Pat Dollard

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New York Times: Americans are more pessimistic about the nation’s economic outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time since President Obama’s first two months in office, when the country was still officially ensnared in the Great Recession, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. At a time of rising [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) – If hard-won security gains made against the Taliban over the past year can be sustained during the peak fighting season in Afghanistan this summer, the U.S. and its allies may find they have “turned a corner” by the end of this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. It was one of [...]

RENO, Nev. (AP) – President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will try to “root out” cases of fraud or manipulation in oil markets, even as Attorney General Eric Holder suggested a variety of legal reasons may be behind gasoline’s surge to $4 a gallon. “We are going to make sure that no [...]

New York Times: OKLAHOMA CITY — Whether it is a legitimate debate over election reform, a calculated ploy or a conspiracy theory gone viral, questions about President Obama’s nation of birth have morphed from the Internet fringe to the mainstream in state capitols around the country. Many legislators, however, have proved quite reluctant to turn [...]

Politico: In a major strategic shift, the Service Employees International Union plans to use its giant political operation to try to build a grass-roots movement of public protest and organization similar to the massive show of pro-labor support that overran Madison, Wis., last month. The SEIU’s ambitious effort is a dramatic departure from its straightforward [...]

Related: ATF Intentionally Armed Mexican Cartels: Obama Ignores Congressional Subpoena, Issa Threatens Contempt Proceedings The Hill: House legislation floated this week would lend federal regulators more tools to fight the illegal trafficking of firearms. Sponsored by Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), the proposal aims to quash the illegal gun market by granting the Bureau of Alcohol, [...]

CNN: U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drones in Libya, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. Gates told CNN the unmanned Predators would allow for “some precision capability” against the forces of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, and will offer a “modest contribution” to NATO efforts to support Libyan rebels. [...]