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More than 70 groups tell Congress: Scrap SOPA, PIPA and start over

The U.S. Congress should scrap two controversial copyright enforcement bills and start over with attempts to target foreign websites accused of infringement and counterfeiting, more than 70 groups have said.

Obama Team Chipper As Economy Rebounds

President Obama in a pre-Super Bowl interview with “Today” host Matt Lauer when asked about the president’s prediction before the 2009 Super Bowl that if he couldn’t affect an economic turnaround in three years that his presidency would be a “one-term …

Daily Links – February 3, 2012

Today is February 3rd. On this date in 2009, Eric Holder was sworn in as Attorney General.

After Year Of Talks, House Freshmen Want To End Gimmicks

A group of more than 25 conservative House freshmen, led by Representative Martha Roby of Alabama, joined forces today to put an end to the budget gimmicks and procedural trickery that Washington too often uses to hide federal spending and run up the d…

A Little Bit Of SOHO Down In SOMA Take Three

Plugged-in people have perused numbers two and three at 357 Tehama Street, now it’s time for a peek inside the top-floor number four which is back on the market and asking $3,995,000 having been purchased as “raw space” for… Read about unfair rent ra…

As Ohio starts early voting today, pros size up how GOP presidential primary might play out

Early voting for Ohio’s March 6 primary begins today, allowing Republican presidential hopefuls little time to process tonight’s results in Florida before shifting more focus to the Buckeye State.

TexMessage: Voters think Obama understands their problems better than Romney, Gingrich

Some rare good polling news for President Obama. A Pew Research Center released yesterday found that voters believe the incumbent Democrat can identify with their problems far better than Republican frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

GOP attack on voting rights is ‘un-American’

When this country was founded, only white men owning property could vote. Since then, the franchise has gradually expanded to include blacks and women, the poor and the young.

TexMessage: Ron Paul lobs campaign – bomb’ to abolish the TSA

Good morning, TexMessagers. Don’t you miss watchin’ Rick Perry at these debates? We’re bettin’ he’s not missin’ ‘em. Days after his son Rand tussled with TSA personnel at Nashville International Airport, his father took extreme measures.

A Constitutional President: Ronald Reagan and the Founding

Abstract: Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan was guided by the principles of the American founding, especially the idea of ordered liberty.