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Steve Wynn Takes On Washington Steve Wynn, a casino resort/real-estate developer who has been credited with spearheading the dramatic resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip, talks about the Fall of America. CNBC Interview   ...more

Ben Quayle Commercial"Barack Obama is the worst President in History" ...more

Feds rethink policies that encourage home ownershipBy Paul Wiseman, USA TODAY Just how much should Uncle Sam do to help Americans buy their own homes? For 70 years — and for the last 15 in particular — the answer has been: Whatever it takes. Now, policymakers are pausing to reconsider. In the next few months, they'll weigh whether there can be too much of a good thing when it comes to helping families finance the American Dream. The rethink could mean a shake-up for a mortgage market addicted to government subsidies. "This ...more

U.S. is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It   Play Video Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Laurence Kotlikoff, an economics professor at Boston University, talks about the state of the U.S. economy. Kotlikoff speaks with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's InsideTrack." (Source: Bloomberg) Let’s get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills. What it can and must do is radically simplify its tax, health-care, retirement and financial systems, each of ...more

Rep. Andre Carson: Tea Party Protesters Are 'One of the Largest Threats to our Internal Security'As our readers have already learned, Rep. Andre Carson gathered Capitol Hill reporters around him and told the tale of racial slurs and menacing crowds on the verge of hurling rocks at the congressmen.  Our first few videos showed the congressmen coming out of the Cannon Office Building, walking down the steps and into Independence Avenue from various angles.  None of those videos revealed the racial hatred Rep. Carson conveyed to reporters that day and none of the ...more

Can Britain take five more years of hard Labour?[Editor:  This all sounds so familar!] TODAY The Sun says it is time to trust David Cameron. The Conservatives are the only choice if you want to rescue Britain from disaster. Voting Tory in today's General Election may seem strange to some. We have had a Labour Government for 13 years. Many will never have voted Tory before. That includes plenty of us at The Sun.       But life in Britain has changed. And we believe we must change our Government - to the modern...more

Hating the government finally goes mainstream   (AP) Three years ago, the Republican establishment piled scorn on the presidential candidacy of Ron Paul. Today, he is in a statistical tie with President Obama in 2012 polling. His son, an ophthalmologist who has never run for elective office, is well ahead of not only the GOP's handpicked candidate for Senate in Ken...more

Rush Limbaugh, Chris Matthews and the 'regime' question On Friday, I asked Rush Limbaugh for his response to President Obama's description of him as "troublesome" and of his program as "vitriol." Limbaugh told me he does not believe Obama is trying to do what is best for the country and added, "Never in my life have I seen a regime like this, governing against the will of the people, purposely." By using the word "regime," Limbaugh was doing something he does all the time: throwing the language of the opposi...more

Repeal CRA, stop blackmailing banksExaminer Editorial Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has introduced legislation to repeal the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, a damaging relic from Jimmy Carter's presidency. The CRA empowered left-wing activist groups like ACORN and the Greenlining Institute to use claims of racism to force banks and other financial institutions to make loans and mortgages on the basis of the ethnic and demographic makeup of neighborhoods instead of the creditworthiness of borrowers. At the time, this tool of p...more

Democrats' special-election scramble The prospect of losing two House seats in back-to-back special elections next month has sparked a vigorous, behind-the-scenes Democratic effort, designed to avoid an outcome that could lead to panic among the rank and file and stall the momentum generated by the recent passage of landmark health care legislation.   The trajectories of the two elections, which will take place in Pennsylvania and Hawaii over a span of four days next month, have raised alarm bells among top party officials...more

Dem congressman: If Guam gets too overpopulated, it might tip overDem congressman Hank Johnson (D) questioning a Navy Admiral regarding stationing more troops in Guam.  The Admiral, playing the straight man,  doesn't even crack a smile.   ...more

Illinois Democrat on O-Care: ''I don't worry about the Constitution on this''What is it with Illinois Democrats?   ...more

Exclusive: The new federal menu mandate meets the real worldYesterday, I spent a little time at a local pizzeria to find out more about the impact of the new federal menu mandate in the real world. Davanni’s has 21 locations throughout the Twin Cities, a smaller, local chain that suddenly must now comply with this federal requirement to publish the caloric content of each of its menu items on all of its printed presentations. However, these restaurants have a problem when they offer their customers a wide range and high number of options &...more

A Gun Ban By Any Other Name...Gun control laws divert money from law enforcement activities that work. The thousands of hours spent by police to register guns are time that police could have put to solving crimes. That diversion of resources is the real threat to public safety. On Friday, a federal District Court judge tried to indirectly reinstate the D.C. handgun ban. Judge Ricardo Urbina, a Clinton appointee, wants to make it so difficult for people living in DC to use a handgun defensively that few will get one. Last S...more

State of Utah Seizes Federal LandRep. Carl Wimmer on his state's historic eminent domain move   Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com ...more