Setting the Record Straight: Six Years of Unheeded Warnings for GSE Reform

A few days ago the Washington Times had an editorial about the new random bag search policy their police are using on the Metro subways. It was mentioned in Flex Your Rights email message I just received, and while I normally don’t jump at stories this old, the cluelessness is so astonishing I had to say something. The group Flex Your Rights is not only opposed to the searches, but is encouraging the riding public to exercise its 4th Amendment right against "unreasonable search" by... more

While fixing the economy will certainly be a dominant issue for both President-elect Obama and the 111th Congress, we hope, on this Veterans Day, that health care for our wounded warriors will also be a top priority. Regrettably, the wars in Iraq and … Go to Source ... more

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With hundreds of trails to choose from Washington state is a hiking paradise.  There are beach hikes, desert hikes and excellent mountain hiking trails to please all.  On the east side of the state over the Cascade Mountain range the weather is drier and hot in the summer. The western portion of Washington is much wetter and it rains often.  The best months for hiking in Washington state is July, August and September. With three National parks offering plenty of camping and hiking, you c... more

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10356 By Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay Global Research , September 28, 2008 “When troubles come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.” Shakespeare (1564-1616) “The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism — ownership of governm... more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill will visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) later this week, the State Department confirmed Monday. Hill is due to arrive in Seoul, South Korea Tuesday. “Later in the week, he’ll visit Pyongyang, before going to Beijing, where he’ll meet with the Chinese vice foreign minister, Wu Dawei,” State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood told a... more

President Bush on Friday said, "Today we’re talking about a way for small businesses and individuals -- and large businesses, for that matter -- to help -- to deal with rising health care costs. Our goal is to make sure health care is available and affordable. And... one way to help deal with rising health care costs is what’s called health savings accounts. These are ingenious products to help people save, incent people to... take care of their bodies, and also make sure that if th... more

President Bush on Friday said, "Our country is better off because millions of citizens such as these three folks have heard the call to serve something greater than themselves. And I urge our fellow citizens all around the nation to find ways to serve. It turns out that when you help somebody in need you help yourself even more." More... ... more

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of July 21 to August 12, 2008. More... ... more

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Jay T. Snyder More... ... more