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Audit the Fed: Dodd-Frank, QE3, and Fed Transparency
From the House Financial Services Committee: WASHINGTON -The Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ron Paul, will hold a hearing on auditing the Federal Reserve and the need for transparency at the central [...]
LPAC 2011: Mike Lee
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (UT) speaks to the crowd at LPAC 2011:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vZKs8LJOTkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZrxpFv3Tcchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaoHEnVT5LU
ObamaCare Back In the News
A new report is out from Kaiser Family Foundation showing that healthcare premiums increased by 9% during 2011, a report that flies in the face of the Obama Administration's claim that the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care [...]
LPAC 2011: Rand Paul
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (KY) speaks to the crowd at LPAC 2011.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsAKz6n8dhg&list=PL1C5CB933C6370158&index=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12W2vLxeZVc&list=PL1C5CB933C6370158&index=2
Robo-Death Made in the USA
The media report that the United States government is working to develop pilotless military drones that are fully automatic, identifying and destroying human targets on the ground without any intervention from an operator or pilot back in [...]
"Economics On One Foot"
Have you ever had trouble getting your friends or family to pay attention long enough for you to explain the most fundamental principles of sound economics? Or likewise, have you ever struggled to explain sound economics to your friends [...]
Liberty NewsWire - Sept. 28, 2011
Florida GOP to Move Up Presidential Primary, Defying National Party - NPRSupreme Court Asked to Review Challenge to Healthcare Reform Law - The HillFederal Judges Set to Rules on Alabama Immigtation Law - CBS NewsOil Slide on Growing U.S. Supply [...]
Senators Discuss Continuing Resolution
Last night, Senator Paul joined CNN host John King and Senator Mike Lee joined CNBC's Larry Kudlow to discuss the Senate passing a short-term continuing [...]
Liberty NewsWire - Sept. 27, 2011
"The Senate passed a measure, 79-12, that would fund the government through Nov. 18 and includes $2.6 billion for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief for fiscal 2012. The Senate separately passed a short-term CR through Oct. [...]
Bombing for Jobs
The military-industrial complex is desperate: "defense" outlays might actually get cut. The Horror! Imagine if, after real, inflation-adjusted military expenditures doubled over the last decade, they dropped a [...]