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Water Cooler Archive: June 2009

• Obama complains about Fox News' coverage of him

  President Obama complains: "I’ve got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration…That’s a pretty big megaphone." Published June 17 2009

• Video: Wise White Man vs. Latina Woman?

  Veritas Visuals took the question to the streets. Check out the results. Published June 16 2009

• Will Bob McDonnell have a tax cut proposal for Virginians?

  Bob McDonnell is the GOP nominee for governor of Virginia. So why is he afraid to call for tax cuts? Check out the video where we confront him in the Washington Times lobby. Published June 16 2009

• The problem with enforcing global warming rules

  Enforcement of emissions can involve a lot less freedom Published June 16 2009

• The wheels might be coming off the socialization of the rest of US health care

  Will the votes still go forward in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday? Published June 16 2009

• Stimulus Waste

  Sen. Tom Coburn releases a list of 100 Stimulus spending programs that he sees as waste. Published June 16 2009

• Iranian Clerical Opposition Forming

  There are new signs of dissent within Iran's ruling clerical circles. Published June 16 2009

• The Conservative Plurality

  Gallup Poll says Conservatives outnumber Liberals 2:1 Published June 15 2009

• An Open Letter to the World from Iranian Artists in Exile

  A film by Iranian Artists in Exile. "Any government that accepts Mahmood Ahmadinejad as the new president of Iran has betrayed the Iranian people, endangered world peace, and has no sympathy for human pain." Published June 15 2009

• Revolutionary Guards Arrested in Iran

  Sixteen senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps officers arrested for contacts with the uprising. Published June 15 2009

• Who is Panetta really defending?

  Leon Panetta's attack on former Vice President Dick Cheney shows Panetta is more interested in defending the Obama administration than the American people. Published June 15 2009

• Dick Durbin nailed on stock trades with insider information

  After secret closed door meeting with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last September 19th, where congressional leaders were warned about the financial crisis, Durbin rush out and sold his mutual fund shares. Published June 15 2009

• Why Creigh Deeds will have a tough run for governor

  Creigh Deeds has some big changes in his positions on hot-botton issues since he ran for Virginia's attorney general four years ago. Published June 14 2009

• A glimmer of hope on stopping a complete government takeover of medical care

  Successful filibuster slightly more likely? Published June 14 2009

• Eyewitness Account from Tehran University

  A student at Tehran University writes about the violence there. Published June 14 2009

• Only nine states still ban carrying guns in restaurants that serve alcohol

  The number of gun free zones is declining Published June 14 2009

• Why the Iran Uprising Matters

  It's not necessarily about who wins. Published June 14 2009

• Ayatollah Sane'i weighs in

  Grand Ayatollah Yusef Sane'i reportedly posts on his website: "Any co-operation with the president [Ahmadnejad] is considered Haram [unlawful]." Published June 14 2009

• Updates on the Iran Uprising

  Some information on the civil unrest in Iran gleaned from various sources Published June 14 2009

• Iranian Live Blogs and Info on the Uprising

  Here's where to go for the latest information on the civil uprising in Iran. Published June 13 2009