Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a spokesman in the Office of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, is refusing to say whether the Department of Defense would attempt to stop a civilian Catholic priest, who had been a contract chaplain for the military, from administering the last rites to a serviceman on a U.S. military base.
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The National Review’s Jonah Goldberg said it is never wise to underestimate the degree to which President Obama launches partisan attacks out of spite for the GOP Wesdnesday on Special Report.
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Every business day since May 17, the U.S. Treasury has published a daily statement claiming that the federal debt subject to the limit set by Congress closed the day at $16,699,396,000,000—about $25 million below the legal limit.
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Tennessee autoworkers have filed a second set of complaints alleging that Volkswagen’s corporate headquarters pressured employees to join the United Auto Workers Union.
The federal government is studying how to use Twitter for surveillance on depressed people.
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Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio told a group of Muslim supporters Wednesday that they won’t have to live in fear of being under constant surveillance if he’s elected mayor.
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As members of Congress continue to argue over the Affordable Care Act, one impact of the law on partisan politics has largely been left out of the conversation: voter registration.
For the second time this fall, Speaker John Boehner has had to pull legislation to lift the debt ceiling because of concerns from conservative lawmakers that their leadership was heading down the wrong path.
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A group formed from the ruins of ACORN is hard at work signing people up for ObamaCare, and may be collecting taxpayer cash for their work despite Congress’ efforts to cut the organization and its affiliates off from government funding, a watchdog group charged.
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A growing consensus of IT experts, outside and inside the government, have figured out a principal reason why the website for Obamacare’s federally-sponsored insurance exchange is crashing.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-16 00:40:032016-04-11 11:16:19Obamacare’s Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn’t Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are (+video)
After nearly being overlooked, and according to some accounts intentionally forgotten, Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor at an emotional White House ceremony Tuesday for his heroic actions during the 2009 Battle of Ganjgal in eastern Afghanistan.
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“I look forward to the government reopening and getting back to really dealing with entitlements and with waste in government,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Monday evening.
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The Pentagon has admitted that information used in an Army briefing that labeled the American Family Association (AFA) as a domestic hate group was not acquired from official sources and does not reflect Army doctrine.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-16 00:34:562016-04-11 11:16:20Pentagon Admits Christian Ministry Not a ‘Hate Group,’ Says Label Does Not Reflect Official Doctrine
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned from the helm of California’s second-largest city after a string of sexual harassment allegations, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of false imprisonment and battery involving three women, prosecutors said.
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In an age of pervasive surveillance that makes no exception for the media, the idea of a WikiLeaks-style secure submission system for anonymous whistleblowers may be more important than ever.
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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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 02:22:522016-04-11 11:16:23Feds Reviewed Only One Bid for Obamacare Website Design
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
DoD Refuses to Say If It Would Stop Priest from Giving Last Rites to Dying Serviceman—‘We Are Currently Litigating’ Matter
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyLt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a spokesman in the Office of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, is refusing to say whether the Department of Defense would attempt to stop a civilian Catholic priest, who had been a contract chaplain for the military, from administering the last rites to a serviceman on a U.S. military base.
Goldberg: ‘It’s Never Wise to Underestimate the Degree to Which Obama Does Things for Spite’ (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Washington Free Beacon StaffThe National Review’s Jonah Goldberg said it is never wise to underestimate the degree to which President Obama launches partisan attacks out of spite for the GOP Wesdnesday on Special Report.
150 Straight Days: Treasury Says Debt Stood Still at $16,699,396,000,000
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyEvery business day since May 17, the U.S. Treasury has published a daily statement claiming that the federal debt subject to the limit set by Congress closed the day at $16,699,396,000,000—about $25 million below the legal limit.
Complaint: UAW, VW Coerced Workers Into Accepting Unionization
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bill McMorrisTennessee autoworkers have filed a second set of complaints alleging that Volkswagen’s corporate headquarters pressured employees to join the United Auto Workers Union.
Feds $82,800 Study On How to Use Twitter For ‘Depression Surveillance’
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Elizabeth HarringtonThe federal government is studying how to use Twitter for surveillance on depressed people.
De Blasio Tells Muslims He’ll End Broad NYPD Spying If Elected
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by CBS New YorkDemocratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio told a group of Muslim supporters Wednesday that they won’t have to live in fear of being under constant surveillance if he’s elected mayor.
Obamacare Exchanges Required to Offer “Motor Voter” Registration
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorAs members of Congress continue to argue over the Affordable Care Act, one impact of the law on partisan politics has largely been left out of the conversation: voter registration.
House Pulls Back on Boehner Plan
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorFor the second time this fall, Speaker John Boehner has had to pull legislation to lift the debt ceiling because of concerns from conservative lawmakers that their leadership was heading down the wrong path.
Ex-ACORN Operatives Helping Roll Out ObamaCare
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Perry ChiaramonteA group formed from the ruins of ACORN is hard at work signing people up for ObamaCare, and may be collecting taxpayer cash for their work despite Congress’ efforts to cut the organization and its affiliates off from government funding, a watchdog group charged.
Obamacare’s Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn’t Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA growing consensus of IT experts, outside and inside the government, have figured out a principal reason why the website for Obamacare’s federally-sponsored insurance exchange is crashing.
Afghan War Vet Awarded Medal of Honor, Seeks to Return to Active Duty
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Justin FishelAfter nearly being overlooked, and according to some accounts intentionally forgotten, Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor at an emotional White House ceremony Tuesday for his heroic actions during the 2009 Battle of Ganjgal in eastern Afghanistan.
Issa: Any Deal Must Address ‘The Excesses That Need to Be Reined In’
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Susan Jones“I look forward to the government reopening and getting back to really dealing with entitlements and with waste in government,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Monday evening.
Pentagon Admits Christian Ministry Not a ‘Hate Group,’ Says Label Does Not Reflect Official Doctrine
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesThe Pentagon has admitted that information used in an Army briefing that labeled the American Family Association (AFA) as a domestic hate group was not acquired from official sources and does not reflect Army doctrine.
Former San Diego Mayor Filner Pleads Guilty To Felony
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by ReutersFormer San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned from the helm of California’s second-largest city after a string of sexual harassment allegations, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of false imprisonment and battery involving three women, prosecutors said.
SecureDrop Project Will Pay To Install WikiLeaks-Style Anonymous Submission Systems for the Media
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Andy GreenbergIn an age of pervasive surveillance that makes no exception for the media, the idea of a WikiLeaks-style secure submission system for anonymous whistleblowers may be more important than ever.
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
/2 Comments/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.