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Harry Reid's Online Poker Folds on Freedom

Harry Reid's Online Poker Folds on Freedom

The Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is expected to introduce soon, is being touted as a way to legalize online poker. In fact, it is a

White House Throws CIA Under the Bus

White House Throws CIA Under the Bus

The White House is doubling down on their assertions that they did not have the proper information when they sent Susan Rice out to the Sunday talk shows to claim the Benghazi attack was due to a video. They claim

Claim: EPA Head Used Secret Email to Hide Documents

Claim: EPA Head Used Secret Email to Hide Documents

The House Science Committee is investigating whether Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson used the secret email alias “Richard Windsor” to hide internal communications from government watchdogs–an action that may violate open-records laws. Christopher Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute

Jindal: Romney-ism Not Future of GOP

Jindal: Romney-ism Not Future of GOP

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Mitt Romney was “absolutely wrong” in his analysis of why Barack Obama won reelection. Jindal’s statement was made in response to Mitt Romney’s comments on Wednesday that President Barack Obama won reelection by offering minorities

Jindal: GOP Must Reject Identity Politics

Jindal: GOP Must Reject Identity Politics

On Tuesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Republicans needed to be smarter and less vulnerable to being stereotyped as the party that simply protects the interests of the rich while rejecting identity politics that pander to minority interest groups.  “We’ve

Senator Collins: Petraeus Must Testify

Senator Collins: Petraeus Must Testify

POLITICO: It is “absolutely imperative” that Gen. David Petraeus testify about what went wrong in Libya, even as he reels from his sex scandal roiling the intelligence community, the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Obama Asks Abbas to Wait on Palestinian Statehood, Abbas Refuses

Obama Asks Abbas to Wait on Palestinian Statehood, Abbas Refuses

Yesterday, President Obama asked Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to back off his proposed plan to unilaterally declare Palestinian statehood. According to the White House: In his discussion with President Abbas, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to Middle East peace

Sean Duffy's Reelection Turns WI-7 Red

Sean Duffy's Reelection Turns WI-7 Red

Sean Duffy, the Republican Congressman from Wisconsin’s 7th district, not only survived his reelection bid on Tuesday night but won handily. Duffy, a freshman Republican, won reelection as a two-year incumbent despite: A) the Democratic party had a 42-year stranglehold on

Oliver Stone Calls Obama 'Scary'

Oliver Stone Calls Obama 'Scary'

Director Oliver Stone is glad Mitt Romney didn’t emerge victorious on Election Day. But the Oscar-winning director is hardly on board with Team Obama. Stone details his concerns with the president’s first term in the new book, “The Untold History

Politico: Bush vs. Clinton 2016!

Politico: Bush vs. Clinton 2016!

Politico, living in a dreamworld of its own making, is already forecasting the 2016 election – and they’re suggesting that Jeb Bush may be the Republican nominee, squaring off against Hillary Clinton. Now, this is a business that Dick Morris

Sore Winner: Beyoncé Tweets 'Take That Mitches'

Sore Winner: Beyoncé Tweets 'Take That Mitches'

Beyonce and her husband, hip hop star Jay-Z, have more in common than just their singing careers. Earlier this week, Jay-Z swapped in the word “Mitt” for “bitch” in a live rendition of his hit song “99 Problems.” Not to

Anthony Weiner Returns; Up for Mayoral Run?

Anthony Weiner Returns; Up for Mayoral Run?

The country is now safe for ex-penis-tweeters. That’s apparently the big message in the wake of last night’s Democratic blowout – at least according to Anthony Weiner, who is emerging from his self-imposed Twitter exile to tweet a video of

2012 Turnout Dramatically Lower than 2008

2012 Turnout Dramatically Lower than 2008

Despite all the talk about voter intensity surrounding the presidential election, 13 million fewer people voted in 2012 than in 2008.  131 million voters cast their ballots in the 2008 election in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain by a