Republican Co-Author of Incandescent-Bulb Ban Seeks Chair of House Energy Committee

Monday, November 08, 2010 By Matt Cover (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) may have some explaining to do to fellow GOP colleagues as he seeks the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, given the incoming wave of new conservatives who may not appreciate some aspects of Upton’s voting record. Upton joined with Rep. […]

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Homeowners Say Loan Mods Led Them to Foreclosure

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Some struggling homeowners say they’re being unfairly foreclosed on despite making all their payments under trial mortgage modification programs. They equate that to mistreatment by banks who agreed to help borrowers when they took part in the government’s $700 billion Wall Street rescue. Attorneys in California, Kentucky, Massachusetts and other states […]

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SPUN-employment: Networks twist unemployment reports to boost Obama, bash Bush

By Dan Gainor Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:24 PM EDT Spinning the Numbers When Conservatives in Charge: During the year leading up to the 2005-06 mid-term elections, the economy was strong and unemployment never went above 5 percent. That wasn’t how the media reported it. Negative reports and stories spun negatively accounted for 58 percent […]

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