Activists accuse Obama of false narrative to reactivate ACORN voter registration tactics

By   /  May 18, 2013  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Federal Government, Florida, Fraud, National, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration  /  5 Comments

ACORN's voter registration tactics could be back in full force

By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org

If you’re 102 years old and need to wait in line for hours before voting, expect to have your story told in dramatic fashion by the president of the United States. That’s what happened to Desiline Victor, a resident of North Miami, Fla. Where some see a rationale for expanded early voting, same-day voter registration and even mandatory voter registration, others see a false narrative created to promote policy changes that would result in greater federal control over state elections.

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Consumer advocates, constitutional critics challenge Sen. Warren’s Dodd-Frank narrative

By   /  May 3, 2013  /  Accountability, Constitution, Economy, Federal Government, Finances, Free Market, individual rights, National, Power Abuse, Private property rights, Regulatory Reform, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate  /  No Comments

Dodd-Frank legislation

By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org
Elizabeth Warren needs no introduction. But she does have some explaining to do.
The former Harvard Law School professor who is now a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts, Warren played an instrumental role in setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
She [...]

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Chicago Cubs were MLB’s biggest 2012 political giver

By   /  April 3, 2013  /  2012 General Election, Business, Elections, News, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate, Virginia  /  No Comments

KCNavy

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau
ALEXANDRIA — Major League Baseball’s 2013 season may be under way, but the Chicago Cubs have already claimed one championship: biggest political spender.
Chicago’s North side baseball franchise dropped $13.9 million in political contributions during the 2012 election season, the bulk of which came from owner Joe Ricketts.
The Cubs’ political [...]

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Is George McGovern the tea party’s answer to a GOP civil war?

By   /  March 1, 2013  /  Featured, Federal Government, National, News, Politics, Politics & Elections, Senate, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate  /  1 Comment

McGovern

By Carten Cordell │ Watchdog.org
ALEXANDRIA — What was once a minor fissure in the GOP has expanded into a major ideological fault line, dividing the party from its upstart tea party faction.
Political strategist Karl Rove fanned the flames this month by announcing his creation of the Conservative Victory Project, a fundraising group designed to protect [...]

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Even if you’re thin, you’ll pay for Sen. Harkin’s fat fatwa

By   /  January 24, 2013  /  Accountability, Children, Featured, Federal Government, Health Care, News, Regulations, Transparency, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Wisconsin  /  4 Comments

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin's bill aims to battle obesity, chronic disease, with a super-sized menu of government programs.

You know what they say: The government helps those who won’t help themselves.

Exhibit A: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s fatwa on fat and individual responsibility, the Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, also known as the HeLP America Act.

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