October 10th, 2011
Senate Democrats will attempt to pass a millionaire surtax this week because it provides a campaign trail alternative to President Barack Obama’s unpopular tax proposal. (more)
February 14th, 2011
No one vying for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination stood out this weekend at CPAC. The (potential) candidates who showed up — Governors Haley Barbour, Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Gary Johnson and Mitt Romney, Senators John Thune and Rick Santorum, Rep. Ron Paul, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Ambassador John Bolton, Donald Trump, and former Godfather’s CEO Herman Cain — all improved their stocks, but to no avail. (more)
December 4th, 2010
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Joe Miller is fighting as though Alaska’s Senate race has yet to occur. (more)
November 2nd, 2010
The Democrats are in trouble in the United States Senate come November. (more)
August 31st, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Backed by the Tea Party Express and Sarah Palin, a little-known conservative lawyer from Alaska became the latest newcomer to the national political stage to take down an incumbent in 2010. (more)
August 3rd, 2010
Oil-state and centrist Democrats may unveil a compromise Tuesday designed to set a path forward on legislation responding to the Gulf of Mexico spill this year. (more)
April 27th, 2010
Four Democratic senators called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to reconsider the recent changes in its privacy settings and asked the Federal Trade Commission to streamline guidelines regarding privacy on all social networks. (more)
April 2nd, 2010
Four congressmen have now moved a bill to repeal the North American Free Trade Act. Superficially, this means little, as passage of this bill is unlikely in the near future. But more fundamentally, it means a lot, because, unbeknownst to most Americans inside and outside the Washington Beltway, free trade is inexorably losing its base of support on Capitol Hill. (more)
March 23rd, 2010
From health care to energy independence, Barack Obama seems determined to drive our economy and our liberties over a cliff in his effort to remain faithful to the progressive agenda.
Falling poll numbers and off-year election losses in New Jersey, Virginia and Massachusetts appear to have been no deterrent. (more)
January 7th, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell oil company has cleared another hurdle in its quest to explore for oil off Alaska’s northwest coast. (more)
