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Silicon Valley Suddenly Cares About Speaker Fight

(Ferenstein Wire) – The tech industry, now one of the largest private sector lobbying forces in Washington DC, hasn’t had much to say as Republicans scramble to find a new Speaker for the House of Representatives. But now, Congress’s geekiest member, Representative Darrell Issa, is “considering” putting his hat in the ring and has turned heads in the well-heeled tech halls of D.C.

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Obama’s Plan to Surrender Internet Control May Be Unconstitutional

One of the worst of Barack Obama’s many bad ideas is surrendering control of Internet domains to a shadowy multi-national organization, a move undertaken largely out of embarrassment over Edward Snowden’s exposure of NSA surveillance techniques. Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution, only Congress has the authority to transfer control of such government property, so Obama’s attempt to give it away to foreign bodies without congressional consent would be unconstitutional.

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Boxer’s Out in 2016. Let’s Get Ready to Rumble.

Boxer’s likely successor will be a Democrat, with members of that party who could be vying for that slot in no short supply. Yet while it will likely prove to be an uphill battle for Republican candidates, there are a few who might consider taking a stab at the seat. Here is a list of the top contenders.

$1.1 Trillion Lost in the Obama Shuffle

If a Republican administration had to endure the headlines on this, a single day in the life of a presidency, the media would be pronouncing said administration and any further policy initiatives dead on arrival. Instead, the as usual Obama

Gruber Won’t Stand By WaPo Quotation in Own Book

Gruber Won’t Stand By WaPo Quotation in Own Book

Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber refused to stand by a quotation describing him as “possibly the [Democratic] Party’s most influential healthcare expert” that he put in his own book on Tuesday. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) read a passage from Gruber’s book

Chairman Darrell Issa Asks Jonathan Gruber If He Is Stupid

Chairman Darrell Issa Asks Jonathan Gruber If He Is Stupid

Citing Tom Hank’s character Forrest Gump, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa asked MIT’s Jonathan Gruber if he was stupid during a contentious House committee hearing on Tuesday. “Are you stupid?” Issa asked. “I don’t think so. No,” Gruber replied. “Does

ObamaCare Poised to Become More Unpopular

ObamaCare Poised to Become More Unpopular

There’s good reason to believe that while the White House seeks to minimize fall-out from now the infamous remarks of ObamaCare architect, Jonathan Gruber and tamp down opposition to the Affordable Care Act, things are moving in the exact opposite