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Every major entitlement program has grown significantly under the Obama administration, but the White House hasn't uttered a word about its plan to address the unsustainable financial future facing the country. We do not know exactly how far off the cliff is, but we are approaching it quickly.

One more of the many "benefits" of ObamaCare actually doesn't seem like much of a benefit when military families are stuck with a $2,400 bill.

The New Zealand government should reject a plain packaging regulatory proposal for tobacco products as it would violate WTO rules as well as intellectual property agreements, and also expose consumers to harmful counterfeit products, said IPI in comments filed today.

While conservative pundits and GOP strategists have encouraged Gov. Romney to be bold in tonight's first debate against President Obama and not play "small-ball," IPI experts are available to discuss whether or not the Republican candidate indeed stepped up to the plate.

J.D. Kleinke of the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute claims in the New York Times that there is a conservative case for ObamaCare.  If there is, Kleinke’s not making it. He is wrong on the history, problems and policy of health care reform, both now and during the ClintonCare debate.

The push for green energy is still in full bloom.

The White House recently pulled out all the stops (including setting aside some EPA  regulations) to keep Sunoco's Philadelphia oil refinery open. But would they have invested as much time and effort if the refinery had not been in a swing state?

Gregory King told authorities he made a living selling pirated music for seven years -- but deputies say his reign ended Saturday at the center of a Lake Worth flea market. According to an Institute for Policy Innovation study, music piracy worldwide causes more than $12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy, more than 70,000 lost jobs and $2 billion in lost wages among American workers.

Californians will vote this November on Proposition 37, a scare tactic being driven by marketplace competition rather than science that would reverse the benefits genetically modified foods have had on the state's economy.

When it comes to the issue of lowering the corporate tax rate, Tom Giovanetti of the Institute for Policy Innovation says Sweden shows more understanding than the U.S., which maintains the highest rate among developed countries.