FOXNews.com - Tea Party Protesters Descend on D.C. With New 'Contract From America'

FOXNews.com - Tea Party Protesters Descend on D.C. With New 'Contract From America': "the top ten planks were:

(1) Require each bill to identify its constitutional authorization

(2) Defund, repeal, and replace government-run health care

(3) Demand a balanced budget

(4) End runaway government spending by imposing a statutory cap limiting growth in federal spending

(5) Enact fundamental reform to simplify and lower taxes

(6)Create a Blue Ribbon task force that engages in a complete audit of federal agencies and programs

(7) Reject cap-and-trade

(8) Pass an “all of the above” energy policy

(9) Stop the 2011 tax hikes

(10) Stop the pork."

Meet Russian President Medvedev, Internet geek | Politics and Law - CNET News

Meet Russian President Medvedev, Internet geek | Politics and Law - CNET News: "During an appearance at the center-left Brookings Institution, the head of the Russian Federation suggested that he and President Obama should dispense with their legions of aides and chat on iPhones through text messaging instead.
'We don't e-mail each other (but) that would be the fastest possible way to talk to each other,' said Medvedev, according to a translation. 'In this case, we could just have a couple of iPhones and we could just exchange text messages or e-mails. I am quite familiar with that, as well as President Obama, as far as I understand.' (Obama has a BlackBerry.)"

That would save a lot of money, time, and environmental impact!

"Web sites let politicians go directly to the source of news articles, reports, or other information, Medvedev said. 'We don't need our aides that much today. We can immerse ourselves into information...The time has changed. Whatever I read or President Obama reads, we always have the possibility to go online and see what is happening in reality.'"

FOXNews.com - Taxpayers Foot State Department's Stiff Liquor Bill

FOXNews.com - Taxpayers Foot State Department's Stiff Liquor Bill: "Taxpayer watchdogs say while accounting for a small fraction of the State Department's overall budget, some of the liquor expenditures reflect larger concerns about stewardship of federal tax dollars at a time when many recession-weary Americans find themselves struggling to hold onto jobs and pay mortgages."