April 1, 2012 - 6:00pm
The Canadians are getting rid of their penny. Let them. Let's be smarter than they are and cling to ours like ivy on a garden wall.
State Capitol Briefs
April 1, 2012 - 6:00pm
SAUNDERS TO RUN FOR SENATE
DHS, ICE Stocking Up on Millions of Hollow Point Bullets
Submitted by Anonymous on March 31, 2012 - 8:40am
The Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement office is getting an "indefinite delivery" of an "indefinite quantity" of .40 caliber ammunition from defense contractor ATK, a new report says.
U.S. agents will receive a maximum of 450 million rounds of high-performance HST bullets that offer "optimum penetration for terminal performance," the Business Insider reports.
DHS also has an open bid for a stockpile of rifle ammo, similar to rounds used by NATO forces.
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Keith Olbermann and Current TV Splitsville
Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 30, 2012 - 8:04pm
He blew it on ESPN. He blew it on MSNBC. Now Current TV has had enough of uber-liberal Keith Olbermann.
The network said Friday afternoon that it had terminated the contract of its lead anchor scarcely one year after he was hired to reboot the channel in his progressive political image.
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Weekly Roundup: All Eyes on Supreme Court
March 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
First, the usual disclaimer: It's notoriously difficult to predict how the U.S. Supreme Court -- or many other courts, for that matter -- will decide complicated cases.
But landmark Supreme Court hearings this week added fuel to the arguments of Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Florida Republicans that the 2010 federal health-care overhaul is unconstitutional.
America Takes Dubious First-Place Honors: Highest Corporate Tax Rate
April 1, 2012 - 6:00pm
Overnight, the United States of America laid claim to a top spot it didn't want -- "the highest jobs-killing corporate tax rate in the indistrialized world," 39.2 percent.
Unfortunately, says a key member of the Business Roundtable, we're No. 1.
It happened Sunday, when Japan cut its rate to 36.8 percent. What to do about it now, how to get back in the competitive mix to keep the U.S. a leader in the worldwide economy -- that's a top priority for economists the country over -- but particularly for the Business Roundtable.
Our Appalling-ness
March 30, 2012 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- There are so many appalling aspects to the Trayvon Martin case that it's hard to find a permanent home for outrage.
Americans Are Worrying About the Constitution Again
April 1, 2012 - 6:00pm
"I don't worry about the Constitution," said Rep. Phil Hare, Democrat of Illinois, at a town hall meeting where voters questioned his support of the legislation that became Obamacare. You can find the clip on youtube.com, where it has 462,084 hits.
Bringing It All Back Home
April 1, 2012 - 6:00pm
South Florida Economy Needs Miami-flavored Marlins Park to be a Tourist Homer
March 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
There have already been complaints from those in Little Havana that they havent seen the promised benefits from the construction of a salsa-pulsating $640 million, retractable-roof stadium that replaced the Orange Bowl and dwarfs their community.
Miami and Miami-Dade taxpayers will see an amortized tax of $2.4 billion over 40 years due to the local contributions into the construction ofMarlins Park that is still in search of a corporate sponsor.
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