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Today, many Americans will honor fallen brethren from all wars throughout our country’s history. (more)

“I strongly disagree with the recently adopted law in Arizona. It is a law that not only ignores a reality that cannot be erased by decree, but also introduce a terrible idea using racial profiling as the basis for law enforcement.” Mexican president Felipe Calderon said. (more)

During this week in Congress, both the House and Senate are expected to consider bills that will cause the current debt limit to swell like Jiffy-Pop popcorn sitting on a hot burner. The Senate will consider an emergency supplemental appropriations bill designed to fund the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the Haiti earthquake relief, money for clean-up of storms and the gulf oil spill. The House is planning on considering the so-called tax extenders bill, which at press time had a price tag of almost $190 billion. Both of these bills in part contain some meritorious provisions. At issue for this writer is the huge price tag these bills carry. (more)

The news last week that New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo launched an investigation of eight of the largest banks to determine if they had mislead the credit rating agencies is one of those wonderful Wall Street melodramas that typically start with a bang and end with a blur (more)

“Nothing is a better fit for this administration than a blank slate… loyal, seemingly principle-free, (a) careerist who… as the Obama Administration’s lawyer vigorously defending every one of his assertions of extremely broad executive authority.” That heads-up comes from Glenn Greenwald, a hard-left blogger on none other than Salon.com, who happens to a constitutional lawyer. (more)

Should we audit the Fed? (more)

While the financial chaos that swept Wall Street this past week certainly can’t be blamed on one man, I think I found the guy who played the leading role. I caught up with him this past Saturday for breakfast at New York city’s posh Regency hotel. We agreed that I wouldn’t describe anything about his looks, age or accent. Though, we had never met, I was drawn to him immediately.
His handshake was firm, his smile warm and I liked him immediately. He passed a small electrical device between us. “Just to make sure you’re not wired,” he said. “ So what would you like to know?”
“Is it true what I’ve heard about you from our friend, that you shorted the world.” (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Virginia lacrosse teams both anticipated playing for a national championship this month. They just never expected it to be like this. (more)

This week in the Senate may prove to be a big week for the cap-and-trade issue even though most Hill watchers will see the Senate debating the highly publicized financial reform bill. Ever since Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pulled his support and co-sponsorship in late April of the soon to be unveiled cap-and-trade bill by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Kerry (D-Mass), most believed the prospects for this issue coming up in the Senate this year were severely jeopardized by the senator’s withdrawal. If you add to that, the recent and very tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, that disaster would seem to serve to further put at risk the scheduling of any bill in the Senate this year. Finally, in a May 5, 2010 CBO report, the Congressional Budget office reported that capping and reducing U.S. greenhouse gases would result in large decline of employment, specifically saying the coal industry would suffer a decline between 10 percent to 18 percent by 2015. Combining all of these factors together, most logical people would bet that the issue was completely dead this year. However, actions this week in the Senate might just prove that assumption wrong. (more)

In my long career working with low-income and minority families in Alabama and elsewhere across the South, I’ve seen first-hand how groups are disproportionately affected by the cost of rising electricity bills. (more)

President Barack Obama used a commencement speech last week at the University of Michigan to attack a growing number of American Citizens who disagree with him and have become increasingly concerned about his policies and governmental practices. (more)

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In another twist in the unpredictable saga that is the Florida Senate race, billionaire Jeff Greene announced Friday that he will make a run for the seat as a Democrat. (more)

Last week we reported that Americans are now paying 80 cents more per gallon for gasoline—an increase of 39 percent compared to this time last year. We also discussed how one major cost element—federal and state taxes—inflates your cost at the pump. Noting the overall retail price at the pump is too high, we promised to delve into other factors and cost components in this edition. (more)

Today, at 5 p.m. in the U. S. Senate, the GOP will face a test of their team spirit and cohesion. This is when the Senate Majority Leader has scheduled a procedural vote on the highly anticipated financial reform bill. The question Senate Republicans will have to answer is whether or not they are ready to begin the debate on this “too-big-to-fail” banking regulation bill. The Republicans and Democrats have been negotiating all aspects of this bill for months, with the meetings sputtering at times, but mostly flowing smoothly as both sides believed there was a way for them to jointly support this unique, sweeping reform of the financial services industry. (more)

Americans are now paying $.80 more per gallon for gasoline compared to this time last year. That’s an increase of 39 percent. Specifically, the average price nationally for regular is $2.86, up from $2.06. Drivers who must use mid-grade or premium now pay $3.04 and $3.15 respectively on average. (more)

On April 6, a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C., found that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacked the regulatory authority to impose “net neutrality” regulations. This is a critical decision—a very positive one—for entrepreneurs. (more)

Unless you want to be in a minority party for the rest of time, you need to start being competitive with voters in the 18-35 age range. Sure, we haven’t been the most prolific voters historically. But things are about to get serious, and if you think we’ll continue to stay at home on Election Day you’re wrong. The good news is that we’re open-minded enough to listen, if you talk the right way. Here’s how:  (more)

There has been a groundswell in the states with numerous 10th Amendment or state-sovereignty resolutions and bills being introduced. Many have been passed. (more)

Americans everywhere should applaud the Texas Board of Education action to reconstitute a more historically accurate (read: open and balance) traditional stamp on school curriculum taught in the Lone Star State. (more)