US Postal Service considering another rate increase  to .46 cents

News from Around the Region

The House and Senate leadership need to stand with Lynch: Lynch to confront critics of early parole

Kids will be kids(?): NH police arrest 3 students for school “hit list”

Where have the State CEO’s been: N.H., Maine governors to discuss Portsmouth bridge needs

Portsmouth Navy Yard thinking outside the box: Navy school of survival is now open at the Portsmouth Navy Shipyard

SB 500 needed to be vetted better: Lynch under fire over state parole law

The debates seem more interesting this year: Candidates offer their 2 cents

News from Around the Country

GOP hypocrisy: Whitman says fired maid lied about status

This was not suppose to happen under the new healthcare plan: McDonald’s May Drop Health Plan

You learn more than when you are face to face with the people:  Heartland gives it to Obama straight

Numerous public officials will profit greatly from a ‘green economy:’ Strickland profits from ‘green’ patronage in Ohio

When you throw money at an issue without discipline, corruption gets worse: Rank and file Democratic congressman’s brother dependent on government grants for company’s success

The ACORN octopus is still receiving public money: HUD May Require ACORN Spinoff to Reimburse Some Taxpayer Money

The wrong focus has lead to this result: Obama given 71% negative rating on handling of economy

Bad politics makes for distant allies: For Democratic candidates, backing Obama exacts a cost

How can they help solve of economic crisis when they can’t even get along: Infighting Besets Financial-Oversight Council

News from Around the World

Is the US in any positions to lecture China: House Ups Pressure Over China’s Yuan; Senate Fate Unclear

Are nation leaders really to blame if all the information is not known: Ex-Icelandic PM becomes first leader referred to court over global financial meltdown

The lost continent still suffers with the slave trade:  Nigerian: 40,000 trafficked for sex to W. Africa

Iran could care less: U.S. imposes sanctions on 8 Iranian officials

Another example of “me, me, me, me:” European strikes weigh on world markets

J Street lacks integrity: Israel lobby aided Hill visits for U.N. report author

Opinions that Matter

Do unions know where the money is being spent: Union Terror Link?

3,000 plus bill that no one read was going to cause problems: Health care overhaul is a lemon

It is not the party, it’s the people: Defeating the Republican Establishment

More union shenanigans: Trumka’s Leftism