
Iran has played the Obama Administration for fools. Even though the Tehran official line now asserts that the nuclear deal that was struck in Geneva has no weight at all, the Obama Administration says it will veto any Congressional action
by William Bigelow20 Dec 2013, 1:18 AM PST0

In a Los Angeles Times puff piece, California Governor Jerry Brown is touted as a 2016 presidential candidate to challenge Hillary Clinton. The Times only has one small objection to a Brown candidacy: his age. Other than that caveat, the Times
by William Bigelow19 Dec 2013, 1:20 AM PST0

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finally started to crack down on waste and fraud in its phone subsidy program for the poor by compiling a database of subscribers. The $1.85 billion program, called Lifeline, and popularly referred to as
by William Bigelow19 Dec 2013, 12:46 AM PST0

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is exuding confidence over the 2014 elections, claiming that Obamacare will actually help Senate Democrats. Reid told The Hill, “I think for sure it will be a net positive. I think so by then for sure.”
by William Bigelow19 Dec 2013, 12:43 AM PST0
Researchers examining the DNA extracted from the fossilized toe of a 50,000-year-old Siberian Neanderthal woman believe that the woman was the child of an incestuous relationship. The scientific journal Nature, which published the findings, also asserted that incest among Neanderthals
by William Bigelow18 Dec 2013, 6:55 AM PST0

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation asserts that almost five million poor, uninsured adults will get no subsidized coverage options once Obamacare hits in 2014. Roughly 75% of those adults live in the South and at least 50% are
by William Bigelow18 Dec 2013, 12:09 AM PST0

In 2013, for the first time in five years, the murder rate in Washington D.C. climbed upward. With two weeks to go in the calendar year, there have been 103 homicides. That compares to 88 last year. Even though twelve
by William Bigelow18 Dec 2013, 12:07 AM PST0

A senior staffer for Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said the senator is more seriously considering a class-action lawsuit against the NSA after a ruling from a U.S. District Court judge gave standing to NSA opponents suing the agency over its bulk
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 11:20 PM PST0

Asked what she is getting her husband for Christmas while visiting a children’s hospital in Washington, D.C., Michelle Obama revealed that he’s getting what he asked for–gym clothes. Mrs. Obama explained, “He said that’s what he wanted.” Aware that this
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 11:06 PM PST0

Maps constructed based on the “2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study” show that the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention dominate religious life in the United States. The Bible Belt–the area bounded by Missouri to the north, northern
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 10:11 PM PST0

Rep. Peter King, the New York Republican who is at loggerheads with Tea Party leadersTed Cruz and Rand Paul, has started a political action committee called American Leadership Now. King, considering a 2016 presidential run, wants to encourage the GOP to
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 9:37 AM PST0

Google is buying robot maker after robot maker, and its latest purchase, is a military robot maker called Boston Dynamics, which makes robots tough enough to run up to 29 mph, travel over rocky terrain and throw cinder blocks up
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 3:59 AM PST0

The Diamondback, the University of Maryland’s student newspaper, is reporting that sex change operations may soon be required coverage under the university’s student health insurance plan. The newspaper states that the University’s health center has “submitted proposals to three separate companies
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 3:52 AM PST0

Paul Broun, the Georgia congressman who is running in the GOP primary for the Senate seat to be vacated by the retiring Saxby Chambliss, speaks loudly about his commitment to halting illegal immigration. However, his record suggests he is anything
by William Bigelow17 Dec 2013, 3:42 AM PST0

John Podesta, former advisor to President Clinton and now an advisor to Barack Obama, is being hailed as a savior by environmental groups hoping to push their agenda through with help from the White House. The supposed drop in unemployment
by William Bigelow16 Dec 2013, 9:22 AM PST0

Panicked by the fact that young people are not enrolling in Obamacare in the numbers needed to sustain the system, District of Columbia officials are appearing at two Footlocker stores and two Denny’s restaurants to collar the young people while
by William Bigelow16 Dec 2013, 5:20 AM PST0

On Sunday, Ireland became the first nation in the Eurozone to pay off the bailout program which it lived on for the past three years. In November 2010 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union loaned Ireland $115 billion
by William Bigelow16 Dec 2013, 1:38 AM PST0

A female TV presenter, Nawras al-Nuaimi, was murdered by gunmen near her home in Mosul, Iraq, on Sunday, according to her station, Al-Mosuliyah TV. She was the fifth journalist murdered in Mosul since October. Mosul has the reputation of being
by William Bigelow16 Dec 2013, 1:34 AM PST0

Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel noted on Friday that Barack Obama and the IRS have a new plan to target Tea Party groups in advance of the 2014 elections. During Thanksgiving week, the Treasury Department announced a proposal to
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2013, 2:32 PM PST0

The government stealing your money is now even more real. The Washington Healthplanfinder website is down for the second week in a row, and some people have had money taken from their accounts earlier than they had authorized. Shannon Bruner
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2013, 2:24 AM PST0

Overworked and underpaid, Barack Obama is taking his family to Hawaii for 17 days starting December 20. Where will the Obama family hole up? In some small bungalow, perhaps? Don’t count on it; his first three years as president, Obama
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2013, 2:10 AM PST0

If you want a 40 or 60-watt incandescent light bulb, you’d better get one by Christmas, because they will not be manufactured after January 1, 2014 and will be increasingly scarce. The 40 and 60-watt light bulbs sell more than
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2013, 2:05 AM PST0

The old vaudeville question, “will it play in Peoria?” meant that if a show worked in Peoria, Illinois, it would work across the nation. Now, the situation is reversed: the nationwide “Knockout Game”, in which attackers try to knock an
by William Bigelow15 Dec 2013, 1:49 AM PST0

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry achieved nothing in his latest foray into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly rejected the idea of Israeli troops monitoring the Jordan border of a future Palestinian state and even the proposed recognition
by William Bigelow14 Dec 2013, 4:12 PM PST0

A corrections officer in Florida has been captured on video smashing a suspect’s head into a brick wall. Charles Broaderick, 41, an officer at the Marion County Jail, claimed that James Duckworth was combative and needed restraint. But the video
by William Bigelow13 Dec 2013, 5:46 AM PST0