House Republican Says "Three Is A Trend" in Another Stimulus-Funded Green Company Bankruptcy
The third federally subsidized green energy company to declare bankruptcy seems to indicate a pattern, said Rep. Cliff Stearns, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations.
"One bankruptcy may be a fluke, two could be coincidence, but three is a trend," Stearns said in a written statement.
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Ariz. prosecutor asserts Fifth in 'Fast and Furious' probe
The chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona has cited his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in refusing on Friday to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in its ongoing investigation into the failed 'Fast and Furious' gunrunning operation.
"The assertion of the Fifth Amendment by a senior Justice official is a significant indictment of the department's integrity," Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, says.
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Supreme Court says no to debate over Elena Kagan health care role
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request for debate over whether Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the health care reform case due to be argued in March.
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Mortgage lenders, states reach draft settlement over deceptive foreclosure practices
The nation's five largest mortgage lenders have agreed to overhaul their industry after deceptive foreclosure practices drove homeowners out of their homes, government officials said Monday.
A draft settlement between the banks and U.S. states has been sent to state officials for review.
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Obama Orders Catholics to Act Against Their Faith; Bishops Call it "Unconscionable"
(CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration on Friday finalized a regulation that orders all Americans - unless they work directly at a church - to purchase government-approved health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives including those that cause abortions.
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"Occupiers" Throw Bibles, Allegedly Urinate on Cross
Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement urinated on a cross, desecrated a church and threw Bibles at police officers in separate incidents over the weekend.
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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wants Facts in Civil Rights Case
(Fox News) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said that his office first needs the U.S. Justice Department to provide facts to back up its allegations that his office racially profiles Latinos, bases immigration enforcement on racially charged citizen complaints and punishes Hispanic jail inmates for speaking Spanish.
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Probe reveals feds pressuring agents to rush immigrant visas – even if fraud is feared
The Daily Exclusive: RUBBER STAMP. Higher-ups within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are pressuring rank-and-file officers to rubber-stamp immigrants' visa applications, sometimes against the officers' will, according to a Homeland Security report and internal documents exclusively obtained by The Daily.
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Boehner confident GOP will win Friday vote on $1T omnibus
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is "confident" the House will approve a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill to prevent a government shutdown on Friday.
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U.S. Government Borrows $58,000 per Second
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