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Decriminalization, Legalization of Pot Gaining Momentum

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Catharine Leach is married and has two boys, age 2 and 8. She has a good job with a federal contractor and smokes pot most every day. While she worries that her public support for marijuana decriminalization and legalization could cost her a job or bring Read more about Decriminalization, Legalization of Pot Gaining Momentum[…]

Memo To Obama: It’s Government That Is Doing Fine

President Obama’s claim Friday that “the private sector is doing fine” sparked a firestorm of attacks from Republicans and prompted a quick retraction, of sorts, from Obama, who later said “it is absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine.” Read More: http://news.investors.com/article/614516/201206120801/state-and-local-governments-growing.htm

Obama and his Socialist “New Party” Ties

  Barack Obama was, in fact, a member of the socialist New Party in the 1990s and sought its endorsement for the Illinois senate–contrary to the misrepresentations of Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008, and in spite of the efforts of Politico’s Ben Smith to quash the story. Stanley Kurtz, author of Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story Read more about Obama and his Socialist “New Party” Ties[…]

OHIO’S SOLYNDRA: STRICKLAND GAVE MILLIONS TO SOLAR FIRM HE KNEW WAS FAILING

A failing solar energy company. Millions of taxpayer dollars loaned out to promote “green jobs”. Campaign contributions to the war chest of the politician in charge of said tax dollars. Huge payments made to the executives of said company while workers are being laid off.     Read More: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/02/Ohio-Solyndra    

FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim

The problem with that rosy claim is that the Wall Street bailout is part of the calculation. The bailout ballooned the 2009 budget just before Obama took office, making Obama’s 2010 results look smaller in comparison. And as almost $150 billion of the bailout was paid back during Obama’s watch, the analysis counted them as Read more about FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim[…]

Forget Bain — Obama’s public-equity record is the real scandal

Despite a growing backlash from his fellow Democrats, President Obama has doubled down on his attacks on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital. But the strategy could backfire in ways Obama did not anticipate. After all, if Romney’s record in private equity is fair game, then so is Obama’s record in public equity — and that record is not Read more about Forget Bain — Obama’s public-equity record is the real scandal[…]