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Biden Admits Defeat on 7 Million Obamacare Enrollment Goal

Biden Admits Defeat on 7 Million Obamacare Enrollment Goal

Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the Obama administration will fail to meet its goal of seven million Obamacare-paying customers by the March 31 deadline.  “Initially, we talked about by the end of this period having seven million

Hollywood Playbook: Friday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Friday's Top 5 News Items

Amazon Streaming Box Set for March Release This might not seem like big news. After all, Roku and Apple TV already offer a similar product that allows you to stream the Internet on your TV. What makes the news big,

Report: Brooklyn Nets May Sign Jason Collins

Report: Brooklyn Nets May Sign Jason Collins

The Brooklyn Nets may sign Jason Collins to a 10-day contract, which could make him the first openly gay player acknowledged by the media to play in a major American sport. Collins came out last year to much fanfare but

Piers Morgan, CNN Sink to Near-Record Lows

Piers Morgan, CNN Sink to Near-Record Lows

Over at Fox News, on Tuesday night at 9 p.m., Megyn Kelly won 2.068 million viewers and 354,000 in the 25-43 age demo. At MSNBC, Rachel Maddow came in second with 906,000 viewers and 227,000 in the demo. Piers Morgan

Newsom Backs Greuel to Succeed Waxman

Newsom Backs Greuel to Succeed Waxman

The Los Angeles Times reports that former L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel has lined up an important endorsement in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) in California’s 33rd congressional district. Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, who was previously the

Thousands of Connecticut Gun Owners 'Flout' New Registration Law

Thousands of Connecticut Gun Owners 'Flout' New Registration Law

The December 31 deadline for complying with Connecticut’s new “assault weapons” registration requirement is long past, but estimates show “as little as 15 percent of the rifles classified as assault weapons owned by Connecticut residents were registered.” The Courant reports

Politico Proclaims Obamacare a Success

Politico Proclaims Obamacare a Success

Politico is claiming that Obamacare has “cleared the tower” and is now a success. With the release this week of the administration’s latest enrollment claims, Politico has decided that Obamacare has at least reached “competence,” noting that the purported three

Costas Sidelined for Third Straight Night with Eye Infections

Costas Sidelined for Third Straight Night with Eye Infections

NBC host Bob Costas will be sidelined for a third consecutive night in primetime because of eye infections in both eyes. Matt Lauer will again sub for Costas, who has anchored NBC’s primetime coverage of the Summer and Winter Games

John Boehner: 'Increase the Debt Ceiling'

John Boehner: 'Increase the Debt Ceiling'

With just two days before America hits the debt ceiling deadline, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced on Tuesday his desire to raise it.  “The goal here is to increase the debt ceiling,” said Boehner. “Nobody wants to default on our

Victoria Jackson running for political office in Tennessee

THOMPSON’S STATION, Tenn., Feb. 4 (UPI) — Conservative activist and former “Saturday Night Live” star Victoria Jackson says she is is running for political office in Tennessee to “save America.” Jackson, 54, who moved to Thompson’s Station, Tenn., last year,

New Jersey Legislature Receives New Bridgegate Documents

New Jersey Legislature Receives New Bridgegate Documents

With a deadline that many of those subpoenaed attempted to avoid looming, the New Jersey Legislature received its first round of documents related to its investigation of the bridge scandal threatening to engulf the Chris Christie administration. The legislative committee

CBS Pilot 'Madame Secretary' Lands Director

CBS Pilot 'Madame Secretary' Lands Director

Madame Secretary, a new CBS drama which could debut just as talk of Hillary Clinton’s presidential run hits a fever pitch, has found its director. Sought after pilot director David Semel is spoken for this season, as he has been tapped to

Report: U.S. to Delay Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan

Report: U.S. to Delay Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan

The Obama administration is not expecting to meet its April 29 deadline for introducing a framework for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, owing to persistent differences between the two sides, the Jerusalem Post 

Report: Syria Still Has 96% of Its Chemical Weapons

Report: Syria Still Has 96% of Its Chemical Weapons

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has failed to comply with international agreements that he turn over chemical weapons, and retains some 96% of his original stockpile, hoarding them in regions controlled by his Alawite ethnic group in case the country is