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One of the major components of the post-Enron accounting reforms, and laughable so, was a provision requiring that all CEOs sign off on their company’s

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After 30 years of war, Afghanistan’s economy is based around opium and foreign aid. But an important New York Times piece reports that geological data indicate

Last night, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) gave a short talk and Q&A at at the National Press Club about his book Saving Freedom. DeMint told a room of around

Yesterday I debated Pat Buchanan on MSNBC about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the would-be bomber of Northwest Airways Flight 253. Out of nowhere, he started

It’s a story that has dropped out of the news since the jobs bill, also known as H.R. 4213 and the extenders’ package, died at the end of June. Since then,

Texas may be the next state to approve a license plate honoring Confederate veterans, but the decision rests with a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board

It’s never bad news for local business when the home-town guy takes the reins of a powerful congressional committee. In the case of Seattle-based Boeing, that

The new Republican majority on the state supreme court has erased a recent decision that restored the right of citizens to sue the state in environmental disputes.

If you happened to catch The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC last night, you saw TWI Legal Correspondent Daphne Eviatar breaking down the pros and cons of Sen.

The New Mexico Corrections Department made $3.7 million in questionable payments to three contractors from fiscal years 2007 to 2010, according to an audit released Wednesday by State Auditor Hector Balderas.

LA CROSSE, Wisc.- Speaking to a rally on Main Street here, Sen. Barack Obama touted a rescue plan to help workers, homeowners and taxpayers on Main Streets

The plot lines in the battle for control of the soul of the Republican Party just got thicker today with the announcement by transition chair Rep. Greg Walden

I just got reaction from Jamal Ware, spokesman for the Republicans on the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, to the letter that seven of their

New data released today say the United States is falling far behind Europe and China in wind turbine installation -- further evidence, wind advocates say, that

Enbridge, the Canadian oil pipeline company responsible for the largest oil spill in Midwest history, has announced plans to expand its U.S. pipeline network to

Texas Gov. Rick Perry blasted out a statement opposing the new reporting rules for multiple semiautomatic gun purchases in states bordering Mexico. “Singling

A Department of Energy advisory panel that was criticized by environmentalists for having too many members connected to the oil and gas industry has issued a second report calling for stronger regulation of hydrofracking by state and federal agencies. Pro Publica reports : A federal energy panel issued a blunt warning to shale gas drillers and their regulators today, saying they need to step up efforts to protect public health and the environment or risk a backlash that stifles further development

The St. Petersburg Times, which has been responsible for the majority of investigative barbs directed against Florida’s Democratic senate candidate Jeff Greene,

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