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Observing the Maine Observer

Submitted by Al Diamon on Tue, 06/22/2010 – 7:57am. Maine Media Born on the Fourth of July: Independence Day will mark the official launch of the Maine Observer , a Web site that claims it will be “a comprehensive online news source for the state of Maine.” Depends on your definition of “comprehensive,” I guess.

Poor Charles Murray underpaid by liberal media

Poor Charles Murray. The conservative-libertarian social scientist — whose entire life’s work has been funded by wealthy conservative donors, corporations, and foundations looking explicitly to sponsor anti-welfare state “research” via think tanks like the American Institutes for Research, the Manhattan Institute, and the massive American …

Is there such a thing as an unsustainable level of debt?

What makes the fiscal outlook unsustainable is that the moving picture of the debt shows it growing faster than our economy.

Stacey Burns murder case “an ongoing investigation” after nearly a year

As spring eases into April, memories of the May 10, 2009 murder of school nurse and mother of five, Stacey Burns, come to the fore.

The American Minute: National Day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer, MARCH 30, 1863

American Minute for March 30th: During the Civil War, after issuing his Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln set a National Day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer, MARCH 30, 1863, stating: “It is the duty of nations…to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins…with assured hope that genuine …

Oh yeah, that social security problema

Oh yeah, that social security problem… Social security reform took a back seat to healthcare reform, but the Congressional Budget Office has recently announced that the program will be in the red this year – ” far sooner than expected.

Al Franken could be US fiscal savior

A star-struck economist explains her hopes for Sen. Al Franken. Then Sen.-elect Al Franken of Minnesota shakes hands with supporters during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

CEI Weekly: DOE Seeks Lobbyists to Sell Green Jobs

FOIA Requests Reveal the Department of Energy Turned to Lobbyists to Inflate Value of Wind Energy Proposals CEI’s Chris Horner on March 3rd revealed findings from a FOIA request to the Department of Energy on Pajamas Media .

Shackling our future to our elderly

On Day One of his vow to take “meaningful steps to rein in our debt,” Barack Obama asked Congress to freeze portions of discretionary domestic spending.

Georgia Focus: Blogs, Alternative Energy, Veterans For Peace, NAACP, Groups and Events

GEORGIA FOCUS: Blogs, Alternative Energy, Veterans For Peace, NAACP, Groups and Events Some Georgia News: Upcoming Legislative Special Elections and Runoffs Telling Governor Sonny Perdue that small business people want a PUBLIC OPTION Happy Veteran’s Day! Clean Energy for Prosperity and Security Dec.