Daniel P. Kessler: How Health Reform Punishes Work - WSJ.com

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Chairman Ryan's Budget Resolution Changes America's Course

America needs to change course. Our current direction is fiscally and economically unsustainable and politically and culturally bankrupting. It is threatening the well-being and future of our country.

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Crystal Mangum held in stabbing: Duke Lacrosse Accusor

DURHAM -- Crystal Mangum, the woman who was at the center of the Duke University lacrosse scandal, was charged with stabbing a man early Sunday at a South Durham apartment.

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ObamaCare's First Year

That hasn't stopped Mrs. Pelosi from holding several press events to laud the law, and from recycling dubious statistics. The Washington Post went so far as to call Mrs. Pelosi's recent claims that the law has created jobs and will cut the deficit "false or exaggerated."

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In Prison for Taking a Liar Loan

A few weeks ago, when the Justice Department decided not to prosecute Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of Countrywide, I wrote a column lamenting the fact that none of the big fish were likely to go to prison for their roles in the financial crisis.

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Congressman stands by his proposal: An iPad for every student

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said he stood-by a proposal he made last week that could result in the federal government providing an Ipad for every student in the nation, despite a barrage of criticism he has suffered from the media in recent days.

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Duke guaranteeing $10 million line of credit for DNC

Duke faces increasingly heavy costs from federal environmental rules, and will shutter some of its old coal-fired power plants rather than upgrade them.

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ObamaCare's Reality Deficit

Of all the claims deployed in favor of ObamaCare, and there are many, the most preposterous is that a new open-ended entitlement will somehow reduce the budget deficit.

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Seeks Resumes of Jobless Americans to 'Dramatize' Crisis

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. wants unemployed Americans to send him their resumes. But the Illinois Democrat and son of the legendary civil rights leader isn't hiring or even offering to forward the resumes to those who are hiring.

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Obamacare Won't Hold Down Costs

"We'd be misreading the election if we thought the American people want to see us … relitigate arguments that we had over the last two years." So President Obama claimed the day after his party suffered an electoral defeat of historic proportions.

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Get to Work Repealing Obamacare

During his post-election press conference Wednesday, President Barack Obama was asked: "As you're well aware, obviously, a lot of Republicans ran against your health care law. Some have called for repealing the law.

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Big Government Strikes Back

The 111th Congress, the most unpopular Congress in the recorded history of the United States, ended last week with a flurry of legislative activity that set a record for a lame duck Congress.

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Morning Bell: Top Ten Reasons America Won't Miss the 111th Congress

The 111th Congress is officially over, and according to Gallup, it's also officially the worst Congress in the history of polling.

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Wall Street Wins, Main Street Loses in Bank Overhaul: Bove

The financial reform bill will likely hurt consumers more than banks because Wall Street will find a way to get around it, Richard Bove, banking analyst at Rochdale Securities, told CNBC Friday.

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Video shows Rep. Etheridge grabbing videographer

You'll be seeing a lot of this video.

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US Exposure to EU Bailout: $50 Billion and Counting

US taxpayers could be on the hook for $50 billion or more as part of the European debt bailout, which is likely to be a close cousin to the strategy used to rescue the American financial system.

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10 tax breaks you need to know about

It's tax season. Those words usually strike dread into the hearts of everyone who hears them. And after a particularly rough year like 2009, the last thing you want to do is shell out more money.

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Soda sales to fizzle as people cut back

NEW YORK - Most consumers plan to drink about the same amount or less this year, costing beverage companies about $8 billion in sales, according to a study release on Friday.

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Prositution Hit By Recession

Times are so hard, hookers have to find part time jobs. Damn.

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Internal documents, e-mails shed light on Merrill deal

Internal Bank of America documents and e-mails show that one of the candidates to become the bank's next chief executive was among the leaders heavily involved in crafting a government rescue package used to seal its Merrill Lynch purchase.

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Lawmakers jack up spending for themselves

Congress is on the verge of giving itself a bump in its annual budget — even as local governments, families and businesses across the country are tightening their belts in the worst recession in decades.

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Sanford: No ethics violations by me

Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said this morning that his administration did not violate ethics codes and is not guilty of operating with a double standard.

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Burress talks about night of shooting

Plaxico Burress said security at a New York nightclub knew he had a gun on the night he accidentally shot himself while walking up a flight of stairs in November 2008.

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C.I.A. Abuse Cases Detailed in Report on Detainees

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. named a veteran federal prosecutor to examine abuse of prisoners held by the Central Intelligence Agency, government officials said on Monday, as officials released a C.I.A.

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Elderly man shoots suspect in home invasion, may face charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- An elderly man who was tied up and robbed in his own home by four teens may face charges after police say he chased the suspects down and shot one of them to death.

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