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David Axelrod Calls for White House to Release Libya Emails

David Axelrod Calls for White House to Release Libya Emails

Wednesday morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” guest panelist Steve Rattner, a former New York Times reporter who believes the biggest scandal of the three currently facing the White House is Benghazi, asked David Axelrod what he believes the Administration should

Rising Student Debt, Declining Personal Responsibility

Rising Student Debt, Declining Personal Responsibility

According to Ronald Ehrenberg, economist and professor of labor and industrial relations at Cornell, tuition at selective private colleges and universities has grown at two to three percentage points over the rate of inflation for over a century.  However, “it

Holder on IRS Scandal: 'I Have Ordered an Investigation'

Holder on IRS Scandal: 'I Have Ordered an Investigation'

On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder, under fire for his own involvement in a Department of Justice scheme to grab months worth of Associated Press phone records, said that he would open an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service. The

Syria: We Can Invade Israel's Golan Heights

Syria: We Can Invade Israel's Golan Heights

In its last-ditch attempt to draw the anti-Semitic Middle East into war with Israel, Syria has now declared that it may invade Israel’s Golan Heights. Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said that Israel had broken the 1974 ceasefire between the two

Obama Commits to 20 Fundraisers

Obama Commits to 20 Fundraisers

With his administration under fire for scandals concerning the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi and the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups, President Obama is prioritizing: he has now committed to 20 fundraisers for 2014. This week, Obama will

Barbara Says 'Bye-Bye'

Barbara Says 'Bye-Bye'

Late Sunday night Barbara Walters took to Twitter to announce that she is retiring “next summer.” She will make the formal announcement Monday morning on “The View.” Big news – and I want to tell you first: abcn.ws/19gEaKv. (Looking forward

IRS Scrutinized Groups for Advocating Smaller Government

IRS Scrutinized Groups for Advocating Smaller Government

On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has discovered that the IRS did not merely target groups containing the words “Tea Party” or “patriots” – the IRS gave heightened scrutiny for any

Dowd On Benghazi: Clinton-Era Déjà Vu

Dowd On Benghazi: Clinton-Era Déjà Vu

In the Sunday New York Times, Maureen Dowd weighed in on the Benghazi house of cards and it isn’t pretty.  Unlike most left-leaning journalists, who are just now discovering the Benghazi story because they’re collective noses are out of joint

Pakistanis Go to Polls as 20 Killed in Attacks

Pakistanis Go to Polls as 20 Killed in Attacks

(AP) – Defying threats of violence, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But militant attacks that killed 20 people underlined the risks

Pakistan Expels NY Times Reporter On Eve Of Elections

Pakistan Expels NY Times Reporter On Eve Of Elections

The New York Times‘ Islamabad bureau chief has been expelled from Pakistan right before national elections. The two sentence letter delivered to foreign correspondent Declan Walsh accused him of unspecified “undesirable activities,” the Times said Friday. The ministry did not give

True the Vote Prez on IRS: 'Assault on Free Speech'

True the Vote Prez on IRS: 'Assault on Free Speech'

The voter integrity group True the Vote told Breitbart News exclusively on Friday that new revelations that the IRS was discriminating in 2012 against conservative non-profits came as no shock to them. “We applied for nonprofit C-3 status early in

Report: Tabloid TV Editor To Be Named NBC News President

Report: Tabloid TV Editor To Be Named NBC News President

The floundering and willfully dishonest enterprise that is NBC News has apparently found its replacement for the disgraced Steve Capus. According to The New York Times, Deborah Turness, the current head of Britains ITV News, will become the next president

Texas Has Sued Obama Admin 24 Times

Texas Has Sued Obama Admin 24 Times

President Obama is leading off his “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour” in Texas because he hopes to turn the state blue. But the state of Texas would rather turn the Obama administration black and blue in court. While President