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CREW Wants McConnell Investigated, Not Alleged Illegal Recording

CREW Wants McConnell Investigated, Not Alleged Illegal Recording

On Tuesday, Mother Jones “broke” audio of a meeting of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign aides discussing possible campaign messages against potential opponent Ashley Judd. It was a small glimpse inside the kind of conversations that have happened in every campaign

Hagel, Dempsey Face Congress over Defense Budget

Hagel, Dempsey Face Congress over Defense Budget

(AP) Hagel, Dempsey face Congress over defense budgetBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, face budget-conscious lawmakers determined to cut spending but resistant to changes that President Barack

Applications for Popular Conceal Carry Permit Surge

Applications for Popular Conceal Carry Permit Surge

The number of applications for one of the most popular conceal carry permits in the United States has skyrocketed since the deadly mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last December. This surge is likely due to concern about the changing state

Obama Budget: $50 Billion for Infrastructure, Including High-Speed Rail

Obama Budget: $50 Billion for Infrastructure, Including High-Speed Rail

President Barack Obama’s budget, which was delivered to Congress two months late on Wednesday, will propose $50 billion for infrastructure spending which includes various high-speed rail projects.  The White House’s budget “dedicates funding for the development of high-speed rail to link

Obama Hypocritically Proclaims Equal Pay Day

Obama Hypocritically Proclaims Equal Pay Day

The hypocrisy of Barack Obama vis-à-vis equal pay for women knows no bounds.  Obama designated April 9 as National Equal Pay Day, issuing a proclamation astounding for a man who denigrates women who work for him with lesser pay. In

Text of House Resolution Honoring Lady Thatcher

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s office released text of the resolution that will pass by unanimous consent tonight honoring the late former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher.  The resolution will request Secretary of State John Kerry to communicate

Yo-Yo Ma, Artists Seek More Government Handouts

Yo-Yo Ma, Artists Seek More Government Handouts

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma knows the federal government is trying mightily to balance its books. The famed musician just doesn’t want that to involve any cuts to existing arts funding. Ma appeared on Capitol Hill today alongside former Guns ‘N Roses

HuffPo: Obama 'Largely Silent' on Poverty

HuffPo: Obama 'Largely Silent' on Poverty

On Monday, the progressive Huffington Post blasted Congress and President Barack Obama for being “missing in action” in combating the brutal effects of the Obama economy on ordinary Americans falling into poverty. “The issue has all but disappeared from the

NPR Tries Tarnishing Thatcher as Racist

In this morning’s hourly news update, National Public Radio (NPR) attempted to tarnish the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher as a racist by suggesting that she supported apartheid in South Africa. Though Thatcher opposed sanctions against South Africa, and

Report: Worldwide Anti-Semitism Spiked in 2012

Report: Worldwide Anti-Semitism Spiked in 2012

A report released on the eve of Yom HaShoah, the day Jews mark the deaths of the 6 million victims of the Holocaust, states that anti-semitic attacks and incidents around the world spiked in 2012.  The report asserted that violence

Actor Ken Wahl Mulls Independent Political Run

Actor Ken Wahl Mulls Independent Political Run

Actor Ken Wahl’s acting career ended after he suffered a serious back injury falling down a set of stairs. The former Wiseguy star struggled with the fallout from the accident, including considerable pain to a bout with depression. Now, he’s

DOE, DOJ Sued for Radical Left Collusion Documents

DOE, DOJ Sued for Radical Left Collusion Documents

Judicial Watch has been the leading force in uncovering the suspicious and dangerous connections between Obama administration officials and radical leftist special interest groups on a host of issues, from stealth amnesty to voter fraud to reverse discrimination. (See our

Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents Surged in 2012

Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents Surged in 2012

(AP) Report: Anti-Semitic incidents surged in 2012By ARIEL DAVIDAssociated PressTEL AVIV, Israel Israeli researchers warned Sunday of a sudden upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, noting a link to the rise of extremist parties

Obama Budget Dismissed by Right, Left

Obama Budget Dismissed by Right, Left

On the campaign trail, President Obama likes to talk about his desire to “bring people together” to solve the nation’s challenges. While his chosen agenda makes that nearly impossible, a budget proposal he teased Friday does seemed to have united