

By Richard W. Rahn
Budget fantasy won't help us cope with coming fiscal disaster
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is challenging the commitment to whistleblowers of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole as one FBI case "continues to languish" after nine years and another has "sat in limbo" for more than four years.

The Senate subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights is holding a hearing Wednesday focused on the market power - and potential market abuse - of the Internet search giant Google. While antitrust enforcement rightly focuses on consumer harm, subcommittee members also should carefully examine the impact of Google's operations on America's small businesses.
Google Inc. has agreed to forfeit $500 million for allowing Canadian pharmacies to place advertisements on the online search engine targeting U.S. consumers, who unlawfully imported controlled and non-controlled prescription drugs into the United States.

Obama Justice Department outrages never cease. The politically charged gang led by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more interested in helping felons vote than in helping the military to vote. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, has put a legislative hold on the already troubled nomination of James M. Cole to be deputy attorney general until the attorney general ensures full protection for voting rights of our military (and associated civilian personnel) stationed abroad. The senator is right to raise a ruckus.
"This settlement ensures that Google will reform its improper advertising practices with regard to these pharmacies while paying one of the largest financial forfeiture penalties in history," said Mr. Cole.

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