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Group Fails in Bid to Recall Sheriff Joe

By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated PressPHOENIXA campaign to force a recall election against the polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix failed on Thursday after recall organizers said they couldn’t collect enough voter signatures to bring the lawman to the ballot again. Organizers of

Group Fails in Bid to Recall Sheriff Joe

PHOTOS: More Than Devastation in Moore, Oklahoma

Ten days after an EF5 tornado ravaged the town of Moore, Oklahoma, local communities are still cleaning up overwhelming damage to houses and businesses, as seen in these images captured Thursday. Taking a few minutes to survey the devastation right

PHOTOS: More Than Devastation in Moore, Oklahoma

George W. Bush Skeptical of Senate's Immigration Bill

Former President George W. Bush questioned the political motives of lawmakers behind the immigration bill making its way through the U.S. Senate during an interview with the Huffington Post’s Jon Ward this week. Bush suggested that some in Congress pushing

George W. Bush Skeptical of Senate's Immigration Bill

Amid Scandals, Five Cabinet Level IG Positions Remain Open

While the Obama Administration scrambles to respond to a host of multi-agency scandals, five cabinet level agencies are still without Inspector Generals. These agencies are the Departments of State, Interior, Labor, Defense, and Homeland Security. The National Endowment for the Humanities

Amid Scandals, Five Cabinet Level IG Positions Remain Open

UN Moves to Ban Cigarette Advertising

The World Health Organization (WHO), an arm of the United Nations (UN), is calling for a global, comprehensive ban on all tobacco product promotion, according to a Chinese news report. If instituted, the ban could prevent movies and TV shows from

UN Moves to Ban Cigarette Advertising

White House to Nominate Republican FBI Director

With a new poll showing over three-quarters of U.S. voters, including 63% of Democrat respondents, supporting a special prosecutor being appointed to investigate the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea Party groups, President Obama is being forced to nominate Republican James B.

White House to Nominate Republican FBI Director

Florida Homeless Man Claims Zombies Chased Him

The alibi for a Florida man arrested for throwing concrete through a hotel window? He was being chased by zombies. David Allen Jensen, a 41-year-old homeless man in St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested after throwing pieces of concrete through the window

Florida Homeless Man Claims Zombies Chased Him

IRS Involved in 47 Obamacare Provisions

In the midst of the widening Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conservative targeting scandal, the Obama Administration and Democrats are scrambling to downplay the IRS’s role in implementing Obamacare. That will be difficult to do, says the Washington Post. “The IRS

IRS Involved in 47 Obamacare Provisions

Study: Premiums Could Jump 40% Under Obamacare

While President Obama and his minions in the Democratic Party claim that health care premiums will drop under Obamacare, the opposite is true, according to a new study from the Milliman consulting firm. The study showed that health insurance premiums

Study: Premiums Could Jump 40% Under Obamacare

Salon's Joan Walsh: Cruz a Tool of the 1%

The assault on Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) from the left is on, and its motivation is obvious: stop this up-and-coming intellectual powerhouse from making traction on the national scene by painting him as a kook. Cruz, who attended Princeton and

Salon's Joan Walsh: Cruz a Tool of the 1%

Would-Be Chicago Backpack Bomber Gets 23 Years

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA federal judge has sentenced a Lebanese immigrant to 23 years in prison for placing a backpack he believed contained a bomb along a bustling street near the Chicago Cubs’ baseball stadium. Sami Samir Hassoun was sentenced

Would-Be Chicago Backpack Bomber Gets 23 Years

Obama: No Debate on Climate Change

Barack Obama is an impatient man–with those who deny man-made climate change.  Obama said Wednesday at a Chicago fundraiser that he’s fed up with those who disagree with him over the validity of climate change: If I’ve got somebody who

Obama: No Debate on Climate Change

US Economy Grew 2.4% in Q1, Lower than Expected

(AP) US economy grew 2.4 percent in first quarterBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTON The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.4 percent annual rate from January through March, slightly slower than initially estimated. Consumer spending was stronger than first thought,

US Economy Grew 2.4% in Q1, Lower than Expected

GOP Embraces Racial Quotas for 2014 Election

There is a reason the GOP is often called the “stupid party.” Although every poll finds the public firmly on the center-right side of the political spectrum, the GOP has become expert at alienating voters on issues they ought to

GOP Embraces Racial Quotas for 2014 Election

The Real Cause of the Immigration Powder Keg

The ethnic riots in Sweden last week lasted for days. I say again: ethnic riots in Sweden. The very otherworldliness of that turn of phrase is what caught the world’s attention. As Megan McCardle, writing for the Daily Beast in

The Real Cause of the Immigration Powder Keg

Who Is Not to Trust? Why Ted Cruz Is Right

So Ted Cruz doesn’t trust the Republicans. Imagine that. “Let me be clear” he said on the Senate floor the other day. “I don’t trust the Republicans, and I don’t trust the Democrats.” And why not? The last four years

Who Is Not to Trust? Why Ted Cruz Is Right

Dem VA Gov Candidate McAuliffe: My Dad Died Because of Bush

George W. Bush has been blamed by the left for everything from hurricanes to the IRS targeting conservative non-profits. But now, it turns out that former Democratic National Committee head and current Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe blames Bush for

Dem VA Gov Candidate McAuliffe: My Dad Died Because of Bush

Weiner Tweets About Helmet: 'Impressed?'

This week, disgraced former Congressman and newly-declared New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner took to Twitter again to rip Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s deputy, Howard Wolfson, over the city’s European-style Citibike program:

Weiner Tweets About Helmet: 'Impressed?'

RNC Files FOIA Request For Benghazi Emails

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for Benghazi emails “between Obama’s reelection campaign and the State Department” on the day of the attack, the days around which Ambassador Susan Rice blamed the

RNC Files FOIA Request For Benghazi Emails

Q1 GDP: Corporate Profits Turn Negative

On Thursday, the Commerce Department made a slight downward revision in GDP for the 1st Quarter. The agency reported that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.4%, instead of the previously reported 2.5%. Buried in the data, however,

Q1 GDP: Corporate Profits Turn Negative

CA Democrats Expand Background Checks, Gun Confiscations

California Democrats passed eight new firearm-related regulations this week, including background checks for ammunition purchases and broadening of justifications for seizing firearms from California citizens. According to the Sacramento Bee, the background checks on ammo purchases are contained within SB

CA Democrats Expand Background Checks, Gun Confiscations

Franken Gets Challenge from Businessman McFadden

On Wednesday, MN businessman Mike McFadden announced he would challenge first-term Sen. Al Franken in next year’s midterm elections. McFadden released a three-minute video introducing himself to voters. A serious challenge to Franken expands the Senate map next year, giving

Franken Gets Challenge from Businessman McFadden