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Obamacare's 'Not Top 10' Moments

Obamacare's 'Not Top 10' Moments

President Barack Obama reportedly said he wants to host SportsCenter’s “Top 10” plays of the night segment once he leaves the White House, but it may be more appropriate for him to host the program’s “Not Top 10” segment given the disastrous Obamacare

Study Finds Most US Silent Films Have Been Lost

Study Finds Most US Silent Films Have Been Lost

(AP) Study finds most US silent films have been lostBRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe vast majority of feature-length silent films made in America have been lost due to decay and neglect over the past 100 years, allowing an original 20th century art

Congress Rushes $1T Farm Bill

Congress Rushes $1T Farm Bill

At the end of the year, Congress makes a mad dash to pass legislation that, for whatever reason, is stalled somewhere in the process. Most of these measures won’t pass, but the prospect of a final year-end bill impels lawmakers

Puerto Rico $70 Billion in Debt

Puerto Rico $70 Billion in Debt

The tiny U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is at least $70 billion in debt and has another $37 billion in unfunded pension obligations. Puerto Rico’s population, now down to just 3.7 million residents, also confronts a 15% jobless rate–a calamitous

Rep. McDermott: Jesus 'Didn't Charge Food Stamps'

Rep. McDermott: Jesus 'Didn't Charge Food Stamps'

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) said on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” Wednesday that when Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish, “he didn’t charge food stamps.” “When Jesus had those five loaves and two fishes, he didn’t charge food

Study: Parents of Girls More Likely to Be Republican

The surprising results of a study conducted by sociologists Dalton Conley of New York University and Emily Rauscher of the University of Kansas, show that having daughters “significantly reduces the likelihood of Democratic identification and significantly increases the strength of Republican Party

Democrat Alan Grayson Channels CBS News’ Dan Rather

Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson seems to think that  the U.S. is to blame for ‘fueling’ terrorist attacks, as a result of the military drone program that is currently being employed to  ‘take out’ terrorists around the world.  In another fundraising

Code Talker: Redskins Name Not Derogatory

Code Talker: Redskins Name Not Derogatory

(AP) Code Talker says Redskins name not derogatoryBy MATTHEW BROWN and FELICIA FONSECAAssociated PressA leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and

Dems, Obama, head into 2014 distant, determined

Dems, Obama, head into 2014 distant, determined

(AP) Dems, Obama, head into 2014 distant, determinedBy LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONA month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party’s re-election prospects are for the first time

It's already too late for ObamaCare

In response to Healthcare.gov’s ‘Drop Dead’ Date Is Upon Us: Why, I’m old enough to remember when the “drop dead” date was November 15.  That date was bandied around by a lot of experts, at the beginning of October, as

White House Slam GOP's Food Stamp Reforms in Thanksgiving Message

White House Slam GOP's Food Stamp Reforms in Thanksgiving Message

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama’s White House politicized Thanksgiving to promote the reauthorization of the SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) or “food stamps” as part of the farm bill at a time when a record number of Americans are receiving

UN blacklists alleged Benghazi attack culprit

(AP) UN blacklists alleged Benghazi attack culpritBy PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council has blacklisted an al-Qaida-affiliated militant and his network for allegedly being linked to the attack on the U.S diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The council’s

Google Seeks Advantage in Patent Reform

Google Seeks Advantage in Patent Reform

Congress is again facing a test that will determine whether they stand with the American people or the K-Street lobbyists who represent some of the biggest corporations in the world, including the president’s favorite billion dollar corporation — Google.  That