Washington Free Beacon     Another one bites the dust   Another renewable energy company backed by millions of dollars in federal grants has shuttered its doors, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: The Amonix solar manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, heavily financed under an Obama administration energy initiative, has closed its 214,000-square-foot facility 14 months after it opened...

Associated Press     Arpaio far ahead of challengers in campaign funds   Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is leading campaign fundraising efforts by a large margin over challengers vying for his office in November, and a recent analysis of contributions shows that the incumbent lawman received about 80 percent of his funds from out-of-state donors. -- The Arizona Republic reports that the five-term Republican sheriff raised more than $140,000 from Arizona donors...

WND.com     Obamas invest in outsourcing companies   President Obama has accused Mitt Romney of raking in profits from investing in companies that ship American jobs overseas, but according to his most recent financial disclosure, he and First Lady Michelle Obama have hundreds of thousands of dollars in a mutual fund that has large holdings in corporations that outsource jobs.

Houston Chronicle     Rick Perry gigs Obama, says Eric Holder trying to 'incite racial tension'   Rick Perry knows how to do incendiary. -- The Texas governor remains furious about U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's speech last week to the NAACP convention in Houston. -- To put it simply, he thought Holder --- by comparing Texas' voter ID law to the Jim Crow humiliations of the American apartheid era — was using incendiary rhetoric...

Chicago Tribune     MALDEF, other subversives go after SB-1070... again   Opponents of Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigration made a bid on Tuesday to challenge a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow police to enforce the so-called show-me-your-papers provision. -- A coalition of civil rights organizations asked a federal judge in Phoenix to stay implementation of the key provision of the Arizona law that requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop...

WND.com     Leaked! Obama's devastating 2nd-term plans   A soon-to-be-released, game-changing election book will reveal the blueprint for a second Barack Obama presidential term. Slated for release Aug. 7 by WND Books, "Fool Me Twice: Obama's Shocking Plans for the Next Four Years Exposed" uncovers the template for Obama's next four years – the actual, extensive plans created by Obama's own top advisers and progressive strategists...

US News & World Report     For the first time, Canadians now richer than Americans   While Americans might enjoy throwing politically-charged barbs at their neighbors to the north, Canadians now have at least one reason to be smug. -- For the first time in recent history, the average Canadian is richer than the average American, according to a report cited in Toronto's Globe and Mail. -- And not just by a little. Currently, the average Canadian household is more than $40,000 richer than the average American household...

WND.com     Judge on Border Agent: Looks like misdemeanor   A team of advocates for U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jesus E. "Chito" Diaz Jr. is demanding his immediate release from prison after an appeals court judge said during oral arguments in the case that the officer's actions may have been a misdemeanor. -- "We, LEOAC, have long investigated this pattern of government protecting illegal alien drug cartel smugglers by the Justice Department [which] prosecutes Border Patrol agents..."

Herbert London -- Family Security Matters    Dealing with voter fraud   Attorney General Eric Holder is engaged in a war against states trying to ensure the integrity of the electoral system. As he noted, "The arc of American history has always moved toward expanding the electorate." -- While there is truth in this claim, it does not mean that felons, foreigners or those residing in cemeteries should be given the right to vote.

Frank Hill -- Family Security Matters     Let's get down to what Obamacare really means to you   As in 'your pocketbook, wallet, checkbook, automatic debit from your checking account'... however you choose to make your everyday purchases and health care payments and, yes, your taxes. We have been assiduously trying to find out 'exactly' what this means for you, primarily since even then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2010: "We have to pass this bill to find out what is in it'.

San Diego Union-Tribune     Three alleged alien smugglers held without bond   For almost two years, Customs and Border Protection Officer Hector Rodriguez was the key part of a smuggling ring that brought in hundreds of undocumented immigrants through the San Ysidro Port of Entry, according to federal court documents. -- Rodriguez, his longtime friend, Gerardo Rodriguez, and Vanessa Moya all made their initial federal court appearance in San Diego Monday.

Art Moore -- WND.com     Communist mentor Obama backers trying to hide   When a biographer sets out to understand a president, he naturally begins with mentors, the people who helped shape his character, career and worldview, notes author Paul Kengor. -- But when it comes to explaining Barack Obama, the establishment media has shown virtually no interest in delving into the life of the man the president himself held up as a guiding and affirming voice at every major point in his life...

Associated Press    Arpaio: Obama birth record 'definitely fraudulent'   Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely fraudulent. -- Members of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's posse said in March that there was probable cause that Obama's long-form birth certificate released by the White House in April 2011 was a computer-generated forgery. -- Now, Arpaio says investigators are positive it's fraudulent... [Congress needs to act NOW]

BYM Marine & Maritime News -- Gibraltar     Smuggling attempt thwarted off Imperial Beach   U.S. Border Patrol agents thwarted a human maritime smuggling attempt and arrested a male U.S. citizen and his female passenger early Thursday morning. -- At about 12 a.m., Border Patrol agents were alerted by members of the California National Guard's Counterdrug program working in support of Customs and Border Protection regarding a Zodiac boat with no running lights...

NBC-TV -- Dallas     Mexico tourism official says country safe for travelers   Despite a drug war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives in Mexico, tourism is on the rise south of the border, Mexican officials say. -- Gloria Guevara, Mexico's secretary of tourism, stopped in Dallas on Monday to try and keep the positive trend going. -- She said more than 23 million international visitors stayed at least one night in Mexico, a country known for its beach resorts, food, ancient temples and inexpensiveness...