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This ‘change’ is the most expensive

March 15, 2010

Can it get any worse? Unfortunately, yes. President Barack Obama, who won office in part by accusing Republican former President George Bush of irresponsible spending, has admitted that his policies will result in federal deficits of $8.6 trillion during the next 10 years. That will be on top of the current national debt of about $12.4 trillion. But wait, say officials from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The CBO reported last week that Obama’s estimates are low — by about $1.2 trillion. The actual amount of deficit spending during the next decade will be about $9.8 trillion, according to the CBO. Meanwhile, Obama has announced that his top priority is enactment of a health care program — at a cost of at least $1 trillion. One thing is clear: Obama is on track to become the most expensive president in history.

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Time to look ahead for Juniata sports

March 12, 2010

A group of parents in Juniata County is unhappy over the school district’s decision to allow Juniata High School to withdraw from the Tri-Valley League and enter the Mountain League, and subsequently move the school from PIAA District 3 to District...

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Pelosi is wrong about ‘tea party’

March 12, 2010

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is wrong about the “tea party” movement. During a recent interview, Pelosi, D-Calif., claimed that the Republican Party has hijacked the movement.

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Air traffic control is serious business

March 11, 2010

Apparently one recent day seemed like a routine one to an air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport in New York City.

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This is no way to run government

March 10, 2010

Ever wonder how Washington manages to spend so much of our money so inefficiently? Here’s how:

A new warplane, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is being developed for the U.S. armed forces.

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Obama wants to bulldoze safeguards

March 8, 2010

President Barack Obama made it clear Wednesday that he is ready to subvert a system of safeguards that has served Americans well for more than two centuries.

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