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U.S. House Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban

The U.S. House of Representatives last night approved, 228 to196, a late-term abortion ban which prohibits abortion after 20 weeks post-fertilization.

Chuck Grassley & Steve King Talk Common Core

Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Steve King discussed the Common Core State Standards after the Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner.

Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax: Taxed Enough Already?

Sarah Palin writes that the internet sales tax the U.S. Senate just passed will trickle down to consumers and hurt online start-ups.

16 GOP Senators Who Sabotaged Rand Paul’s Gun Control Filibuster

16 Republican Senators voted to proceed with debate on a gun control bill which most Senators have not read which could lead to a federal gun registry.

Tim Scott to Replace Jim DeMint In U.S. Senate

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced that she will appoint Congressman Tim Scott (R-SC) to replace Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) who left to head The Heritage Foundation

About Those Absentee Politicians

Having absentee politicians in Washington, DC may be the best thing that has ever happened to this country. We are better off without the new laws.

United Nations Treaty Threatens Families, Senate Vote Imminent

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty this week.

Video: 1,000 Days Without a Budget

The Heritage Foundation demonstrates what has been accomplished in 1,000 days proving what a colossal failure it is for the U.S. Senate to not have passed a budget in that time.

Tom Harkin Spearheading Effort for Another Failed Stimulus

Des Moines, IA – Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn railed against Senator…

George Allen Signs Contract From America; I Support Jamie Radtke

I got an email from Contract From America, stating George Allen signed…

Defense Spending Diverted to Pork Projects

More pork, less bullets for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, courtesy…

Criminals Made Safer by U.S. Senate Today

I don’t have a concealed carry permit.  I don’t even own a…

Minnesota = Twilight Zone

Evidently Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race is now complete (unless the appeal is…

Rewarding Irresponsibility

I follow Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) on Twitter.  She shared today a…

Some Porkulus Tidbits (Update: More Items)

Michelle Malkin shared some nice tidbits received from Senator Colburn’s office from…

What "Change" May Look Like

Much attention is being focused on the presidential election and that is…