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Obama Blames Republicans for Obamacare Mess

Obama Blames Republicans for Obamacare Mess

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for the Obamacare mess that made him concede he would have to “rebrand” and “remarket” Obamacare, ignoring that the law was passed with legislative gimmicks and no Republican support in the House.  At

Colorado Gun Control Group: We Will Not Back Down

Colorado Gun Control Group: We Will Not Back Down

On Novemer 18th, Members of Colorado Ceasefire, an anti-gun organization, gathered on the steps of the state capitol to say “[they are] not backing down.”  According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, members of the gun control group realize the ground

Putin to Purge Russian Textbooks of Dissent

Putin to Purge Russian Textbooks of Dissent

According to opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Putin is seeking to rewrite history textbooks to paint himself in a more positive light. In February, he sought new guidelines for the next round of Russian and Soviet history books for

Reuters: Pentagon Accounting Needs More Oversight

A Reuters investigation of Pentagon accounting methods discovers “doctored” accounts and “epic waste” are an everyday part of the system. Reuters describes the waste and fraud in the system as “billions of dollars” but after reading their account it’s hard

Thousands of Doctors Dropped from Medicare Advantage

Thousands of Doctors Dropped from Medicare Advantage

The Wall Street Journal reports that private insurance provider United Health is dropping thousands of doctors from its Medicare Advantage networks. Medicare Advantage is very popular with senior citizens, but United Health says that “government cuts” will “leave many elderly

Hometown Paper That Endorsed Obama Calls for ObamaCare Repeal

Hometown Paper That Endorsed Obama Calls for ObamaCare Repeal

Barack Obama’s hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, endorsed the president twice for president. Friday, the same Chicago Tribune called for ObamaCare to be immediately repealed before it can do any more damage: Stop digging. Start over. As Friday dawns, here’s

Upton Bill Would 'Fix' Obamacare for Good

Upton Bill Would 'Fix' Obamacare for Good

There is considerable consternation among conservatives that Republicans are about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory once again, this time by trying to “fix” Obamacare–bowing to pressure from the media and other sources to take some joint ownership

Emerging Markets in Another Death-Spiral

Emerging Markets in Another Death-Spiral

With the U.S. stock market flat from 2000 to 2007, emerging-markets were all the rage for investors, led by the China stock exchange’s 330% rise.  But when the Great Recession hit, U.S. stocks fell 50% versus the highly speculative emerging-markets

SEIU Prepares Airport Protests to Snag Holiday Travel

SEIU Prepares Airport Protests to Snag Holiday Travel

Just when you think your holiday travel is safe, the Service Employees International Union is ready to help ruin the holidays. Employees of private contractors at New York airports congregated at LaGuardia’s Terminal B on Tuesday to protest their wages

Crony Capitalists, Obama Fundraisers Love Obamacare

Crony Capitalists, Obama Fundraisers Love Obamacare

Take a quick glance at ObamaCare’s busted multimillion-dollar website and the 3.5 million health insurance cancelation notices hitting American mailboxes and you might be tempted to dub the whole thing a disaster. But it’s not — at least not for the politically-connected

Australia to UN: No More 'Socialism Masquerading as Environmentalism'

Australia to UN: No More 'Socialism Masquerading as Environmentalism'

Australia’s cabinet has decided it will reject new contributions or taxes related to climate change at this week’s annual United Nations global summit on climate change in Warsaw, calling the measures “socialism masquerading as environmentalism.”  According to The Australian, the document