SCOTUS won't hear ACORN lawsuit over gov't funding

SCOTUS won't hear ACORN lawsuit over gov't funding...The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from ACORN, the activist group driven to ruin by scandal and financial woes, over being banned from getting federal funds. The high court on Monday refused to review a federal court's decision to uphold Congress's ban on federal funds for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Congress cut off ACORN's federal funding last year in response to allegations the group engaged in voter registration fraud and embezzlement and violated the tax-exempt status of some of its affiliates by engaging in partisan political activities. ACORN sued, but the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City upheld the action. The high court refused to hear its appeal.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110620/ap_on_re_us/us_supreme_court_acorn_lawsuit

Tax dollars fund shrimp on treadmills, Jell-O wrestling in Antarctica

Tax dollars fund shrimp on treadmills, Jell-O wrestling in Antarctica...Report says federal research agency mismanaged $3 billion..At a time when the federal government is struggling with record deficits and bumping up against its borrowing limit, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said the agency is a prime example of the kinds of spending taxpayers should no longer tolerate.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/26/tax-dollars-shrimp-treadmills-jell-o-wrestling/

Despite the defections, PBS remains committed to its liberal programming agenda

Despite the defections, PBS remains committed to its liberal programming agenda...Despite the defections, PBS remains committed to its liberal programming agenda. Even though its federal funding will remain intact(?), state funding is less assured and that may prove to be its Achilles heel as it tries to keep the system from falling apart.

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/36830

Texas Takes Biggest Hit on Federal Anti-Terrorism Funding Cuts

Texas Takes Biggest Hit on Federal Anti-Terrorism Funding Cuts (AZ another state to take a hit) Fear not...with evidence that Hamas and Hezbollah are active in Mexico and South America and have already crossed our border... Korans, prayer rugs and military uniforms found on the U.S. side...Its the Obama Administrations way of hitting back at Texas AND Arizona for increasing the pressure on illegals. The administrations doesn't want the latinos being upset. Cut the funding in an effort to slow down the deportations and arresting of illegals

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/05/20/texas-loses-145-million-federal-anti-terrorism-funding-program/#ixzz1MzRbTnml

Feds Made $125 Billion in 'Improper Payments' in 2010-

Feds Made $125 Billion in 'Improper Payments' in 2010--Enough To Fund State Department 11 Times Over...The $125 billion in improper payments came from 70 different programs across 20 federal agencies (Health & Human Services, Labor Dept, Treasury Dept, Social Security Dept., Education Dept., Agriculture Dept.) Corruption at its finest...looks like they are already re-distributing the wealth???

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/gov-t-improperly-paid-out-125-billion-fy

Right To Life....Are reproductive rights guaranteed by the Constitution?

Right To Life....Are reproductive rights guaranteed by the Constitution? How did we get to the point where Planned Parenthood can carry out abortions with federal funding? Planned Parenthood and the ACLU deny that a human life - our posterity - which has the right to life endowed by our Creator - is killed in an abortion. That’s why they work so vehemently against state laws requiring mothers to see ultrasound images confirming that what they’re carrying is a human baby before they choose to kill it.

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.9308/pub_detail.asp

NV: Feds won't defend border... nor cover costs to jail illegal aliens

NV: Feds won't defend border... nor cover costs to jail illegal aliens
The Obama administration is following through on a previous threat to reduce federal funding to the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program which helps states cover the costs of imprisoning illegal aliens. -- As a result, the NV state Dept. of Corrections has asked the state legislature for just under $1 million to get them through the rest of this fiscal year (DEPORT, DEPORT, DEPORT)

http://www.examiner.com/immigration-reform-in-national/feds-won-t-defend-border-nor-cover-costs-to-jail-illegal-aliens

El Paso, TX: Summer jobs: Without federal funds, teen outlook bleak this year

El Paso, TX: Summer jobs: Without federal funds, teen outlook bleak this year
The summer job hunt may be more difficult for El Paso youths this year because the federal government will not be providing money to employers to hire youths as it did the past two summers. -- A $10 million federally funded program last summer

http://www.elpasotimes.com/living/ci_17810080