“Well, recently, a friend of mine reminded me that just prior to the 2006 election, consumer confidence was unbelievably high; regular gasoline sold for about $2.25-a-gallon; and the unemployment rate was 4.5%.Since then, consumer confidence has plummeted; gas now costs about a dollar-and-a-half-a-gallon more; unemployment stands at 5%; American homeowners have seen their home equity [...]
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The Real Agenda of Black Liberation Theology
By Jeffrey Schmidt
Now, suddenly, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright is misunderstood. Suddenly, so-called black liberation theology is misunderstood.
Wright’s successor at Trinity United Church of Christ, the Reverend Otis Moss III, won’t bow to the wishes of “they” to shut up. It begs the question: “Who are they?” The larger [...]
Dear GOPUSA Reader,
I urgently need you to tell your U.S. Representative and Senators today to set aside political and parochial interests and instead support the interests of taxpayers and our troops!
Let me explain.
The U.S. Air Force recently announced that it would award the contract for its next generation of aerial refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman [...]
GOP fears Pelosi power grab on Iraq
By MARTIN KADY II | 4/29/08 4:48 AM EST
Republicans are howling over what appears to be Nancy Pelosi’s plan to bypass the House Appropriations Committee on the upcoming Iraq war supplemental, complaining that the move will be the beginning of the end of [...]
Democratic insiders fear that a number of states, particularly in the Midwest and South, will copy the Indiana law now that the Supreme Court has upheld it. “There’s the concern for our side that it can spread, other states can do what Indiana did,” said a Democratic strategist. “You may see a lot more of [...]
Senate Democrats
Eye Gas Price Relief Bill
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By Trish Turner
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Bush Holds News Conference,
Calls on More Measures to
Aid Americans’ Pocketbooks
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Obama presses on gas prices, Clinton highlights energy bill
By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Democrat Barack Obama on Friday blamed high gasoline prices on Washington and a political establishment, including his rivals for the presidency, that he says hasn’t stood up to oil companies. Hillary Rodham Clinton highlighted his [...]
Oil prices up on word US ship fired on boats in Persian Gulf
By JOHN WILEN, AP Business Writer April 25, 2008
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose sharply Friday on news that a ship under contract to the U.S. Defense Department fired warning shots at two boats in the Persian Gulf. Retail gas prices as expected rose [...]
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