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Sitcom Conservatives Make Inroads on Pop Culture Radar

Sitcom Conservatives Make Inroads on Pop Culture Radar

We conservatives are so used to network television being hostile territory that we flip through the channels with the trepidation of the characters on The Walking Dead strolling through a forest, except with fewer tiresome Andrea-related sub-plots. But recently, the

Koch Bros. to Buy LA Times?

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Koch Brothers might be interested in purchasing the LA Times.  The Kochs, who some sources say are interested in the clout they could gain through the Times’ editorial pages, could bid on their own

Fort Collins, CO Bans Fracking

Fort Collins, CO Bans Fracking

With liberals hell-bent on stopping America from energy independence, Fort Collins, Colorado is the latest city to ban the groundbreaking energy development technology known as fracking. On Tuesday, the city council banned oil and gas operations within the city, with

Jimmy Carter: Hugo Chávez Helped Poor, Vulnerable Venezuelans

Jimmy Carter: Hugo Chávez Helped Poor, Vulnerable Venezuelans

Former President Jimmy Carter hailed deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez on Tuesday as a visionary who left “positive legacies.”  “We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chávez and recall his positive legacies — especially the gains made

'One Day At a Time' Star Bonnie Franklin Dies

'One Day At a Time' Star Bonnie Franklin Dies

By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKBonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress whom millions came to identify with for her role as divorced mom Ann Romano on the long-running sitcom “One Day at a Time,” has died. She died Friday at

Bangladesh Sentences Islamic Party Leader to Death

Bangladesh Sentences Islamic Party Leader to Death

(AP) – A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced a leader of an Islamic political party to death for crimes during the nation’s 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left at least

Four Shot Dead in Bangladesh Bloggers Protest

Four Shot Dead in Bangladesh Bloggers Protest

Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy clashed with police in Bangladesh for a third straight day Sunday, and at least four protesters were killed when police opened fire. Up to 3,000 protesters, including students from religious

Bangladesh Students Rally Over War Crimes Trials

Bangladesh Students Rally Over War Crimes Trials

(AP) – Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday demanding death to Islamic political party leaders who are on trial for alleged war crimes during the country’s 1971 independence war. Eight top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest

Public Hearing for MO 'Second Amendment Preservation Act' Today

Public Hearing for MO 'Second Amendment Preservation Act' Today

While Missouri Democrats push gun bans that would give law-abiding citizens 90 days to turn in their AR-15s and certain semi-automatic pistols and shotguns, MO Republican Reps. Doug Funderburk, Timothy Jones, and others, are pushing a “Second Amendment Preservation Act,”

Medal of Honor: Staff Sgt. Romesha

Reading the story of how Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha became the fourth living Medal of Honor recipient from the War on Terror is a bracing reminder that the spirit of valor which won our independence, and threw down the

Obama to “Focus” on Job Creation for 17th Time

Obama has now “pivoted to jobs” more times than he’s made par.  And he’s golfed an awful lot, you know.  He golfs almost as much as he dusts targets when he does gun-firing-at-moving-inanimate-targets.  Meet the new focus, same as the

David Kopel: Take Dangerous People, Not Guns, Off the Streets

David Kopel: Take Dangerous People, Not Guns, Off the Streets

During the Senate Judiciary’s hearing on gun violence on Jan. 30, the Independence Institute’s David Kopel made two poignant observations: First, the gun control plans being proposed in the wake of Sandy Hook necessitate gun registration. Second, the current plans

David Mamet: Assault Weapons Ban an Appeal to the Ignorant

David Mamet: Assault Weapons Ban an Appeal to the Ignorant

Writer and film director David Mamet has weighed in on the current gun control push, and what he sees as government overreach couched in an “assault weapons” ban that is actually “a political appeal to the ignorant.” Mamet describes it as a

USAID Probed for Bid-Rigging

USAID Probed for Bid-Rigging

A top lawyer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department’s foreign aid agency, is under investigation for allegedly rigging a bid to ensure that it would be “won by the agency’s retiring chief financial officer.” According to

Cameron: I Don't Want a Country Called Europe

Cameron: I Don't Want a Country Called Europe

By ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressDAVOS, SwitzerlandBritish Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis. A day after