Posted By Andrew Luck
A Natural Born Person

Hugh Collins – Contributor
AOL.News

(June 18) — Newly proposed legislation would give the federal government authority to seize and even switch off the Internet during a national crisis.

The bill, put forward Thursday by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., would allow the Department of Homeland Security to issue emergency orders to companies providing services such as search engines, software and broadband Internet, according to CBS. Companies that didn’t comply would face a fine.

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Posted By Andrew Luck
A Natural Born Person

by Kim Trobee, editor

President may have to trim billions to meet $1 trillion ceiling.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its final price tag for health care reform, and it’s at least $115 billion more than projected. Much of that is due to authorizations for discretionary spending put in the legislation by those drafting the bill.

The Obama administration said it would cap spending on the initiative at $1 trillion over 10 years. The new numbers would break that unofficial promise.

Jennifer Hing, a spokeswoman for Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee, said the president has a responsibility to his constituents to keep that promise.

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