Monthly Archives: March 2011

COMMENTARY | Since the “Tea Party” unofficially split from the Republicans, the two groups have waged war. Where Republicans are trying to work on a plan, the Tea Party is going for Americans’ throats by demanding deeper budget cuts; collectively, … Continue reading →

Sen. Scott Brown called Republican efforts to cut government spending “irresponsible” and urged party leaders to get over their ideology and find an agreement on a final resolution to the government through the fiscal year. The Massachusetts Republican sent a … Continue reading →

White House on Inflation; It’s Only One Guy White House spokesman Jay Carney today dismissed a statement from WalMart’s CEO that price-boosting inflation is advancing up from producers to consumers. “In terms of one person’s prediction about inflation, I’ve don’t … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — There has been something about the Obama administration that Americans could not quite put their finger on but continues to bother them. The president talks impassionedly about “change” one minute, and the next is playing political poker with … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – A House energy panel said Thursday it is investigating the Obama administration’s decision to halt plans to bury the nation’s nuclear waste in Nevada. The investigation by the Republican-led Energy and Commerce panel focuses new attention on the … Continue reading →

GENEVA (AFP) – The World Trade Organization on Thursday partly upheld an EU complaint against US state support for Boeing, saying that billions of state aid for the aircraft maker amounted to illegal subsidies. Both the European Union and the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – When U.S. officials promise there will be no American “boots on the ground” in Libya, they aren’t talking literally, nor about footwear. It’s military shorthand that may look to some like rhetorical sleight of hand. But the CIA … Continue reading →

At a tea party rally outside the Capitol Thursday, the pressures facing Republican leadership as it navigates a budget impasse were on full display. Tea party leaders and Republican politicians repeated similar talking points — that they did not want … Continue reading →

Microsoft may have filed its antitrust case against Google in Europe for the same reason Willie Sutton robbed banks: That’s where the money is. The European Commission has a history of levying big fines against monopolists — and Brussels is … Continue reading →