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ABC News Poll: Two-Thirds Oppose Individual Mandate

ABC News Poll: Two-Thirds Oppose Individual Mandate

Tuesday’s ABC News poll holds no good news for President Obama, and no real new news. The fact that Obama’s approval ratings are plummeting has only been further confirmed by this poll, as have the collapse of his favorability ratings

Obama Golfs 151st Round, Attends Basketball Game

Obama Golfs 151st Round, Attends Basketball Game

On Sunday, President Barack Obama played his 151st round of golf at the Andrews military base before attending a college basketball game.  Obama, whose approval ratings have hit new lows in the wake of the Obamacare meltdown, has played 40

Countdown: US Hits Debt Ceiling in 84 Days

Countdown: US Hits Debt Ceiling in 84 Days

Twelve weeks from today, the US government will hit its borrowing limit. When Congress lifted the debt ceiling last month, for the first time ever, it pegged the increase to a specific date, rather than a dollar amount. The current

Insurers Will Panic If Obamacare Misses Nov 30 Deadline

Insurers Will Panic If Obamacare Misses Nov 30 Deadline

The Washington Post reported Thursday that the Healthcare.gov website isn’t likely to be fully functional by the White House’s self-imposed November 30th deadline. After the site’s disastrous launch on October 1st, the Obama Administration announced a “tech surge” and promised

Poll: 52% Say Obama Not Honest, 73% Want Mandate Delayed

Poll: 52% Say Obama Not Honest, 73% Want Mandate Delayed

Brutal poll for President Obama Tuesday, this time from Quinnipiac. The president is upside down on approval, 39-54%. Quinnipiac notes that for the first time, Obama is seen as not honest and trustworthy by a not-at-all surprising margin of 52-44%.

CNN Sports Show Plummets in Ratings

CNN Sports Show Plummets in Ratings

CNN’s highly-hyped 30-minute sports show, Unguarded, has opened to miserable ratings. CNN made headlines when it poached Rachel Nichols from ESPN last March to host the show as the network tries to undergo a transformation under Jeff Zucker. The network’s ratings have

Report: Dolphins Face December 2 Deadline on Incognito

Report: Dolphins Face December 2 Deadline on Incognito

The Miami Dolphins will have to make a decision on Richie Incognito no later than December 2.  ProFootballTalk has the details:  Per a league source with knowledge of the situation, Incognito’s suspension for conduct detrimental to the Dolphins is indefinite.

Unsinkable Nikki Finke Prepares Re-Launch

Unsinkable Nikki Finke Prepares Re-Launch

To no one’s surprise, just days after her high-profile split with Deadline.com, the Hollywood news site she founded and grew into an industry powerhouse, Nikki Finke is already preparing to launch a new site, NikkiFinke.com. The sub-headline reads, “Come for

Get ready for the Healthcare.gov goal posts to move

It’s not looking too good for the big November 30 ObamaCare relaunch.  There are still assurances that the deadline will be met, but with only a few weeks to go, they’re starting to sound rather… strained. Yesterday there was news

News Just Got Worse for ObamaCare Cancellation Victims

Many of the nearly 4 million ObamaCare victims who had their insurance plans cancelled will need to re-enroll through the ObamaCare website in order to avoid finding themselves without insurance at the end of the year. These folks have until

Obama to Congress: End 'Manufactured Crises'

Obama to Congress: End 'Manufactured Crises'

President Barack Obama on Saturday called for an end to “manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds” as he urged Republicans and Democrats in Congress to approve a new federal budget. Obama, speaking in his weekly radio address, said that what most

Private Exchanges Could Save Obamacare–If HHS Would Let Them

Private Exchanges Could Save Obamacare–If HHS Would Let Them

Appearing before Congress on Wednesday, Secretary of Health and Human Services apologized for the “debacle” of the healthcare.gov launch, and promised to fix the ailing Obamacare website.  Yet while the Obama administration scrambles to implement its secret “tech surge,” a

Manchin: Don't Fire Sibelius, Join 'Team America'

Manchin: Don't Fire Sibelius, Join 'Team America'

Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-VA) is defending Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from calls for her resignation over the failed Obamacare rollout. Sunday, on ABC’s This Week, he said: If you’re wanting to kill the program and you start