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Reuters Poll: Obama Approval Sinks to 38%

Reuters Poll: Obama Approval Sinks to 38%

Via Twitter, @YossiGestetner found more bad news for President Obama buried under a bunch of Reuters happy talk about Iran. In its latest poll, Reuters found Obama’s approval rating underwater by a full 18 points. Only 38% approve of the

Bloomberg's Last Crusade: Banning Styrofoam Cups

Bloomberg's Last Crusade: Banning Styrofoam Cups

With the sun finally setting on the Bloomberg empire, New York City’s fastidious mayor attempts to seal his legacy by tackling the most dangerous threat facing America’s largest city: styrofoam cups? Yes, it’s true–the non-biodegradable material is Public Enemy Number

Massive Delays for Legal Immigrants

Massive Delays for Legal Immigrants

Relatives of U.S. citizens applying to immigrate to the United States legally are suffering unprecedented, year-long delays in waiting for their applications to be processed, as President Barack Obama smooths the path for illegal immigrants.  In a response to complaints,

Democrats Afraid Leaders Suffer Obamacare Denial

Democrats Afraid Leaders Suffer Obamacare Denial

With millions of Americans receiving health insurance cancellation notices and President Barack Obama’s approval and trustworthiness ratings nosediving, Democratic strategists and pollsters say they fear top Democratic congressional leaders are in denial over the electoral consequences of the Obamacare debacle.

Store Clerk to Robbers: My Gun Is Bigger Than Yours

Store Clerk to Robbers: My Gun Is Bigger Than Yours

A Seattle store clerk facing an attempted robbery on November 24 told the would-be robber, “I have a bigger [gun] than you do.” According to KATU.com, “Robert Moore was ringing up a customer around 10 pm at the Morning Star

Obamacare Blowing Up Healthcare Stocks

Obamacare Blowing Up Healthcare Stocks

President Barack Obama and the Obamacare debacle may be highly unpopular with Americans, but the healthcare industry that donated a staggering $22,471,562 to Obama’s 2008 campaign is posting record profits amid the fallout. So far in 2013, the S&P healthcare

The Health Care Compact: The Best Path Forward

The Health Care Compact: The Best Path Forward

There is no need, at this point, to belabor the problems with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Suffice it to say that millions of Americans have been negatively impacted by the new law, and that number will grow in

US Businesses Back Tea Party Republicans After Shutdown

US Businesses Back Tea Party Republicans After Shutdown

Business groups waged a fierce lobbying campaign last month to convince Republicans to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, but many of the most influential U.S. corporations have not cut off support to lawmakers who did not heed their

Doctor Who Helped Find bin Laden Charged with Murder

Dr. Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, was just charged with murder, based on accusations stemming from an old malpractice case, according to Reuters.  The bizarre turn of events comes

Obama: We Take Senate 'Very Seriously'

Obama: We Take Senate 'Very Seriously'

President Barack Obama placed his own stamp on Senate Democrats’ decision to end the filibuster rule for executive nominees and most judicial appointments, telling White House reporters that despite gutting minority protections, he takes the Senate’s authority “very seriously.” He

Democrats Reneged on July Deal to 'Save' Filibuster

Democrats Reneged on July Deal to 'Save' Filibuster

Senate Democrats reneged on the terms of a July deal to save the filibuster when they passed new rules on Thursday that would permit executive appointees and most judicial nominees to be approved by a simple majority. Under the terms

Georgetown Rescinds Invite to Egyptian Nazi

Georgetown Rescinds Invite to Egyptian Nazi

A daylong Georgetown University conference on Egypt’s political state in the wake of July’s ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was to include a member of Egypt’s Nazi Party. Hosted and organized by the school’s Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Center for

Lying About Lying: Obama Knew About Website Problems

Lying About Lying: Obama Knew About Website Problems

President Barack Obama’s defense at his press conference last Thursday was not only that he hadn’t lied about the healthcare.gov website being ready on time, but that he could not possibly have lied because he did not know. “On the

USDA Gives No-Bid Contract to Obama-Connected Marketing Firm

USDA Gives No-Bid Contract to Obama-Connected Marketing Firm

The government contracting process is supposed to be transparent, fair, and subject to open bidding so the American people can have confidence that politicians and their appointees in the federal bureaucracies do not engage in the behavior of rewarding campaign