An overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers says a federal ban on assault weapons would not reduce the risk of violent crime, according to a recently released national survey of active duty and retired officers. Source: FOXNews.com
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Budgets in Comparison: Will President Obama’s Budget Save the American Dream?
Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call Photos/Newscom When the President’s budget comes out Wednesday, it will complete the last piece of the budget puzzle, as the House and Senate have each duly passed a budget according to law. Never mind that the President’s budget is supposed to lead Washington budget discussions, rather than follow. The key question… Read more »
Why Republican senators like Obama’s Medicare nominee
For the first time in nearly a decade, the top spot at one of the federal government’s most important agencies is close to getting filled. The Senate Finance Committee met Tuesday to consider the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner, President Obama’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is an agency with… Read more »
Obama’s Inflation Plan Would Shield Poorest
The Obama budget will propose slowing the growth of Social Security and other benefits, but include measures to shield a broad range of Americans from the plan’s full impact. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy