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IRS Floats Rule Changes to Tip 2014 Elections

IRS Floats Rule Changes to Tip 2014 Elections

The Internal Revenue Service quietly proposed new regulations aimed at 501(c)(4) organizations during the Thanksgiving recess that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called “a crass political effort by the Administration to get what political advantage

Odds of Alien Life 'Very High,' House Panel Hears

Odds of Alien Life 'Very High,' House Panel Hears

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) —The likelihood of life on other planets is “very high,” a planetary scientist told a House committee in a hearing some Democrats chided as evading U.S. issues. Seager was one of three Ph.D.-credentialed witnesses prominent in

Politico Under Fire Over Alleged Payola Scandal

Politico Under Fire Over Alleged Payola Scandal

Late last month Washington Post media reporter Erik Wemple pretty much caught Politico reporter Mike Allen in what is known as “payola” or “pay-for-play” or, if you want to be generous, “native advertising.” Either way, Wemple made a very convincing

Newsweek to Revive Print Edition

Newsweek to Revive Print Edition

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) —Newsweek magazine, which went digital-only a year ago, will revive its U.S. print edition as a subscription-dependent weekly, the magazine’s editor said. The magazine, started in February 1933 by a former Time magazine editor, expects

Guardian: We Have Published 1% of Snowden Leak

Guardian: We Have Published 1% of Snowden Leak

(AP) Guardian: We have published 1 pct of Snowden leakBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONThe editor of the Guardian said Tuesday that his newspaper has published just 1 percent of the material it received from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden,

Puerto Rico $70 Billion in Debt

Puerto Rico $70 Billion in Debt

The tiny U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is at least $70 billion in debt and has another $37 billion in unfunded pension obligations. Puerto Rico’s population, now down to just 3.7 million residents, also confronts a 15% jobless rate–a calamitous

Boomtown Meets Amnesty: Gov't a Cash Cow for High-Tech Companies

Boomtown Meets Amnesty: Gov't a Cash Cow for High-Tech Companies

The tech millionaire who represents the “new guard” in the “Boomtown” that is Washington, D.C. and is symbolically remodeling the famed Hickory Hill home of the Kennedy family that he bought, demonstrates the interconnected nature of the high-tech economy and

Liberal Dems Pushing 2016 Candidates Further Left

Liberal Dems Pushing 2016 Candidates Further Left

Far-left Democrats who think President Barack Obama–and his Obamacare law–have not been liberal enough may push Democrats running for president in 2016 so far to the left that their chances in a general election may be hurt.  The Washington Post

Obama: Nowhere to Go But Up

Obama: Nowhere to Go But Up

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) —With his job approval rating hovering around 40 percent, U.S. President Barak Obama told Barbara Walters he’s confident of a comeback. An ABC-Washington Post poll released last week found the president’s approval rating at an all-time

White House Misses HealthCare.Gov Fix Deadline

White House Misses HealthCare.Gov Fix Deadline

The Washington Post reports that the White House will announce Sunday that it has met its self-imposed deadline to fix the federal ObamaCare exchange known as HealthCare.gov. The Post also reports that, like everything else surrounding ObamaCare, this announcement is

McClatchy, USA Today Refuse to Publish White House Photos

McClatchy, USA Today Refuse to Publish White House Photos

It only took five years for the American media to get tired of President Obama’s spoon-fed propaganda — well, at least one aspect of it. Earlier this month, 38 news organizations, including the Associated Press, ABC News, The Washington Post,

This Iran Deal's Getting Worse All the Time

This Iran Deal's Getting Worse All the Time

The Obama administration has been forced to admit that the nuclear deal to which Iran agreed last weekend in Geneva, Switzlerland has not actually been finalized. In the interim, Iran is continuing its enrichment of uranium, as well as continuing

CNN's Poll of Polls: Obama's Approval at 41 Percent

CNN's Poll of Polls: Obama's Approval at 41 Percent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) —President Obama’s 41 percent approval rating is worse than former Presidents Clinton and Reagan at the same time during their terms, CNN said. In a CNN Poll of Polls — in which five non-partisan, live operator

Healthcare.gov's 'Drop Dead' Date Is Upon Us

Way back on October 21st, when the White House was still optimistic that problems with healthcare.gov would be fixed relatively quickly, the Washington Post explained that the administration still had weeks to get this right. In fact, the drop dead

Radio Host Compares Supporters of Redskins Name to Drug Addicts

Radio Host Compares Supporters of Redskins Name to Drug Addicts

Before the Washington Redskins played the San Francisco 49ers on Monday in Maryland, African American, Latino and Native American leaders reportedly “stood with their backs to the stadium” and protested the team’s name, with one radio host comparing Redskins fans to

Lee Harvey Oswald and the ACLU

Lee Harvey Oswald and the ACLU

Although conspiracy theories abound as to who orchestrated President John F. Kennedy’s murder 50 years ago, there is little doubt regarding who actually pulled the trigger and shot the 35th president: left-wing radical Lee Harvey Oswald. This fact escapes most of

Venezuela's Maduro Somehow Becoming a Bigger Tyrant than Hugo Chavez

Venezuela's Maduro Somehow Becoming a Bigger Tyrant than Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chavez’s successor has essentially abolished his nation’s legislative process.  Nicolás Maduro, a former bus driver turned senior official appointed to succeed the late Chavez, has called for expansive governing powers to combat the countries impending economic breakdown, finally collecting enough