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Tea Party Patriots co-founders Mark Meckler, right, and Jenny Beth Martin.

Signs and Wonders: Tea Party protests IRS in court

Newsworthy | Sue the IRS. On Monday, a coalition of conservative groups announced it would file a class action lawsuit against the IRS for what the groups call “illegal and harassing behavior in the handling and processing of…

Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally in Dallas.

Countdown to the Boy Scouts vote

Boy Scouts |  The group’s National Council will decide Thursday whether to allow openly gay boys to participate in the organization

Signs and Wonders: Prom queen gender confusion

Signs and Wonders: Prom queen gender confusion

Newsworthy |  Say what? Nearly 30 years ago, I taught 10th grade English, and a big decision for me was whether to teach Fitzgerald or Faulkner, since I would likely not be…

Eladio Gomez uses a U.S. flag to cover him from a light rain during an immigrant rights rally in downtown Dallas.

Signs and Wonders: America’s demographic destiny

Newsworthy |  Brown and grey. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its latest population projections through the year 2060. Fifty years from now, the U.S. will be only…

Evening rush hour commuters making their way past the food concessions on an underground concourse inside New York's Penn Station.

Dollars and Sense: Are markets headed toward a healthy correction or ‘irrational exuberance’?

Dollars and Sense |  Big Apple ripe. I spent a couple of days in New York this week, and I can tell you that with the stock markets at all time highs, the Big Apple is…

Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency

Signs and Wonders: EPA takes cue from IRS in dealing with conservative groups

Newsworthy |  Easier being green. The IRS is not the only federal agency making it difficult for conservative groups. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is getting…

Ralph Reed

The Boy Scouts’ Christian connection

Boy Scouts |  The Boy Scouts ask conservative activist Ralph Reed to set up meetings with Christian leaders it looks to sway on the issue of gay Scouts

<i>CBS Evening News</i> anchor Scott Pelley

Signs and Wonders: CBS’s Scott Pelley admits media missteps on big stories

Newsworthy |  Mea culpa. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley received the 20th annual Fred Friendly First Amendment Award on Friday, and he used the occasion to give an…

Specialist Matthew Cheslock works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Dollars and Sense: Bad news in Europe might be good news for U.S. investors

Dollars and Sense |  Up, up, and away. The markets just keep climbing. The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday, and it continued to set new records on…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke

Signs and Wonders: Wall Street heavyweights insist Bernanke stop giving away ‘free money’

Newsworthy |  Banker objections. Those of us opposed to Ben Bernanke’s quantitative easing scheme could take solace from a new report issued this week. Bloomberg is…

Bethany Hamilton arrives at the ESPY awards.

Signs and Wonders: Soul Surfer finds soul mate

Newsworthy |  Bethany Hamilton engaged. The “soul surfer” is no longer solo. Bethany Hamilton, who survived a shark attack when she was 13 years old, announced this…

James Carville

Signs and Wonders: Democrat James Carville praises ‘talented and fearless’ Republican Ted Cruz

Newsworthy |  Praise for Cruz. If you’re a Republican, you’ve got to worry at least a little bit when Democratic strategist James Carville praises you. Does he have an…

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