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Santorum Set for Rebound in Louisiana

Santorum Set for Rebound in Louisiana

(AP) Santorum looks for rebound in LouisianaBy KASIE HUNT and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONRick Santorum looked for a win in Louisiana’s primary Saturday to boost his Republican presidential campaign while front-runner Mitt Romney braced for an expected loss. No matter who

Obama Campaign Engine Revs Up on Public Dime, Again

Obama Campaign Engine Revs Up on Public Dime, Again

Back in November, Hot Air linked to the Wall Street Journal, pointing out Obama’s lack of shame when it comes to campaigning on the public dime. More than opinion, that determination was based on fact. Actually, it was data that allowed the

Santorum looks to Louisiana to revive campaign

Santorum looks to Louisiana to revive campaign

Underdog Rick Santorum is fighting for a big win in Louisiana as rival Mitt Romney gets closer to locking in the Republican nod to take on President Barack Obama in November. But even an expected knock-out performance in the southern

In Defense of Peacocks

In Defense of Peacocks

Matt Lewis wrote a thought provoking post about, as he put it, “political journalism and conservatism.” It’s well written and definitely worth a look (can you tell there’s a “but” coming?), but ultimately I found myself disagreeing with the thrust

Obama Fails to Compare With Rutherford B. Hayes

Obama Fails to Compare With Rutherford B. Hayes

When President Obama’s speechwriter chose to include some disparaging comments about former Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes in the president’s Prince George’s Community College talk last week, he assumed few would notice or care. After all, Obama seems to find it irresistible

House Votes to Repeal ObamaCare Rationing Board

House Votes to Repeal ObamaCare Rationing Board

(AP) House repeals Medicare cost board on party linesBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONDrawing a new election-year fault line between the parties, the Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to repeal a Medicare cost-control board that has yet to be named but is called

Afghan commander: No 2013 withdrawals beyond 'surge' forces

Afghan commander: No 2013 withdrawals beyond 'surge' forces

(AP) Afghan commander prefers robust US force in 2013By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe top commander in Afghanistan said Thursday he prefers a significant American force of 68,000 to combat insurgents in 2013, signaling a potential halt in the drawdown and complicating

Vetting Obama's Political Tactics

Vetting Obama's Political Tactics

Obama’s State of the Union Address on January 24, 2012, and his subsequent 2013 Budget, in which Obama called for new taxes on the wealthy, are no more than election campaign tactics full of candy and political promises.  These actions are reminiscent of Big Labor’s

Ann Romney Takes De Niro Joke in Stride

Ann Romney Takes De Niro Joke in Stride

Ann Romney, wife of contender for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney, told Piers Morgan she saw the humor in recent remarks by Robert De Niro at an Obama campaign event. She evidently doesn’t think too much of today’s politically correct hyper-sensitivity

Insider Trading Ban Sent to White House

Insider Trading Ban Sent to White House

(AP) Insider trading ban sent to White HouseBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has given final congressional approval to a scaled-down bill to explicitly ban members of Congress, the president and thousands of other federal workers from profiting from nonpublic information

Santorum Up 13 Points in Louisiana

Santorum Up 13 Points in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La., March 21 (UPI) —GOP White House hopefuls’ campaigns moved to Louisiana Wednesday, where Rick Santorum led in polls after Mitt Romney swept to victory in the Illinois primary. Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, leads among

Obama Caves on Keystone Construction

Obama Caves on Keystone Construction

Tomorrow, President Obama is expected to announce in Oklahoma that federal agencies have been told to expedite approval for the southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline. The White House said that Obama will sign a new executive order to

Van Jones: Obama Opponents 'Hate Everybody In America'

Van Jones: Obama Opponents 'Hate Everybody In America'

Disgraced former Obama “green jobs czar” Van Jones made an appearance in Hawaii last night in which he ripped on the “American fantasy” and called for socialistic approaches to wealth redistribution, while castigating Obama opponents as America-haters. In his keynote

Obama Website Gets More Hits Than All GOP Candidates Combined

Obama Website Gets More Hits Than All GOP Candidates Combined

According to the Associated Press, “More adults visited President Obama’s campaign website in January than the four Republican hopefuls combined.” Politico observed that while part of that is due to Obama’s high visibility as the incumbent president, Obama also has

Barack's  Birther Belly Laugh

Barack's Birther Belly Laugh

After being given a document honoring his Irish heritage by Irish Prime Minister Edna Kenny, Obama couldn’t pass up the chance to crack a joke about his birth certificate to a delighted White House crowd.

Obama to visit Korea's DMZ

Obama to visit Korea's DMZ

(AP) Obama to visit heavily fortified Korean borderBy ANNE GEARAN and BEN FELLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONAmid new tension with North Korea over a planned rocket launch, President Barack Obama plans to visit the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea at the