Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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U.S.
Chamber of Commerce vows to elect best Congress its money can buy
August 25, 2010The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending huge sums of money on this fall's elections, giving fresh meaning to Will Roger's quip that "We have the best Congress money can buy."
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World
Wyclef Jean to challenge ballot ruling
August 23, 2010Recording artist turned presidential aspirant Wyclef Jean is challenging last week's ruling by Haitian election officials disqualifying his run for the island nation's highest office.
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U.S.
Blackstone billionaire compares Obama to Hitler on taxes
August 17, 2010Wall Street is up in arms over Obama administration proposals to make banks pay a greater share of taxes, and one billionaire compared Obama to Hitler, saying, "It's war."
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U.S.
Sovereign Citizens hate group on the rise
August 12, 2010Right-wing extremism is gaining new momentum, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center report released today on the Sovereign Citizens movement.
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U.S.
Civil liberties groups sue Treasury Dept. over assassinations
August 5, 2010The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights a license to represent accused terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki.
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Opinion
GOP blocks bills, drawing Obama ire
August 4, 2010The Senate today set the stage to finally provide much needed aid to states to avoid teacher and other public employee layoffs, but only two Republicans voted for the measure.
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U.S.
Maxine Waters rejects ethics violation, wants public trial
August 3, 2010"In sum, the case against me has no merit," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said in a statement
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U.S.
House to vote on crack-cocaine sentencing laws
July 28, 2010The House of Representatives may take action this week to drastically reduce inequality in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine users.
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