Washington’s new health insurance exchange dispatched a sign-up envoy to one of the city’s gay clubs one recent night to get out the word about Obamacare. It envisioned men mingling on the dance floor, a cocktail in one hand and enrollment information in the other.
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Fire departments and other emergency squads say they are still waiting to learn from the IRS whether they will have to pay for volunteers’ medical insurance under ObamaCare and that having to cover such costs would really hurt many small-budget operations.
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Ginger Chapman and her husband, Doug, are sitting on the health care cliff. The cheapest insurance plan they can find through the new federal marketplace in New Hampshire will cost their family of four about $1,000 a month, 12 percent of their annual income of around $100,000 and more than they have ever paid before.
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When most panicked during the financial crisis, Warren Buffett invested, reaping more than $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. But he apparently did so with knowledge that his investments would be backed by the feds . . .
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The Congressional Budget Office has published a study, The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2010, which shows that the top 40 percent of income earners paid 106.2 percent of total federal income taxes, while the bottom 40 percent paid -9.1 percent.
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Judge Robert J. Shelby, whom President Barack Obama appointed to the U.S. District Court in Utah last year, issued an opinion on Friday declaring that a right to same-sex marriage is “deeply rooted in the nation’s history and implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.”
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The oil and gas industry is seizing on recent comments by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to push for an end to the United States’ 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
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A federal judge granted an injunction this weekend that prevents the government from enforcing the ObamaCare mandate requiring religious groups across the country to provide insurance that includes access to the morning-after pill and other contraceptives.
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The Senate voted Friday to confirm President Obama’s pick to head the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service, which has been under intense congressional scrutiny over its treatment of Tea Party groups seeking tax exempt status.
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Consumers will likely pay more for home loans. Savers may earn a few more dollars on CDs and Treasurys. Banks could profit. Investors may get squeezed.
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For years, much of the country’s struggles with mental-health treatment remained out of the spotlight. But a series of high-profile shootings over the past two years, such as in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., and Tucson, Ariz. has drawn attention to a host of deficiencies.
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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Wednesday that his office discovered another 17 non-citizens illegally cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election.
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A man already married to another man in a state that permits same-sex marriage could wed a woman in North Dakota without breaking state laws, the state’s top attorney has found.
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Hold your champagne glasses high this holiday season, because the end of 2013 marks the 17th year without global warming.
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A United States federal judge has accused President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of being complicit in helping Mexican drug cartels and felons inside America smuggle illegal aliens into the country.
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The Environmental Protection Agency silenced scientific advisers who expressed concerns over the agency’s proposed carbon dioxide emissions limits for coal-fired power plants, House Republicans claim.
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A federal judge struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that brings an increasing nationwide shift toward allowing gay marriage to a conservative state where the Mormon church has long been against it.
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U.S. law enforcement agencies are conducting thousands of investigations using a law that makes violating state wildlife statutes a federal crime, often ensnaring hunters and fishermen for seemingly minor infractions.
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IG finds USPS steered millions to companies that gave cash and noncash bribes to employees.
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The Robertson family released a statement late Thursday that raises doubts about the future of one of the most popular shows on cable television.
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Since the passage of Obamacare in 2010, many of the President’s famous promises have been routinely broken. As he so ironically threatened in 2009, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” To that end, here are 10 promises of Obamacare that have already been broken.
The Obama administration, in an 11th-hour change just before the holiday break,announced a major exemption in ObamaCare that will let people who lost coverage and are struggling to get a new plan sign up for bare-bones policies.
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A shortage of lethal injection chemicals has contributed to declining use of capital punishment in the United States with a new report on Thursday noting only 39 executions this year.
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After being buffeted for weeks over a controversy over lane closures on the George Washington Bridge and questions of political retribution, Gov. Chris Christie attempted to change the subject — to that of immigrants and education.
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A new Gallup poll finds 72 percent of Americans feel big government poses a greater threat to the United States in the future than big business or big labor, a record high since the polling outfit began asking the question nearly 50 years ago.
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Obamacare Outreach Hits the Clubs
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Natalie VillacortaWashington’s new health insurance exchange dispatched a sign-up envoy to one of the city’s gay clubs one recent night to get out the word about Obamacare. It envisioned men mingling on the dance floor, a cocktail in one hand and enrollment information in the other.
Fire Departments Voice Concern Over Role of Volunteers Under ObamaCare
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsFire departments and other emergency squads say they are still waiting to learn from the IRS whether they will have to pay for volunteers’ medical insurance under ObamaCare and that having to cover such costs would really hurt many small-budget operations.
New York Times *Finally* Tells its Readers: Obamacare is Awful for the Middle Class
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Moe LaneGinger Chapman and her husband, Doug, are sitting on the health care cliff. The cheapest insurance plan they can find through the new federal marketplace in New Hampshire will cost their family of four about $1,000 a month, 12 percent of their annual income of around $100,000 and more than they have ever paid before.
Warren Buffett Reaps Crony Capitalist Billions from Gov Bank Bailouts
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Daniel GreenfieldWhen most panicked during the financial crisis, Warren Buffett invested, reaping more than $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. But he apparently did so with knowledge that his investments would be backed by the feds . . .
CBO Shows Top 40% Pay More than 100% of Taxes
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Randall HolcombeThe Congressional Budget Office has published a study, The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2010, which shows that the top 40 percent of income earners paid 106.2 percent of total federal income taxes, while the bottom 40 percent paid -9.1 percent.
Federal Judge: Right to Same-Sex Marriage Is ‘Deeply Rooted in Nation’s History and Implicit in The Concept of Ordered Liberty’
/6 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by Terence P. JeffreyJudge Robert J. Shelby, whom President Barack Obama appointed to the U.S. District Court in Utah last year, issued an opinion on Friday declaring that a right to same-sex marriage is “deeply rooted in the nation’s history and implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.”
Oil Industry Starts Push to End Ban on Exports of Crude Oil
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Zack ColmanThe oil and gas industry is seizing on recent comments by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to push for an end to the United States’ 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to ObamaCare Contraceptive Mandate
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsA federal judge granted an injunction this weekend that prevents the government from enforcing the ObamaCare mandate requiring religious groups across the country to provide insurance that includes access to the morning-after pill and other contraceptives.
Senate Invokes New Filibuster Restrictions to Confirm IRS Chief
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Susan FerrechioThe Senate voted Friday to confirm President Obama’s pick to head the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service, which has been under intense congressional scrutiny over its treatment of Tea Party groups seeking tax exempt status.
How the Fed’s Pullback of Stimulus Could Affect You
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Associated PressConsumers will likely pay more for home loans. Savers may earn a few more dollars on CDs and Treasurys. Banks could profit. Investors may get squeezed.
ObamaCare May Make Finding Treatment Harder for Mentally Ill
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by The Wall Street JournalFor years, much of the country’s struggles with mental-health treatment remained out of the spotlight. But a series of high-profile shootings over the past two years, such as in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., and Tucson, Ariz. has drawn attention to a host of deficiencies.
Fraudulent Election? New Ohio Vote Integrity Charges Put Obama’s 2% Margin In Question
/47 Comments/in Featured, News /by Rich BarisOhio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Wednesday that his office discovered another 17 non-citizens illegally cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election.
Man in Same-Sex Marriage May Wed Woman Too, Says North Dakota
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by ERIC M. JOHNSON/REUTERSA man already married to another man in a state that permits same-sex marriage could wed a woman in North Dakota without breaking state laws, the state’s top attorney has found.
The Top Seven Global Warming Alarmist Setbacks in 2013
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael BastaschHold your champagne glasses high this holiday season, because the end of 2013 marks the 17th year without global warming.
Judge: Obama’s DHS Facilitating Drug Cartels’ Human Trafficking
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorA United States federal judge has accused President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of being complicit in helping Mexican drug cartels and felons inside America smuggle illegal aliens into the country.
‘MUZZLED’: EPA Silenced Scientists that Challenged their Agenda
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael BastaschThe Environmental Protection Agency silenced scientific advisers who expressed concerns over the agency’s proposed carbon dioxide emissions limits for coal-fired power plants, House Republicans claim.
Judge Strikes Down Utah’s Gay Marriage Ban as Unconstitutional
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsA federal judge struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that brings an increasing nationwide shift toward allowing gay marriage to a conservative state where the Mormon church has long been against it.
Hunters, Fishermen Targeted by Feds for Local Violations
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jennifer G. HickeyU.S. law enforcement agencies are conducting thousands of investigations using a law that makes violating state wildlife statutes a federal crime, often ensnaring hunters and fishermen for seemingly minor infractions.
U.S. Postal Service: First Class Bribery
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Lachlan MarkayIG finds USPS steered millions to companies that gave cash and noncash bribes to employees.
Duck Dynasty: Can’t Imagine Show Going on Without Phil
/14 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe Robertson family released a statement late Thursday that raises doubts about the future of one of the most popular shows on cable television.
Top 10 Broken Obamacare Promises
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorSince the passage of Obamacare in 2010, many of the President’s famous promises have been routinely broken. As he so ironically threatened in 2009, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” To that end, here are 10 promises of Obamacare that have already been broken.
Administration Announces New ObamaCare Exemption
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsThe Obama administration, in an 11th-hour change just before the holiday break,announced a major exemption in ObamaCare that will let people who lost coverage and are struggling to get a new plan sign up for bare-bones policies.
Death Penalty in the United States Gradually Declining
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bill MearsA shortage of lethal injection chemicals has contributed to declining use of capital punishment in the United States with a new report on Thursday noting only 39 executions this year.
Chris Christie Will Sign ‘Dream’ Act, Calls Press ‘Obsessed’ with Lane Closure Controversy
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Shushannah WalsheAfter being buffeted for weeks over a controversy over lane closures on the George Washington Bridge and questions of political retribution, Gov. Chris Christie attempted to change the subject — to that of immigrants and education.
72 Percent of Americans See Big Government as Biggest Threat to Future of Country
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorA new Gallup poll finds 72 percent of Americans feel big government poses a greater threat to the United States in the future than big business or big labor, a record high since the polling outfit began asking the question nearly 50 years ago.