There is a clandestine plan by the Obama administration to pin the blame for the failure of peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians on Israel, according to a recent report from the Washington Free Beacon. The Washington Free Beacon
How much did the IRS mistakenly give to tax scam artists who cashed in on fraudulent tax returns last year? Would you believe almost $4 billion? Believe it. In a report released last November, the federal government admitted that it
Sriracha hot sauce has been declared a public nuisance by the city of Irwindale, California, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The city decided Wednesday night to take the action and give the Sriracha factory 90 days to cease the fumes coming from
The power of Twitter has manifested itself in a dilemma in San Francisco: the city decided in 2011 to offer a tax break to keep Twitter Inc. from leaving the city, but there are accusations that the tech employees at
Denver Public Schools (DPS) plans to actively pursue people brought to the United States illegally and install them in their classrooms as teachers. People deemed by the federal government to have the status of “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) are
The Nasdaq Composite Index plummeted wildly on Thursday, posting its biggest drop in almost 2½ years and strongly affected the broader stock market. The Nasdaq index fell 129.79 points, which amounted to a 3.1% drop, landing at 4054.11. Two major
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has judged the GOP–and found it racist. Speaking at her weekly press briefing Thursday, she said cuttingly that the reason the GOP has not followed through on a comprehensive immigration reform bill was simple;
Harvey Weinstein, who never misses a chance to genuflect at the altar of President Barack Obama, is releasing a film Friday centering on waterboarding to remind Americans just how inhumane the Bush Administration was. The Railway Man, based on the
The new documentary Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War claims that General George Patton was murdered, possibly by the KGB, because he was vociferous in his desire to oppose the former Soviet Union. Writer-director Robert Orlando said his
The mother of Amanda Bynes is insisting that the troubled actress is not mentally ill, just suffering from problems because of her marijuana use. Lynn Bynes told E! News, “Amanda has no mental illness whatsoever. She has never been diagnosed
Rob Lowe, interviewed by Bill O’Reilly while promoting his new memoir, Love Life, didn’t mince words when it came to his views of the size of government. The Parks and Recreation star said, “Individuals do a better job than collective
Credere, a Catholic weekly, reports that the Vatican has decided to employ a hawk to protect the Pope’s doves, after two doves were killed by a crow and seagull on January 26th. The doves were promptly killed by the birds
A proposal to make the city of Irvine, CA and the Vietnamese city of Nha Trang “friendship cities” drew an explosive response from the Vietnamese community in and around Irvine, local news agencies report. More than 180,000 Vietnamese live in
A new Long Beach, California, proposition, Measure A, which approves a tax on medicinal marijuana, has passed, reports the Los Angeles Times, 74% to 26%. Although medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal in Long Beach, if they are legalized, the tax would
American Rivers, a staunchly environmentalist group, is accusing Stanford’s Searsville Dam of being the culprit in the endangering of San Francisquito Creek, writes Carolyn Lochhead of the San Francisco Chronicle. The dam was built in 1892, and has been used
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, found another reason to shed tears on Tuesday, this time to acknowledge the generosity of the Taco Bell Foundation’s gift of $30 million to help adolescents successfully graduate from high school. The event on Capitol
The Republican Jewish Coalition has released a statement “strongly criticizing” Secretary of State John Kerry for blaming Israel for the impasse in talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinians, calling Kerry’s statements “outrageous.” Executive Director Matt Brooks said: After
Ted Kennedy, Jr., son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, has told sources that he is going to run for the Connecticut state Senate’s 12th district seat to replace Democrat Ed Meyer, who is retiring. The public announcement of Kennedy’s
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has issued a warning in a video message that Americans are being targeted in ever-larger numbers by tax scam artists. In the video, Holder said, “Over the last several years, stolen identity refund fraud has
According to the New York Times, the world of computer engineering is a sexist one, where women are disparaged and made to feel like pariahs. The Times tells the story of Elissa Shevinsky, 35, who was outraged because her business
A new Reason-Rupe poll reveals that Americans believe that 75% of politicians are “corrupted” by the money given to them by special interests. Further, the poll indicated that the respondents felt 70% of politicians use their influence to give aid
An Oregon woman planning on opening a grocery store has apologized for saying on her Facebook page, “Yes, of course a business owner should have the right to refuse service to gay people.” Chauncy Childs, whose Westmoreland grocery, Moreland Farmer’s
The average gasoline price in California may hit $4.25 per gallon in the next week. The ostensible reasons given are lower supplies and the increase in crude oil costs. Because corn prices are rising along with the increase in rail
George Soros has poured more than $80 million into the drive toward marijuana legalization since 1994. His partner in this effort was the late Peter B. Lewis, the former head of Progressive Insurance, a pot smoker himself, who added $40 million
Virginia Democrat James P. Moran is claiming that members of Congress, who collect an annual salary of $174,000, are underpaid. Moran stated to CQ Roll Call, “I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid.
