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Cash-Strapped California OKs Funding for High-Speed Rail

Cash-Strapped California OKs Funding for High-Speed Rail

(AP) California OKs funding for high-speed rail lineBy JUDY LINAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.California lawmakers approved billions of dollars Friday in construction financing for the initial segment of the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. The

AFL-CIO's Trumka Touts 'Freedom' While Unions Stifle It

AFL-CIO's Trumka Touts 'Freedom' While Unions Stifle It

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka recently sounded off in the Huffington Post on an issue he clearly doesn’t understand–freedom. Labor union officials believe their members have many entitlements and freedoms. But the freedoms to leave the union, receive merit-based pay raises,

Exclusive – Paul Ryan: We Win, We Repeal

Exclusive – Paul Ryan: We Win, We Repeal

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chair of the House Budget Committee–and potential running mate of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney–told Breitbart News this week that the party’s leaders are “absolutely” committed to repealing Obamacare.  “It would have been nice for the

Report: Countrywide Won Influence with Discounts

Report: Countrywide Won Influence with Discounts

(AP) Report: Countrywide won influence with discountsLARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former Countrywide Financial Corp., whose subprime loans helped start the nation’s foreclosure crisis, made hundreds of discount loans to buy influence with members of Congress, congressional staff, top government officials and

Elizabeth Warren: Victim of 'Right-Wing Smear Machine'?

Elizabeth Warren: Victim of 'Right-Wing Smear Machine'?

Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth “Faux-Cahontis” Warren — who has for decades made her fortune and gained professional success in part by falsely claiming she has native American ancestry — is now being called a victim of the “right-wing smear machine.”

Senator Grassley Reveals Damaging Fast & Furious Memo

Senator Grassley Reveals Damaging Fast & Furious Memo

Senator Charles Grassley wants answers from Attorney General Eric Holder about a memo that provides evidence of deliberate lies from the DOJ. On February 2, Senator Grassley’s investigators talked to Agent Gary Styers about his knowledge of Operation Fast &

Independence Day: Are You Ready for November?

Independence Day: Are You Ready for November?

I’ve always loved the somewhat facetious image above, but this Independence Day I’m reminded of the true sacrifice behind it. This image of Washington and his Revolutionary army crossing the Delaware under the cloak of night during Christmas is inspiring. His

'1776': America, the Musical

'1776': America, the Musical

In my home, Independence Day doesn’t go by without our annual viewing of the landmark 1969 Broadway musical “1776.” Written by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone, it ran for 1,217 performances. It’s hard to believe that forty-three years ago, it

Endangered Species: White, Working Class Democrats

When Democrats took over Congress in 2006, they largely did so because candidates like the much-heralded Senators from Virginia (Jim Webb), Montana (Jon Tester), and Pennsylvania (Bob Casey) could appeal to blue collar, white, working class voters and give off

McConnell Ready to Cut-and-Run from Repeal?

McConnell Ready to Cut-and-Run from Repeal?

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to be waving the white flag on repealing Obamacare. The Tea Party is ready to fight. The Republican National Committee appears to be ready to fight. But the day after the Romney campaign backed

Did Justice Roberts Invalidate Obamacare?

Did Justice Roberts Invalidate Obamacare?

Conservatives should be ecstatic that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberal Justices ruling the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is constitutional as a tax, while siding with the four conservative Justices that the law is unconstitutional

McConnell: Odds Long to Undo Health Care Law

McConnell: Odds Long to Undo Health Care Law

(AP) ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky.It’s on his to-do list, but U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the odds are against repealing the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. The Kentucky Republican said Monday it’s hard to unravel something of the

Obamacare: Don't Get Mad, Get to Work

Obamacare: Don't Get Mad, Get to Work

Get up. Yeah, we got knocked on our tails last week. And? This isn’t the first time and won’t be the last. Now we have a choice to make. We can either choose to roll up into the fetal position

Obama, Roberts, and the Left Juristocracy

Obama, Roberts, and the Left Juristocracy

We have seen what happens when Barack Obama comes up against real conservative opposition: he loses–and he is a sore loser. There was Paul Ryan in 2010, demolishing the Obamacare’s fuzzy math at Blair House. There was Benjamin Netanyahu in 2011, giving