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Oversight & Government Reform

OP-EDs


October 13, 2009
Mozilo’s Friends on the Hill

Angelo Mozilo has lots of friends. Or at least, he used to. The former chief executive of Countrywide Financial now…

September 25, 2009
Acorn, Lies and Videotape

A dark cloud, years in the making, has fallen over ACORN. This left-leaning syndicate of labor unions and political agitators…

September 22, 2009
Obama’s Missile Defense Decision Weakens America

In an increasingly familiar display of Carter-era defeatism, President Obama has acquiesced to Russian demands and dismantled long-standing U.S. plans…

September 17, 2009
Waste and Fraud Hard to Root Out

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama predicated a $900 billion government expansion of health care on a promise to eliminate…

September 15, 2009
Presidential Lip Service to Choice and Competition

President Obama wanted to set the record straight on his health-care agenda, so he made a trip to Capitol Hill…

September 10, 2009
TARP and the Demands of Democracy

The concern among the American people about the size and cost of government continues to grow, and the Obama administration…

August 9, 2009
Americans Should Get Affordable, Dependable Care

Between the rising cost of heath care and the expanding role of government, Americans are frustrated. Economists predict that we…

August 3, 2009
Affordable Coverage, Dependable Care for All Americans

Between the rising cost of heath care and the expanding role of government, Americans are frustrated.  Economists predict that we…

July 21, 2009
A Dangerous Retreat on “Real ID”

When the independent, bipartisan Sept. 11 commission issued its report in July 2004, an alarming fact was emphasized: Terrorists need…

July 16, 2009
A Torturous Case of He Said, She Said

National security must remain a strategic legislative priority that deserves the vigilant and careful attention of Congress. When it comes…