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Cablevision Fights Obama Admin's Illegal NRLB Appointments

On Monday, Cablevision filed an emergency application for a stay with the Supreme Court to suspend the National Labor Relations Board actions against the company.  The Obama administration has ignored the court’s decision that Obama’s recess appointments were unconstitutional and

Morsi Vows to 'Pay His Life' to Protect Islamist Constitution

Morsi Vows to 'Pay His Life' to Protect Islamist Constitution

Hours before the deadline of the Egyptian military’s ultimatum arrives, President Mohammed Morsi gave a televised address in which he said, “[I will] pay my life to protect” Egypt’s fledgling democracy and the Islamist-fashioned constitution. According to The Wall Street

Jeb Bush to Republicans: Stop Being 'Obstacle' to Immigration Reform

Jeb Bush to Republicans: Stop Being 'Obstacle' to Immigration Reform

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a staunch supporter of “comprehensive immigration reform,” urged Republicans on Monday to stop being “the obstacle” to immigration reform. Writing in the Wall Street Journal with Clint Bolick, Bush asserted that “immigration reform” was a

Egyptian Protesters Criticize Muslim Brotherhood Rule, Obama Admin

Egyptian Protesters Criticize Muslim Brotherhood Rule, Obama Admin

Egypt’s Islamist government teetered on the brink Monday in the wake of stunning weekend protests against Muslim Brotherhood rule. “Theocracy failed here,” Egyptian blogger Mahmoud Salem, also known as “Sandmonkey,” wrote in a Twitter post Monday. Sixteen people were killed and hundreds were injured

Schneiderman's Selective Enforcement

Schneiderman's Selective Enforcement

The decision by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to bring civil charges late last week against former MF Global head and Obama campaign bundler Jon Corzine raises the question of why New York’s own energetic Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, stayed out of

Susan Rice Rejects Blame For 100,000 Syrian Deaths

Susan Rice Rejects Blame For 100,000 Syrian Deaths

As Susan Rice moves from being Ambassador to the U.N. to being a National Security Adviser for President Obama, she is making it clear that the growing number of Syrian deaths are not her fault–“not part of [her] legacy.” According

Who Are the Real Bigots on Gay Marriage?

Who Are the Real Bigots on Gay Marriage?

Justice Anthony Kennedy did the cause of gay marriage no favors when he ruled that the purpose of laws that uphold traditional marriage was to “disparage and injure” same-sex couples. By casting support for traditional marriage falsely as bigotry, he

Poll: Women Prefer Weiner

Poll: Women Prefer Weiner

The latest poll from the Wall Street Journal-NBC New York-Marist doesn’t merely show disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner in the lead over competitor Christine Quinn. He now leads her by a margin of 25 percent to 20 percent among Democrats.

IRS Finally Suspends Targeting Criteria

IRS Finally Suspends Targeting Criteria

In a Monday conference call with reporters, interim Internal Revenue Service (IRS) chief Danny Werfel said the IRS will suspend the use of screening criteria that was used to target conservative groups. Why the IRS is only now suspending such

Obama's Climate Change Speech: More Hot Air

Obama's Climate Change Speech: More Hot Air

The core problem with President Barack Obama’s speech on climate change is that it rejects environmental science in favor of the utopian idea that we can, acting collectively, control the weather. His beliefs on climate resemble his beliefs about the

Snowden Releases Info on US Hacking of China

The South China Morning Post has published more details released by Edward Snowden, this time the disclosures pertain to the United States’s hacking of China.  The US formally charged Snowden yesterday and SCMP reports that Snowden is still in Hong Kong,

CBO's Immigration Reform Score is 'Racist'

CBO's Immigration Reform Score is 'Racist'

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill currently before the Senate would reduce the federal budget deficit by $175 billion over the next ten years. Proponents of the bill, such as Sen.

FAA Will Ease In-Flight Electronics Restrictions

The WSJ is reporting that the FAA is close to easing certain restrictions on in-flight use of electronics during take-off (10,000 feet)  “A 28-member industry and government panel’s draft report strongly recommended relaxing blanket rules against electronics that have been