For President Barack Obama, the outcome of this week’s fiscal fights with Republicans could have broad consequences for his stalled second-term agenda.
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Several dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values.
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In what has been described as “an astonishing attack on religious freedom,” Catholics at a Navy base were banned from attending worship services because of the partial shutdown of the federal government.
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Labor unions are poised to score the delay of an ObamaCare tax in the bipartisan budget deal emerging in the Senate.
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The National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans, according to senior intelligence officials and top-secret documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
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Federal officials considered only one firm to design the Obamacare health insurance exchange website that has performed abysmally since its Oct. 1 debut.
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In his new book Average Is Over, George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen explains why: Thanks to the Internet, you no longer have to sit in a lecture hall to get a superb education. And you certainly don’t have to shell out ungodly sums for five-star dormitories, Olympic-level gymnasiums and sushi bars.
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An advocacy group tied to Texas Gov. Rick Perry is poised to launch a six-figure national ad campaign criticizing dysfunction in Washington and declaring that “conservative governors” are leading the way with policy solutions.
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A smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 01:56:522016-04-11 11:16:25Gabrielle Giffords Attends First Gun Show Since Shooting
National Park Service (NPS) rangers removed the handles from some 40 public water pumps and closed restrooms in the 184.5 mile- C&O Canal National Historical Park.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 01:55:192016-04-11 11:16:25Feds Removed Handles From 40 Public Water Pumps Along C&O Canal
Immigrant-rights protesters have chained themselves in front of an detention facility in Eloy, Ariz., and planned to blockade the main federal immigration office in Phoenix later Monday, hoping to stop anyone from being deported.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 01:54:242016-04-11 11:16:25Protesters Chain Themselves to Stop Deportations in Arizona
A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday morning to protest the memorial’s closing under the government shutdown.
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The chief of the International Monetary Fund says the U.S. government’s stalemate over spending and its debt limit is “very, very concerning” and could roll back economic progress around the world.
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As the partial government shutdown rolls on, programs that rely on federal money are feeling the strain — and so are the people who depend on their services.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 02:36:382016-04-11 11:16:26Across the Country, Donors Chip in to Help Programs Hurt by Federal Government Shutdown
Immigrant-rights activists say New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reversed himself Saturday and endorsed giving illegal immigrants in-state college tuition rates, and said he will try to get the issue through his legislature in a lame-duck session.
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China’s official news agency is calling for a “de-Americanized world,” in a blistering editorial characterizing the United States as a “meddling” and “hypocritical” nation that introduces chaos into the world for its own ends.
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On Sunday RNC Chairman Reince Priebus called on Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, and the Democratic National Committee to return political contributions made to their political campaign committees by Joseph Caramadre, a friend and business associate of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 01:00:152016-04-11 11:16:29RNC Chair: Hillary Should Return Donations from Mcauliffe’s Convicted Pal
A top Senate Republican called for President Obama to get the long absent Vice President Joe Biden “out of the witness protection program” to restart stalled talks to end the government shutdown and stop a US credit default.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 00:14:162016-04-11 11:16:29John McCain: Let Joe Biden Out of Witness Protection
Sarah Palin rode the Tea Party Express tour bus into Ocean County today to lend her political star power to Republican Steve Lonegan’s U.S. Senate campaign, urging the roughly 2,000 supporters to muster up “their Jersey fight” to help him defeat Cory Booker.
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House Speaker John Boehner today told fellow Republicans that his talks with President Barack Obama have stalled.
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Hillary Clinton has called for a “sensible adult conversation”, to be held in a transparent way, about the boundaries of state surveillance highlighted by the leaking of secret NSA files by the whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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People in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure.
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the late former first lady Betty Ford and Title IX advocate Bernice Sandler are among the nine women set to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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Los Angeles public schools are encouraging teachers and staff to wear badges that identify them as “LGBT allies” and supporters of the pro-gay movement.
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High Stakes for Obama: No Deal Means First Modern President to Default
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by The Associated PressFor President Barack Obama, the outcome of this week’s fiscal fights with Republicans could have broad consequences for his stalled second-term agenda.
US Army Defines Christian Ministry as ‘Domestic Hate Group’
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesSeveral dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values.
Catholic Priest Threatened with Arrest If Voluntarily Conducts Mass On Navy Base During Shutdown
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by WNDIn what has been described as “an astonishing attack on religious freedom,” Catholics at a Navy base were banned from attending worship services because of the partial shutdown of the federal government.
Unions Poised to Win Delay of ObamaCare Tax in Budget Deal
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Elise ViebeckLabor unions are poised to score the delay of an ObamaCare tax in the bipartisan budget deal emerging in the Senate.
NSA Collects Millions of E-mail Address Books Globally
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Barton Gellman and Ashkan SoltaniThe National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans, according to senior intelligence officials and top-secret documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Feds Reviewed Only One Bid for Obamacare Website Design
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Richard PollockFederal officials considered only one firm to design the Obamacare health insurance exchange website that has performed abysmally since its Oct. 1 debut.
Why College Costs Will Soon Plunge
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Barton HinkleIn his new book Average Is Over, George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen explains why: Thanks to the Internet, you no longer have to sit in a lecture hall to get a superb education. And you certainly don’t have to shell out ungodly sums for five-star dormitories, Olympic-level gymnasiums and sushi bars.
Rick Perry to Appear in Anti-D.C. Ads
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alexander BurnsAn advocacy group tied to Texas Gov. Rick Perry is poised to launch a six-figure national ad campaign criticizing dysfunction in Washington and declaring that “conservative governors” are leading the way with policy solutions.
Gabrielle Giffords Attends First Gun Show Since Shooting
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressA smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence.
Feds Removed Handles From 40 Public Water Pumps Along C&O Canal
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Barbara HollingsworthNational Park Service (NPS) rangers removed the handles from some 40 public water pumps and closed restrooms in the 184.5 mile- C&O Canal National Historical Park.
Protesters Chain Themselves to Stop Deportations in Arizona
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanImmigrant-rights protesters have chained themselves in front of an detention facility in Eloy, Ariz., and planned to blockade the main federal immigration office in Phoenix later Monday, hoping to stop anyone from being deported.
Cruz, Lee, Palin Speak at WWII Memorial – Protestors Tear Down Barricades (+video)
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressA crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday morning to protest the memorial’s closing under the government shutdown.
IMF Chief: U.S. Dance with the Debt Limit is ‘Very, Very Concerning’
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe chief of the International Monetary Fund says the U.S. government’s stalemate over spending and its debt limit is “very, very concerning” and could roll back economic progress around the world.
Across the Country, Donors Chip in to Help Programs Hurt by Federal Government Shutdown
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Associated PressAs the partial government shutdown rolls on, programs that rely on federal money are feeling the strain — and so are the people who depend on their services.
N.J. Gov. Christie Flips, Says He Now Wants In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanImmigrant-rights activists say New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reversed himself Saturday and endorsed giving illegal immigrants in-state college tuition rates, and said he will try to get the issue through his legislature in a lame-duck session.
Wall St. Elites Reason it’s Time for a ‘De-Americanized World,’ China’s News Agency Says
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorChina’s official news agency is calling for a “de-Americanized world,” in a blistering editorial characterizing the United States as a “meddling” and “hypocritical” nation that introduces chaos into the world for its own ends.
RNC Chair: Hillary Should Return Donations from Mcauliffe’s Convicted Pal
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Michael Patrick LeahyOn Sunday RNC Chairman Reince Priebus called on Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, and the Democratic National Committee to return political contributions made to their political campaign committees by Joseph Caramadre, a friend and business associate of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
John McCain: Let Joe Biden Out of Witness Protection
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by S.A. MillerA top Senate Republican called for President Obama to get the long absent Vice President Joe Biden “out of the witness protection program” to restart stalled talks to end the government shutdown and stop a US credit default.
Palin and Lonegan Rev Up NJ Crowd Ahead of This Week’s Special Election (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Star-Ledger StaffSarah Palin rode the Tea Party Express tour bus into Ocean County today to lend her political star power to Republican Steve Lonegan’s U.S. Senate campaign, urging the roughly 2,000 supporters to muster up “their Jersey fight” to help him defeat Cory Booker.
Boehner says Obama Rejected GOP Plan to End Shutdown as Negotiations Shift to Senate
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorHouse Speaker John Boehner today told fellow Republicans that his talks with President Barack Obama have stalled.
Hillary Clinton: We Need to Talk Sensibly about Spying
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Nicholas Watt, Alan Travis and Nick HopkinsHillary Clinton has called for a “sensible adult conversation”, to be held in a transparent way, about the boundaries of state surveillance highlighted by the leaking of secret NSA files by the whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Food Stamp Debate Holds Up Farm Bill
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Charles AbbottFood stamp program would be cut by $39 billion over a decade under House proposal. The Senate version would cut food stamps much less.
Food Stamp Debit Cards Not Working in 17 States
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressPeople in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure.
Nancy Pelosi Joins Women’s Hall of Fame
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Carolyn ThompsonHouse Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the late former first lady Betty Ford and Title IX advocate Bernice Sandler are among the nine women set to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Los Angeles School District Wants Teachers to Wear Pro-Gay Badges
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Robby SoaveLos Angeles public schools are encouraging teachers and staff to wear badges that identify them as “LGBT allies” and supporters of the pro-gay movement.