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Democrats pushing for a constitutional amendment that would give government the authority to regulate political spending by outside groups will do so without one traditional ally at their side. In a letter submitted Tuesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed opposition to the amendment, saying it would “lead directly to…
Thousands of people were massacred in and around Beijing’s main square, Tiananmen, 25 years ago today. Student-lead, unlimited hunger strikes were part of mass pro-democracy protests against the Chinese government in Beijing. Since the bloody event, China has attempted to erase any reference to the Tiananmen crackdown from books, television and the Internet, to rid…
Pressure from government officials and eminent researchers appears to have pushed a federal agency to postpone enforcement action on violations it found in a government-financed experiment on extremely premature babies. The agency, which polices ethics in health studies, says the controversy over the study of preemies highlights a “fundamental difference between the obligations of clinicians…
In her debut story as a senior independent contributor for The Daily Signal, Sharyl Attkisson investigates a government-funded experiment that put the lives of premature babies at critical risk. The study of 1,316 infants deliberately manipulated preemies’ oxygen levels—an action that could result in death or permanent disabilities. Attkisson, in an exclusive interview with The…
Tea Party Patriots filed an ethics complaint against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., alleging he has abused his power in a campaign to smear conservative donors. The complaint, filed Monday with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, alleges Reid has purposely tried to damage the names of Charles and David Koch, prominent conservative donors…
Half the nation’s doctors admit to using Wikipedia as a medical reference at least some of the time. But the scary part, according to another recently released study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, is that Wikipedia may not be the most reliable source for such information. Researchers reviewed the Wikipedia articles on…
More harrowing than gaining weight, public speaking or going to the dentist, running out of money in retirement is the biggest fear for wealthier Americans, according to Bank of America’s latest Merrill Edge report. But even fear of going broke will not curb this group’s spending habits. The biannual survey—questioning 1,000 Americans with $50,000 to…
According to a report from the Associated Press, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey has said the Army still may pursue desertion charges against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the just-released American solider held captive by the Taliban for more than five years. Whether the Army ultimately decides to refer desertion charges against Bergdahl remains an…
When a new megadeal with a corporation moving to Mississippi is announced, politicians hold a news conference, cut a cake, boast about the number of jobs created and toss some dirt with gold shovels. But recently published research by Christopher Coyne and Lotta Moberg of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University casts major doubt…
The new House special committee to investigate the Benghazi terrorist attacks wields broad legal authority to do its job. The panel can access classified documents not available to the press or public and to subpoena witnesses—with consequences for those who refuse to talk. Hans von Spakovsky, a Heritage Foundation legal expert who formerly worked for…
Sharyl Attkisson, an award-winning investigative reporter who resigned from CBS News earlier this year, says the news media are heading down a dangerous path with attempts to “censor or block stories” that don’t align with their preferred agenda. “There’s a tendency in the news media, on the part of some managers, to censor or block…
Just 25 weeks into her pregnancy, Sharrissa Cook gave birth to a critically ill baby boy. Dreshan weighed in at a fragile 1 pound, 11 ounces. He lay motionless in the incubator, connected to tubes and monitors in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. “He was so tiny,”…
Many states are succumbing to pressure to expand their Medicaid programs with promises from the federal government under Obamacare to cover the initial costs. But Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., says that is bad policy and ultimately will be a bad financial deal for states. In an interview with Daily Signal senior contributor Genevieve Wood, Brownback explains…