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EDITORIAL: Exemplars of rectitude, fiscal sanity
Oklahoma senator earns wrath of Reid, Democrats Considering the performance of the two elected obstetricians most recently in the national eye, it's intriguing to speculate how much better off the country might ...
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This is a rush transcript from "Your World with Neil Cavuto," July 23, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
I am glad I was not on this flight...
Check out the email I just received from FNC colleague Chad Pergram: From: Pergram, Chad Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 6:00 PM To: Subject: Urgent: Incident on board plane carrying seven House members to ...
Plane Carrying Seven Texas Congressmen Forced To Make Emergency Landing
Via CNN , we learn that a plane carrying seven members of Congress from Texas was forced to make an emergency landing today due to mechanical issues: A Continental flight carrying seven Texas lawmakers made an ...
Congress members' flight loses cabin pressure
A plane carrying 123 people, including seven members of Congress, was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday due to mechanical issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Paul Event Moves To Larger Venue
PAUL, Minn. -- Supporters of maverick Rep. Ron Paul who are organizing a rally as an alternative to the Republican National Convention are moving their crosstown event to a larger venue.
McGill Also Found That 90% of Congressmen Talk Out of Their Asses
Last month the House Financial Services Committee rejected a bill co-sponsored by Chairman Barney Frank and Rep.
Dr. Broun Goes Back to Washington
Last July, Paul Broun shocked Georgia pundits when the poorly funded physician narrowly defeated a longtime legislative leader in a GOP primary for a special election in an overwhelmingly Republican U.S. House ...
GOP Asks the Net For Advice, Paulites Answer the Call ... And Answer, And Answer
When the Republican party issued a clarion call last week for its grassroots supporters to submit ideas online to build the party's platform, RNC officials probably weren't expecting a concerted push for the ...
Congressman warns of 'chaos about to be unleashed'
Texas Congressman Ron Paul has warned the House that he is "convinced the time is now upon us that some Big Events are about to occur." that will cause liberty to go "into deep hibernation". Paul told the ...
Gas prices dip, Congress tries to find more relief
Drivers on the south side are getting a little relief from the high cost of gas.
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Sen. Jim Bunning fixated on Fed messes
Senator Jim Bunning joins Ron Paul as one of the few elected officials who understand one of the major reasons that financial markets and the economy are in the condition they are in today - the Federal ...
Media Ignores Ron Paul March For Liberty
Thousands of people marched peacefully in Washington D.C. on Saturday, to honor Texas Congressman Ron Paul's campaign for liberty, yet the mainstream media uniformly failed to issue a single written report on ...
"It's hard for voters to say that they are proud to be a Republican or proud to be a Democrat," reacts Libertarian Party spokesman Andrew Davis to "single digit" approval ratings for Congress revealed in the ...
One Nation, One ID, New World Order?
The Real I.D. Act, signed into law in May, will require people living or working in the United States to carry a federally approved identification card.
What's most amazing to me about this presidential election year is not that Obama upset Clinton in the Democratic primaries or that the GOP voters chose McCain to carry their party's banner into the November ...
Capitol Briefing: 'War Powers' Plan Faces Steep Odds
Former secretaries of state James Baker and Warren Christopher held a press conference on Capitol Hill this morning to unveil the fruit of their most recent bipartisan commission labors, a proposal to repeal ...
Commentary: Guns of August spiked?
Is the United States heading into a deadly confrontation with Iran? Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, the unsuccessful maverick Republican presidential candidate, warned millions of radio listeners this is now ...
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Congress frets as its ratings plummet
Members of Congress are used to working in an institution that gets no respect, but a recent plunge to the bottom of confidence ratings - and a week back home with constituents riled over gas prices - is raising alarms even on thick-skinned Capitol Hill.
Some Democrats blame the Republicans, especially GOP senators who have used procedural maneuvers to block votes on key legislation.
"It's worrisome, but I understand it: The strategy of the Republicans has been to stop anything from happening - and people think that nothing is being done to help their lives," says Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) of Michigan.