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Paul just came off bypass (the heart and lung machine). They're sewing him up- so far so good.. Meeting his surgeon in 30mins.Thank u all about 2 hours ago     https://twitter.com/BretBaier     Bret's son goes in tomorrow morning for his 3rd open heart surgery. We will keep you updated as we know more, but in the meantime Bret wanted to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Please visit The Daily Bret for a video message from Bret:#prayersforpaul http://fxn.ws/157ct5n

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Tacked onto this bill: Subtitle B - Other Retirement-Related Provisions Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance for Surviving Spouses of Armed Forces Members

Mar 30, 2009: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority.The totals were 391 Ayes, 8 Nays, 32 Present/Not Voting.

Rep. Mack Calls for Geithner to Resign or Be Fired Over AIG Bonuses Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Florida Republican Rep. Connie Mack called for Treasury Sec. Tim Geithner to lose his job Wednesday, becoming the first Capitol Hill lawmakers to call for his ouster over AIG's using tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for executive bonuses. "Quite simply, the Timothy Geithner experience has been a disaster. The Treasury Department is in disarray. Taxpayer dollars are being wasted. America's economy hangs in the balance. America needs and deserves a treasury secretary who can truly lead us forward," Mack said in a...

An old Spanish proverb says, “An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” I believe that value holds, in or out of a recession. And seeing as my 87-year-old mother lived through the Great Depression, I think her value (and that of those like her) will increase through these tough economic times because her insider wisdom can help us all.

When Arlen Specter announced his support for the $800 Billion "stimulus" bill passed last week, he said it was because "something had to be done" and the wasteful, pork‐ and earmark‐full bill was "the best that we could do". Devon Generally knows that Arlen Specter is wrong about that. America has always done better, and with the right representation in Congress, we can do better again. Mr. Generally wants to be a key part of that grassroots‐generated, can‐do type of Congress, and what better way to do that than by unseating a "Republican" that does not stand for fiscal responsibility...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal jury found Tuesday that a southern Arizona rancher didn't violate the civil rights of a group of illegal immigrants who said he detained them at gunpoint in 2004. The eight-member civil jury also found Roger Barnett wasn't liable on claims of battery and false imprisonment.

February 13, 1999 Ending a tumultuous year of political scandal, the Senate acquitted President Clinton of high crimes and misdemeanors yesterday, after House prosecutors failed to muster even a bare majority of senators in favor of removing the nation's 42nd president from office.snip Five Republicans -- Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins of Maine, John H. Chafee of Rhode Island, James M. Jeffords of Vermont and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania -- voted to acquit on both articles of impeachment. Appears these traitors have a long history of "crossing the asile" Suggestion, does anyone think that a petition to...