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Federal Government’s ‘Hall of Shame’

Every two years, before Congress is set to begin its session, the Government Accountability Office releases a list of the federal programs most at risk of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.

SOTU: With Nothing to Lose, Obama Will Aim High

The president must figure he has nothing to lose, so in the State of the Union speech he'll likely take credit for the upward tick of the U.S. economy, among other items. In all probability, the applause will last longer Tuesday night than the life of any of these measures in Congress.

Regulatory Dump Truck

Rule makers abhor a vacuum, which is why the neurotic urge to meddle by micro regulating U.S. businesses continues.