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02.28.2011

“The Week Ahead” Looks At The Road To The 2012 Election

Host Frank McCaffrey speaks with ALG Counsel Nathan Mehrens about the state of the Republican party and the President’s road to the 2012 election. Plus, hear from California Congressman Devin Nunes about public employee transparency.

02.28.2011

Above the Law

On: 03/29/2011 09:04:38 In: Uncategorized By Bill Wilson Barack Obama is the unilateral president. He does what he wants, when he wants, and Congress — and the people — be damned. The examples are too numerous to ignore. Recently, Obama ordered an attack on Libya without so much […]

02.28.2011

‘The Week Ahead’ Looks at the Senate Republican Balanced Budget Amendment and Welfare Reform

On: 03/29/2011 09:04:03 In: Uncategorized Video by Frank McCaffrey

02.28.2011

‘Homeland’ Radiation Threatens More Than Just Our Health

On: 03/31/2011 09:03:04 In: Uncategorized By Howard Rich As the world keeps a watchful eye over the badly-damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan, a radioactive threat much closer to home is being deliberately downplayed by our government. As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s latest […]

02.28.2011

Sen. Orrin Hatch Speaks With ALG About A New Idea To Cut Spending

On: 03/31/2011 09:02:34 In: Economy Video by Frank McCaffrey

02.28.2011

Chevy Volt Sales Slump, GM Asks for Government Handout

On: 03/31/2011 09:02:05 In: Uncategorized By Robert Romano Recent reports find that General Motors (GM) is lobbying for the passage of legislation by Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow that would turn a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit into a rebate that will be available to all consumers at the point of sale. It’s been dubbed “Cash for Clunkers II”. Right now, the $7,500 tax credit can only be […]

02.28.2011

Why I Won’t Vote to Raise the Debt Limit

On: 03/31/2011 09:01:15 In: Fiscal Responsibility ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured oped from the Wall Street Journal , Senator Marco Rubio takes a courageous stand against increasing the debt ceiling unless strong conditions are met: By Senator Marco Rubio I will vote to defeat an increase in the debt limit unless it is the last […]

02.28.2011

Entitled to Entitlements

On: 03/30/2011 09:09:55 In: Entitlements By Rebekah Rast Entitlement programs, also known as mandatory spending, account for two-thirds of the federal budget. This current fiscal year, mandatory spending exceeds total federal receipts. In hard numbers, mandatory spending is estimated to cost this country $2.194 trillion this year alone, […]

02.28.2011

House Republicans Move to Wind Down Fannie, Freddie

On: 03/30/2011 09:09:24 In: Economy By Bill Wilson On March 29, House Republicans led by Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling unveiled a piecemeal approach to bringing an end to government control of mortgage markets that includes winding down Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In 2008, Congress and the Bush Administration placed Fannie and Freddie into conservatorship as the firms descended into insolvency. Since then, the government bailout […]

02.28.2011

The Political Leadership Crisis

On: 03/30/2011 09:08:31 In: Uncategorized By Adam Bitely The United States has been dealing with one crisis after the other for the past decade. Currently, the U.S. faces an unemployment crisis, a financial crisis, and a political leadership crisis. What is the political leadership crisis? Simply put, the […]

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