Patriot News Network

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

Election 2010

Cop that tasered pastor now running for judgeship!

WELLTON, Arizona - August 31, 2010 - Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) Officer M. "Russ" Jones was involved with the arrest, tasering, and abuse of Pastor Steven Anderson at the Wellton Sector Border Patrol checkpoint last April.

Election 2010

GOP takes unprecedented 10-point lead on generic ballot!

PRINCETON, New Jersey - August 30, 2010 - Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP's largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress.

Road to Depression

Mid-Amerika economic outlook slumps again!

NEW YORK - September 1, 2010 - The economic outlook for nine U.S. midwest and south-central states slumped for a third consecutive month in August, pointing to slower growth as the potential for a continuing Depression rises, according to a survey of supply managers released on Wednesday.

Creighton University's Business Conditions Index fell to 55.8 in August from 60.8 in July. A r

Road to Depression

Private employment decreases by 10,000 in August!

WASHINGTON - September 1, 2010 - Private sector employment decreased by 10,000 from July to August on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report released today. The estimated change of employment from June to July was revised down slightly, from the previously reported increase of 42,000 to an increase of 37,000.

Road to Depression

Gold rallying to $1,500!

NEW YORK - August 31, 2010 - Investors are accumulating enough bullion to fill Switzerland’s vaults twice over as gold’s most accurate forecasters say the longest rally in at least nine decades has further to go no matter what the economy holds.

Road to Depression

Global markets slide as Nikkei fall heightens economic fears!

LONDON, England - August 31, 2010 - Global stock markets fell on Tuesday as investors waited nervously for a slew of U.S. economic data this week.

Pessimism in Japan saw the Nikkei 225 tumble 325.20 points, or 3.5%, to close at 8,824.06, as investors worried about the impact of a U.S. slowdown on the strong yen and falling prices. Other major Asian markets also retreated.

Road to Depression

Record number in government anti-poverty programs!

WASHINGTON - August 30, 2010 - Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of Depression victims now serve a record one in six Amerikans and are continuing to expand.

More than 50 million Amerikans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA Today shows. That's up at least 17% since the Depr