It was a catchy political pitch and a chance to calm nerves about his dramatic and complicated plan to bring historic change to America’s health insurance system.
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A federal judge in California has ruled in a Second Amendment case that a state-imposed waiting period to take possession of a firearm is a burden on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
The cellphone encryption technology used most widely across the world can be easily defeated by the National Security Agency, an internal document shows, giving the agency the means to decode most of the billions of calls and texts that travel over public airwaves every day.
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The Obama administration on Friday said it will keep one person in charge of both the National Security Agency spy agency and the military’s Cyber Command, despite growing calls for splitting the roles in the wake of revelations about the vast U.S. electronic surveillance operations.
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A cross atop Mount Soledad in California is an unconstitutional religious display on government land and must come down, a federal judge in San Diego ruled late Thursday.
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The official unemployment rate has fallen to a five-year low of 7%. But put away the champagne.
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North Carolina’s superintendent of public instruction has warned that the state’s new voucher law could end up funding schools run by hardened terrorists who will churn out little terrorists hell-bent on the destruction of America.
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Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio went down to Washington, D.C. today to meet with President Barack Obama, emerging emboldened that a “progressive movement” was sweeping the nation.
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On Jan. 1 it will become illegal to manufacture or import traditional 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs, thanks to a 2007 bill that set strict minimum efficiency standards – and effectively outlawed the ordinary bulb.
Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams says a 1 p.m. news conference Friday will address “a major situation for our city that was averted” through a collaborative investigation.
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She’s the kind of nominee the Democrats went nuclear for. Cornelia “Nina” Pillard was confirmed by a 51-44 vote in the U.S. Senate in the middle of the night last night, as a judge on the powerful D.C. Circuit court. Prior to the nuclear option, she would have been (justifiably) filibustered and blocked.
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Representative Paul D. Ryan’s eight terms in Congress have produced much political celebrity and Republican respect but just two laws bearing the Ryan name — a renamed post office and a modified excise tax on arrows like the ones he uses for bow hunting.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-13 01:44:042013-12-13 01:44:04Bipartisan Budget Deal Puts Ryan Under Fire From Fellow Conservatives
A good way to tell whether a media outlet is serious about ObamaCare reporting is to see if they cover this bombshell as a corollary to the new enrollment data.
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Two members of the Golden Knights parachute team were tangled together, plummeting to Earth at 65 mph with little chance of survival.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-13 01:24:462013-12-13 01:24:46With Parachutes Tangled, Army’s Golden Knights Make Split-Second Decision to Save Life
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would prevent the Obama administration from pressuring churches into recognizing gay marriage.
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“[T]he entire concept of realignments/permanent alignments, which underlay much of the misbegotten analysis of the 2008 elections, is bankrupt and should be abandoned.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-13 01:12:502013-12-13 01:12:50Obama’s Popularity Slide has Made his Coalition Dangerously Shallower
House Speaker John Boehner blasted outside groups for their criticism of the bipartisan budget deal, delivering an unusually sharp rebuke today to tea party and conservative activists while signaling he has had just about enough of their intransigence.
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Congressional staffers were warned Wednesday not to rely on information provided by the ObamaCare exchange website, in an email alert informing them they might not be enrolled for coverage even if they technically signed up.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-12 01:56:062013-12-12 01:56:06Congressional Staffers Told Not to Trust ObamaCare Site Info
I am here at Yale University for the last day of the “Beyond Human Personhood” Symposium. As National Field Director for Personhood USA, I was asked by my superiors to attend to see if I could garner any insight in how a leftist worldview approaches the effort of convincing our culture to accept personhood for non-human actors such as: elephants, dolphins, great apes, artificial intelligences and extra-terrestrials.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-12-12 01:54:402013-12-12 01:54:40Yale University “Beyond Human Personhood” Symposium: Christian Worldview is “Abominable”
Tens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer – which can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation – without greatly harming their odds of survival, new research suggests.
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India’s Supreme Court struck down a 2009 lower court decision to decriminalize homosexual conduct, dealing a blow Wednesday to gay activists who have fought for years for the chance to live openly in India’s deeply conservative society.
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Heading into a congressional election year, Americans hold Congress in strikingly low regard, and nearly two-thirds say they would like to see their House member replaced, a new poll finds.
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Congressional negotiators on Tuesday announced a tentative budget deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown, but also begin to unravel hard-fought spending cuts.
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Obama Wins Politifact’s ‘Lie of the Year’ Award (+video)
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Angie Drobnic HolanIt was a catchy political pitch and a chance to calm nerves about his dramatic and complicated plan to bring historic change to America’s health insurance system.
Judge Says Waiting Period ‘Burdens’ 2nd Amendment
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bob UnruhA federal judge in California has ruled in a Second Amendment case that a state-imposed waiting period to take possession of a firearm is a burden on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Stats: Obama Administration Paused Iran Sanctions for Rouhani
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Adam KredoTreasury held back on sanctions following Rouhani election, new stats show.
By Cracking Cellphone Code, NSA has Capacity for Decoding Private Conversations
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Craig Timberg and Ashkan SoltaniThe cellphone encryption technology used most widely across the world can be easily defeated by the National Security Agency, an internal document shows, giving the agency the means to decode most of the billions of calls and texts that travel over public airwaves every day.
No Change: White House says Plans No Split of NSA, Cyber Command
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe Obama administration on Friday said it will keep one person in charge of both the National Security Agency spy agency and the military’s Cyber Command, despite growing calls for splitting the roles in the wake of revelations about the vast U.S. electronic surveillance operations.
Federal Judge: Mt. Soledad Cross Must Come Down, Unconstitutional
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesA cross atop Mount Soledad in California is an unconstitutional religious display on government land and must come down, a federal judge in San Diego ruled late Thursday.
True Unemployment Rate 11% or Higher in 49 of the Last 50 Months
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Ed CarsonThe official unemployment rate has fallen to a five-year low of 7%. But put away the champagne.
North Carolina Democrat Warns Private School Vouchers Will Lead to Terrorist Kids
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Eric OwensNorth Carolina’s superintendent of public instruction has warned that the state’s new voucher law could end up funding schools run by hardened terrorists who will churn out little terrorists hell-bent on the destruction of America.
NYC Mayor de Blasio Walks Away From White House Meeting With Sweeping National Hopes for Progressivism
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jill ColvinMayor-elect Bill de Blasio went down to Washington, D.C. today to meet with President Barack Obama, emerging emboldened that a “progressive movement” was sweeping the nation.
Last light: Incandescent Bulbs Become Illegal Jan. 1
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jeremy A. KaplanOn Jan. 1 it will become illegal to manufacture or import traditional 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs, thanks to a 2007 bill that set strict minimum efficiency standards – and effectively outlawed the ordinary bulb.
Breaking News: Man Arrested for Planned Suicide Bombing at Kansas Airport (UPDATED)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorWichita Police Chief Norman Williams says a 1 p.m. news conference Friday will address “a major situation for our city that was averted” through a collaborative investigation.
Thanks to Nuclear Option, Begich and Rest Of Senate Dems Confirm Radical Judge
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Matt K. LewisShe’s the kind of nominee the Democrats went nuclear for. Cornelia “Nina” Pillard was confirmed by a 51-44 vote in the U.S. Senate in the middle of the night last night, as a judge on the powerful D.C. Circuit court. Prior to the nuclear option, she would have been (justifiably) filibustered and blocked.
Bipartisan Budget Deal Puts Ryan Under Fire From Fellow Conservatives
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jonathan WeismanRepresentative Paul D. Ryan’s eight terms in Congress have produced much political celebrity and Republican respect but just two laws bearing the Ryan name — a renamed post office and a modified excise tax on arrows like the ones he uses for bow hunting.
Uh oh: Only 5-15% of enrollees have paid their first month of premiums in some ObamaCare plans
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by AllahpunditA good way to tell whether a media outlet is serious about ObamaCare reporting is to see if they cover this bombshell as a corollary to the new enrollment data.
With Parachutes Tangled, Army’s Golden Knights Make Split-Second Decision to Save Life
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Drew BrooksTwo members of the Golden Knights parachute team were tangled together, plummeting to Earth at 65 mph with little chance of survival.
Mike Lee Authors Bill to Protect Religious Liberties of Churches That Uphold Traditional Marriage
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Becket AdamsSen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would prevent the Obama administration from pressuring churches into recognizing gay marriage.
Obama’s Popularity Slide has Made his Coalition Dangerously Shallower
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by David Freddoso“[T]he entire concept of realignments/permanent alignments, which underlay much of the misbegotten analysis of the 2008 elections, is bankrupt and should be abandoned.”
John Boehner Fed Up With ‘Ridiculous’ Tea Party Intransigence on Budget
/37 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jeff Zeleny, John Parkinson, Isobel MarkhamHouse Speaker John Boehner blasted outside groups for their criticism of the bipartisan budget deal, delivering an unusually sharp rebuke today to tea party and conservative activists while signaling he has had just about enough of their intransigence.
Congressional Staffers Told Not to Trust ObamaCare Site Info
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsCongressional staffers were warned Wednesday not to rely on information provided by the ObamaCare exchange website, in an email alert informing them they might not be enrolled for coverage even if they technically signed up.
Yale University “Beyond Human Personhood” Symposium: Christian Worldview is “Abominable”
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Peter SingerI am here at Yale University for the last day of the “Beyond Human Personhood” Symposium. As National Field Director for Personhood USA, I was asked by my superiors to attend to see if I could garner any insight in how a leftist worldview approaches the effort of convincing our culture to accept personhood for non-human actors such as: elephants, dolphins, great apes, artificial intelligences and extra-terrestrials.
Studies: Some Cancer Treatments Can be Skipped
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Marilynn MarchioneTens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer – which can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation – without greatly harming their odds of survival, new research suggests.
Socialism Viewed Positively by 36% of Americans
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by Frank NewportMore than one-third of Americans (36%) have a positive image of “socialism.”
India’s Supreme Court Upholds Law Against Homosexual Conduct
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Nirmala GeorgeIndia’s Supreme Court struck down a 2009 lower court decision to decriminalize homosexual conduct, dealing a blow Wednesday to gay activists who have fought for years for the chance to live openly in India’s deeply conservative society.
Poll: 2/3rd’s Would Like to See Their Member of Congress Replaced
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Charles Babington and Jennifer AgiestaHeading into a congressional election year, Americans hold Congress in strikingly low regard, and nearly two-thirds say they would like to see their House member replaced, a new poll finds.
Lawmakers Unveil Tentative Budget Deal, Call for Rolling Back Sequester
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorCongressional negotiators on Tuesday announced a tentative budget deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown, but also begin to unravel hard-fought spending cuts.