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Does 1986 Mean Anything to the Gang Of 8?

Does 1986 Mean Anything to the Gang Of 8?

As the old saying goes, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In 1986, acting on the recommendation of a bipartisan task force, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act. With good intentions,

Jason Collins to Appear with Michelle Obama at DNC Fundraiser

Jason Collins to Appear with Michelle Obama at DNC Fundraiser

Jason Collins will appear with First Lady Michelle Obama at a May 29 fundraiser in New York for the Democratic National Committee. According to Politico, the DNC’s LGBT gala on that night will be Michelle Obama’s first fundraiser since President

Biden Going 'Rogue' on Gun Control

Biden Going 'Rogue' on Gun Control

Vice President Joe Biden is ready to move with a new wave of gun control,  “planning even more travel, with trips around the country to stump for a renewed push on expanded background checks and gun-trafficking laws that failed to

Daily Beast Forced to Retract Howard Kurtz Column

Daily Beast Forced to Retract Howard Kurtz Column

Media writer Howard Kurtz made a huge error Thursday in a now-retracted Daily Beast column titled, Jason Collins’ Other Secret. In it, Kurtz accused the active NBA player, who came out as gay in a self-penned Sports Illustrated cover article

Report: Interest Groups Lobby Obama with Ads on ESPN

Report: Interest Groups Lobby Obama with Ads on ESPN

Lobbyists, interests groups, and corporations are attempting to influence President Barack Obama by purchasing commercials on ESPN, the 24-hour sports channel Obama reportedly watches religiously. In a Politico report, media strategists said “they offer up the all-sports network as an

Gay Rights Amendment May Kill Immigration Bill

Gay Rights Amendment May Kill Immigration Bill

A gay rights provision Democrats want to insert in the Senate’s immigration bill may ultimately kill the legislation. According to Politico, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has told gay rights groups that he will introduce an amendment next

Eric Holder: Soft on Terror, Again

Eric Holder: Soft on Terror, Again

On April 27, Attorney General Eric Holder defended a federal judge’s decision to read confessed terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights after only 16 hours of interrogation, saying: “Everything was done appropriately, and we got good leads.” Holder’s statement confirmed earlier reports that he

NBC's Todd: Obama 'Hates' Internet News Media

NBC's Todd: Obama 'Hates' Internet News Media

NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd: “It did seem … I thought his pot shots, joke-wise, and then the serious stuff about the Internet, the rise of the Internet media and social media and all that stuff – he hates

FedEx CEO: 'Oil Has Become a Geopolitical Weapon'

FedEx CEO: 'Oil Has Become a Geopolitical Weapon'

On Thursday Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx, a company that consumes “over 1.5 billion gallons” of gasoline per year, told a gathering at the libertarian oriented Cato Institute that “oil has become a geopolitical weapon of choice, both for U.S. interests and against U.S.

DC Establishment Defends Lavish, 'Fun' WHCD Festivities

DC Establishment Defends Lavish, 'Fun' WHCD Festivities

Before the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, some of Washington’s most prominent media figures defended the weekend’s lavish festivities as a testament to how much the rest of the country is interested in them.  Even though veteran newsman

WHCD Lauded and Bashed

WHCD Lauded and Bashed

The White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD) has been a mainstay Washington to-do for years. Lately, however, it has come under fire for turning Hollywood–literally. In the wake of the event, some outlets continued the bashing but most lavished attention on

WaPo Rips Politico as a He-Man Woman Haters Club

WaPo Rips Politico as a He-Man Woman Haters Club

In which The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple leans out a seven story window and drops a safe on Politico’s Jim VandeHei and John Harris (pictured above) over a Dylan Byers’ nothingburger “expose” of infighting at the New York Times. Whereas

Sequester Effect: Air System Becomes Political Tool

Sequester Effect: Air System Becomes Political Tool

Last week three airline trade organizations joined together in legalaction against the FAA. During a press conference announcing the suit,the heads of two of the organizations made clear they believe the FAAhas become a political football in the hands of

Feds Won't Say if Tsarnaevs Had Gov't-Funded Phones

Feds Won't Say if Tsarnaevs Had Gov't-Funded Phones

On Thursday, the Boston Herald reported that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) refused to answer questions about whether Boston terror suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had a government-paid cellphone because of privacy laws.  The Herald reported Wednesday that “Tamerlan Tsarnaev,