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Texas 'Patriots for Freedom' Rally Draws Hundreds

MARTINDALE, TEXAS–Hundreds of Texas patriots streamed in throughout the day to hear a solid line-up of conservative speakers at the “Patriots Rally for Freedom” event held near San Marcos on Saturday.   Event organizer Linda Buckmaster said, “People streamed in

Texas 'Patriots for Freedom' Rally Draws Hundreds

Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama Administration vs. Truth

It’s not just truth that is elusive for Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama Administration when it comes to Obamacare, it is reality that is more elusive.  In an interview with NBC News on September 30, 2013 HHS Secretary  Kathleen Sebelius said: “I think

Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama Administration vs. Truth

Will Washington Take Down Apple–And Why?

The U.S. Department of Justice has not only successfully sued Apple for arguably non-existent anti-trust violations in the e-book market. It has even demanded – and gotten – a court-appointed “monitor” placed inside the company to supervise the company’s pricing

Will Washington Take Down Apple–And Why?

Australian TV Star Charlotte Dawson Hangs Self

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson, who became an anti-bullying activist after she was targeted online, has been found dead at age 47. Famed for TV shows such as “Australia’s Next Top Model,” the New

Australian TV Star Charlotte Dawson Hangs Self

World View: Pakistan Asked to Send 30,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Korea’s demilitarized zone (DMZ) guarded by Microsoft Kinect game software Pakistan asked to send 30,000 troops to Saudi Arabia Iran calls al-Qaeda the ‘the Saudi-US lovechild of terrorism’ Korea’s demilitarized zone (DMZ) guarded by

World View: Pakistan Asked to Send 30,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia

Gates steps down as Microsoft chairman, new CEO named

Microsoft said Tuesday that founder Bill Gates was stepping down as chairman to become a technology adviser to the tech giant as Indian-born Satya Nadella was named chief executive officer. Gates “will devote more time to the company” in his

Tech Firms Release Details on NSA Snooping Requests

On Monday, the nation’s largest tech companies began releasing data on the NSA’s requests for customer information.  The data shows that the government requested information on thousands of Americans.  Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tumbler were allowed to reveal

Common Core 101: What Is It and How Does It Affect Our Children?

Outraged parents. Fleeing teachers. Anxiety-ridden and medicated students. Fuzzy math. Crazy historyassignments posted on Facebook. Longitudinal databases. Silencedcommunity members at school board meetings in YouTube footage.Newfangled public school pathways of college and career readiness underthe banner of “STEM” (science, technology, engineering and math)

Common Core 101: What Is It and How Does It Affect Our Children?

Left-Wing Radicals Target Google Employees at Their Homes

As radical demonstrators continue to target Google’s private buses in the San Francisco area, accusing the company and other tech giants of “gentrification,” some far-left activists have gone a step further: targeting Google employees at their homes. A group calling

Fixing Inequality

Inequality is replacing the American dream, because the U.S. economy–thanks to Washington’s mismanagement–is underperforming. America still produces one fifth of the world’s goods and services, but accounts for a much smaller share of global growth. Many U.S. products are no

Fixing Inequality

Report: NSA Spying on Virtual Worlds, Online Games

(AP) Report: NSA spying on virtual worlds, online gamesBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONAmerican and British intelligence operations have been spying on gamers across the world, media outlets reported, saying that the world’s most powerful espionage agencies sent undercover agents into virtual

Report: NSA Spying on Virtual Worlds, Online Games

Tech Companies Unite, Push Back on NSA Surveillance

America’s tech giants have joined forces to ask the Obama administration to reign in the scope of government surveillance. In a letter published today, the tech companies write they “believe that it is time for the world’s governments to address the

Black Friday: Crowded Virginia Lot Turns Violent

By The Associated PressThe holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals–yet they went out shopping anyway. There were scattered

Black Friday: Crowded Virginia Lot Turns Violent

Report: Claims of High-Tech Workers Shortage 'a Myth'

Silicon Valley companies, Democrats, President Barack Obama, and Republican lawmakers and journalists in support of comprehensive immigration reform have repeated the mantra that more high-tech visas and temporary work permits are needed in an immigration reform bill because the country

Report: Claims of High-Tech Workers Shortage 'a Myth'

Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tour

(AP) Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tourBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressSEATTLEMoney, star power and Hollywood awaited President Barack Obama on a West Coast swing featuring a bit of official business, but mostly fundraising for a Democratic Party eager to

Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tour

Seahawks Owner Allen to Fund Brain Injury Research

(AP) Seahawks owner Allen to fund brain injury researchBy DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated PressSEATTLEMicrosoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen said Thursday he will pay for a two-year, $2.4 million study into whether repeated blows to the head can lead

Seahawks Owner Allen to Fund Brain Injury Research

Google Cracks Down on Child Porn

(AP) Google: Searches for child abuse sites blockedBy SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONGoogle and Microsoft have introduced software that makes it harder for users to search for child abuse material online, the companies said in a joint announcement Monday. Writing ahead of

Google Cracks Down on Child Porn

Key GOP Donors Closed Their Wallets for Cuccinelli

In 2009, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell raised $24 million in a winning campaign that outspent his Democratic opponent by $7 million. Four years later in 2013, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli raised $20.9 million in a losing campaign in which

Key GOP Donors Closed Their Wallets for Cuccinelli

Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Slams Obamacare

Tina Brown, who is leaving her position as editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast which she founded in 2008, had a few choice words regarding the rollout of ObamaCare, castigating Barack Obama’s defining accomplishment for issuing portentous announcements with an incompetent follow-through. 

Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Slams Obamacare

Survey: Blue Staters Trust Al Jazeera America More

Polling agency Survata conducted a survey or 8,546 people to determine the initial perceptions of America’s newest cable news station. They asked respondents a straightforward question: “Do you perceive Al Jazeera America as an objective news source?” According to the survey,

Survey: Blue Staters Trust Al Jazeera America More

Microsoft works to save face after Xbox backlash

(AP) Microsoft works to save face after Xbox backlashBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESWhen it comes to hyping next-generation hardware, the video game industry doesn’t typically opt for simplicity. However, during a presentation at the GameStop Expo in Las

Microsoft works to save face after Xbox backlash

The sea of knowledge

In response to The Internet and the Decline of the Post’s News Monopoly: I hope the Washington Post pulls through.  More content is always better, from every part of the spectrum.  In terms of the great online debate, healthy competition

Immigration Reform Supporters Fear August Will Be Their 'Waterloo'

Advocates of comprehensive immigration reform from big business and technological sectors are reportedly fearing that August, when lawmakers go back home for recess, could be their “Waterloo.” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) conceded that the Senate’s Gang of Eight, which wrote

Immigration Reform Supporters Fear August Will Be Their 'Waterloo'

Greenwald: NSA Listens to Your Phone Calls

Yesterday on This Week with George Stephanopolous, Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian asserted that the National Security Agency can listen to the phone calls and read the email of American citizens.  He went on to promise that more information would be