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Blue State Blues: Why Do America's Rich Hate Themselves?

Blue State Blues: Why Do America's Rich Hate Themselves?

President Barack Obama’s fundraising pilgrimage to California included all the liberal stations: Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and La Jolla.  Two patterns stood out: first, that Obama continues to be heckled even by friendly audiences; and second, that America’s richest political donors

NFL Draft: First-Round Winners, Losers, Gambles

NFL Draft: First-Round Winners, Losers, Gambles

Jedeveon Clowney was taken first. Blake Bortles was the first quarterback taken. No running backs were taken in the first round for the second straight year. A homeless man may have convinced the Cleveland Browns to take Johnny Manziel. No

Haley Barbour Offers Katrina-Based Defense of Thad Cochran

Haley Barbour Offers Katrina-Based Defense of Thad Cochran

On her Thursday radio show, former Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, explained why he sees long-time incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) as a better candidate for reelection than his challenger for the Republican

Shane Osborn is a Bad Friend

A story by the Omaha World-Herald today could spell deeper trouble for the mysterious naval officer who produced a fake memo at the request of U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy pilot Shane Osborn.  The World-Herald reported that television station KETV

China Overtaking America

China Overtaking America

Financial Times sent shock waves through the U.S. business community last week when headlines announced that China will overtake the United States as the “world’s leading economic power this year,” a title we’ve held since we passed England in 1872.

Sacramento Resident Shoots, Kills Two Burglars

Sacramento Resident Shoots, Kills Two Burglars

At 12:18 a.m. on May 4th Sacramento police received “a burglary in progress” call and arrived on the scene two minutes later to find two suspects dead “inside the home.” According to the Sacramento Bee, the home is in North Sacramento

Utah Grabbing Land from BLM While Texas Plays Defense

Utah Grabbing Land from BLM While Texas Plays Defense

Texas Governor Rick Perry weighed in on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) handling of the land issue along the Red River border between Texas and Oklahoma saying, “The federal government already owns too much land.” Some in the state

Obama Doubled Nation-Building Budget

Obama Doubled Nation-Building Budget

On November 4, 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama said, “Change has come to America.” That change is most evident today in voters’ opinion of the benefits of United States world involvement. The newest Wall Street Journal/NBC surveys “portray a public weary of

Russia Moves Warplanes into Ukraine Attack Position

Russia Moves Warplanes into Ukraine Attack Position

Russia moved dozens of Mig-29 and Su-27 fighter aircraft and Tu-22 bombers from a Simferopol district airbase to the western coast of the Crimean peninsula on May 3rd following the bloody clashes between pro- and anti-Russian groups in the southern