Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mexican Cartel Beheaded 29--Including Women and Children--In Saturday Night Massacre | CNSnews.com

Mexican Cartel Beheaded 29--Including Women and Children--In Saturday Night Massacre | CNSnews.com: "SAN BENITO, Guatemala (AP) — One of Guatemala's worst massacres since the end of the country's decades-long civil war was the work of the brutal Mexican drug cartel the Zetas, Guatemalan officials said Monday."

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Obama Admin Quietly Ends Immigrant Registration Program That Targeted Men From Muslim Countries…

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Obama Admin Quietly Ends Immigrant Registration Program That Targeted Men From Muslim Countries…: "— The U.S. government has ended a controversial counterterrorism program created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that required men living in the U.S. who came from mostly Muslim countries to register with federal authorities."

Union whistleblowers: We were beaten and harassed after they accused bosses of looting

Union whistleblowers: We were beaten and harassed after they accused bosses of looting: "Unionized phone company employees say they were beaten or threatened after they accused their labor bosses of looting their coffers through various scams."

Monday, May 16, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry's Business-Friendly Texas Thriving - HUMAN EVENTS

Gov. Rick Perry's Business-Friendly Texas Thriving - HUMAN EVENTS: "Across the country, governors are taking back America, piecing together a country weakened by the wealth-destroying policies of Barack Obama."

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Ohio State Economists: Obama’s “Stimulus” Bill Destroyed 500,000 Jobs…

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Ohio State Economists: Obama’s “Stimulus” Bill Destroyed 500,000 Jobs…: "(Powerline) — Economists Timothy Conley and Bill Dupor have studied the effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the purported stimulus bill) with great rigor. Earlier this week, they reported their findings in a paper titled “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Public Sector Jobs Saved, Private Sector Jobs Forestalled.” The paper is dense and rather lengthy, and requires considerable study. Here, however, is the bottom line:"

Over Half of All Obamacare Waivers Given to Union Members | The Weekly Standard

Over Half of All Obamacare Waivers Given to Union Members | The Weekly Standard: "In what is fast becoming a weekly event, the Obama administration granted 200 more companies aivers from the Democrats' sweeping health care law in the Friday night news dump. That brings the number of companies receiving waivers to 1,372."

Monday, May 9, 2011

US Housing Has Worst Quarter Since 2008

US Housing Has Worst Quarter Since 2008: "A new survey from Zillow shows that the US just had its worst quarter for home sales since 2008.
Some key datapoints:
Nearly 75% of homes in the US lost value from Q1 2010 to Q1 2011. That's up from 69% the quarter before."