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Inspector Wants California's Last Nuclear Plant Shut Down

California’s last nuclear power plant could be shut down over concerns about earthquake preparedness. The AP reports that former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station has written a 42-page report stating that the station may not be

Get ready for your taxpayer-funded Twitter 'truth database'

Fortunately all of America’s problems appear to be solved, and the government is swimming in cash, because a million federal dollars have been poured into what the Washington Free Beacon describes as “an online database that will track ‘misinformation’ and

Hagan Stuck Between a Hard Place and Obama

North Carolina Democrat Kay Hagan has a tough decision to make and any chance for re-election to the Senate may hang in the balance. Does she appear with Barack Obama “a critical audience she’s trying to woo: Veterans,” or pass and

New York Times Ignores Immigration Issue in Mid-Terms

The New York Times would like you to believe that immigration is not the significant issue it now clearly is in the mid-term elections and instead wants to focus on an issue that is marginally divisive for Republicans – the

Vets Sound Off at VA Town Hall Events Nationwide

The Veterans Administration is holding dozens of town hall events at sites across the country. So far the events seem to be reinforcing the idea that many vets are not happy with the VA. In Kansas, veteran Mike Barofsky took

Syria Who? Start Bombing ISIS

Syria’s is warning the U.S. not to go after ISIS without their blessing, saying that the Assad government would consider a U.S. strike against the terror group inside of Syria, as an act of aggression. Enough said. I don’t think

Obama's Cabinet: The Few, The Proud, The Dumb

Where does Obama find these people!? Another asinine and irresponsible statement has come out of the Obama administration, this time its from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. Dempsey has said that he cannot authorize

Charity, dependency, and entitlement

I’ve always been fascinated by the differences between charity and government-provided welfare entitlements. There are many practical differences, of course, including the eternal left-wing contention that voluntary charity can never adequately provide for the needs of the destitute, so an

Movie review: 'Boyhood'

Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” is a coming-of-age story about ordinary people, filmed using a remarkable technique: it took 12 years to complete the movie, with a few scenes filmed every year using the same cast. The main character, a boy named

Iowa May Cost Dems the Senate

The Hill reports, Democrat party “increasingly worries (Iowa) could be the tipping point for Senate control,” as Rep. Bruce Braley continues to mostly fail and now flail in an effort to hold off the surging campaign of Republican Joni Ernst. Recent

Obama and Sharpton: National In-Action Network

Al Sharpton is always there for the rallies and marches but rarely for the solutions. Why are some Americans shocked when President Obama’s point man on race in Ferguson, MO is Sharpton as written on Politico Revved Up: How Al

Obama and Sharpton: National In-Action Network

Many ObamaCare Enrollees Subject To Unexpected Tax Bite

Experts are projecting that perhaps as many as 2.3 million households “that received tax credits to help pay for their health insurance under Obamacare will lose all or a portion of their expected 2014 tax refunds.” If their actual 2014 income ends

ISIS and the Obama Administration's Drumbeat of War

Is the man who ran for President as the anti-war candidate about to take America to war in Iraq and Syria? Listening to the Obama administration this week, it certainly sounds that way. U.S. engagement with ISIS started as a

Nashua Telegraph Carrying Shaheen's Water on Outsourcing?

A series of emails shared exclusively with Breitbart News by sources within the Scott Brown campaign and the curious timing of a coming Nashua Telegraph story may cause some to wonder if Democrat Jeanne Shaheen isn’t outsourcing her campaign’s opposition

The unseen evil of ISIS

The Boston Globe headlines its editorial on the hideous murder of American journalist James Foley “Beheading of Foley Exposes True Nature of ‘Islamic State.’” I’m sorry, guys, but putting the name of the new caliphate into scare quotes is too

NYTs Headline Fuels Media Critics

Yesterday, the New York Times raised eyebrows with a headline about the president’s speech from Martha’s Vineyard on ISIS: “Obama, Outraged Over Beheading, Vows To Stay The Course.” After the internet erupted in guffaws over the unintentional pun, it was changed to

NYTs Headline Fuels Media Critics

Harry Reid and the Source of Democrats' Gaffe Immunity

Sen. Harry Reid made some jokes about Asians in front of an Asian audience on Thursday. The Washington Post covered the incident and suggested Reid made so many gaffes he had built up a “gaffe immunity.” “I don’t think you’re

West Virginia Turning Into A Republican Route?

With their latest poll showing Republican U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito up over West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant (D) 50 – 33, Rasmussen asks, “Is the West Virginia Senate race turning into a rout?”, perhaps Tennant having Elizabeth Warren

Mitt Romney Helping Paul Ryan Promote Pro-Amnesty Book

Mitt Romney and his former running mate, Paul Ryan, will be making their first public appearance together since losing to Obama/Biden two years ago. Ryan is traveling the country to promote a book and is also said to be considering a run for the

Mitt Romney Helping Paul Ryan Promote Pro-Amnesty Book

Brown Erases Double Digit Gap With Shaheen

How unpopular are Democrats this cycle? This unpopular. Last month, Brown trailed Shaheen in the WMUR Granite State Poll by 12 points. The new poll shows Shaheen leading brown by 2 points, 46 percent to 44 percent. While Barack Obama’s

Iowa's Bruce Braley – The John Edwards of 2014

Iowa Democrat and Senate candidate Rep Bruce Braley continues to devolve into something of a political caricature. It’s gotten so bad even The Daily Beast has taken note. A new ad out from America Rising reveals Braley’s inspiration for getting

Defense Dept. Violated Law in Bergdahl-Gitmo Trade

A report published Thursday by the Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Defense violated the law twice when it transferred 5 prisoners from Gitmo without providing notice to Members of Congress. The five prisoners were part of a

Defense Dept. Violated Law in Bergdahl-Gitmo Trade

Brown Family's Autopsy Expert Has Questionable Credentials

The credentials of a Kansas City based forensic expert hired by the Brown family to provide autopsy services for their son, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, are being questioned by other licensed forensic experts. Shawn Parcells, who owns National Forensic Autopsy and

Brown Family's Autopsy Expert Has Questionable Credentials

Eric Holder Making Ferguson About Race

“I understand the mistrust… I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man.”-AG Eric Holder Seems like Holder has joined the ranks of Sharpton and Jackson, in trying to make the unfortunate shooting

Bloomberg: "Hypocrite And Elitist"

In response to NRA Launches MeetBloomberg.com: Great website. Love the “Hypocrite & Elitist” section of the site, where the NRA points out all those juicy hypocritical moments of his ‘ban on everything’ campaign. I will bet that Bloomberg has a