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Liberty NewsWire: April 13, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Thursday creating a health care exchange in New York, an online marketplace where consumers can shop for competing health insurance plans.The move brings New York into compliance with President [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 11, 2012
Proponents of an online sales tax aren’t letting up in their push to move legislation through Congress this year, despite the opposition of conservative heavyweights.“The Supreme Court has correctly ruled against forcing businesses to [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 9, 2012
The D.C. Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case brought by five tobacco companies challenging regulations requiring graphic warning labels on cigarette packs and advertisements starting in September.Once again, the [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 3, 2012
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a “mosque outreach” program to compile information on American Muslim organizations and “their constitutionally-protected beliefs and activities, without any suspicion of [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
WASHINGTON -- House members of both parties on Monday teed off against the agency in charge of airport and port anti-terrorist screening, saying it uses ineffective tactics, wastes money on faulty equipment and treats travelers [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Thursday, April 12th, 2012
I realize that most Americans or Europeans wouldn't be able to pick out Mali on a map. But it's still a shame that recent events in that West African country have been getting so little attention. Until recently, Mali was one of [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
The TSA may be concealing the reason for this policy for security reasons, or it may just be taking the easy route: if you don’t explain a position, you don’t have to defend your reasoning. Instead, Richtel ends up citing two security [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 5, 2012
top court is poised to rule on Cook County’s assault weapons ban Thursday in a case that will determine the fate of one of Illinois’ signature gun-control laws.The county ordinance specifically outlaws the sale or possession of [...]
Liberty NewsWire: March 29, 2012
"What we've heard over the last few days is a growing concern from our Supreme Court justices about, perhaps, the federal government has gone too far at the expense of individual liberty and our states' rights," said South [...]
Liberty NewsWire: March 26, 2012
“As the U.S. economy continues to rebound and repair,” additional steps “may create an overcommitment to ultra-easy monetary policy,” St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said in a speech yesterday in Hong Kong. Atlanta [...]