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Dan Savage Wishes Cancer on Sarah Palin

Dan Savage Wishes Cancer on Sarah Palin

Dan Savage (right, above), head of a White House-backed anti-bullying campaign named “It Gets Better,” has a long track record of bullying conservatives. Until now, the low point was his attack on Christian high school kids. As Newsbusters noted today,

Obama Rolls Back $5 Billion in Sequester Cuts

Obama Rolls Back $5 Billion in Sequester Cuts

The White House budget office is using an obscure budget rule to restore $5 billion in sequester-related cuts. The recalculation trick will mean the State Department will no longer have to furlough employees, will spare the Pentagon $4 billion in

Obama to Address Graduating Students at Ohio State

Obama to Address Graduating Students at Ohio State

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is returning to Ohio to give his first commencement address of 2013 at Ohio State University in Columbus. Ohio was at the center of last year’s presidential election, and Obama’s victory there was critical

NYT Tries to Help Obama Walk Back 'Red Line'

NYT Tries to Help Obama Walk Back 'Red Line'

The New York Times attempted to help President Barack Obama out of a national security mess of his own making Sunday, with an article claiming that his “red line” warning to Syria on chemical weapons last August was an “off-the-cuff” remark

NRA Surges to Record 5 Million Members

NRA Surges to Record 5 Million Members

At the National Rifle Association’s convention in Houston, TX, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre announced that the NRA has now grown to an unprecedented 5 million active members. He concluded his speech with the theme of all the NRA

Navigating the ObamaCare Minefield

While the White House is celebrating 7.5% unemployment, it’s important to keep in mind that Obamacare will be stunting economic growth, especially for small businesses, for years to come.  From the Free Enterprise blog: Yesterday, human resources firm ADP released its monthly

Same-sex partnerships and green cards

Among the many little surprises lurking in the Gang of Eight’s “comprehensive immigration reform bill” could be an amendment, proposed by Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT), that would allow “gay Americans to sponsor foreign-born partners for green cards,” according to The

Obama Nominates Bundler As Top Trade Rep

Obama Nominates Bundler As Top Trade Rep

Today, President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Citigroup chief and Obama campaign fundraiser Michael Froman as the next U.S. Trade Representative.  Froman, who bundled between $200,000 and $500,000 for Obama’s campaigns, was the former head of CitiAlternatives. In his

Obams Signs Bill to End Air-Traffic Controller Furloughs

Obams Signs Bill to End Air-Traffic Controller Furloughs

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed a bill to end air-traffic controller furloughs that resulted from across-the-board sequester cuts. The furloughs were blamed for flight delays last week.  As The Hill noted, Congress was in such a hurry to pass the bill

Obama Nominates Top Bundler Pritzker as Commerce Secretary

Obama Nominates Top Bundler Pritzker as Commerce Secretary

Today, President Barack Obama plans to nominate one of his top campaign donors to become secretary of the Commerce Department. Billionaire Hyatt hotel heiress Penny Pritzker, whom Forbes ranks as the 277th richest person in America, bundled at least $904,957

Opinion: Collins is no Jackie Robinson

Opinion: Collins is no Jackie Robinson

When Americans think of Jackie Robinson, we think of a man who broke a real barrier, a man who endured slurs, taunting, physical abuse, and death threats because of the color of his skin. In Jackie Robinson, we have a