Thursday, June 11, 2009: Daily Handpicked Headlines
ByThursday, June 11, 2009:
Posted at 1:40 A.M. PST:
Borders:
CNS News: US-Mexico Border Fence Still Not Finished Six Months after Scheduled Completion Date
Dealergate:
Doug Ross: Transcript – Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) on Dealergate
Government Takeover:
Deal Book: Federal Government to Become Largest Shareholder in CITI
Health Care:
NY Times: Doctors’ Group, AMA, Opposes Obama’s Government-Run Health Plan
‘In God We Trust’:
CNS News: House Committee Approves Engraving ‘In God We Trust’ in the Capitol Visitor Center
Media Bias:
Money Matters:
FOX News: Federal Deficit Soars to May Record of $189.7B
Financial Times: U.S. Long-Term Interest Rates Hit High; Tepid Response to Treasury’s Debt Sale
Insider Online: Expect Stagflation
Reuters: California Comptroller – State Nears Financial ‘Meltdown’ as Revenues Tumble
Politics:
FOX News: In Va. Primary, State Democrats Race for the Center
WSJ: GOP Seeks New Mexico Comeback
WSJ: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Targets Obama Agenda
Issues Regarding Rights:
FOX News: U.S. Lawmaker Says Obama Administration Ordered FBI to Read Rights to Detainees
State Sovereignty:
WSJ: Justices to Rule if U.S. Treasury Can Shield National Banks From New York Laws
TEA Party Protests:
Instapundit: Report on the June Rhode Island Tea Party
TEA Party Revolution: Thief River Falls, MN TEA Party Details
Trends of the Next Generation:
Reuters: College Grads Shun Wall Street for Washington
Posted at 2:00 P.M. PST:
Borders:
Michelle Malkin: Open-Borders Alert – White House Preparing to Gut E-Verify
Call to Action:
Red State: Target These Representatives and Call NOW
Government Influence:
Yahoo Finance: Administration – Rein in Pay Across Private Sector
CNS News: CEO Says Gov’t Pressured Bank to Buy Merrill Lynch
Health Care:
FreedomWorks: Unsettling Science in the Health Care Debate
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual):
CNS News: Bill Defines Homosexual Partners As Immediate Family for Immigration Purposes
Money Matters:
Flopping Aces: American’s Net Worth Shrinks $1.33 Trillion in First Quarter
FOX News: ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Bill Drives Some Senators Mad
Regulation:
Overlawyered: FDA Gains Authority to Regulate Tobacco
Taxes:
FOX News: Obama Administration Expands New Auto Tax Break to States With No Sales Tax
WSJ: IRS Weighs Tax on Work-Cellphone Use
Other News:
CNS News: Fender-Benders in Micro Cars Can Be Costly
CNS News: DOE Releases Money for Vehicle Efficiency Research