Morning Bell: A Victory for Democracy in Honduras
After casting her ballot for former Vice President Elvin Santos of the ruling Liberal Party in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Erika Rodriguez told the Miami Herald:… Read More
After casting her ballot for former Vice President Elvin Santos of the ruling Liberal Party in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Erika Rodriguez told the Miami Herald:… Read More
Heritage’s Izzy Ortega has been in Honduras this week as part of the corps of impartial international observers documenting the presidential election today in Honduras…. Read More
Today the Honduran people are voting in an historic election with consequences for the entire region. Heritage’s Izzy Ortega is on the ground as an… Read More
As Hondurans head to the polls tomorrow, November 29th, in an historic election with consequences for the entire region, Heritage’s Izzy Ortega is on the… Read More
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wihTejYjsjA[/youtube] First Lady Michelle Obama’s video on health care reform raises important issues about female patients who are falling through the cracks of the U.S…. Read More
On November 29 the people of Honduras will vote for a new president and legislature to govern their country over the next four years. The… Read More
The House and Senate health care legislation resembles a game show more than deliberate exercise in public policy. As confusing and confused legislation language is… Read More
After a sneak-through Saturday night vote to make Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care bill open for debate, the Senate comes back on Monday… Read More
The U.S. Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing last week on lifting the ban on travel to Cuba, revealing the high discrepancy among congressional… Read More
Speaking on education this past March, President Obama told Americans that he believes in only “one test when deciding what ideas to support with your… Read More
On Monday, Bob Woodson and his team of youth mentors, along with school administrators, law enforcement and government leaders, held a summit on youth violence… Read More
No one knows for sure how Senator Reid’s health care bill (HR 3590) will impact any particular person or group, but this much is fairly… Read More
Earlier this week, The Foundry’s Conn Carroll wrote that under the Senate’s version of Obamacare, insurers and employers would have justification to refuse coverage for… Read More
Before Barack Obama accepts his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, the White House announced that the president will swing by the climate change summit in… Read More
As if the Administration’s stimulus program didn’t have enough problems, the Government Accountability Office has now issued a report raising concerns on the handling of… Read More
In April of this year, when a student in Turkey asked President Obama how he was different from President Bush, Obama said, “When it comes… Read More
On November 23, 2009 the Congressional Budget Office issued “Economic and Budget Issue Brief: The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions.” This brief echoed many of… Read More
Organized labor has demonstrated why workers should spend some time this Thanksgiving giving thanks for the secret ballot. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and… Read More
In the midst of a downturn, it’s easy to lose perspective. It feels at the moment like America’s position in the world is slipping and… Read More
Speaking to the press after reports that the White House will send 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said, “it is my intention to finish… Read More
It is a well known economic policy rule that if you want less of something you tax it, and if you want more of something… Read More
A promising performance-pay program is under attack in the Boston public school system, which is trying out some new and innovative school reforms. The plan… Read More
As President Obama pondered anew his strategy for winning the war on terror in Afghanistan, the antiwar crowd unleashed an odd new tactic to force… Read More
Last week, the United States Preventive Services Task Force issued new guidelines recommending that women in their 40s no longer have annual mammograms and that… Read More
This past Sunday marked an important anniversary for the American economy. On November 22, 2006, the United States and Colombia signed the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion… Read More
1,000 emails and more than 3,000 other documents from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University in the United Kingdom publicly revealed by a… Read More
From the Washington Post editorial board this Sunday: OPTIMISM THAT the District’s federally funded school voucher program will be allowed to flourish is fading. Leading… Read More
The Associated Press reports: Employers already are squeezed by tight credit, rising health care costs, wary consumers and a higher minimum wage. Now, the surging… Read More
After noting that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid spending totaled $1.3 trillion, 43 percent of federal spending and more than twice military spending, in 2008,… Read More
Tired of having to drive safe, affordable vehicles? Can’t make a decision at the car lot and want the government to narrow down the decisions… Read More
