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It’s a “dirty dozen” of stimulus projects — efforts so wacky and wasteful they call into question the sanity of last year’s $787 billion federal stimulus effort. In all, this “dirty dozen” account for a whopping $23,084,512 in taxpayer money – and create a total of, at most, 71 jobs, according to grant applications. That is $325,133.97 per job. Newsmax has taken a close look at a 12 stimulus schemes that leave us scratching our heads, and asking, “What were they thinking?”

Former Alaska Gov. and GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin visited Newsmax Media headquarters Oct. 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla., to help launch Newsmax’s “Make America Great Again” campaign and webcast. While there, she greeted staff, toured headquarters and spoke at length on a variety of topics.

Riding a fierce anti-incumbent wave, Republicans have an opportunity to make history by electing a record number of black conservatives to Congress in November. Take a look at the new generation of Black Republicans.

With the clock ticking down to November, Newsmax reveals its list of the top 10 blue dog Democrats who consistently have stood up to oppose President Barack Obama's proposals. Relatively speaking, they are profiles in Democratic courage.

The plan by a radical pastor of a fringe church in central Florida to burn copies of the Koran has sparked worldwide controversy. From Sarah Palin to Angelina Jolie, American leaders and celebrities have condemned the book burning.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the controversial top cop in Maricopa County, Ariz., always has told it like it is. From making sure his inmates are paying their debt to society to championing efforts to thwart illegal aliens, Sheriff Joe is a man of action who is rarely at a loss for words. With federal prosecutors now suing Arpaio for failing to cooperate quickly enough with a civil rights probe, Newsmax compiled a few of Arpaio's best lines on crime and punishment, Sheriff Joe style.

Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally in Washington, D.C., attracted hundreds of thousands of Americans searching for an answer to the many dire problems plaguing the nation. Beck said the event was not supposed to be political but rather, spiritual. "The message I was trying to send was be your highest self and stand in the burning bush, stand in the fire, because that's the only thing that's going to save us."

He's undoubtedly America's most famous convicted ex-governor, but one might also call Rod Blagojevich an American through and through. As an exemplar of the time-honored 'Chicago Way' of politics, he's never been one to give up in the face of multiple felony indictments. Whether it's a appearance on reality TV or on stage in a revue mocking him, Blago never wears nothing but a smile and a thick head of jet-black hair many victims of male pattern baldness would die for.

Even Sarah Palin's harshest critics agree that the influence of the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate has never been greater. While a large percentage of the American public hangs upon her every word, candidates vie fiercely for her endorsements. An appearance on the campaign trail is even more coveted. So far, her picks for the 2010 midterms have done well. Here’s a look at some of them.

The newly formed congressional Tea Party Caucus made its debut Wednesday with 29 declared lawmakers in its inaugural class. They were joined by tea partyers from across the nation, who reaffirmed the grass-roots movement's principles of lower taxes, reduced spending, and smaller government. Here's a look at some of the more prominent members of the caucus.