The Washington Post reports the "welcome offered in Brazil for Obama has been warm. Hundreds waited for him outside the theater on Floriano Peixoto, a huge public square in downtown Rio." But Josh Gerstein of Politico reports, "Brazilians protesting the ... READ MORE
One of our nation's leading politicians made the statement below. Can you guess who? ...I am opposed to... a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by... armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their ... READ MORE
The unions and left-wing organizations better watch it, PR-wise at least. The National Association of Manufacturers, that ultra-pro-business trade association with members who own businesses in, gasp, China, is looking more concerned with the welfare of rank-and-file workers than they ... READ MORE
Democrats get it. No surprise, there is grave concern on both sides of the political aisle over the impact EPA’s rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions would have on jobs, the economy, and energy security and that for all the ... READ MORE
"Relax: this is not another Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, and I'll tell you exactly why," begins a piece by Charlie Martin, "Fear the Media Meltdown, Not the Nuclear One." Here's hoping many in the news media, including at Fox, ... READ MORE
According to this AP article, the U.S., through U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, is saying that conditions are worse at Unit 4 of the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex than the people on the ground, the Japanese Government and the ... READ MORE
Most big American businesses have one of two positions on policy issues: "left-wing" or "surrender." Even by that pathetic standard, the communications shops of businesses directly involved in the nuclear power industry, either as plant operators, major equipment suppliers or ... READ MORE
Instead of alleviating prices, Obama and company are battling in court to keep energy costs high. Prior to the BP oil spill, the Interior Department processed drilling permits in about two weeks. Since the spill, wait times are four months ... READ MORE
Can you spot the bias? From the New York Times, a March 8 report by John M. Broder, "At House E.P.A. Hearing, Both Sides Claim Science": In an effort to support the E.P.A.'s regulatory power, committee Democrats rounded up five ... READ MORE
Expect the Food and Drug Administration to soon embark on an effort to ban menthol cigarettes — likely creating upheaval on par with the Prohibition era in the process. After recently criminalizing the tiny trade in flavored cigarettes, the FDA ... READ MORE
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