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Al Gore published a book, made a movie, and won a Nobel Peace prize for his thesis on global warming.  The unfortunate thing is he then entered into the venture capital world and brought upon us expensive Betamax technology such

Texas Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz’s victory over Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in Tuesday’s Texas Republican primary runoff was arguably the most significant victory for the Tea Party movement to date.  And Cruz’s victory continued former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s

When they ask when the walls began to crumble for the GOP establishment, politicos will point to this race. Ted Cruz, the underfunded, under-famed grassroots conservative took on the abundantly funded, well-known Texas Lieutenant Governor and won.  The Associated Press

Pat Quinn is the Democratic Governor of Illinois. His state currentlyhas $83 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and no plan for dealingwith them. Monday, Gov. Quinn called for a special legislative sessionto address pensions, saying, “This is a crying need of

(AP) Dems pick first Hispanic for convention keynoteBy JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONMarking a first for Hispanics, the Democratic party has chosen the mayor of San Antonio to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. The party announced Tuesday that

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced they had reached an agreement on a Continuing Resolution (CR). According to The Hill, the CR has also been agreed to by the White House.

The Hill reports that Congressional leaders will not vote this week on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government after the current fiscal year ends on September 30.  When Congress returns from its five-week recess in September, there will

According to a Republican congressional report, five ATF officials share the blame for Operation Fast and Furious. These include former head of the ATF Kenneth Melson, special agent in charge in Phoenix Bill Newell, Deputy Assistant Director William McMahon, Assistant

A new poll released on Sunday night showed Tea Party Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz has widened his lead over Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst. Cruz, powered by the Tea Party to what is looking like a “Texas-sized blowout,” now leads

During the London Olympics opening ceremony on television this past Friday, local stations across Massachusetts ran a new ad from Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. Warren, the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Scott Brown, calls on America to allocate government spending

In yet another bid to put social issues at the forefront of the November campaign, Democrats are very publicly adding a plank to their convention platform supporting gay marriage. They will also include language calling for the repeal of the

The death of the “tea party” has been reported breathlessly for over a year. With the election of a GOP House, the large rallies and protests receded from the public square and the number of people attending local tea party

WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) —The U.S. Interior Department isn’t serious about addressing concerns regarding the 2010 oil drilling moratorium, a House of Representatives leader said. The U.S. government banned offshore oil and natural gas drilling following the 2010 oil spill

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will star in a new television ad for Missouri Senate candidate Sarah Steelman, Breitbart News has learned. The ad will begin to run statewide on Monday and can be seen below.  In the ad, which

On Friday, The Hill reported that the House Rules Committee would consider a rule for the farm bill, which was passed on Tuesday by the House Agriculture Committee. The House will most likely vote on the one-year extension of the

A new poll from Public Policy Polling, a liberal-leaning outfit, finds that Tea Party Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz has 52-42 lead over the establishment Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst heading into Tuesday’s Texas Republican Senate primary runoff. Former Alaska Gov.

Democrat control of the U.S. Senate is in serious jeopardy this November. Of the 33 seats up for election this Fall, Democrats are defending 22. The GOP needs a net-gain of 4 seats to take control of the chamber (3

On an appearance on FOX News Sunday, conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that “there are some limitations that can be imposed” on the Second Amendment and predicted “future” cases would come before the Supreme Court concerning gun control

(AP) Dems advertising in several GOP Senate primariesBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONDemocrats have their thumbs on Republican scales in Senate primaries in Missouri and Wisconsin this summer, hoping to improve their own chances of maintaining a majority in November. The

This weekend, the Ending Spending Action Fund, the Super PAC formed in 2010 by Brian Baker and Joe Ricketts, the founder of TD Ameritrade, will place a six-figure targeted radio buy in Texas on behalf of Cruz, boosting his media

The Cybersecurity Act, which the Senate will vote on next week, will not only contain measures for cyber security but also quite a bit of gun control, if a coalition of Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) get their

This coming Tuesday will mark the culmination of one of the most watched, most expensive, and most important primary elections for U.S. Senate in recent memory. On July 31st, Republican voters in Texas will go to the polls to choose

(AP) ROCHESTER, Minn.Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven’t been disclosed since he quietly took a medical leave from Congress several weeks ago, is being treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, according to a statement released by

Today, Breitbart News spoke with Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office about the upcoming continuing resolution to fund government services. “Leader McConnell will support the longest continuing resolution the Republican-led House can pass and is optimistic we’ll have one for