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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to incorporate macroeconomic projections into cost estimates for major legislation, a move that critics say could hide the true budgetary effects of tax cuts. The move toward "dynamic scoring" is part of a package of new rules that passed on a 234-172 party-line vote as the new Republican-controlled Congress started its work.

One can only hope someone taps Chris Wallace to moderate a Presidential debate in 2012 because he has proved himself to be fairly good at not letting candidates off the hook this election cycle. Today on Fox News Sunday Wallace got in a rather contentious back and forth with California Repubican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina over how exactly she would pay for the tax cuts she’s been touting. Suffice to say he was not satisfied with her talking points. WALLACE: So Ms. Fiorina let me ask you a specific question, because I still haven’t gotten many specifics from you….as a...

Description of the Damned…Romans 2 Posted on July 31, 2010 by billrandles But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:For there is no respect of persons with God Romans 2:8-11 Romans is the teaching about Righteousness. It answers the question, how can sinners be made ‘right with God’? And in...

Well isn't that interesting: John Edwards is on his way out, so that makes Arlen Specter the trial lawyers' darling in the Senate. The liberal Specter is also in line to become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. If that happens, we're betting that President Bush's plans for tort reform will be dead on arrival. The real problem, though, will be the Senate approval for Supreme Court Justices. Bush may get to pick three this term, as well as elevate Clarence Thomas to Chief Justice. As Justice Committee chairman, will Specter play ball and support Bush's picks? Many groups around...