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The Forgotten War… the Forgotten Warrior

The Forgotten War… the Forgotten Warrior

In a nation of over three hundred million people, it’s easy enough to overlook the fact that approximately 35,000 of our bravest and most honorable citizens are still very much engaged in a war; living, breathing, and dying far away

Soldiers Safer at Walmart Than at Ft. Hood

Soldiers Safer at Walmart Than at Ft. Hood

For the third time in five years, armed military personnel have plotted attacks on unarmed soldiers at the Fort Hood military post in Killeen, Texas. On April 2nd, a gunman opened fire, killing three people and wounding as many as

Staples to Shutter 225 Stores as Economic Worries Mount

Staples to Shutter 225 Stores as Economic Worries Mount

America’s biggest office supplies retailer announced on Thursday it will close 225 stores. Staples says its “customers are using less office supplies” forcing the retail giant to close 12% of its 1,846 North American stores by 2015. Competition from online

Sen. Cruz: The American Renaissance is Beginning

Sen. Cruz: The American Renaissance is Beginning

While standing in the symbolic birthplace of the Texas energy industry, Spindletop Boomtown Museum, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) formally announced his “American Energy Renaissance Act” to help promote energy independence through increased oil and natural gas production with strong limits

Media Ignore Planned Parenthood $2 Million Wrongful Death Payoff

Media Ignore Planned Parenthood $2 Million Wrongful Death Payoff

With the national controversy swirling around various Republican governors and state lawmakers passing laws to increase the health standards at abortion clinics, you would think national abortion provider Planned Parenthood paying out a $2 million wrongful death settlement would be

Miss: Retail Sales Disappoint

Miss: Retail Sales Disappoint

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4% in January. Economists had expected sales to be unchanged from December. The agency also revised December retails sales downward. An initially report 0.2% increase was revised to just a

Walmart to Lay Off 2,300 Sam's Club Employees

Walmart to Lay Off 2,300 Sam's Club Employees

Walmart has announced that it is laying off up to 2,300 employees from Sam’s Club, its members-only, bulk sales outlet stores. The bulk of the layoffs will be made up of lower management. Walmart said in a press release that

10 Things to Look for on Championship Sunday

10 Things to Look for on Championship Sunday

In what may be a Championship Sunday in the NFL that shatters ratings, the four best NFL teams–and four of the league’s most dynamic, best, and marketable quarterbacks–will take the field with a trip to the Super Bowl on the

ObamaCare sucks worse than Wal-Mart heath insurance

Well, it does.  The Washington Examiner brought in a team of experts to prove it: For many years, the giant discount retailer has been the target of unions and liberal activists who have harshly criticized the company’s health care plans, calling them “notorious for

Walmart Health Plan More Affordable, Superior to Obamacare

Walmart Health Plan More Affordable, Superior to Obamacare

A Washington Examiner evaluation of Walmart’s employee healthcare plan rated it superior to and more affordable than Obamacare. Over the years, Walmart has been undermined by unions and liberal activists, who claim that the retail giant is “notorious” for providing “substandard” healthcare plans. The

Eight Ways to Opt Out of Obamacare

Eight Ways to Opt Out of Obamacare

With the deadline to sign up for Obamacare having come and gone, many Americans have decided to “opt out” of President Obama’s signature health care reform law, choosing instead to pay the $95 penalty for sidestepping the individual mandate. “For

Judge Orders Man to Write 'Boys Do Not Hit Girls'

(AP) BILLINGS, Mont.The Montana judge who said a teen rape victim appeared “older than her chronological age” has sentenced a man convicted of punching his girlfriend to write “Boys do not hit girls” 5,000 times. District Judge G. Todd Baugh also

Online shopping popular, but won't save season

Online shopping popular, but won't save season

(AP) Online shopping popular, but won’t save seasonBy MAE ANDERSONAP Retail WriterATLANTAMore Americans are deciding to shop online this holiday season instead of heading to crowded stores. But that alone won’t save what is turning out to be a ho-hum