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Coburn Highlights Stimulus WasteSenator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), one of the few in Congress who remain extremely vigilant about wasteful spending, released a report this morning on the Stimulus package -- 100 Stimulus Projects: A Second Opinion. The report highlights a hundred examples of waste in the stimulus package... Read More »»

Israel in DangerWhen the Germans moved their capital from Bonn to Berlin, the U.S. Embassy in Germany moved to Berlin, too. When the Brazilians moved their capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia, the U.S. Embassy followed suit. When Jimmy Carter extended diplomatic recognition in 1979 to the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. Embassy on Taiwan shut down and our diplomats obediently opened up shop in Beijing. So where is the U.S. Embassy in Israel? It’s in Tel Aviv... Read More »»

Christian Conservatives Fight Expansion of Hate-Crimes LawConservative Christian leaders are fighting a bill that would provide federal hate-crimes coverage to gays and lesbians, prompting questions of who, if anyone, should be protected by such laws. With a Democrat-controlled Congress and a president who has indicated his support for the Matthew Shepard Act, time may be running out for its opponents... Read More »»
To make this law would be a hate crime against Americans by the President.

Obama to Extend Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal EmployeesPresident Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees... Read More »»