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CA High Speed Rail Collapsing under Strain of Corruption

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s magical bullet train may not come to fruition after all. According to reports on Tuesday, Brown’s $100 billion vanity project may meet its demise at the hands of the federal government. So far, the California High-Speed

CA High Speed Rail Collapsing under Strain of Corruption

LA City Council Members: We'll Punish LA Times if Kochs Buy

In their tyrannical efforts to stop the Los Angeles Times from being sold to the conservative Koch brothers, members of the Los Angeles City Council have now announced that they want to cut pension investment in any firms that own

LA City Council Members: We'll Punish LA Times if Kochs Buy

CA Gov. Brown Provides No Funding for Rainy Day Reserve Fund

While members of the sycophantic media praise California Governor Jerry Brown for his supposed budget miracle, Brown is risking the state’s budget by refusing to write in any funding for a financial reserve. Typically, the California budget contains funding for

CA Gov. Brown Provides No Funding for Rainy Day Reserve Fund

NYT Fires Back at Bloomberg: 'Absurd'

On Tuesday afternoon, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the New York Times racist for their failure to cover the killing of Alphonza Bryant, a 17-year-old black teenager shot in the Bronx. “”There was not even a mention of

NYT Fires Back at Bloomberg: 'Absurd'

ESPN Apologizes for Commentator's Christian Worldview on Homosexuality

While the left lectures Americans about the historic breakthrough made by NBA free agent Jason Collins in announcing his sexuality and calls for well-deserved tolerance, they are on full-out attack against ESPN commentator Chris Broussard for expressing his Christian views.

ESPN Apologizes for Commentator's Christian Worldview on Homosexuality

European Muslims Traveling to Syria to Fight 'Holy War'

With America battling the threat of Islamist terrorism from within, Europe is experiencing a dangerous phenomenon of its own: exporting of Islamism from Europe to the Middle East. According to the Associated Press, European mayors are now attempting to limit

European Muslims Traveling to Syria to Fight 'Holy War'

Double Team: O Goes on Offense, O'Brien Plays Defense at Correspondents' Dinner

Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner, an annual event that features ultra-wealthy journalists hobnobbing with the tuxedo-clad politicians they are supposed to hold accountable, featured a swaggering President Obama lobbing verbal hand grenades at Republicans, Sheldon Adelson, Fox News, and

Double Team: O Goes on Offense, O'Brien Plays Defense at Correspondents' Dinner

WH: Fixing Air Traffic 'A One-Off Case'

For the past week, the White House has attempted to hurt the American public by creating unnecessarily negative results stemming from the sequestration deal originally designed by President Obama. The most prominent negative result was the furloughing of air traffic

WH: Fixing Air Traffic 'A One-Off Case'

House Dems Want 45% Taxes on $1M Incomes

On Thursday, House Democrats proposed a new bill that would create a minimum 45 percent tax rate on income more than $1 million, and a rate of 49 percent on income more than $1 billion. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) is

House Dems Want 45% Taxes on $1M Incomes

Organizing for Action Woos McCain on Gun Control

In its efforts to promote President Obama’s gun control agenda, Organizing for Action leaders are now working to woo weak-kneed Republican senators by greeting them in public places with expressions of astroturfed support. On Friday, the Barack Obama twitter account,

Organizing for Action Woos McCain on Gun Control

Confessed Boston Marathon Terrorist Intended to Bomb Times Square

While reports on Wednesday night suggested that the suspected Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, planned to head to New York after their bombing in order to “party,” newer information suggests that their party may have involved bombing Times

Confessed Boston Marathon Terrorist Intended to Bomb Times Square

CIA Wanted Boston Bombing Suspect Placed on Terror Watchlist

The CIA directly asked the FBI to place Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the two suspected Boston Marathon bombers, on its counterterrorism watchlist handled by the National Counterterrorism Center. That request came after the Russian government asked the CIA to

CIA Wanted Boston Bombing Suspect Placed on Terror Watchlist

States Hire Food Stamp Recruiters to Grab Federal Bucks

In their neverending quest to grab federal dollars, states are now competing to sign up their citizens for federal food stamps. A piece in Wednesday’s Washington Post details the efforts of states ranging from Florida to Rhode Island to Alabama

States Hire Food Stamp Recruiters to Grab Federal Bucks

Washington State Dumps 'Sexist' Words Like 'Penmanship'

The war on the English language from gender-neutrality advocates has reached new lows in Washington state, where the governor signed a new piece of legislation dictating that the terms “fisherman,” “freshman,” and “penmanship” all be replaced because of alleged sexism.

Washington State Dumps 'Sexist' Words Like 'Penmanship'

Report: Boston Bombing Suspect Admits Guilt

The Boston Globe reported on Tuesday that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has now admitted that he and his older brother Tamerlan were indeed behind the bombings: Dzhokhar was read his Miranda warnings on Monday. UPDATE: The Boston Globe

Report: Boston Bombing Suspect Admits Guilt

Napolitano: We Knew Tsarnaev Went to Russia, Lost Track When He Returned

In testimony before the Senate on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that while DHS knew about Boston bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveling to Russia last year, but didn’t know anything about his return or thereafter. After Senator Lindsay

Napolitano: We Knew Tsarnaev Went to Russia, Lost Track When He Returned

ABC News: Did Boston Bomber Suspect's 'Teen Brain' Lead to Terror?

In its attempts to humanize Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected younger bomber in the Boston Marathon attacks, ABC News has now run a piece blaming Dzhokhar’s brain biology. Noting that teenagers have underdeveloped critical thinking skills and overdeveloped emotional centers, ABC

ABC News: Did Boston Bomber Suspect's 'Teen Brain' Lead to Terror?

Affidavit: Dzhokhar Shot in Head, Neck, Legs, Hand

The criminal complaint against surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsanaev contains an affidavit from Special Agent Daniel R. Genck, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is assigned to one of the Boston Field Office’s Counterterrorism Squads, and is

Affidavit: Dzhokhar Shot in Head, Neck, Legs, Hand

Timeline of Boston Bomber Suspect Radicalization, 2000-2013

Over the course of the day on Friday, details about the background of the two men suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing began to leak out. Much of it surrounded the religious radicalization of the two men. Here is a

Timeline of Boston Bomber Suspect Radicalization, 2000-2013

Boy Scouts Move to Change Openly Gay Scout Ban

After years of severe pressure from legislators, including a recently-proposed California bill that would remove their nonprofit status, officials from the Boy Scouts of America said Friday that they would look to end their ban on openly gay scouts. The

Boy Scouts Move to Change Openly Gay Scout Ban

Big Sis Rips Drudge Report

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who has apparently never actually visited the Drudge Report, has now sounded off on the veracity of the Drudge Report. When Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) asked Napolitano about reports linked at the Drudge Report to

Big Sis Rips Drudge Report

Homebuilders Dumping Term 'Master Bedroom' For Supposed Racism, Sexism

Homebuilders in Washington D.C. have been dropping the phrase “master suite” from their language thanks to its supposed implications of racism and sexism. The word “master” has been used in other contexts to describe slaveowners and dominant male figures in

Homebuilders Dumping Term 'Master Bedroom' For Supposed Racism, Sexism

Congressman Rips Holder over Ft. Hood Stonewalling

Thursday on Capitol Hill, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) went after Attorney General Eric Holder for his failure to explain how the Fort Hood terrorist attack was classified as “workplace violence,” depriving victims of Purple Hearts and appropriate medical coverage. “We’re

Congressman Rips Holder over Ft. Hood Stonewalling

Obama Rages over Gun Deal Collapse

With the failure of the Democrats’ attempt to exploit the Newtown school shooting to press forward gun control measures, President Obama took to the microphones along with the relatives of Sandy Hook victims to demonize his opposition. This, of course,

Obama Rages over Gun Deal Collapse

Refractory Period Over: Weiner's NYC Mayoral Poll Numbers Swell

A new poll from NBC New York and Marist College says that disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who lied to the American public about tweeting pictures of his junk to random women around the country, is now running a

Refractory Period Over: Weiner's NYC Mayoral Poll Numbers Swell

NYT Calls Liberal Group 'Nonpartisan' to Bash Bush 'Torture'

While the rest of the nation worries about why the federal government was unable to stop the terrorist attacks at the Boston Marathon, the New York Times is concerned about the continuation of harsh interrogation techniques after September 11. According

NYT Calls Liberal Group 'Nonpartisan' to Bash Bush 'Torture'