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Who Gets to Decide Our Health Care?

On June 28th and 29th in Silver Spring, Maryland, cancer patients and their families will gather in protest of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) effort to ration the late-stage breast cancer drug Avastin. These patients credit the drug for

AP Gives Up On Impartiality When Dealing with Israel

The Associated Press was, at one point, considered a reputable news source. Founded in 1846, its “news” articles and photographs are published in 1700 newspapers and used by thousands more television and radio broadcasters. There have been some controversies in

White House Promise Not to Fake Photos Lasts About 2 Weeks

After they were busted earlier this month the White House promised not stage any more photos. That lasted about two weeks. President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, during his visit to Dublin, Ireland, May

Ah, Those Brilliant Political Analysts

It’s mildly entertaining to see the same brilliant media folk who blew their analysis so badly during the last election, struggle to try to figure out the next election. First, you can ask the legitimate question of why those who

Obama's Strategic Ambiguity On '1967 Lines'

President Barack Obama’s speech on the Arab Spring yesterday embraced some of the themes of regional freedom and democracy that George W. Bush was sounding as far back as November 2003 in his address to the National Endowment for Democracy.

TIME sees the "Arab Spring" in Israel Invasion

May 14th. On this day 63 years ago the Modern state of Israel was founded, it is celebrated yearly on the Hebrew date as Yom HaAtzmaut, Independence Day. More recently another name has been attached to it; “Nakba.” Nakba is

Thank You Fred Upton: Light Bulbs to Cost $50 Each

From the Associated Press: Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January. Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show in Philadelphia

White House Says They'll Stop Faking Photos

The Obama White House promised they would stop faking photos of the president. (Bag News Notes) Now … If only … The media … Would join them. More… Big Kahuna added: Now if we can get them to stop faking:

Who Was Bin Laden Anyway?

So, if there’s one thing you learn when you interview students over the death of Osama bin Laden… it’s not to interview students over the death of Osama bin Laden. Still, a NY1 reporter went to a Brooklyn school, and

Man, But These Mass Murderers Are Hard to Please

Let this be a lesson to our current President. A Muslim man kills thousands of your countrymen, then you treat his remains with undue respect, and in the Muslim world what does it gets you? Islamic leader condemns bin Laden

A Big Collection of Race Cards

I’m not a birther, but the left is not helping their cause by hysterically mischaracterizing anyone who disagrees with the President on policy – or even asks why it took him three years to release a birth certificate – as

GDP Down, Unemployment Up: America's Falling Economic Star

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets042911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the royal wedding, the disappointing GDP numbers, higher unemployment and Ben Bernanke. We’re brought to

Hey Media, How About a Prime Time Obama Investigation?

Would the ‘nets like to have great numbers for the May ratings book? I’m guessing they would. I’ll tell them how to get ’em. Do an honest investigation into President Barack Obama’s college transcripts. Honest, is the key word here.