Patriot News Network

The following collection of articles by various authors are their opinions, inspiration and humor for your reading enjoyment.

War on Freedom

Former governor sues DHS and TSA over body scans and pat downs!

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - January 24, 2011 - Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is suing the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, saying full-body scans and pat downs at airport checkpoints are violating his rights.

War on Freedom

Protests erupt anew in Yemen, Algeria and Tunisia!

LONDON, England - January 24, 2011 - Drawing inspiration from the revolt in Tunisia, thousands of Yemenis fed up with their president's 32-year rule demanded his ouster on Saturday in a noisy demonstration that appeared to be the first large-scale public challenge to the strongman.

War on Freedom

First grader punished for pointing finger

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - January 21, 2011 - An Oklahoma woman said she was outraged when school officials gave her 7-year-old son an in-school suspension for pointing his finger like a gun.

School officials - without confirming the identity of the boy in question - said a student pointed his finger like a gun repeatedly, even after being told "on more than one occasion" not to do it

Road to Depression

Bank of America reports 4Q loss of 1.6 billion dollars!

NEW YORK - January 21, 2011 - Bank of America on Friday reported a loss of $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter after its costs related to soured home loans increased.

Road to Depression

Path sought for states to escape debt burdens!

NEW YORK - January 20, 2011 - Policy makers are working behind the scenes to come up with a way to let states declare bankruptcy and get out from under crushing debts, including the pensions they have promised to retired public workers.

Unlike cities, the states are barred from seeking protection in federal bankruptcy court. Any effort to change that status would have to clear high c

Road to Depression

Home sales hit 13-year low!

NEW YORK - January 20, 2011 - The number of people who bought previously owned homes last year fell to the lowest level in 13 years, and economists say it will be years before the housing market fully recovers.

High unemployment and a record number of foreclosures are deterring potential buyers who fear home prices haven't reached the bottom. Job growth is expected to pick up this ye

Road to Depression

2010 ends as second worst year for home construction!

WASHINGTON - January 19, 2011 - Builders began work last year on the second fewest number of homes in more than half a century, as the weak economy kept people from buying houses.

Builders broke ground on a total of 587,600 homes in 2010, just barely better than the 554,000 started in 2009. Those are the two worst years on records dating back to 1959.