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Top Democrat: We're 'Unwilling to Bargain' on Debt Ceiling

Top Democrat: We're 'Unwilling to Bargain' on Debt Ceiling

With the nation expected to hit the debt ceiling again sometime around October, Republicans have begun discussing what, if any, concessions they will accept in exchange for raising it. But top Democratic House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Sandy

Israel Says Google's 'Palestine' Page Harms Peace Hopes

Israel Says Google's 'Palestine' Page Harms Peace Hopes

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior Israeli official accused Google on Monday of setting back Middle East peace hopes by putting the name “Palestine” under the banner of its search page for the Palestinian territories. (www.google.ps) Palestinians hailed Google’s move as

Fed Pumping, Jobs Report Drive Dow to 15,000

Fed Pumping, Jobs Report Drive Dow to 15,000

The Federal Reserve’s monthly buying of $85 billion in bonds (known as quantitative easing), combined with today’s upwardly revised February and March job gains, powered the Dow to a record 15,000. The Fed’s “massive quantitative easing is clearly driving up

Navigating the ObamaCare Minefield

While the White House is celebrating 7.5% unemployment, it’s important to keep in mind that Obamacare will be stunting economic growth, especially for small businesses, for years to come.  From the Free Enterprise blog: Yesterday, human resources firm ADP released its monthly

April Jobs Up 165k, Unemployment 7.5%

April Jobs Up 165k, Unemployment 7.5%

UPDATE: The economy added 165k jobs in April, the Labor Department reported on Friday. That number was higher than economists expected. The unemployment rate ticked down to 7.5%. Labor also reported upward revisions for March and February jobs. The combined

32 Record Low Temps for Every One Record High in Past Week

32 Record Low Temps for Every One Record High in Past Week

The week of April 23-30, 2013, was a bad one for global-warming true believers.  Measuring temperatures across the United States, and taking note of how many record-low temperatures were recorded versus how many record-high temperatures, the results were stunning. The

Obama Renews Promise to Shut Down Guantanamo

Obama Renews Promise to Shut Down Guantanamo

With almost 100 Guantanamo prisoners now on a hunger strike to protest the alleged mistreatment of Korans, President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday plans to “re-engage” Congress to fulfill his failed campaign promise of shutting down the terrorist detention facility.

NYT Fires Back at Bloomberg: 'Absurd'

NYT Fires Back at Bloomberg: 'Absurd'

On Tuesday afternoon, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the New York Times racist for their failure to cover the killing of Alphonza Bryant, a 17-year-old black teenager shot in the Bronx. “”There was not even a mention of

Gosnell Case Goes to the Jury

Gosnell Case Goes to the Jury

Jack McMahon, Kermit Gosnell’s defense attorney, told the jury during closing arguments in the abortionist’s trial that the description of Gosnell’s clinic as a “house of horrors” is a “political press fabrication.” According to the Associated Press, McMahon showed jurors

Missteps by Feds Exposed on Boston Marathon Bombings

Missteps by Feds Exposed on Boston Marathon Bombings

Two weeks into the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, here is what we know – or at least what we think we know:  The terrorist attack was perpetrated by Chechen national Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dhokhar.  Tamerlan

U.S. Tourism Companies Offer Vacations In North Korea

An American tourist, jailed by DPRK authorities last year, will face trial for “committing crimes” against North Korea. According to Reuters, 44 year old Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen of Korean descent, has been detained by police since arriving in the northeastern

Simon Cowell's Former Publicist Charged with 11 Sexual Assaults

Simon Cowell's Former Publicist Charged with 11 Sexual Assaults

The investigation into the late Jimmy Savile’s sex crime allegations has ensnared a celebrity publicist whose ex-clients include former American Idol judge Simon Cowell. [Max] Clifford, 70, was charged with 11 counts of indecent assault, prosecutors said, including on two underage