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Does Obama’s UN carbon pledge threaten much more US economic pain?

04/15/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
April 7, 2015: President Obama at Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) EXCLUSIVE: The Obama Administration’s pledge of 26 to 28 percent cuts in U.S. carbon emissions by 2025 is coming under heavy fire from business and scientific…

Mama Maggie: the ‘Mother Teresa of Cairo’ inspires Coptic Christians

04/03/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The brutal beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians at the hands of ISIS terrorists shocked the world. But almost as worldview shattering was the strong faith of the victims, even in the face of certain death. Now we know where their…

Supreme Court should nix ObamaCare subsidies, instigate reform

03/04/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The Supreme Court could improve American health care by striking down federal subsidies offered through HealthCare.com—the federal exchange that sells insurance in states without government-run marketplaces. Most Americans never wanted the Affordable Care Act. A recent Gallup poll found 56…

Five things you should know about Janet Yellen’s plan for higher interest rates

02/25/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has been giving banks virtually free money by keeping their short term borrowing rates near zero. This week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the Fed is getting even more optimistic about the economy…

Five reasons why European Central Bank’s QE won’t save continent’s dying economies

01/22/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The European Central Bank has just announced a €60 billion ($69 billion) monthly government bond buying program—Quantitative Easing—but that won’t do much for the moribund continental economy. Central banks can print money to purchase government bonds to push up prices…

The Real State of Our Union: More entitlements, taxes and unemployment

01/19/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
In his State of the Union address, President Obama will propose much he knows the Republican-controlled Congress will not enact, but his real agenda is to set the table for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Once again, the president will…

Outgoing lawmakers make plans for life after Congress

12/31/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
FILE: Dec. 3, 2014: Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (REUTERS) The midterm election now a fading blip on 2014’s radar screen, retiring and defeated members of Congress have made their farewell speeches, packed up their…

University of Rhode Island removes Gruber video after it goes viral

11/17/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Economist Jonathan Gruber speaks at a conference of the Workers Compensation Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, March 12, 2014. Dr. Gruber is a professor at MIT and the architect of the healthcare reform laws in Massachusetts and the American Affordable…

Battle-tested Walker fights to keep job in Wisconsin

09/18/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Cutting the ribbon on a new facility in Waukesha, Wis., local businessman Gunner Lyslo told Gov. Scott Walker, “Maybe this is something you will do in the White House.” ; Ever the savvy politician, Walker lifted up both palms, as…

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…