Tag Archives: country

Federal prosecutors balk at Holder push to reduce drug sentences

03/21/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Federal prosecutors are at odds with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over whether mandatory minimum sentences — a key part of the government’s so-called war on drugs — should be rolled back. ; Congress approved many of those harsh penalties…

Save US jobs — level playing field between brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers

03/10/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
The old adage, if something’s too good to be true, it probably is, too often applies to bargain-basement prices for retail goods online. An often ignored loophole in existing sales tax law is giving online retailers an unfair advantage over…

Indonesian Muslim clerics issue fatwa protecting endangered animals

03/08/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
BANGKOK, Thailand – Indonesia’s highest Islamic clerical body is using its influence over the estimated 200 million Muslims in the country to try to save local wildlife, including the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger. The religious fatwa issued by the Indonesian…

National Intelligence Director Finally Says He’s Sorry For NSA Overstep, But Is It Too Late?

02/18/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“I probably shouldn’t say this, but I will,” National Intelligence Director James Clapper said in an exclusive Daily Beast interview on government surveillance.He continued, “had we been transparent about this from the outset right after 9/11—which is the genesis of…

A Look Ahead To 2014

01/03/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It’s a new year, but it’s certainly not a new Washington. As we begin 2014, things are looking as bleak as ever – a particularly bad sign for President Obama as he begins his 6th year in office. Here is…

Remembering the Rt. Rev. Ray Price — country music star and the coolest cat in the alley

12/17/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
FILE — Jan. 7, 2011: Country Music Hall of Fame member and Grammy award winner Ray “The Cherokee Cowboy” Price celebrates his 86th birthday by performing in Bullard Texas. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman) It was 8:15ish am. I was…

A Step In The Right Direction For Congress, But Only A Small One

12/11/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Since the announcement last night that House and Senate negotiators have agreed to a short-term budget deal, which raises military and domestic spending over the next two years, commentators have been asking: Does Congress work? The answer is two fold.…

The top ten reasons to "shop small" on Small Business Saturday

11/29/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
There hasn’t been a lot of good news in the small-business sector recently. The self-employed are getting hammered by insurance premium increases under the healthcare law, and they are trying to keep their doors open in a challenging economic environment.…

Don’t let ObamaCare debate derail search for lifesaving medical cures

08/12/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
In one of their final votes before heading home for Congress’ annual summer recess, House Republicans voted to repeal ObamaCare – for the 40th time. ; While this bill will not go any further with the Democratic-controlled Senate than their…

Obama declares a War on Coal

06/25/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
So much for the denials. An administration that throughout its 2012 election campaign denied it was waging a War on Coal has now come out and publicly declared its intention to shut down coal-fired power plants – putting hundreds of…