On Tuesday's Piers Morgan Live, CNN's Christiane Amanpour claimed that states with strict gun laws have "lower gun crime" and argued for more gun control. By citing "states" she ignored cities like Chicago, which has strict gun laws along with alarming homicide numbers. "The fact of the matter is that in states inside the United… Read more »
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U.S. Seeks Less Austerity in Euro Zone
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew’s whirlwind trip to Europe this week ended Tuesday underscoring the stark trans-Atlantic divide over how best to recover from the global economic slump. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Low-wage nation: Seven of 10 most common jobs pay less than $30,000
Finding a job in an economy where there are 3.3 job-seekers for every job is hard enough. Finding a good job? That’s even harder, since 58 percent of the jobs created since the economic recovery began have been low-wage jobs, and seven out of the 10 most common jobs pay less than $ 30,000 a… Read more »
Report: Authorities stop less than half of all illegal border crossings
Wait, you mean our borders aren’t “more secure than ever”?? (Image: Getty) From the LA Times: A sophisticated airborne radar system developed to track Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs in Afghanistan has found a new use along the U.S. border withMexico, where it has revealed gaps in security. Operated from a Predator surveillance drone, the radar system… Read more »