Obama Admin Takes Aim at Natural Gas with Fracking Regulations
The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
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Wall Street Journal Reporter Found Dead in River 14 Months After Disappearing
A body found this week in a river is that of a former Wall Street Journal reporter who had been missing for more than a year, authorities said Thursday.
WaPo: Haitians Say Bill Clinton ‘Couldn’t Be Elected Mayor’
As Hillary Clinton prepares for her expected White House bid, reporters are finally asking some questions about the activities of the Clinton charitable foundation. In a new report, the Washington Post takes a look at the organization’s efforts in Haiti.
NH Focus Group: Dems Want Hillary to Give Up Emails, Wouldn’t Mind Jeb as ‘Consolation Prize’ Because ‘He’s Moderate’ on Amnesty, Common Core
Democrats in a New Hampshire focus group want a third-party arbiter to examine Hillary Clinton’s private emails and would not mind Jeb Bush as a “consolation prize” because of his moderate views on amnesty and Common Core, which may explain
Brookings: Heartland Facing ‘Demographic Revolution’ Due to Immigration
Though the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is viewed as a “lily-white” community because of the region’s influx of Scandinavians and Germans during the 19th century, the number of minorities in the area is expected to grow twice as quickly as the
FBI Begins Criminal Investigation of Aaron Schock
The Justice Department has launched a formal criminal investigation into the office and campaign expenses of resigning Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, as well as his personal business dealings with political donors, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Friday.
UN: Israel #1 Violator of Women’s Rights
Guess who is the number one violator of women’s rights in the world today? Israel. Violating the rights of Palestinian women. At least that is the view of the UN’s top women’s rights body, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). CSW ends its annual meeting on Friday, March 20 by condemning only one of the 193 UN member states for violating women’s rights – Israel.
Congress Subpoenas Emails of Nearly a Dozen Clinton State Dept. Employees
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) has subpoenaed the emails of “close to a dozen” people who worked for Hillary Clinton at the State Department, including “aides to aides,” according to a Reuters report. Gowdy, who chairs he House Benghazi Select Committee,
Blind Chinese Dissident Undercuts Hillary’s Human Rights Rhetoric
Though Hillary Clinton touts her support for human rights, the blind Chinese dissident, Chen Guangcheng, has accused Clinton’s State Department of pressuring him to make bad deals with the repressive Chinese government. As Politico notes, Chen made international headlines in
Former Enemies Mourn Iwo Jima Dead Together for 70th Anniversary
(Bloomberg) — Tetsuro Teramoto never set eyes on his father, who died in the bloody five-week battle for the remote island of Iwo Jima 70 years ago as the U.S. closed in on Japan at the end of World War II.
Professor: ‘It’ll Take a Lot More than Drudge’ to Improve O’Malley’s Poll Numbers
The influential Drudge Report has been featuring stories about former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, a potential Hillary Clinton challenger, but University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato believes it will take a lot more than Matt Drudge to improve
2016: Martin O’Malley Heads Back to Iowa
As support for Hillary Clinton among Democrats drops due to her private email scandal and family foundation’s hypocritical acceptance of millions in donations from repressive Middle Eastern regimes, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will return to Iowa this weekend. This
Mediaite: Scott Walker’s Fold Panders to ‘Nativist’ Breitbart, Worst Elements of Right
From Mediaite Editor-in-Chief Andrew Kirell: What happens when you hire a communications expert to help with outreach to prominent conservatives only to let her go because the fringes take issue with her? Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkerand his team are learning
FBI Investigates Hanging Death of Black Man in Mississippi
Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday.
Mike Flynn Considers Run for Aaron Schock’s Seat
Mike Flynn–an author and, for several years, editor at Breitbart News–has been receiving calls about possibly running to replace disgraced GOP congressman Aaron Schock in Illinois’s 18th district.
Charlie Sheen Criticizes Obama, in Ebonics, for Focusing on NCAA Bracket over Soldiers
Actor Charlie Sheen sent a message on Twitter Thursday afternoon mocking Barack Obama for working on his NCAA tournament bracket instead of giving attention to U.S. soldiers.
Clinton Foundation Did Not Disclose Donors Despite Hillary Clinton’s Promise of Transparency
In 2008, Hillary Clinton promised Barack Obama, the president-elect, there would be no mystery about who was giving money to her family’s globe-circling charities. She made a pledge to publish all the donors on an annual basis to ease concerns that as secretary of state she could be vulnerable to accusations of foreign influence.
European Negotiator Says Framework Accord with Iran Unlikely Soon
Six world powers are unlikely to reach a framework agreement with Iran on its nuclear work in the coming days as the sides are still far apart on key issues, a senior European negotiator said on Thursday, blaming Tehran for failing to compromise.
UPDATE: NY High School Apologizes for Arabic Version of Pledge of Allegiance
A school in upstate New York has apologized for reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic after complaints from district residents who lost family members in the Afghanistan war.
Polls: Dem Support for Hillary Drops; Majority Want Party to Nominate ‘Fresh Face’
Support for Hillary Clinton has dropped 15 percentage points among Democrats since February, according to the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, and more Democrats may be increasingly yearning for a “fresh face,” according to a Rasmussen poll. The online Reuters poll
Report: Hillary Used Less Secure Personal Blackberry in Nations that Posed Increased Cybersecurity Threat
Hillary Clinton not only used a personal blackberry as secretary of state that was less secure than the government-issued device she was never issued, but she also reportedly used her less secure device “in foreign countries where State Department employees
Professor: Jeb ‘Exactly the Republican the Clinton Campaign Desires’
University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato believes that Jeb Bush is the candidate Hillary Clinton most wants to face in a general election because he would be the easiest to defeat. In his Crystal Ball report, which Politico
Tournament Coaches React to Obama Bracket Snubs
President Obama selected uber-favorite Kentucky to win the NCAA tournament. Now the overlooked also-rans in his bracket are picking on him.
Glenn Beck: ‘It’s Too Late’ to Change the Republican Party from the Inside, ‘I’m Out’
Glenn Beck said that the Republican Party’s policy failures on big issues like immigration and establishment efforts to undermine reformers like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee have made him decide not to donate any money to the GOP.
First Details of Iran Deal: Allows 6,000 Centrifuges, Rolls Back UN Arms Embargo
A draft nuclear accord now being negotiated between the United States and Iran would force Iran to cut hardware it could use to make an atomic bomb by about 40 percent for at least a decade, while offering the Iranians immediate relief from sanctions that have crippled their economy, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
