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It’s a Faith Thing
By BRIAN S. WESBURY
October 17, 2006; Page A14
With equity markets steadily gaining ground and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching record highs, it is getting harder for cynics and pessimists to argue that the U.S. economy is doing poorly. But this does not stop them from trying. Lately, the old class-warrior standby, that “Wall Street may be doing fine, but Main Street suffers,” is echoing down the alleyways…
Oct 17, 2006
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues, Issues
In Final Weeks, G.O.P. Focuses on Best Bets
Senior Republican leaders have concluded that Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio, a pivotal state in this year’s fierce midterm election battles, is likely to be heading for defeat and are moving to reduce financial support for his race and divert party money to other embattled Republican senators, party officials said.
Oct 16, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, National
‘Every Reason to Be Proud’
Wall Street Journal
By LAWRENCE B. LINDSEY
October 13, 2006; Page A12
The government has just closed the books on the 2006 fiscal year and released the figures for revenue collected. It has also been five years since the first of the Bush tax cuts began to help the economy and consumers’ wallets, so it is a natural time to look back and evaluate their economic and budgetary effectiveness…
Oct 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation, Issues
Conservatives worry scandal will hit ‘value voter’ turnout
Republican campaign strategists and conservatives fear former Rep. Mark Foley’s sex scandal will depress turnout among the party’s “value voter” base in November, further complicating Republican efforts to keep control of Congress.
Oct 4, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, National
Online-Gambling Shares Plunge on Passage of U.S. Crackdown Law
By ERIC PFANNER, International Herald Tribune
Published: October 3, 2006
LONDON, Oct. 2 — On a Black Monday for the online-gambling industry, companies that operate Internet betting sites and payment systems lost billions of dollars in market value after the United States government moved to criminalize the processing of online wagers.
Oct 3, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation, National, Issues
Online-Gambling Shares Plunge on Passage of U.S. Crackdown Law
On a Black Monday for the online-gambling industry, companies that operate Internet betting sites and payment systems lost billions of dollars in market value after the United States government moved to criminalize the processing of online wagers.Oct 3, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
Online Gaming in Crisis Over U.S. Ban
Online gambling firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.
Oct 2, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Senate Passes Bill on Building Border Fence
The Senate on Friday approved the building of 700 miles of fence along the nation’s southwestern border, fulfilling a demand by conservative Republicans to take steps to slow the flow of illegal immigrants before exploring broader changes to immigration law.
Oct 2, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, National
Senate panel delays action on most judicial nominees
The effort to confirm President Bush’s judicial nominees made little progress Sept. 21. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted out only one of six federal appeals court selections and four of 10 district court choices on the agenda.
Sep 22, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, National
G.O.P. in Senate Narrows Immigration Focus to 700-Mile Fence
Senate Republicans formally put aside a broad immigration overhaul sought by President Bush on Wednesday and decided instead to press ahead with narrower bills to require building 700 miles of fence on the southwestern border.
Sep 21, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation, National