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Colorado Town to Vote on Hunting, Shooting Down Drones

Deer Trail, Colorado (population 598) was scheduled to vote on measure allowing residents to “hunt for federal drones and shoot them down.” The vote was originally scheduled for yesterday but has been rescheduled while the district court determines whether the ordinance

Snowden Runner-Up for Time's Person of the Year

Dubbed as the Dark Prophet, Time Magazine announced Edward Snowden as a runner up to their annual “Man of the Year” award.  Snowden recently met with other well-known whistle-blowers in Russia, all of them ditching their technology to avoid potential

Katy Perry Banned Her GOP Parents from Obama Inaug.

Katy Perry Banned Her GOP Parents from Obama Inaug.

Katy Perry, who graces the January 2014 issue of Marie Claire, told the magazine she has a great relationship with her GOP, evangelical parents and that they are “cool” with her lifestyle. But Perry isn’t so “cool” with their lifestyle. 

Tech Companies Unite, Push Back on NSA Surveillance

America’s tech giants have joined forces to ask the Obama administration to reign in the scope of government surveillance. In a letter published today, the tech companies write they “believe that it is time for the world’s governments to address the

'Filthy Filner' to Be Sentenced for Harassment Today

Former San Diego Mayor Bob “Filthy” Filner (D) will be sentenced today for harassment. Filner faces one felony and two misdemeanors charges for “placing a woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third.” He

Poll: Obama Approval Among Hispanics Plunges

Gallup’s latest numbers measuring Obama’s approval rating show he is losing substantial support among Hispanic adults.  Obama’s Job approval numbers in December 2012 found 75% of Hispanics approved of the President’s job perfomance. Fast-forward one year and that figure has

Poll: White Women Souring on Obamacare

According to the National Journal, the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey shows white women are quickly souring on Obama’s healthcare program.  The survey finds that 40% of college-educated women hold a very unfavorable opinion of the law, an increase of

NSA Collects 5 Billion Cellphone Records a Day

According to the latest leak from Edward Snowden, the NSA is collecting a staggering 5 billion cell phone location records a day.  The tracking allows the agency to “track the movements of individuals — and map their relationships — in

Glitch: Some Obamacare Enrollees Not Really Enrolled

Some people who have managed to complete the burdensome and glitch-filled process of signing up for Obamacare are learning they are not really enrolled at all. “Obama administration officials acknowledged today that some of the roughly 126,000 Americans who completed

Senate Will Hold Hearings on Amazon's Drones

On the heels of Amazon’s announcement that the company plans to deliver packages using drones, a Senate committee is preparing to hold hearings about integrating drones into “civilian life.” Sen Jay Rockefeller’s (D-WV) office confirmed to Fox News a hearing

California Politicians to Receive 5.3% Pay Raise

California’s lawmakers will receive a 5.3% pay raise today. The raise was approved by a citizen panel that makes determinations about state officials’ salaries. “The base salary for most legislators will go from $90,526 to $95,291 — still below the

Oconomy: Shoppers Spend Less on Holiday Purchases

New numbers released by the National Retail Federation reveal that shoppers spent less money during the holiday weekend. While the number of shoppers increased by two million, the average amount of money they spent dropped. Average sales dropped by 4%

Hospitals Suing over Exclusion from Obamacare Exchanges

In order to contain the costs of providing health care services to higher risk consumers, insurance companies have been forced to exclude certain health care providers from the Obamacare exchanges. In particular, “pricey” academic hospitals are left out of the

San Diego Will Vote to Replace Filthy Filner Today

San Diego will head to the polls today for a special mayoral election to determine a replacement for disgraced Democrat Bob “Filthy” Filner. Filner left office amid a sexual harassment scandal garnering nationwide attention and ridicule.  No single candidate is

NYT: Washington DC 'Gayest Place' in US

An article in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times, asks if Washington DC is the ‘gayest place’ in America? Today, having moved here 10 months ago after six and a half years of living in Manhattan, I hardly

Schumer Seeks to Extend Ban on 3D Guns

The federal law that bans 3D guns is set to expire on December 9, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is seeking an extension of the law.  Schumer is alarmed that anyone with $1000 and access to the Internet can obtain