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Fed maintains its bond purchases
Joseph Lawler | 06/19/13 02:15 PM
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would maintain its monthly bond purchases and keep interest rates low. The central bank signaled that the economy the economy was improving, but not fast enough for its stimulus program to be downsized without harming growth. The announcement...
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Ted Cruz blasts Gang of Eight immigration reform bill on Rush Limbaugh show
Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 02:15 PM
On Rush Limbaugh’s radio show this afternoon, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, denounced the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill, encouraging his audience to call their member of Congress to oppose the bill. Cruz noted there were about 20 Republican Senators that were on the fence about voting for...
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Food stamp cuts threaten farm bill
Sean Lengell | 06/19/13 02:10 PM
White House opposition to the House’s massive farm bill could leave some Republicans and conservative groups in the awkward position of agreeing with President Obama. As the House continued debate Wednesday on the five-year measure that includes billions of dollars for crop...
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CBO: Senate bill still allows illegal immigration
06/19/13 02:03 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal immigration into the United States would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that also finds the measure reduces federal deficits by billions. Supporters of the...
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Obama’s nuclear plan faces major obstacles in Washington, Russia
Brian Hughes | 06/19/13 01:15 PM
President Obama’s call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles by one-third ran into immediate opposition in both Washington and Moscow, with officials from both countries questioning the need for such a sharp cut in their weapons arsenals. Obama’s proposal, which he made...
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Glenn Beck: John Lennon didn’t teach us about peace, Jesus did
Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 01:10 PM
During his speech today at a Tea Party rally outside the U.S. Capitol building, conservative media mogul Glenn Beck insisted to the crowd that Martin Luther King Jr. drew his inspiration from God, not progressive liberals. “What they all did was not progressive or new, it was ancient,”...
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Terry McAuliffe: Virginia’s right-to-work status is not going to change
Sean Higgins | 06/19/13 12:05 PM
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe told the Washington Post that the Old Dominion’s right to work law was “not going to change”. The Post reporter apparently though he left himself some wiggle room on this though. Here’s the relevant section from today’s...
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New York Times: Sen. Sessions an 'elfin Alabamian'
Charlie Spiering | 06/19/13 11:25 AM
What is an “elfin Alabamian?” The print edition of the New York Times yesterday, featured Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Ala. and his efforts to take down the immigration reform bill, describing him as “an elfin Alabamian with a mischievous smile and a relentless approach.” “The longer it...
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What will happen to the 3.5 million people Schumer-Rubio doesn’t legalize?
Conn Carroll | 06/19/13 11:25 AM
Pro-amnesty Republicans constantly tell us that we must grant citizenship to the 11.5 million illegal immigrants currently living in the country because the only alternative is mass deportation. But just how many of those currently in the United States would qualify for legalization? Page...
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A quarter of young people don’t want health insurance, think it’s a ripoff
Timothy P. Carney | 06/19/13 11:15 AM
About one in four Americans ages 18-30 say they “don’t really need” health insurance, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. About 35 percent are unwilling to say it’s “worth the money it costs.” Those are pretty big minorities of the population that don’t want health...
