Washington TimesBy Stephen Dinan Arizona's state legislature will open its own investigation into the Obama administration's disgraced gun-running program, known as "Fast and Furious," the speaker of the state House said Friday. Speaker Andy Tobin… more »

By Charles Stockdale, 24/7 Wall Street Of the 7,800 bonds in the U.S. secured by state or local governments, only 25 are currently speculative-grade, or junk-bonds, rated by Moody’s Ba1 or lower. Only municipalities received such low ratings, and th… more »

The Washington Times By Stephen Dinan More than 77,000 federal government employees throughout the country ¡ª including computer operators, more than 5,000 air traffic controllers, 22 librarians and one interior designer ¡ª earned more than the gover… more »

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama make a Christmas Day visit to soldiers and their families in a mess hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Photo: REUTERS UK Telegraph By Jon Swaine, The US President and his family returned to Washington t… more »

American Public Media September 30, 2010 It's the end of the government's fiscal year and there's still no new budget. Lawmakers voted to extend government spending until December. One issue they're looking at out of many is funding for the postal… more »