Fired Export-Import Bank Official Pleads the Fifth at Hearing on Corruption, Fraud

An Export-Import Bank official who was fired on suspicion of taking cash in exchange for helping a Florida company obtain financing cited his Fifth Amendment right in declining to testify today during a House hearing examining corruption and fraud at the bank, a federal agency. Johnny Gutierrez opted not to answer questions after being subpoenaed […]

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Medicare Trustees Report: More Bad News for Seniors and Taxpayers

The annual Medicare Trustees report was released today, detailing the dire financial status of the Medicare program. In large part, it reiterates what has been known for decades, the Medicare program faces an unsustainable financial future, which imposes a major burden on taxpayers and jeopardizes access to care for seniors. A few of the report’s […]

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Uncle Sam’s Unfenced Swimming Pool

Sam, the wealthiest man in his neighborhood, lives in a big beautiful house with a massive backyard punctuated by a large, deep swimming pool. While Sam is personally not very fond of children — he supports abortion on demand and believes the government should force all employers to offer female workers free sterilizations — he […]

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Sen. Graham: ‘Obama Has Become the King of Indecision’

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) expressed disbelief on Sunday after Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States “has never been more engaged in helping to lead in more places than we are now.” Kerry also said the American people “ought to be proud” of President Obama’s “peaceful, diplomatic engagement” in the world’s […]

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Conservative D’Souza, Ed Klein Top Hillary on NY Times Best Sellers List

(CNSNews.com) — Both Dinesh D’Souza’s “America” and Edward Klein’s “Blood Feud” are ahead of former First Lady Hillary Clinton’s memoir, “Hard Choices”, in the hardcover nonfiction category on the New York Times Best Sellers List for July 27. D’Souza, a leading conservative political commentator and author, has the #2 spot, while Klein, a journalist and […]

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