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Tomorrow is the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. In several months, we’ll be embroiled in the 2012 Presidential Campaign. We’re sorry, but there isn’t one possible GOP candidate who excites us. Worse, most depress us. Obama may

From LifeNews.org: Following the release of a video that has received nationwide attention showing Planned Parenthood staff at a New Jersey abortion center helping alleged sexual traffickers cover up their crimes with abortions and STD testing, Governor Chris Christie has

Today, in 2004, Facebook was founded. 7 years ago. Just saying…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2011 4:37 CONTACT: Common Cause Mary Boyle, (202) 736-5770 WASHINGTON – February 3 – Common Cause’s 40 year history of holding power accountable has been marked by a commitment to decency and civility – in

From The Hill: The Senate on Wednesday voted down a repeal of President Obama’s healthcare law in a 47-51 party-line vote. The vote came two weeks to the day the Republican House voted 245-189 to repeal the law, and just

Today is Groundhog day. Weird holiday. Make of it what you will.

This news comes as no surprise, but as was the case with the ACORN video exposé, the target of Live Action’s investigation is not any specific branch manager. N.J. Star Ledger has the report: PERTH AMBOY — The man and

Today, in 1979, Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile to Iran. It set in motion events which would topple the secular government and instill an Islamic ‘republic.’ Hmm…

From Reuters: A judge in Florida on Monday became the second judge to declare President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, appointed

Today, in 1876, the United States ordered all Native Americans to move onto reservations.

Last year Big Journalism chronicled Occidental College professor Peter Dreier, who served on the Obama campaign’s urban policy task force and as an adviser to ACORN, using his position with the university to recruit operatives for the “battle with conservative

Protests continue to grip Egypt. This probably won’t end well.

For a brief shining moment, the rule of law prevailed in Illinois. On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court put a swift end to that, overruling the Appellate Court and determining that, notwithstanding the actual law, Rahm Emaneul is eligible to

Today, in 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff. All seven astronauts aboard were killed.

Governor Palin Chooses Young America’s Foundation’s Reagan Ranch Center as the Backdrop for her Speech to Honor the 100th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s Birth Young America’s Foundation announced today that Governor Sarah Palin will give the keynote address on February

Today is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this date, in 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. In a weird and unnerving coincidence, today is also the birthday of Wolfgang Mozart. That the heirs of Goethe,

According to Reuters, Senate Leaders are considering a law allowing states to declare bankruptcy. (Yeah, that will end well.) As the article notes, the states’ biggest problem is paying pensions and benefits to its retired workers. Thanks Big Labor!

Ugh, here we go again…the State of the Union address must rank among the worst speeches in the history of mankind. This isn’t a partisan thing…its a political thing. Pretty much everyone sucks at them, because they aren’t oratory per

From Georgia’s Albany Herald: In April of 1999, Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approved a settlement agreement and consent decree in Pigford v. Glickman, a class action discrimination suit between the

For something like 24 hours, the rule of law prevailed in Illinois. The state’s Supremes put a quick end to that. From the Chicago Tribune: The state Supreme Court today issued a stay of the appellate court order knocking Rahm

Tonight, President Obama delivers the annual State of the Union address. Providing further evidence that it’s an entirely unserious place, several GOP and Dem members of Congress are planning to sit together in a display of…something or other.

From The New York Times: Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies and their former top executives in civil lawsuits accusing them of fraud. The

From Lee Stranahan writing at the Huffington Post: While I was conducting a video interview with a Georgia farmer named Eddie Slaughter a couple of weeks ago, he made a surprising and stunning allegation: that he had told his congressman

From Chicago Sun-Times: Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race. An appellate panel ruled 2-1 that Emanuel did not meet

Today, in 2003, the Department of Homeland Security officially opened its doors. (We almost called this post the “told you so edition.”

From Yahoo News: [Dr. Kermit] Gosnell was charged last week with killing seven babies born alive and with the 2009 death of a 41-year-old refugee after a botched abortion at the clinic, which prosecutors have called a drug mill by

George Will in today’s Washington Post: By the time Huntington’s book appeared, American had had four of what he called “periods of creedal passion” – the Revolutionary era (1770s), the Jacksonian era (the 1830s), the Progressive era (1900-20) and the

Today…Bears v. Packers to decide NFC Championship. Now, this is real football.

From the Associated Press: New Hampshire Republicans elected a tea party figure as their leader and rejected the establishment-backed candidate, a sign that activists in this early voting presidential state have embraced the anti-government message that helped them make major

From the Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address Tuesday, sharpening his response to Republicans in Congress who are demanding deep budget cuts,

Today, in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the case Roe v. Wade. Whether you’re pro-life or pro-choice, the decision was not the high-water mark of the Court.

Today, in 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned most Vietnam draft dodgers.

NOTE : Compare Rep. Sanford Bishop’s (D-Ga) statements in this article (published at 6pm) with what he said in this Albany Herald article that was published at 11:30am. In the earlier article Bishop says he was aware of the fraud

**UPDATED** The videos that Big Government broke yesterday showing farmers Eddie Slaughter and Willie Head saying that congressman Sanford Bishop knew about fraud in the Pigford Settlement appear to have broken Congressman Bishop. An angry Bishop called the local paper

Feature story in the alternative newspaper SF Weekly: In recent years, San Francisco government has passed numerous laws to make us healthier, greener, and — in the city’s eyes — all-around better people. Whether we like it or not. This

Today, January 20th, is the modern date for our Presidential Inauguration. The traditional date had been March 4th, but was changed by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The first President sworn in on January 20th was FDR in