Video: Jon Stewart Skewers NSA Doublespeak
NEWS FLASH: The National Security Agency, the clandestine, spying arm of the U.S. government, lied.
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Nevada Dad Praised for Using Innovative Ways To Keep Family Safe for 2 Days in -16 Degrees
A Nevada father is being credited with keeping his girlfriend and four children alive and well by using innovative methods like heating up rocks and burning tires to help them survive two days trapped in the snow.
Wasserman Schultz on Not Yet Enrolling in Obamacare: ‘I’m a Little Busy, So’ (+video)
Four days before the legal deadline, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said she had not yet signed up for Obamacare, but was still mulling over the plans and what might work best for her family.
Wait Until You Hear How Many Farm Subsidies Are Going to Groups in…the City of Chicago — Including One Associated With Louis Farrakhan
Between 2008 and 2011, the U.S. government awarded roughly $6.12 million in federal farm subsidies to several groups in the Chicago area, including a charity owned by Louis Farrakhan’s The Nation of Islam, according to a report released by government watchdog group Open the Books.
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.”
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.”