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Dershowitz Warns Clintons: Blumenthal's a Problem for 2016

Dershowitz Warns Clintons: Blumenthal's a Problem for 2016

Noted defense lawyer, scholar, and pro-Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz has warned the Clintons that they will need to distance themselves from Sid Blumenthal unless he stops defending his son Max’s anti-Israel book. The book, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel,

Cancer Stricken Woman Fires Back at White House

Cancer Stricken Woman Fires Back at White House

On Wednesday night Megyn Kelly interviewed Edie Sundby, a California woman who has been fighting cancer for seven years, and had her Wall Street Journal op-ed attacked by White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer…

National Journal: How Obama Blew 2013

National Journal: How Obama Blew 2013

Just a year ago, President Obama, seen as vulnerable since the 2010 midterm, handily defeated Mitt Romney to win an historic second term. The GOP still controlled the House, but Democrats kept their majority in the Senate, an outcome that

Economy Adds 204,000 Jobs in October

Economy Adds 204,000 Jobs in October

The Labor Department reported the economy created 204,000 jobs in October after adding 163,000 jobs the prior month. This is much better than was expected but still well below what is needed to bring unemployment down to acceptable levels.  

Obama Pivots to Economy for 21st Time

Obama Pivots to Economy for 21st Time

With his poll numbers dropping almost as fast as his credibility, President Obama has decided it is once again time to pivot his focus away from the disastrous ObamaCare rollout and towards his slightly less disastrous economic recovery. For the

Unemployment Climbs to 7.3%, 204K Jobs Created

Unemployment Climbs to 7.3%, 204K Jobs Created

The Labor Department reports that in the month of October, the American unemployment rate increased to 7.3% and 204,000 jobs were created. The media and White House had been laying the groundwork to blame a lousy jobs report on the

Record 49.7 Million Americans Living in Poverty

Record 49.7 Million Americans Living in Poverty

A record-breaking 49.7 million Americans–one in six–now live below the federal poverty line, newly revised 2012 census data shows.  The new figures, which take into account medical and living expenses, are three million higher than the government’s official number. The

Pay 41% More and Get Less from Obamacare

Pay 41% More and Get Less from Obamacare

The Manhattan Institute just published an analysis of the Obamacare individual policy insurance rates which demonstrates that the average cost will rise by 41% next year.  The results are very similar to the 2009 PriceWaterhouseCoopers analysis that predicted insurance rates would rise by 47%.

Newsweek JFK Cover: 'Camelot in 101 Tweets'

Newsweek JFK Cover: 'Camelot in 101 Tweets'

On Thursday, Newsweek released its newest cover, lionizing the Kennedys once again, but also attempting to link the JFK Administration with Twitter: Here’s our latest cover: Camelot in 101 Tweets. Each links to original #newsweek article. We’ll be posting all

Detroit Elects First White Mayor in Four Decades

Detroit’s Mayor-elect Mike Duggan appeared at his first press conference yesterday to discuss his plans for the bankrupt city. During his remarks, he expressed his frustration at the discussion of his skin color during the mayoral race.  “I resent it.

CBS News: ObamaCare About to Hit Employer-Provided Insurance

CBS News: ObamaCare About to Hit Employer-Provided Insurance

With his credibility shot, CBS News has apparently decided to not take President Obama’s latest ObamaCare promise at face value. Now that millions whom the president reassured could keep their insurance are losing it, CBS dug into Obama’s latest reassurance

'Elephant': Time Mag Cover Mocks Christie's Weight

'Elephant': Time Mag Cover Mocks Christie's Weight

Using a silhouetted head shot of the newly re-elected Republican governor of New Jersey, this week’s Time Magazine cover (see above) doesn’t even try to be subtle. In an obvious shot at Chris Christie’s weight, the caption reads “The Elephant

Sebelius: Hundreds of Fixes Required

Sebelius: Hundreds of Fixes Required

(AP) Sebelius: Couple of hundred website fixes requiredBy ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONProdded to be more candid with Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday the administration’s health care website needed a couple of hundred fixes

White House: President Was Just Explaining the Law Monday Night

Wednesday morning Jake Tapper reportedthat the White House attempted to contextualize the President’s latest explanation for his broken promise about people keeping their health insurance: WH: when POTUS said “what wesaid was you could keep” plan “if it hasn’t changed

Senate Grills Sebelius

Senate Grills Sebelius

By DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONRepublicans blistered Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday over the nation’s controversial health care law, bluntly challenging her honesty, pushing for her resignation and demanding unsuccessfully she concede that President Barack Obama deliberately

Sebelius Tells Lawmakers Health Law Cutting Costs

Sebelius Tells Lawmakers Health Law Cutting Costs

(AP) Sebelius tells lawmakers health law cutting costsBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged problems with the startup of the health care law on Wednesday but defended it too, saying it is starting to drive down