It’s a heavyweight fight between the Agriculture Department and Congress over a major dietary issue: white potatoes. The Agriculture Department, advised by the Institute of Medicine, wants to prevent participants in the federal Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program from
Egypt’s military-backed government announced that 444 Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested over the two-day constitutional polling that began Jan. 14. According to various media reports, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that 444 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested
Police departments across the country are struggling with staffing shortages as a result of a weak economy, hiring freezes, furloughs, layoffs, and cutbacks to salaries, benefits, and retirement incentives. According to Police Chief Magazine, “Such difficulties spurred 7,272 applications to
The forthcoming House GOP leadership immigration “principles” will reflect much of what was in the Senate “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that passed last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Budget Committee
On Thursday, Intel joined a growing list of high-tech and other companies backing amnesty before House Republicans unveil their “immigration principles” document. “One of the most difficult challenges of immigration reform – and perhaps the key to whether reform is
Is Obamacare enrollment still surging or slowing down? The data available suggests the latter but Reuters says the former. Reuters reported yesterday that the December surge in Obamacare enrollment had continued into 2014, at least in “some states.”Author Sharon Begley
House Republicans who support amnesty may ultimately make a deal with Democrats in which they put amnesty above enforcement. According to Politico, the “immigration principles” document House Republicans are drafting and will most likely be released before President Barack Obama’s Jan.
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday, BBC’s Katty Kay put some of the blame on the September 2012 terrorists attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on one of the victims, U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens:
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vietnam reverses policy and become openly anti-China China threatens military seizure of South China Sea island from Philippines China tests hypersonic speed missile vehicle Vietnam reverses policy and becomes openly anti-China Up until recently,
Egyptian citizens finished up five days of voting for a constitutional referendum in consulates across the U.S. on Sunday (New York City, Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago and San Francisco). The full vote takes place in Egypt today and tomorrow. On
Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to sell hundreds of pounds of marijuana and multi-kilo quantities of cocaine. The troubled athlete is “already awaiting trial for his alleged role in the shooting death of
When Dr. Sandra Stotsky was asked to become a member of the Common Core Validation Committee, she assumed her vast experience in developing English Language Arts standards would be useful to the design of the new academic standards. What she
Two of the more prominent leaders in the Washington establishment’s war on the Tea Party made seven- and eight-figure salaries during the 2012 election cycle. According to recent IRS 990 filings, Steven Law, the president of Karl Rove’s American Crossroads network,
On Thursday, three Maryland state Democrats – Delegates Curt Anderson and Sheila Hixson and Senator Jamie Raskin – will try again to legalize marijuana and to regulate and tax it like alcohol. After Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana in 2012,
KALLMUNZ, Germany – This is a very simple story. Man gets bull. Man loses bull. Man gets bull back after gets drunk on two bottles of vodka. It all went down in the area around Kallmunz near Regensburg. About six months
Socialist Francois Hollande is the least liked President in modern French history. His strategy of rolling back social security cuts and raising taxes has been a disaster for France, which has seen near zero growth and rising unemployment since he
On January 14th, a twelve-year-old New Mexican boy brought a shotgun onto the Roswell Middle School campus and “wounded two classmates” before being subdued. According to ABCNews, he snuck the weapon on campus by hiding it in a band instrument
(AP) Judge gives Chicago 6 months to OK gun sales lawBy DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOA federal judge on Tuesday approved Chicago’s request for a delay of six months to allow the city time to craft a new gun sales ordinance. Federal
Since returning to power last summer, Egypt’s military leaders have continued to clash with the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. After cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood, Reuters reports that the military is focused on undermining Hamas by supporting opposition activities and protests
When South Carolina’s legislative session begins on Tuesday, lawmakers in the Palmetto State will seek to stop the implementation of Obamacare. They hope the legislation they are drafting can be a template for other states looking to do the same.
An exclusive report by the Reuters news agency says that Egypt’s military leaders plan to “undermine” the Palestinian terror group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, after “crushing” the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the
Powerful, multi-millionaire pop singer Beyoncé has a message for America: women are oppressed. The singer called the idea that we are anywhere near “gender equality” a “myth” that we all need to “stop buying into.” Beyoncé made the comments in a
The United States State Department issued a Nigeria travel warning because of the radical Islamic uprising in the country. The terrorist group Boko Haram controls the northeast, but officials believe they could expand. The Department continues to recommend against all but essential
Washington Post health care reporter Sarah Kliff said Monday that the next wave of Obamacare outrage will hit as Obamacare enrollees discover that their choice of doctors and hospitals is about to shrink dramatically. “Obamacare’s narrow networks are going to
The 10-year-old “suicide vest girl”–arrested and held after being spotted before her vest detonated at a police checkpoint in Afghan’s Helmand province–has revealed that she was beaten by her father and brother and denied education. She is “thought to be
