» Three Reasons We Shouldn’t Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers - Big Government

» Three Reasons We Shouldn’t Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers - Big Government: "As the cumulative total of student loan borrowing approaches $1 trillion dollars, calls to forgive some or all of that debt are mounting. Federally guaranteed student loans make up more than half that total and Barack Obama is pushing to cap the amount any borrower must pay back in a given year and forgive outstanding balances after 20 years"

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America's $15 Trillion Debt Nightmare

America's $15 Trillion Debt Nightmare: "This week, the U.S. national debt clock hit a nightmarish milestone: a record $15 trillion. Words can’t even begin to describe the scope of borrowed federal spending, but it is no doubt a staggering figure that has risen dramatically in the last decade and is more than $4 trillion higher than when President Barack Obama took office less than three years ago. Unfortunately, Washington does not appear poised to take action to rectify the problem, and those with their hands on the wheel are ignoring the root of the problem: spending."

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Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Obama Spending $410 Billion To Give Poor Free Internet After U.N. Says It’s A “Basic Human Right”…

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Obama Spending $410 Billion To Give Poor Free Internet After U.N. Says It’s A “Basic Human Right”…: " Following a laughable United Nations declaration that high-speed internet access is a basic human right, the Obama Administration is investing north of $400 million to expand broadband into poor, rural areas of the U.S."

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Wayne County Executive | Severance Pay Scandal | The Daily Caller

Wayne County Executive | Severance Pay Scandal | The Daily Caller: "Senior citizens in Wayne County, Mich., would rather eat cat food than the slop that currently passes for meals-on-wheels dinners provided by the county government. And WJBK-Fox 2 news reporter Charlie LeDuff found that the substandard food options were a consequence of Democratic county executive Bob Ficano’s overspending on perks for his own office."

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Pay to play, brought to you by Washington - The Washington Post

Pay to play, brought to you by Washington - The Washington Post: "Almost exactly a year ago, members of Congress voted overwhelmingly to censure their colleague Rep. Charlie Rangel for bringing dishonor on the House. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summoned the New York Democrat to the well and chastised him for his 11 ethics violations, which included improper fundraising."

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Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner: "President Obama's United States Department of Agriculture has delayed shale gas drilling in Ohio for up to six months by cancelling a mineral lease auction for Wayne National Forest (WNF). The move was taken in deference to environmentalists, on the pretext of studying the effects of hydraulic fracturing."

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Portland Needs 70 DUMP TRUCKS to Clean Up Filth After Occupy Goons Removed From Parks | The Gateway Pundit

Portland Needs 70 DUMP TRUCKS to Clean Up Filth After Occupy Goons Removed From Parks | The Gateway Pundit: "City officials needed 70 dump trucks to clean up the filth after the Occupy Portland squatters were removed this weekend from two downtown parks."

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We Can't Wait | Barack Obama | Administrative Action | The Daily Caller

We Can't Wait | Barack Obama | Administrative Action | The Daily Caller: "The White House is scheduling a few more “We Can’t Wait” PR events this week, some 51 weeks before millions of Americans rush to the polls in November 2012."

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Obama's Keystone XL Decision Put Politics Above Jobs

Obama's Keystone XL Decision Put Politics Above Jobs: "If Americans needed any further proof that the Obama Administration is one of the most political on record, or that, for all the recent demagoguing, it really cares only about re-election, not about job creation, then you need look no further than its cynical Keystone XL oil pipeline decision last week."

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Obama Using Veterans to Build his Campaign | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

Obama Using Veterans to Build his Campaign | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier: "The Obama campaign is using veterans to grow its email list, placing on its website an offer to let people thank veterans for their service as long as they enter their name, email address, and zip code."

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