WASHINGTON - April 8, 2010 - As the U.S. census nears its final stages, the government is preparing for possible debacles that could derail its $15 billion head count, from mass identity theft and lawsuits to homeowners who refuse to answer their doors.

DENVER, Colorado - April 8, 2010 - Qatar's U.S. ambassador rushed to the defense of his envoy whom authorities say grabbed a surreptitious smoke in a jetliner's bathroom, sparking a bomb scare and widespread alert that sent jet fighters scrambling to intercept the Denver-bound flight.

WASHINGTON (PNN) - April 8, 2010 - U.S. lawmakers will have to make some tough choices in the coming years to bring U.S. deficits under control, including possibly introducing a national sales tax, White House economic adviser Paul Volcker said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - April 7, 2010 - Though the Internal Revenue Service insists the health care law doesn't allow the agency to do anything "too punitive" - like lock up people or seize their property - for breaking the mandate to buy health insurance, Republicans on the top tax-writing committee in Congress say they can't imagine the IRS wouldn't try to expand its power.

NEW YORK - April 6, 2010 - The financial regulatory bill, which passed the Senate Banking Committee on March 22 with illegitimate President Barack Obama’s backing and is now a top priority for congressional Democrats, would create a new Treasury Department bureaucracy authorized to collect any and all information from “any financial company” to analyze whether financial firms and their business practices might threaten financial stability.

WASHINGTON - April 5, 2010 - The addition to existing law of five words and a comma may cause a world of hurt to state governments.

NEW YORK - April 5, 2010 - On major issues, 48% of voters say that the average Tea Party member is closer to their views than illegitimate President Barack Obama. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 44% hold the opposite view and believe the illegitimate president’s views are closer to their own.