Author: Steven D

GOP Sen.: Child Labor Laws Unconstitutional

Guess who wants federal child labor laws banned? The newly elected Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who is, it goes without saying a Republican. In short, he believes that federal laws that ban child labor are unconstitutional....

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Winners and Losers

Unemployment is up, and so are prices for necessities: The Labor Department said first-time applications for unemployment benefits rose 35,000 from the week before. It was the highest level since October and above what...

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Casual Observation (Post Tucson ed.)

Things that make Republicans see red (and not in a good way) about the Tucson Memorial: Blue T-shirts, the crowd cheering (it was, after all, a Nuremberg-like rally) and Obama telling everyone Gabby Giffords opened her eyes....

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Time for Moratorium on Foreclosures

Last year Banks foreclosed on ONE MILLION HOMES in the United States. And the trend is moving upward: Banks repossessed a record one million US homes in 2010, and could surpass that number this year, figures show. Foreclosure...

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Gun control? Civility? My Predictions

Nothing will happen. I anticipate we will see reduced restrictions on gun control actually, as the NRA and its allies push back against the Tucson tragedy. That means no laws requiring gun registration, closing private sale and...

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