We have Friday’s top news…How bad were the job losses in April? What is President Obama asking states to do in order to assist jobless Americans? How is Congress reacting to the unemployment numbers? How did Wall Street do on Friday? What do CIA memos prove about what Nancy Pelosi knew about waterboarding and when she knew it? How is the commander in Iraq assessing security there? We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Friday, May 8, 2009.
The problem of identity theft is growing and getting your life back in order after it happens is an absolute nightmare. So how do thieves operate? What information do they need to create trouble for you? What is the most important piece of information for you to protect? How can you nip the problem in the bud early? And what are the best ways to make sure you never become a victim? We ask Scott Mitic, CEO of Trusted ID.
Next week is National Police Week in Washington and around the nation. What is National Police Week all about? How will it be observed in the nation’s capital? How are the fallen police officers in our country honored during this special occasion? How deadly was 2008 for those serving our communities in uniform? How close are we to a new museum recognizing the courage and sacrifice of law enforcement? And what will that museum include? We ask Craig Floyd, Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
The U.S. military has recently confirmed that it confiscated and later destroyed a shipment of Bibles translated into local Afghan languages. The Bibles were sent to a soldier in Afghanistan by his church back home. So why did the Bibles need to be destroyed? What is the rule on U.S. soldiers discussing their faith with the local people? What message does this send? We ask Dr. Carl Moeller, President of Open Doors USA, one of the leading organizations assisting the persecuted Christian church.
We have Thursday’s top news…How much does President Obama want to trim from a record-setting federal budget? Where does he want to make the cuts? What did the ‘stress tests’ show about the health of major U.S. banks? What happened on Wall Street Thursday? Why is Pakistan scrapping a peace deal with the Taliban? What is Attorney General Eric Holder suggesting about the fate of the Guantanamo detainees? We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Thursday, May, 7, 2009.
On Thursday, President Obama announced $17 billion in spending vuts from his $3.44 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2010. Is this a significant reduction or an almost imperceptible amount? Is he serious about fiscal discipline or is this just for show? Are the cuts based on wasteful spending or does he have a political agenda? Where could Obama and Congress find ways to cut a whole lot more money? We ask Pete Sepp, vice president for communications at the National Taxpayers Union.
What is the legacy of retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter? Who is the front-runner to replace him? How significant is the Justice Department review that recommends no criminal prosecution of Bush lawyers over enhanced interrogation of terrorists? How upset is Sen. Arlen Specter that Democrats voted not to count his 28 years of seniority when giving him committee assignments? And how is Jack Kemp being remembered here in Washington? We ask John Gizzi, political editor at Human Events.
Why is President Obama’s plan to crack down on corporate tax dodgers wrongly focused? What should Obama be doing about the tax code for small and large businesses? Why will ‘cap and trade’ be another headache for small business owners? How will they be impacted by Obama’s brand of health care reform? And how impressed should we be with Obama’s $17 billion in spending cuts? We ask Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, the ranking member on the House Small Business Committee.
Why are the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve dragging their feet on providing much greater transparency on where taxpayer money is going through the TARP funds? How much transparency is there right now? Was the TARP a success in staving off a financial catastrophe as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke claims? Are we seeing the beginning of the end of this recession as Bernanke also contends? Are President Obama’s budget cuts a serious step towards fiscal discipline or just a PR stunt? And will Democrats allow the estate tax to return in full force in 2011 or let it stay dead as it will be next year? We ask Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
We have Wednesday’s top news…What recommendation are Justice Department officials making about the possible prosecution of Bush administration lawyers over their defense of enhanced interrogation techniques? What common ground did President Obama find with leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan today? What is the government saying about the swine flu as the threat appears to recede? What happened on Wall Street today? We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
