Ben Affleck: Raising Money for Democrats Made Me ‘Feel Gross’
Hollywood star Ben Affleck, who has played an active role in Democratic politics, says fundraising for politicians began to “feel gross.”
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Will Airships Revolutionize Development of Alaska?
Development of Alaska may undergo a revolution of sorts if the prototypes currently being built by this California-based company live up to their expectations.
PPP: GOP Leads Michigan Senate Race to Replace Democrat, ObamaCare to Blame
A new poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP) finds the Michigan GOP Senate candidate, Terri Land, taking the lead over Democrat Rep. Gary Peters in the race to replace retiring Sen. Carl Levin.
Study: Growing Up Without a Father Transforms Children’s Brains
A new study shows that growing up without a father not only affects behavior – it transforms children’s brain structure.
Army May Have Overpaid $3.3M for Communications Devices for Afghan Military, DOD IG Reports
In a Dec. 5 audit report on the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General said it found that the ACC “potentially overpaid up to $3.3 million for communications equipment purchased for the Afghan National Security Forces.”
Tea Party Favorite Taking on Cornyn in Texas-Sized Showdown
One of Washington’s most reliably conservative lawmakers is breaking the news that he will challenge a mainstay of the Republican establishment – all because the incumbent GOP senator “undermined Sen. Ted Cruz’s fight to stop Obamacare.”
NBC, ABC News Press White House on Secret Sebelius Meetings (+video)
During Friday’s White House briefing, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Peter Alexander of NBC News both pressed White House spokesman Jay Carney on a Government Accountability Institute (GAI) report that found President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had met only once during the three and half years after the passage of ObamaCare.
Leading Authors: State Surveillance of Personal Data is Theft
More than 500 of the world’s leading authors, including five Nobel prize winners, have condemned the scale of state surveillance revealed by the whistleblower Edward Snowden and warned that spy agencies are undermining democracy and must be curbed by a new international charter.
Levin: ‘If This Were 1776…Chris Matthews Would Be Siding With the Crown’ Like Arnold (+audio)
On his program Friday, Mark Levin said that “if this were 1775-1776 the likes of Chris Matthews would be siding with the crown.”
Antarctica Sets Record of -135.8
Feeling chilly? Here’s cold comfort: You could be in East Antarctica which new data says set a record for “soul-crushing” cold.