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GlaxoSmithKline LLC pleads guilty this week to a $3 billion fine for illegally promoting unapproved drugs as well as failing to disclose the drugs safety precautions. Deputy Attorney General James M. Coles said the $3 billion fine is the largest penalty ever paid by a drug company for healthcare fraud. As part of the penalty, government officials will supervise GlaxSmithKline for the next five years to ensure the corporation’s acquiescence. “Let me be clear, we will not tolerate health care fr

Our most read articles from week of June 24th-July 1st. 1. Ron Paul Delegate Count Rises from Romney Missteps and Frivolous Lawsuit "The Globe reported that, "a spokesman for the Massachusetts Republican Party would not say why the affidavits were required of delegates this year, and the chairman of the Allocations Committee would not agree to an interview. Instead, the chairman offered an e-mailed statement saying that the Romney campaign, through its representative on his committee, had the

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the central component to Obama's healthcare reform, the individual mandate, is constitutional because the payment is a tax. There has been much confusion following the ruling over whether or not the "shared responsibility payment" is actually a tax. The language of the statute clearly distinguishes the payment from a tax by labeling it a penalty that someone must pay if he or she refuses to buy insurance. And the Obama Administration has said a number of

Americans pay taxes on items they buy, they pay taxes on their income, and with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, Americans will now be paying taxes on what they don't buy as well. For a generation, Republicans have relied upon a stealth judicial strategy by telling their voters that they must support the GOP so they can appoint good justices to reverse court rulings that codified cultural liberalism. For a generation, rank-and-file Republicans have obeyed. But wit

The United States’ Military and Department of Defense make up a huge portion of our country’s expenditures and has greatly influenced our government and citizens. Many Americans, however, don't know the facts. Our nation considers the security of our citizens and our nation to be of the utmost importance in terms of our government's priorities. Here is a list of ten interesting facts about the US military and the Department of Defense that you may, or may not have known: 1. 30 of the 43 Presi

The Supreme Court decision, announced early Thursday, upholding most of the controversial and politically-charged Affordable Care Act including the individual health insurance mandate, might actually be good news for the Republican Party going into the November 2012 elections, and they've wasted no time in using the decision to rally a conservative base whose support for the GOP's presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, has ranged from tepid to hostile. [Follow our live "Obamacare" updates here throu

Today the United States Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act.  The Court held 5 to 4 that the mandate could not be upheld as part of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.  However, Chief Justice Roberts held for himself and thus the Court that the mandate was really “a play or pay” tax despite not being so labeled in the Affordable Care Act and therefore, Constitutional under the tax and spend clause. The Court also held 7 to 2 that the Medicaid Expansion in the A

On April 6, 1992, the first major league game was played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, ushering in a new era for Baltimore and its beloved O’s. From the day it opened through Sunday’s game with the Nationals, 45,894,621 people have seen the O’s play at Camden. But the joy and triumph of that historic moment wasn’t Baltimore’s or Maryland’s alone, but one belonging to all of baseball – America’s Game. The creation of Oriole Park at Camden Yards would initiate a revolution in retro-ballparks,

Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time organized all the named defendants into a united defense against this litigation. There is no indication yet that the complaint in the action was served on any defendant or that the RNC has voluntarily appeared and moved to take any pretrial actions. What is clear: Ron Paul's delegate count continues to

Recently on the campaign trial President Obama’s strategist, David Axelrod was heckled by Romney supporters in Boston. This turned into a controversy when Romney refused to apologize for his supporters and President Obama was subsequently interrupted during an immigration policy address, unrelated to campaign politics. By not condemning the hecklers, who are a part of his team, Romney is accused of implicitly endorsing them. Gov. Romney was quoted on the subject saying “American politics has a l