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The US has 429 airports and 35,000 flights each day. Although the government pledged to tighten security post-9/11, there remain gaps in air travel security.

The terrorist attacks of 9-11-01 have led to a reexamination of civil defense measures and the creation of the Office of Homeland Security. Headed by Thomas J. Ridge, the agency will oversee measures designed to protect the nation's security.

Issues are presented concerning the management of the Internal Revenue Service and the actions of its agents when dealing with taxpayers. The reform of the Internal Revenue Service is discussed.

Republicans will control both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years, but they would do well to heed President Clinton's setback as a cautionary tale. Less than [...]

The Republican Party proposed that the social security program should be transformed to personal retirement accounts since this will give a better rate of return to payroll taxes. However, Pres Bill Clinton argued against this, and proposed the preservation of the existing system.

Rep. Dan Rostenkowski's indictment on charges of misconduct not only opens up the House Ways and Means chairmanship, but also loosens Democratic control of Congress. The indictment of Rep. Dan […]

Ralph Z. Hallow and Donald Lambro are both political correspondents at The Washington Times. Ronald Reagan changed American politics by making conservatism and tax- cutting, free-market economics popular with middle-class [...]

There is an increasing oppopsition to taxation in the US. Taxation accounted for 33% of income in 2000, compared to 5.7% of income in 1900.

The chairman of the House Republican campaign committee recently warned his party that it could lose congressional seats in the midterm elections if President George W. Bush's policies do not [...]

Like the bitterly contested presidential election results in Florida that for a time plunged America into division, doubt, and despair, the new 107th Congress is split right down the middle. [...]

The kind of Cabinet nominees George W. Bush has chosen tell us a lot about how he will make decisions, how he will govern and how committed he will be [...]

Blacks and Hispanics increasingly are embracing conservative reforms. While they aren't joining the GOP, many are bolting from the Democratic Party to vote as independents. Although black and Hispanic voters [...]

Despite many dire predictions about the future and the business cycle downturns we experience from time to time, I believe that we are in the midst of sea-change trends here [...]

An interview with retired General Colin Powell is presented. Issues discussed include defence cuts, the importance of Veterans Day, and the achievements of the non-profit making organization, America's Promise, which aims to give young people life skills.

President Clinton, already weighed down by health care and Haiti, must cope with a series of scandals among his advisers. The resignation of Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy is only the […]

With economic growth rising by a moderate 3.5 percent in the first quarter, unemployment falling to 6 percent and inflation remaining below 2.5 percent, the polls should show that a [...]

Even if the sexual misconduct suit Paula Jones filed against Bill Clinton doesn't go to court, it could be his downfall if the issue dominates public discourse. When early in [...]

President Clinton can help his party's popularity if his standing in the polls rises. But if the Republicans gain open Senate seats, they could block Clinton's agenda. The decision by [...]

The chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) says he believes campaign contributions are a constitutionally protected form of free speech, even as his agency prepares to defend a new [...]

Although Libertarians are small in number, they are winning local seats and influencing the national agenda -- including the controversial debates on Social Security and IRS reform. Libertarians meeting in [...]

The deep disagreement between congressional Republicans and their business and political allies about how to truly balance the budget, with tax cuts, is getting deeper. House Speaker Newt Gingrich's high-risk [...]