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Justice Scalia's Greatest Hits

Justice Scalia's Greatest Hits

Justice Scalia is always the most entertaining justice during oral arguments. Today was no exception. Here are Scalia’s greatest hits: Scalia asked whether the standard for striking down an entire law was whether Congress would have enacted the law without

Anti-Violence Trayvon Supporter Beats Up Girlfriend

Anti-Violence Trayvon Supporter Beats Up Girlfriend

In an ironic twist, an anti-violence protester who had held up a sign reading “I am Trayvon Martin” was arrested for kidnapping and beating up his ex-girlfriend. As Lancaster Online in Pennsylvania reported, Akeem Johnson said that he listened to

After Months of National Community Organizing, Obama Stuck at 47%

After Months of National Community Organizing, Obama Stuck at 47%

With gas prices sky-rocketing, an anemic recovery Obama’s deficit-ballooning, big government policies only made more anemic, and Republicans finally coalescing around Mitt Romney, President Obama and his panicked Media Palace Guards have recently unleashed a tactic I suspect we’ve only

Witnesses Contradict Corzine Testimony on Money Transfer

Witnesses Contradict Corzine Testimony on Money Transfer

(AP) Witnesses complicate Corzine’s testimony on moneyBy MARCY GORDONAP Business WriterWASHINGTONWitnesses close to MF Global’s collapse will offer details Wednesday about customer money that vanished days before the firm failed. Their testimony could challenge previous statements by former CEO Jon

Democrats: Free Gas for Obama Voters?

Democrats: Free Gas for Obama Voters?

As Obama’s gas prices have climbed over the past three years, raising the cost of filling the tank on my Jeep from $30 to over $70, I’ve often told my brother: “I’m worried that at the last minute, Obama and

Dem Congresswoman: Trayvon Case a 'Hate Crime'

Dem Congresswoman: Trayvon Case a 'Hate Crime'

Appearing on Soledad O’Brien’s CNN show this morning, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) stated: I think his mother described it perfectly. It’s a character assassination. We’re seeing a lot of facts unveiled each day …. There are too many unanswered questions.

UPDATE: SCOTUS Backtracking On Individual Mandate?

UPDATE: SCOTUS Backtracking On Individual Mandate?

While yesterday’s oral arguments seemed to make clear the Court’s opposition to the Obamacare individual mandate, today’s oral arguments seem to show the Court backtracking quickly. According to Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog, the Justices seemed uncomfortable with the ramifications

George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

George H.W. Bush to formally back Romney

(AP) George H.W. Bush to formally back RomneyBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressLOS ANGELESFormer President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston. Romney spokeswoman Gail Gitcho says the two will appear together and speak to

Mandel Now Tied With Brown in Ohio Senate Race

Mandel Now Tied With Brown in Ohio Senate Race

Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel trailed Democratic senator Sherrod Brown early in the year, but now Rasmussen has them running neck-and-neck. Mandel seems to have enjoyed a bump coming off of his primary victory. The latest telephone survey of Likely Voters

Crony Capitalism Keeps Blowing in the Wind

Crony Capitalism Keeps Blowing in the Wind

With the recent revelation that the ultimate Washington insider, Jon Corzine, appears to have ordered the looting of hundreds of millions of dollars from customers at commodity broker MF Global, you would think crony capitalists would try to keep a

Dem Congresswoman: Arrest Zimmerman 'For His Own Safety'

Dem Congresswoman: Arrest Zimmerman 'For His Own Safety'

At a Congressional forum on the Hill yesterday at which Florida teenager Trayvon Martin’s parents were asked to testify, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) took center stage. She claimed first that Martin had been victimized by racial profiling and a “botched

What Federalism Can Teach about Obamacare

What Federalism Can Teach about Obamacare

After two years of open debate, this week the United Sates Supreme Court is hearing three days of legal arguments about the constitutionality of President Obama’s mandated healthcare overhaul. A ruling could come as soon as June of this year. In the two years

Gas Prices: Obama's Misery Index

Gas Prices: Obama's Misery Index

When Barack Obama took office in 2009, gasoline prices were about $1.84 a gallon, which means Americans could get more than two gallons of gasoline for the price they’re paying for one gallon of gasoline now.  In other words, with

Gingrich Lays Off Staff, Shifts Focus to Convention

Gingrich Lays Off Staff, Shifts Focus to Convention

(AP) Gingrich revamps campaign to deny Romney delegatesBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressLOS ANGELESRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is drastically reorganizing his money- and delegate-deprived campaign, scaling back a traditional operation to focus on low-cost social media and an effort to cajole

Calif. Dem Campaign Treasurer Perpetrated $7M Fraud

Calif. Dem Campaign Treasurer Perpetrated $7M Fraud

(AP) Calif. Democratic treasurer perpetrated $7M fraudBy TOM VERDIN and DON THOMPSONAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee defrauded at least 50 candidates, officeholders and political organizations out of $7 million in a scheme that dates back more than a