Politico.com reports: In a surprise move today, Democrats decided to vote on the Senate bill directly…
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"Slaughter Solution" Dead. Now It's Time to "Kill the Bill"

Politico.com reports:

In a surprise move today, Democrats decided to vote on the Senate bill directly instead of using the so-called Slaughter Solution, a procedural maneuver that would have shielded them from a direct vote on the bill."

Now it's time to "Kill the Bill."…[more]

March 20, 2010 • 05:50 pm
Surprise: Obama’s FCC Quietly Proposes Nationwide Internet Tax, Says it Will “Reduce Uncertainty”

Surprise: Obama’s FCC Quietly Proposes Nationwide Internet Tax, Says it Will “Reduce Uncertainty”

As concerns the Internet, the Obama Administration is at the tax and regulation stage. Should it succeed in imposing Internet taxes and “Net Neutrality,” however, it’s only a matter of time until we would reach the failure and subsidy stage for yet another sector of our economy.

From “Yes We Can” to “No Means No” – How Health Care Is Destroying the Obama Presidency

From “Yes We Can” to “No Means No” – How Health Care Is Destroying the Obama Presidency

The more time has passed, the more it has become clear that Obama’s decision to make health care the focus of his Administration’s early days was at best ignorant of public sentiment and at worst openly contemptuous of it.

CFIF Launches ‘Stop Net Regulation’ Campaign

CFIF Launches ‘Stop Net Regulation’ Campaign

“‘Stop Net Regulation’ will serve as the hub for the growing movement of conservatives across the country opposed to the federal government regulating the Internet..."

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