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Obama Plays Golf 4 of Past 6 Days

Obama Plays Golf 4 of Past 6 Days

(AP) Obama is eager member of golfing presidents’ clubBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressVINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. American presidents love golf – 15 of the last 18 have played – and Barack Obama is an eager member of that club. He’s played golf

Norquist Suggests Immigration Bill Will Not Pass House This Year

Norquist Suggests Immigration Bill Will Not Pass House This Year

Comprehensive immigration reform advocate Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) seemed to admit that immigration reform legislation will not pass the House this year, telling Bloomberg News on Friday that he only expected passage of a “comprehensive” bill “within

Politico Misdirects From Obama's Collapsing Numbers

Politico Misdirects From Obama's Collapsing Numbers

Politico’s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei stretched their writing wings and penned an editorial Thursday night on the looming collapse of the Republican party. Allen and VandeHai, whose day jobs are to undercut the GOP and its candidates, feign concern

Historian Diana West Shakes Up Cold War Narrative

Historian Diana West Shakes Up Cold War Narrative

Historian Diana West’s new book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character has caused a stir, and countered many shibboleths on the left and the right. West’s book details the deep roots of communist infiltration that ran through

Poll: Focus on American Jobs Before Immigration Reform

Poll: Focus on American Jobs Before Immigration Reform

A new poll commissioned by NumbersUSA and conducted by Pulse Opinion Research found that the majority of Americans want Congress and President Barack Obama to focus on getting unemployed Americans back to work rather than giving already-scarce jobs to immigrants,

Christie Won't Help GOP Senate Candidate

Christie Won't Help GOP Senate Candidate

Focused on securing a historic landslide victory in November, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is keeping distance between himself and GOP Senate candidate Steve Lonegan. Allies of the Governor say they expect he will formally endorse Lonegan for the October

McConnell: Shutdown Won't Stop ObamaCare

McConnell: Shutdown Won't Stop ObamaCare

On Tuesday, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell spoke publicly about an effort by conservatives to tie ObamaCare funding to overall government spending. Under a plan pushed by Sens. Cruz and Lee, Republicans would support a continuing resolution to fund government,

Booker Cruises in NJ Democratic Senate Primary

Booker Cruises in NJ Democratic Senate Primary

(AP) Booker cruises in NJ Democratic Senate primaryBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.Cory Booker brushed off three experienced opponents in a victory in New Jersey’s special Democratic U.S. Senate primary, setting up a campaign of deep contrasts

Cory Booker Wins NJ Senate Primary

Cory Booker Wins NJ Senate Primary

(AP) Cory Booker, a rising star in the Democratic Party, and Steve Lonegan, a Republican former mayor won their parties’ primaries on Tuesday to set up a campaign of political and stylistic contrasts as they seek to fill the final

WH: Politicians Need Guns–But You Don't

WH: Politicians Need Guns–But You Don't

A petition that called for politicians to live in the same gun-free zones that schoolchildren do was filed on the formal White House petitions website and received a classic Obama Administration turndown. It seemed reasonable to ask politicians if they

Hometown Sheriffs to Meet with Boehner on Immigration

Hometown Sheriffs to Meet with Boehner on Immigration

The majority of local sheriffs in House Speaker John Boehner’s Ohio district are heading in to meet with the top house lawmaker’s office on Wednesday, Breitbart News has learned. Six out of seven sheriffs of the counties that comprise Boehner’s