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With Obamacare’s grand opening less than six months away, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on Wednesday that the government has already blown numerous deadlines for setting up the health exchanges that are to provide insurance for nine million people.

In a Monday interview with Charlie Rose, President Barack Obama said FederalReserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has “already stayed a lot longer than he wantedor he was supposed to.” Rose asked Obama if he would consider reappointing Bernanke. Obama dodgedthe question.

Last week, GOP pundit Karl Rove wrote in The Wall Street Journal in support of the current Senate immigration bill, arguing it was much tougher on illegal immigrants than the 1986 law that granted amnesty to the three million illegals.

Asian markets took a pounding on Thursday as Japanese stocks plunged 6.4%, rendering big losses in China and Southeast Asia. The Nikkei has lost 21% from its high of 15,942 five-and-a-half years ago. Analysts say today’s mass sell-off is an

In a development likely to enrage President Barack Obama’s environmental supporters, last year U.S. crude-oil production experienced the largest increase in U.S. history and the largest jump of any country on the planet. Spurred on by fracking and the shale

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called President Barack Obama a hypocrite for expanding the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs that Obama had previously railed against.  In an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity” on Monday, Paul said the NSA’s spying was an

On Thursday, Wall Street Journal writer Kimberley A. Strassel cataloged a series of 2010 statements by President Barack Obama and his surrogates at the time the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its first “Be On The Lookout” (BOLO) list for

An analysis by the former chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers finds that given today’s sluggish job growth, it will take over a decade for employment to return to pre-recession levels. Edward P. Lazear, now a fellow at

General Motors launched a cross country campaign with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday promoting “free enterprise.” GM will provide a 2013 Chevy Traverse for two “Tour Guides,” writer Joe Epstein and Huffington Post reporter Nate Hindman, to travel to over

As scandals engulf the Obama Administration, Democrats and the media have consoled themselves that Obama’s overall approval numbers have remained steady. That is certainly true and, for many, suggests that Obama is evading political fallout from the scandals. A number

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would radically expand abortion-on-demand in his state. Cuomo likened his 10-point plan, called the “Women’s Equality Act,” to a “bill of rights.” The bill, which is aimed at strengthening women’s

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) failed to disclose an internal stress test that revealed the agency’s projected losses over 30 years could be up to $115 billion under severe economic conditions, a figure over $100 billion higher than the $13.5

Gov. Chris Christie has made his first decision on replacing former Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died on Monday. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Christie plans to call a special election in October to fill the unexpired term. The

U.S. manufacturing hit a wall in May, contracting to its lowest output levels in four years. The manufacturing slowdown caught analysts by surprise.  The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped from 50.7 in April to 49 in May.