December 04, 2009

Fla. Gov. Crist sent callers to telephone sex line

Friday December 11, 2009

White House to help close health bill loophole

Sunday December 06, 2009

Obama security adviser: Picture not good on Iran

Sunday December 13, 2009

Kremlin cites progress on weapons treaty

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Fla. woman accused of hitting man with raw steak

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Popularity of texting edging out cell phone calls

Friday December 11, 2009

$1.1 trillion spending bill clears Senate hurdle

Thursday December 03, 2009

Obama family lights National Christmas Tree

Saturday December 05, 2009

'Not a step is heard ... The President sleeps'

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Timeline of Afghanistan War

Monday December 07, 2009

Comparison of Democratic health care bills

Thursday December 03, 2009

House Roll Call: How they voted on the estate tax

Thursday December 03, 2009

Obama delays moving US Embassy to Jerusalem

Thursday December 03, 2009

Last American WWI survivor seeks memorial in DC

Thursday December 10, 2009

Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Shopping couple allegedly leave kids alone in cart

Sunday December 06, 2009

Police nab woman with nearly $600 of stolen meat

Friday December 04, 2009

Senate roll vote on long-term health care

Monday December 14, 2009

Health care issues: Penalties for no insurance

Thursday December 10, 2009

Woman allegedly pours grits on sleeping boyfriend

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Police: NY man tries robbery with paintball gun

Thursday December 03, 2009

Fla. teen allegedly attacks dad for loud snoring

Monday December 14, 2009

Court rejects new appeal of Chrysler sale

Sunday December 13, 2009

Obama: Expect no more White House gate-crashers

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Obama set to meet with Lebanese president

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Decade of politics leaves Americans still divided

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Lawmakers slam office overseeing Afghan rebuilding

Thursday December 10, 2009

Sheriff: Bailiff unknowingly sold stolen wreaths

Friday December 11, 2009

Memo may point to IL as site for Gitmo detainees

Monday December 07, 2009

WH: Obama favors legislation on global warming

Thursday December 03, 2009

Senate roll vote on women's health

Friday December 11, 2009

Health care issues: Age and sex rating

Friday December 11, 2009

Obama wishes Jews worldwide a Happy Hanukkah

Thursday December 10, 2009

CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama Christmas: no small feat

Monday December 07, 2009

Iowa Kmart workers open tin can, find $10,000

Monday December 07, 2009

Tenn. man arrested for allegedly drunk-dialing 911

Thursday December 10, 2009

Black lawmakers grow impatient with White House

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Ill. prison to get Gitmo detainees

Friday December 04, 2009

AP sources: US may widen drone strikes in Pakistan

Saturday December 05, 2009

Lawmakers get little reaction to Obama's war plan

Saturday December 12, 2009

White House unhappy with Iranian nuke proposal

Monday December 07, 2009

Police jail man for rubbing burger in wife's face

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Ariz. board sued over fish pedicure squabble

Thursday December 10, 2009

House approves compromise on GM, Chrysler dealers

Sunday December 06, 2009

Tenn. man arrested for allegedly drunk-dialing 911

Sunday December 06, 2009

Gay House members say gay-friendly bills are near

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Details of White House Christmas decorations

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Jesus Christ dumped from jury pool for disruption

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Mexican police investigate dino's disappearance

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Schwarzenegger says go carefully on climate change

Thursday December 03, 2009

Report: No fault with forest workers in fatal fire

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Obama keeps focus on economy

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Police: Ohio man used rifle, ax on park gate

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Reid: Abortion should not scuttle health care bill

Saturday December 05, 2009

Timeline of White House access and security

Sunday December 06, 2009

Jones: Bin Laden still spends time in Afghanistan

Thursday December 03, 2009

Obama says 'system didn't work' at state dinner

Saturday December 12, 2009

GOP: US should reject climate pact

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Pell Grant program will fall $18 billion short

Tuesday December 08, 2009

White House condemns bombings in Iraq

Friday December 04, 2009

Health care issues: Medical cost inflation

Sunday December 13, 2009

Authorities say angry driver crashed into DMV

Thursday December 10, 2009

Fla. woman accused of hitting man with raw steak

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Petraeus says progress will be slow in Afghanistan

Wednesday December 02, 2009

White House: Social secretary will not testify

Thursday December 03, 2009

Ohio police say man tried to take their candy bars

Friday December 11, 2009

House interrupts divisive debate to honor troops

Monday December 07, 2009

Wanted: Mich. bank robber with 'offensive breath'

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Jesus Christ dumped from jury pool for disruption

Monday December 14, 2009

Senate Dems weigh dropping Medicare expansion

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Pair find stranger asleep on couch cuddling a bear

Monday December 14, 2009

Tenn. Rep. Gordon won't seek re-election next year

Friday December 11, 2009

Roll Call: House passes broad regulatory bill

Sunday December 13, 2009

Obama celebrates the holidays

Sunday December 06, 2009

Clinton: Important to capture or kill bin Laden

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Gibbs: Pullout date gives Karzai deadline

Friday December 11, 2009

Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan 'regular kids'

Monday December 14, 2009

Famed blue diamonds to join up at Smithsonian

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Obama talks jobs creation

Friday December 04, 2009

Study: Slowdown in warming last year not permanent

Friday December 11, 2009

Obama dog Bo has own Christmas stocking

Monday December 07, 2009

Court to decide sentencing modification case

Thursday December 10, 2009

SPIN METER: Hopeful for Obama seat changes tune

Monday December 07, 2009

Drunken driving death rates decline in 40 states

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Beachfront property dispute at Supreme Court

Sunday December 13, 2009

Obama: Success of strategy evident in a year

Monday December 07, 2009

Pa. police: Girl, 13, led high-speed car chase

Friday December 04, 2009

Senate Roll Call: GOP effort to restore cuts

Thursday December 10, 2009

Bill protecting journalists' sources gets boost

Thursday December 10, 2009

Health care issues: The cost of health insurance

Thursday December 03, 2009

What do cats do home alone? Cat cams have answers

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Salahi denies he and wife were gate-crashers

Monday December 14, 2009

Big bird gets talon caught in DC Metro escalator

Friday December 04, 2009

Senate Roll Call: Long-term care in health bill

Sunday December 06, 2009

NY cops slip oil-change-bribe suspect into slammer

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Health care issues: Overutilization of care

Monday December 14, 2009

Obama to meet with bankers, then Lebanon's leader

Thursday December 10, 2009

Woman accused of drunken ride in Christmas parade

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Text of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Urine samples swiped from Utah health department

Thursday December 03, 2009

Police: Man hides in Ala. Wal-Mart, takes cash

Monday December 14, 2009

22 million missing Bush White House e-mails found

Saturday December 05, 2009

Obama plans to talk health care with Dem senators

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Key parts of Obama job creation package

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Key elements of Obama's revamped Afghan strategy

Friday December 11, 2009

Senator Baucus gave girlfriend $14,000 raise

Monday December 14, 2009

1881 gold coin found in Conn. donation kettle

Thursday December 10, 2009

GOP questions plans to try terror suspects in US

Monday December 14, 2009

Lieberman supported Medicare expansion

Wednesday December 02, 2009

White House Xmas theme: 'Reflect, rejoice, renew'

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Police: Confused men try to rob Md. funeral home

Friday December 04, 2009

'Elf' jailed over dynamite hoax on Ga. mall Santa

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Health care issues: Public plan compromises

Thursday December 03, 2009

Gates: 3,000 extra troops could go to Afghanistan

Thursday December 03, 2009

Health care issues: Preventive measures

Tuesday December 08, 2009

General: Bin Laden is key to defeating al-Qaida

Wednesday December 02, 2009

High court hears Florida beach dispute

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Man gets year in jail for urinating on officer

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Health care issues: Keeping what you have

Monday December 07, 2009

Shoals still in path of Wall Street regulations

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Farmer sees divine sign in cow born at Conn. dairy

Tuesday December 01, 2009

US, Russia urge completion of arms control deal

Monday December 07, 2009

ACORN prober finds no illegal pattern on videos

Thursday December 03, 2009

Afghan training mission faces tough obstacles

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Summary of actions by the Supreme Court on Tuesday

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Reaction to Obama's Afghanistan war plans

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Obama to note irony of peace prize in wartime

Friday December 04, 2009

Lawmakers demand testimony by WH social secretary

Monday December 07, 2009

House panel to consider subpoenaing Salahis

Monday December 07, 2009

Georgia congressman has hepatitis C

Thursday December 10, 2009

House Roll Call: How they voted on spending bill

Friday December 04, 2009

Lawmakers rally to sailors' aid in court martial

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Steele calls Sen. Reid's slavery remark 'ignorant'

Monday December 14, 2009

High court to rule on deportation issue

Wednesday December 09, 2009

WH reviews no-letter policy for military suicide

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Health care issues: Shopping for insurance

Tuesday December 15, 2009

CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama's Chicago plans a no-go

Thursday December 03, 2009

Oprah visits White House for Christmas special

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Lawmakers slam office overseeing Afghan rebuilding

Sunday December 06, 2009

US applauds Iraq plans for parliamentary elections

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Ohio charity workers find marijuana in donated jug

Thursday December 03, 2009

Virginia regulators probe Salahis' fund-raising

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Excerpts from e-mails of WH gate crashers

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Ohio cops: Man in Santa garb tried to kidnap girl

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Gibbs: Deployment to Afghan will be accelerated

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Deer runs through Jersey City, leaps into Hudson

Thursday December 03, 2009

Senate roll call on Medicare cuts amendment

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Cowboy motorist helps Mass. troopers lasso 2 cows

Sunday December 06, 2009

Obama aide: July 2011 Afghan pullout not `a cliff'

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Afghan war commander calls new strategy achievable

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Congress, Obama spar over paying for Afghan plan

Monday December 14, 2009

Cops: Man accused of rifle attack after drunk ride

Thursday December 03, 2009

What do cats do home alone? Cat cams have answers

Sunday December 13, 2009

Special delivery: UPS driver finds, returns $5,200

Thursday December 03, 2009

Police: Bubble gum bandits walk, talk and steal

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Jesus Christ dumped from jury pool for disruption

Monday December 07, 2009

Neighbors say house still reeks even after cleanup

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Police say dresser saved woman, kids from bullet

Monday December 14, 2009

Germans flee into container after wild boar scare

Tuesday December 01, 2009

W.Va. giant egg mystery turns out to be joke

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Police: Man dresses up as mom to withdraw cash

Sunday December 06, 2009

Ind. man caught on bike with stolen Christmas tree

Thursday December 03, 2009

Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan

Thursday December 03, 2009

Secret Service benches 3 over gatecrashing

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Obama to outline Afghan strategy at West Point

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Obama described as 'angry' over security breach

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Biden: Party crashers appeared to know everyone

Monday December 14, 2009

Court won't hear appeal from ex-Gitmo prisoners

Thursday December 10, 2009

A guilty pleasure for first lady: 'really bad TV'

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Congress readies huge year-end spending bill

Monday December 07, 2009

Tenn. man says cows licked $100 in damage to house

Saturday December 05, 2009

CAPITAL CULTURE: When folks swarmed People's House

Thursday December 03, 2009

Senate roll call: Vote on women's health

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Obama urges major new stimulus, jobs spending

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Petraeus reveals boost in US counterterror effort

Monday December 07, 2009

Obama welcomes Turkish PM to White House

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Mom allegedly hits deputy who arrested her son

Sunday December 06, 2009

Police jail man for rubbing burger in wife's face

Sunday December 06, 2009

McCain troubled by Afghan pullout target date

Wednesday December 09, 2009

State Department employee placed on probation

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Houston gives fake fire hydrant a serial number

Monday December 07, 2009

Court to decide if college group must allow gays

Thursday December 10, 2009

Dutch man reports theft of Ecstasy pill collection

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Kansas man says dog saved him from duplex fire

Monday December 07, 2009

Health care issues: Illegal immigrants covered?

Monday December 14, 2009

Police: Mass. suspect mutilated fingers to hide ID

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Obama staying at home after his big Afghan speech

Tuesday December 08, 2009

NC woman accused of selling moonshine at day care

Thursday December 10, 2009

Man allegedly assaults wife over snow shoveling

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Pa. police arrest Amish man in buggy for DUI

Thursday December 03, 2009

Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Eid stamps available

Wednesday December 09, 2009

White House Christmases: mistletoe and chain saws

Friday December 11, 2009

US official: Pakistan expected to deport US youths

Sunday December 06, 2009

PROMISES, PROMISES: A closed meeting on openness

Thursday December 03, 2009

Iowa woman accused of shoplifting 418 items

Friday December 04, 2009

GOP cautions Obama against climate commitment

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Some see divine sign in cow born at Conn. dairy

Friday December 04, 2009

Ethics panel checking Homeland Security Committee

Monday December 14, 2009

US reveals fund for green tech in poor nations

Thursday December 10, 2009

White House Christmases: mistletoe and chain saws

Thursday December 03, 2009

Obama to host jobs summit

Monday December 07, 2009

Scantily-clad 'David' decked out as St. Nick

Thursday December 03, 2009

'Elf' jailed over dynamite hoax on Ga. mall Santa

Tuesday December 01, 2009

PROMISES, PROMISES: Friday is still WH 'trash day'

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Book returned to Ohio library after 60 years

Sunday December 06, 2009

Bungling burglar at Mich. shop busted by workers

Friday December 11, 2009

Obama says Afghanistan not US 'protectorate'

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Police: Woman torched man's porch after breakup

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Baby alligator, snakes found in university dorm

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Welcome to the White House: Are you on The List?

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Lawmakers agree to subpoena WH gate-crashers

Thursday December 03, 2009

Texas couple say hen laid egg with cross on it

Thursday December 10, 2009

2009 was trying for Obama; Dems fret over 2010

Saturday December 05, 2009

Lawmakers get little reaction to Obama's war plan

Wednesday December 09, 2009

Some see divine sign in cow born at Conn. dairy

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Court: Reconsider death sentence for Kindler

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Space alien search costs AZ school worker his job

Monday December 14, 2009

Pa. lawmaker hospitalized with abdominal pains

Thursday December 03, 2009

Would-be thief sends merciful NY store owner $50

Monday December 14, 2009

AP sources: Ill prison to get some Gitmo detainees

Wednesday December 09, 2009

WA Rep. Baird says he will not seek re-election

Friday December 04, 2009

Chicken stuffed with cocaine is recipe for arrest

Friday December 04, 2009

Chicken stuffed with cocaine is recipe for arrest

Monday December 07, 2009

Shoals still in path of Wall Street regulations

Tuesday December 01, 2009

Police: Man lies about robbery over fear of wife

Wednesday December 02, 2009

FACT CHECK: Obama skims over some Afghan realities

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Obama spokesman: 'Silly' not to allow Va. flagpole

Sunday December 13, 2009

Woman plans to be a graduate, bride on same day

Tuesday December 08, 2009

Senate Roll Call: Abortion in health care bill

Monday December 07, 2009

Administration pushes swine flu vaccines in ads

Monday December 14, 2009

Motorized bar stool from DUI case fetches $1,125

Tuesday December 08, 2009

White House to release new gov't data collections

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Obama to pitch energy-saving home remodeling

Saturday December 05, 2009

At war, honored for peace: Obama's tricky moment

Wednesday December 02, 2009

Peruvian wedding crashed by groom's ex

Monday December 07, 2009

Famous Miranda rights warning could get rewrite

Monday December 14, 2009

Texas police arrest intruder suspect as he bathed

Sunday December 13, 2009

Monday December 07, 2009

Secret Service report details 91 security breaches

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