Tag Archives: agency

IRS considers taxing work perks like food, gym memberships

04/15/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
In competitive job markets like Silicon Valley, companies are doing everything they can to entice the best and brightest — offering freebies that have become the stuff of legend. ; Employee perks like free food at lavish cafeterias, laundry and…

Freedom for me, but not for thee — Dianne Feinstein, the CIA and you

03/20/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Initially, I was gratified to learn that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was unafraid to take on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over the issue of domestic spying. The CIA is limited by its…

EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your backyard

11/24/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
In this July 7, 2010 file photo, an EPA worker looks at oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill which seeped into a marsh in Waveland, Miss. (Reuters) A river runs through it — and Uncle Sam isn’t far behind. That’s…

How To Reform The NSA

08/21/2013 Published on Forbes.com
“It’s not enough for me to have confidence in these programs. The American people need to have confidence in them as well.” Those were President Obama’s words at his August 9th press conference in which he laid out his plans…

Obama seeks $17.7 billion for NASA to lasso asteroid, explore space

04/10/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
This asteroid mission brings together the best of NASA’s science, technology and human exploration efforts to achieve the President’s goals faster and at a lower cost to taxpayers than continuing with business as usual. (NASA) By leveraging capabilities across all…

Pollution highlights the price China is paying for rapid development

01/14/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
A man wearing a mask walks on a stone bridge in a park on a hazy day in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Beijing schools kept children indoors and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday following a…

Happy Birthday, James Madison. Thank You for Fighting So Hard for Our Constitution

03/16/2011 Published on Foxnews.com
Wouldn’t it be quite the scandal if the president of the United States were to pimp out his wife and her sister to use their sexual favors to win the endorsement of his influential predecessor? It was a smear that…

What Will Really Make Us Fat In the New Year

12/29/2010 Published on Foxnews.com
Your New Year’s resolution might involve diet and exercise but according to news sources that might not shrink your waistline. Reporst say man-made chemicals called “obesogens” may be responsible for the “obesity epidemic,” and regulators are gearing up to address…

New York Times All Wet About Drinking Water Crisis

12/17/2009 Published on Foxnews.com
Officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working hard to hype drinking water risks as they ask Congress to expand their authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). They have the assistance of sensationalist journalism at the…