http://usconservatives.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-03T16:50:22Z Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/07/04/happy-fourth-of-july-2.htm The American flag flies over the Lancaster County Courthouse in Lancaster, Pa. Click on the image for a virtual fireworks display, compliments of InteractiveFireworks.com. Photo © Justin Quinn/About.com ... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/07/04/happy-fourth-of-july-2.htm Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:02:03 +0000 2009-07-04T13:02:03Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/07/03/palin-resigns.htm In a stunning move, 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has announced she is stepping down as governor of Alaska later this month. "People who know me, know that besides... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/07/03/palin-resigns.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:22 +0000 2009-07-03T16:50:22Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/07/02/divergent-puff-sarah-palin-in-vanity-fair-and-runners-world.htm In the world of journalism, there are two kinds of intentionally biased reporting. There is the "hit piece," which is done with malice and spite, and there is the puff... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/07/02/divergent-puff-sarah-palin-in-vanity-fair-and-runners-world.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:53 +0000 2009-07-02T18:00:53Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/30/coleman-concedes-minnesota-senate-seat-to-comedian-al-franken.htm The people of Minnesota now have a comedian representing them in the Senate. The joke, however, might wind up on them. After the Minnesota Supreme Court awarded the seat to Democrat... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/30/coleman-concedes-minnesota-senate-seat-to-comedian-al-franken.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:55:15 +0000 2009-06-30T18:55:15Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/29/high-court-issues-right-decision-in-new-haven-firefighters-case.htm The Supreme Court today issued a landmark 5-4 ruling in a reverse discrimination case regarding 19 white firefighters and one Hispanic firefighter who were denied promotions because they outperformed African... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/29/high-court-issues-right-decision-in-new-haven-firefighters-case.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:09:38 +0000 2009-06-29T18:09:38Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/29/house-democrats-pimp-out-climate-change-for-tax-money.htm For Congressional Democrats, it's just one bright idea after another these days. As they continue to tout all the wonderful jobs supposedly on the way thanks to President Barack Obama's climate... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/29/house-democrats-pimp-out-climate-change-for-tax-money.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:47:02 +0000 2009-06-29T11:47:02Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/25/south-carolina-gov-mark-sanford-is-latest-victim-of-his-own-politics.htm Last week it was Nevada Sen. John Ensign, this week it's South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. If they weren't so incredibly juicy, political sex scandals would be rather ho-hum by now.... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/25/south-carolina-gov-mark-sanford-is-latest-victim-of-his-own-politics.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:37:09 +0000 2009-06-25T13:37:09Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/25/sonia-sotomayors-affirmative-action-advantage.htm About.com guest writer William Weiss, who calls himself a "lonely moderate," proves you don't have to be a conservative to have conservative opinions. Weiss, a software designer who lives in Pennsylvania,... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/25/sonia-sotomayors-affirmative-action-advantage.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:43:32 +0000 2009-06-25T00:43:32Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/22/has-obama-forgotten-the-housing-crisis.htm If the economic stimulus package taught us anything, it's that we can spend billions of dollars and still not fix the economy. While President Barack Obama has moved from one costly... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/22/has-obama-forgotten-the-housing-crisis.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:25:33 +0000 2009-06-22T10:25:33Z http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/17/obama-to-msnbc-access-denied.htm UPDATED June 18, 2009 10:28 p.m. EST(see below) In what may serve as a signal to the liberal media that its honeymoon with Barack Obama is over, the president is denying... http://usconservatives.about.com/b/2009/06/17/obama-to-msnbc-access-denied.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:43:19 +0000 2009-06-17T23:43:19Z