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Massachusetts Gives $18M in Benefits to Dead People

A Massachusetts state audit has found at least 1,164 dead people received millions in public benefits in recent years and the state has given out $18 million in benefits to people who were deceased or using the Social Security number

Massachusetts Gives $18M in Benefits to Dead People

Cops: Letters to NYC Mayor Test Positive for Ricin

(AP) – New York City police say two anonymous letters sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg contained traces of the deadly poison ricin. Police said Wednesday that the threatening letters were opened Friday in New York at the city’s mail facility

Cops: Letters to NYC Mayor Test Positive for Ricin

Senate Dem Spokesman to Become Holder's Spokesman

Even as Senate Democrats express concern over the Department of Justice targeting reporters, Senate Democratic press spokesperson Brian Fallon is moving from the Senate Democrats over to the Justice Department to do flacking for Attorney General Eric Holder. Fallon will

Senate Dem Spokesman to Become Holder's Spokesman

Reid Donor Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

(AP) Former Nev powerbroker guilty in contribution caseBy SCOTT SONNERAssociated PressRENO, Nev.A former Nevada powerbroker has been convicted of making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid. A federal jury reached its verdict Wednesday in the case against real estate

Reid Donor Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

The Missing Case of Ronald Machen, Holder's DC Lieutenant

Ronald Machen, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, omitted relevant information from his legal career in written testimony before the United States Senate during his confirmation process in 2009 and 2010, Breitbart News has learned. While in

The Missing Case of Ronald Machen, Holder's DC Lieutenant

Gallup: Small Business Hiring Remains 'Anemic'

PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 (UPI) — Researchers at survey firm Gallup said hiring among small U.S. businesses remained consistent over the past year at a net negative level. In a survey of 603 small business owners conducted April 1-5, Gallup

Gallup: Small Business Hiring Remains 'Anemic'

Feds Spend $1.3M to Study Internet Sex Solicitation

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have given $1.3 million to Columbia University researchers to study how straight people use the internet to pursue sex. “Researchers have raised significant concerns about the Internet’s potential to facilitate sexual encounters that result

Feds Spend $1.3M to Study Internet Sex Solicitation

Massachusetts: Over 1,000 Corpses Collecting Food Stamps

According to a new report from the Massachusetts state auditor, well over 1,000 corpses are receiving welfare benefits, including food stamps. The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) audit shows 1,164 dead welfare recipients receiving $2.39 million over the course of

Massachusetts: Over 1,000 Corpses Collecting Food Stamps

Steele Weighing Bid For Maryland Statehouse

Former RNC Chair and former Lt. Governor of Maryland Michael Steele says he is weighing a possible run for Governor of Maryland.   Steele appeared on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL in Washington DC with me and co-host Brian

Steele Weighing Bid For Maryland Statehouse

Obama's Agenda Depends on Packing the DC Circuit Court

President Barack Obama is finalizing an aggressive strategy to pack a court. It’s not the Supreme Court; it’s the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Whether Obama’s agenda succeeds or fails turns on whether he remakes

Obama's Agenda Depends on Packing the DC Circuit Court

BOOMTOWN: Washington Area Unemployment Dips to 5.0 Percent

The Washington D.C. metro area’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.0 percent in April according to statistics released today by the Labor Department. The areas immediately surrounding the U.S. Capitol including Washington, Arlington, VA, and Alexandria, VA saw unemployment drop from 5.2 percent

BOOMTOWN: Washington Area Unemployment Dips to 5.0 Percent

Pelosi Gives House Dems. Strategy 'Toolkit' to Promote Obamacare

Aware that Obamacare’s implementation may turn voters against Democrats, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other party leaders gave House Democrats an “Affordable Care Act Toolkit” to use during the summer recess to sell the unpopular law to voters.  The

Pelosi Gives House Dems. Strategy 'Toolkit' to Promote Obamacare

Alaska Gun Store Sells Out Three Weeks of Ammo in Days

Sportsman’s Warehouse in Fairbanks, Alaska says what used to be a three-week’s supply of ammunition for the store now sells out in mere days.  According to Anchorage’s CBS affiliate KTVA, Alaskan gun stores are feeling the same pinch as gun

Alaska Gun Store Sells Out Three Weeks of Ammo in Days

US lawmaker subpoenas State Dept emails on Benghazi

The head of a congressional oversight panel demanded Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry hand over communications detailing the Obama administration’s handling of last year’s deadly attack on the US mission in Libya. The House Oversight and Government Reform

US lawmaker subpoenas State Dept emails on Benghazi

Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households

(AP) Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US householdsBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONAmerica’s working mothers are now the primary breadwinners in a record 40 percent of households with children _ a milestone in the changing face of modern families,

Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households

IRS Scandal: Harassment Committed By Higher-Ups Outside Ohio

The Obama administration’s spin that only two rogue agents in Cincinnati, Ohio were behind the systematic harassment of conservative groups by the IRS, continues to unravel. NBC News reports that a number of targeted conservative groups received letters from IRS

IRS Scandal: Harassment Committed By Higher-Ups Outside Ohio

Bachmann Won't Run For Re-Election in 2014

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said Wednesday she will not run for another term in the U.S. House. Bachmann, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination

Bachmann Won't Run For Re-Election in 2014

Obama Avoids Scandals by Visiting New Jersey

Controversies are coming at President Barack Obama from all angles and, instead of staying in Washington, to handle them, he jetted off to the Jersey Shore to observe the recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Obama spent Sunday in Moore, OK

Obama Avoids Scandals by Visiting New Jersey