Buzzfeed offers a look “behind the weird, embarrassing, vaguely pathetic ObamaCare battle over twentysomethings:” With the success of the Affordable Care Act hinging on the ability of the health care exchanges to attract a critical mass of young, healthy people,
A report released on Tuesday by the Center for Public Integrity says Chinese hackers attacked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) website that contains records of donations received and spent by federal candidates. The attacks, which occurred after October 1 during
In a case that has drawn attention to the highly competitive and lucrative world of educational assessment and technology associated with the Common Core State Standards, the Pearson Foundation, the non-profit arm of one of the country’s largest educational publishers,
Director James Cameron spread his liberal beliefs through the massively popular Avatar. Now, the director is set to score a sweet deal to shoot the film’s three sequels in New Zealand thanks to brand new rules that will net his
(AP) AP-GfK poll: Another worry about new health lawBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONJust when the government’s insurance website is starting to run more smoothly, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds a potentially bigger problem for President Barack Obama’s health
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith said on Friday that it made “absolutely no sense whatsoever” that black conservatives are “ostracized” and considered “pariahs” in black communities across America. Smith made his comments while responding to Cleveland Browns legend and civil
Late Sunday night, a construction company demolished three ramp towers of the Houston Astrodome. It was the first step in what is likely to be the complete demolition of the entire facility. Known at the time as “The Eighth Wonder of
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political WriterLOS ANGELESCalifornia has long been a union stronghold, but voters in the reliably Democratic state are gradually taking a more negative view of organized labor, a poll released Friday suggested.The independent Field Poll said that
The editor of the Cape Times, the leading English-language morning paper in the South African coastal city of Cape Town, has been fired after declining to lead last Friday’s coverage with the story of the death of Nelson Mandela, the
The White House press corps was not as amused as White House press secretary Jay Carney on Thursday over the Obama administration’s lack of independent photographers access…
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has spent twenty years enthusiastically blurring the boundary between the ruling party and the state. It has appointed cronies (“cadres”) to every office, taken over all independent state institutions, enriched itself
President Barack Obama sparked controversy by shaking the hand of Cuban dictator Raúl Castro on Tuesday at the memorial for Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He avoided greeting Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe, however. Assuming that these two gestures were by
Chuck Todd is revealed his displeasure regarding the White House policy of blocking independent photographers and releasing only approved photos of the White House. Todd called the policy “a version of propaganda…”
President Putin dissolved the state-run news agency RIA Novosti Monday in a move that was described as an attempt to tighten his control over the media. RIA Novosti will be disbanded but a new state run agency called Rossiya Segodnya will
(AP) Thai crisis deepens as opposition quits ParliamentBy TODD PITMANAssociated PressBANGKOKThailand’s main opposition party resigned from Parliament on Sunday to protest what it called “the illegitimacy” of an elected government with which it can no longer work. The move deepens
On Friday, Time Magazine staff writer Kate Pickert published what she described in the title as a “fact check” of Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large and Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer’s reporting on the number of times President Barack Obama
Sensei’s back. Hope everyone had a nice holiday. Sensei quite enjoyed how some of the new openers performed over the holiday and says to get ready for an exciting weekend finish. Sensei’s weekend predictions and revenue results are as follows: 1. “Frozen”
The Democratic Party is willing to spend a pretty penny on a herculean effort of pushing their far left congressional candidate, Gwen Graham, to defeat Republican Congressman Steve Southerland, who currently represents Florida’s 2nd congressional district. Gwen Graham, who calls
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONCreative industries led by Hollywood account for about $504 billion, or at least 3.2 percent of U.S. goods and services, the government said in its first official measure of how the arts and culture affect the economy.
Political parties are in the business of winning elections. The Republican Party lost a Presidential in 2012 and an important, contested Governor’s race in Virginia this year. Part of the narrative behind those losses is the disconnect between Republicans and
Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival began 30 years ago as a way for unknown actors, writers and directors to make their way in the movie realm. This January’s festival lineup is chockablock with stars, familiar names whose very presence in
There are many ways to lose money or wealth as a result of inflation. For most Americans, the most obvious type of inflation is the steady increase in the cost of living caused by reckless monetary policies followed by the
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKThe New York Film Critics Circle named “American Hustle” the best film of 2013, giving David O. Russell’s fictionalized Abscam tale an early jolt in Hollywood’s awards season. The film was also awarded best supporting
The black director of Lee Daniels’ The Butler told the crowd at the fourth annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards Monday he “became very angry at white people” while researching his film. Before Lee Daniels issued his statement of rage, he
Governor Chris Christie’s courting of national attention has proven dissatisfying to New Jerseyans of all political persuasions. In a column this weekend, the Star-Ledger editorial board accused him of “roll[ing] over Latinos” to win over GOP primary voters after refusing to
