EPA to Raise Electricity Prices, Risk Blackouts

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seemingly undeterred by the slow economic recovery, is marching ahead with air pollution regulations that would increase electricity prices, raise costs for businesses and consumers, and risk power outages. The EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) are scheduled to go into effect […]

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Infographic: Weak Job Growth in the Obama Economy

Yesterday on Meet the Press, host David Gregory confronted Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod with the grim reality of America’s employment picture, the still-high unemployment rate, and the fact that 315,000 people dropped out of the work force last month, asking “Do the new numbers change the way the president looks at the economy?” Axelrod’s muddled […]

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Chart of the Week: Runaway Spending, Not Low Tax Revenue, Fueling Deficits

Following the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) criticized liberals for insisting that any deal include a massive tax hike. In a speech at Heritage last week, he said tax revenue isn’t the problem facing the United States in the future; it’s the massive increase in federal spending. […]

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The Real Retail Numbers

For starters black Friday was chaos, a Wal-Mart shopper was pepper-sprayed by a “competitive shopper,” while another was Tasered by police. The behavior at Wal-Mart and elsewhere may betray a certain amount of desperation on the part of consumers.  In tough economic times, people will do almost anything to get good bargains. But the earlier opening hours, the extreme discounts, […]

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U.S.–Pakistan Tensions Reignite over NATO Strike on Pakistani Troops

Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) burn a US flag during a protest in Multan on November 28, 2011, against a NATO strike on Pakistan troops. Pakistan denied provoking NATO air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and refused to accept expressions of regret over the cross-border attack that has inflamed US-Pakistani ties. AFP PHOTO/ […]

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Infographic: How Many Emergencies Has FEMA Declared?

Over the summer, Hurricane Irene and the East Coast earthquake put national attention on America’s disaster response system, especially the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). And once again, the problems that The Heritage Foundation has been pointing out for years—the federalization of routine disasters, FEMA’s funding issues, and the condition of capabilities at all levels of government—were […]

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