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Romney: Stop Obamacare in its tracks

Romney: Stop Obamacare in its tracks

GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney criticizes the Affordable Care Act the president “jammed through” Congress and vows to “stop Obamacare in its tracks and return to the 10th Amendment that allows states to care for these issues on the

Farm Bill: The Big Government Shell Game

Farm Bill: The Big Government Shell Game

In her keynote address at the RightOnline Conference in Las Vegas, former Gov. Sarah Palin urged members of the new conservative media to continue to hold all members of the political class accountable, regardless of who wins in November. Perhaps

RightOnline in Review: What Would Breitbart Do?

RightOnline in Review: What Would Breitbart Do?

Even as RightOnline bloggers headed to the bars and the blackjack tables, the words of pollster Scott Rasmussen at the conference’s final dinner echoed in our minds. On the one hand, he explained, the vast majority of Americans agree that

Issa to Holder: Give Us Documents to Postpone Hearing

Issa to Holder: Give Us Documents to Postpone Hearing

Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder stating he would postpone the contempt vote if Holder produces the documents before next Wednesday. According to Matthew Boyle at The Daily Caller, Chairman Issa asserted that

American Immigration Council: 'Dream Come True'

American Immigration Council: 'Dream Come True'

The American Immigration Council, a group supposedly dedicated to “insisting that our immigration laws be enacted and implemented in a way that honors fundamental constitutional and human rights,” is cheering President Obama’s unilateral decision to refuse enforcement of immigration law

Stocks slip on Wall Street as Italy's rates soar

Stocks slip on Wall Street as Italy's rates soar

By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business WriterNEW YORKU.S stocks struggled for direction Wednesday, with the debt maelstrom in Europe as an ominous backdrop. The major stock indexes opened lower, then briefly turned positive. Shortly before noon, the Dow Jones industrial average and

Senate Judiciary Committee Puts Holder's Feet to Fire

Senate Judiciary Committee Puts Holder's Feet to Fire

Attorney General Eric Holder testified at a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday afternoon, discussing voter laws, the New York Times’ national security leaks, and, of course, Operation Fast and Furious. It was more of the same, as

US coal use falling fast; utilities switch to gas

US coal use falling fast; utilities switch to gas

By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy WriterNEW YORKAmerica is shoveling coal to the sidelines. The fuel that powered the U.S. from the industrial revolution into the iPhone era is being pushed aside as utilities switch to cleaner and cheaper alternatives. The share

Christiane Amanpour's Lovefest with Castro's Daughter

Mariela Castro’s family regime has jailed and tortured the longest suffering black political prisoners in modern history, several of them suffering longer in her father’s and uncle’s dungeons than Nelson Mandela suffered in Apartheid South Africa’s.  Not that you would

US states forecast highest tax revenue in 5 years

US states forecast highest tax revenue in 5 years

(AP) US states forecast highest tax revenue in 5 yearsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. states expect to collect higher tax revenue in the coming budget year that combined would top pre-recession levels, according to a survey released Tuesday. The

85 Members of Congress Demand Holder Investigate SWATting Cases

85 Members of Congress Demand Holder Investigate SWATting Cases

The following letter is being submitted to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today. June 11, 2012 The Honorable Eric HolderU.S. Attorney GeneralU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 5111Washington, D.C. 20530-0009 Dear Attorney General Holder: We write you concerning

GOP focuses on Obama in bid for Giffords' seat

GOP focuses on Obama in bid for Giffords' seat

(AP) GOP focuses on Obama in bid for Giffords’ seatBy KEVIN FREKING and WALTER BERRYAssociated PressPHOENIXRepublicans are focusing on President Barack Obama, not Gabrielle Giffords, and sensing a chance to capture the former congresswoman’s seat in southern Arizona. Voters are

Electricity Bills Are About to 'Necessarily Skyrocket'

Electricity Bills Are About to 'Necessarily Skyrocket'

In January of 2008, then Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, talking about his energy plan, told the San Francisco Chronicle, “When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal…under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity

Obama pushes Congress to help states hire teachers

Obama pushes Congress to help states hire teachers

(AP) Obama pushes Congress to help states hire teachersWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama wants Congress to help states rehire teachers and act on a key part of last year’s jobs bill. He says the last thing the U.S. needs is to have

Ex-DC Council chairman pleads guilty to 2 charges

Ex-DC Council chairman pleads guilty to 2 charges

(AP) Ex-DC Council chairman pleads guilty to 2 chargesBy ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former chairman of the District of Columbia Council pleaded guilty Friday to lying about his income on bank loan applications, the latest blow to a city government rocked

ACORN Official Grabs $445 Million Grant From Obama Admin

ACORN Official Grabs $445 Million Grant From Obama Admin

ACORN, the supposedly defunct organization defunded by Congress in the aftermath of James O’Keefe’s video exposing ACORN employees’ willingness to help pimps and prostitutes attain government benefits, is back. As Judicial Watch has uncovered, the Obama administration offered $445 million