Less than half of Americans trust the government to handle problems, a all-time low, according to a new poll.
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Yesterday, on 9-11-13, Boston’s Concord Carlisle High School skipped the morning pledge of allegiance and broadcast a Muslim poem in its place.
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Twelve years ago today, nineteen al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial airliners and flew them into the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
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House Speaker John Boehner once again finds himself caught in the middle of a Capitol brawl between Tea Party Republicans and his Democratic counterparts, as he tries to navigate the choppy political waters and prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month.
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Facebook CEO joins Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer in saying the US did ‘bad job’ of balancing people’s privacy and duty to protect.
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Senate majority leader Harry Reid defended the special Obamacare exemptions carved out for lawmakers and their staff on Thursday during a Capitol press conference, insisting that Congress members and staff will participate in Obamacare’s exchanges.
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A Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole after the grieving mother asked a judge to punish the gunman for taking “the love of my life.”
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Protesters at Middlebury College in Vermont uprooted 2,977 flags that were part of a 9/11 memorial display on Wednesday.
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Nearly a dozen NASA websites run from the heart of Silicon Valley were hacked on Tuesday and remain offline days later, following a politically motivated digital broadside against the space agency.
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If a recently leaked document is any indication, the US National Security Agency — or its UK counterpart — appears to have put on a Google suit to gather intelligence.
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Lois G. Lerner, the woman at the center of the Internal Revenue Service scandal over special scrutiny of conservative groups, specifically targeted tea party applications and directed that they be held up in 2011 in order to come up with an agency policy, according to several of Ms. Lerner’s emails released by a House committee Thursday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-09-13 01:14:022013-09-13 01:14:02Emails Show IRS’ Lois Lerner Specifically Targeted Tea Party
President Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is coordinating his campaign with two lobbyists for energy companies, a Democratic strategy firm and several other green-technology strategists, according to emails that show an unprecedented effort to gain a position on the obscure board.
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Republicans in record numbers moving toward the ideals and principles of libertarianism, according to a new poll by released by the grassroots group FreedomWorks.
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In an interview on the nationally syndicated Mark Levin Show yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) slammed the Republican-led initiative to simultaneously propose legislation to fund and defund Obamacare.
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As lawmakers return for what promises to be a busy fall session, GOP congressional leaders face mounting disapproval among Tea Party Republicans. Just 27% of Republicans and GOP leaners who agree with the Tea Party approve of the job Republican leaders in Congress are doing, compared with 71% who disapprove.
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Democratic congresswoman and Iraq War veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii stated her opposition earlier this week to punitive military strikes against Syria, underscoring the Obama Administration’s struggle in trying to rally even members of his own party to back the use of force.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-09-12 00:30:012013-09-12 00:30:01Iraq War Vet, now Democratic Congresswoman Strongly Opposes Military Strikes Against Syria
The Obama administration shares with Israeli intelligence the vast data dumps the National Security Agency vacuums up from the Internet without removing private information about Americans, even though Israel is one of the nations that spy most aggressively on the United States, according to leaked documents.
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President Obama has already signed 14 laws that amend, rescind or otherwise change parts of his health care law, and he’s taken five independent steps to delay the Affordable Care Act on his own, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, released Wednesday.
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Former officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday urged members of Congress to centralize oversight and codify the responsibilities of a department whose budget has more than doubled since its creation roughly a decade ago.
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Americans who live in households whose income is below the federal “poverty” level typically have cell phones (as well as landline phones), computers, televisions, video recorders, air conditioning, refrigerators, gas or electric stoves, and washers and dryers and microwaves, according to a newly released report from the Census Bureau.
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A House GOP leadership team whose best-laid plans have been continually torpedoed by Heritage Action for America and the Club for Growth has a familiar ally as it tries to avert a government shutdown: Grover Norquist.
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The Congressional Budget Office has published its official statement on how much American taxpayers would need to cover if the full Congress were to approve the authorization for the use of military force in Syria (S.J. Res. 21) that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved last week.
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The direct speaking Robert Murray pulled no punches when he addressed the Bluefield Coal show in West Virginia today.
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Following President Barack Obama’s Tuesday night address to the nation, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted by calling the president’s effort to get support for his Syria strategy “one of the most odd presidential speeches ever delivered.”
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Poll: New Low for Government Trust
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by JAMES ARKINLess than half of Americans trust the government to handle problems, a all-time low, according to a new poll.
Boston School Broadcasts Muslim Poem & Skips Pledge of Allegiance on 9-11
/14 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joe Calandra Jr.Yesterday, on 9-11-13, Boston’s Concord Carlisle High School skipped the morning pledge of allegiance and broadcast a Muslim poem in its place.
The 12-Year War: 73% of U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan on Obama’s Watch
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Dennis M. CrowleyTwelve years ago today, nineteen al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial airliners and flew them into the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
Herpes-Infected Monkeys Terrorize Florida
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Natalie O'NeillBeware of the monkeys!
Tea Party Republicans Flex Muscle, Put Boehner in Tight Spot as Shutdown Looms
/14 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsHouse Speaker John Boehner once again finds himself caught in the middle of a Capitol brawl between Tea Party Republicans and his Democratic counterparts, as he tries to navigate the choppy political waters and prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month.
Zuckerberg: US Government ‘Blew It’ on NSA Surveillance
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Dominic RusheFacebook CEO joins Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer in saying the US did ‘bad job’ of balancing people’s privacy and duty to protect.
Reid Defends Obamacare Exemption for Congress: ‘That’s What the Law Says’
/15 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alex PappasSenate majority leader Harry Reid defended the special Obamacare exemptions carved out for lawmakers and their staff on Thursday during a Capitol press conference, insisting that Congress members and staff will participate in Obamacare’s exchanges.
Teen Convicted of Killing Baby Gets Life in Prison
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by RUSS BYNUMA Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole after the grieving mother asked a judge to punish the gunman for taking “the love of my life.”
Student Destroys 9/11 Memorial Flag Display, Citing US Imperialism
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Robby SoaveProtesters at Middlebury College in Vermont uprooted 2,977 flags that were part of a 9/11 memorial display on Wednesday.
Multiple NASA Websites Hacked
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Sasha Bogursky and Jeremy A. KaplanNearly a dozen NASA websites run from the heart of Silicon Valley were hacked on Tuesday and remain offline days later, following a politically motivated digital broadside against the space agency.
NSA Disguised Itself as Google to Spy, say Reports
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Edward MoyerIf a recently leaked document is any indication, the US National Security Agency — or its UK counterpart — appears to have put on a Google suit to gather intelligence.
Emails Show IRS’ Lois Lerner Specifically Targeted Tea Party
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlinLois G. Lerner, the woman at the center of the Internal Revenue Service scandal over special scrutiny of conservative groups, specifically targeted tea party applications and directed that they be held up in 2011 in order to come up with an agency policy, according to several of Ms. Lerner’s emails released by a House committee Thursday.
Greens, Lobbyists and Partisans Helping Obama’s Fed Energy Commission Pick Move Through Senate
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanPresident Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is coordinating his campaign with two lobbyists for energy companies, a Democratic strategy firm and several other green-technology strategists, according to emails that show an unprecedented effort to gain a position on the obscure board.
New Poll Shows GOP Shifting in Fascinating New Direction
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Becket AdamsRepublicans in record numbers moving toward the ideals and principles of libertarianism, according to a new poll by released by the grassroots group FreedomWorks.
Sen. Lee: GOP Scheme to Both Defund AND Fund Obamacare ‘Disgraceful’ (+audio)
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr.In an interview on the nationally syndicated Mark Levin Show yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) slammed the Republican-led initiative to simultaneously propose legislation to fund and defund Obamacare.
Tea Party Increasingly Unhappy with GOP Leadership
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Pew ResearchAs lawmakers return for what promises to be a busy fall session, GOP congressional leaders face mounting disapproval among Tea Party Republicans. Just 27% of Republicans and GOP leaners who agree with the Tea Party approve of the job Republican leaders in Congress are doing, compared with 71% who disapprove.
Iraq War Vet, now Democratic Congresswoman Strongly Opposes Military Strikes Against Syria
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Donna Cassata and News EditorDemocratic congresswoman and Iraq War veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii stated her opposition earlier this week to punitive military strikes against Syria, underscoring the Obama Administration’s struggle in trying to rally even members of his own party to back the use of force.
NSA Shares Raw Data on Americans with Israeli Spy Agency
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Shaun WatermanThe Obama administration shares with Israeli intelligence the vast data dumps the National Security Agency vacuums up from the Internet without removing private information about Americans, even though Israel is one of the nations that spy most aggressively on the United States, according to leaked documents.
Study: Obamacare has Been Amended or Delayed 19 Times
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanPresident Obama has already signed 14 laws that amend, rescind or otherwise change parts of his health care law, and he’s taken five independent steps to delay the Affordable Care Act on his own, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, released Wednesday.
Former DHS Officials Say Oversight Needs to Be Centralized at Senate Hearing
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Daniel WiserFormer officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday urged members of Congress to centralize oversight and codify the responsibilities of a department whose budget has more than doubled since its creation roughly a decade ago.
Census: Americans in ‘Poverty’ Typically Have Cell Phones, Computers, TVs, VCRS, AC, Washers, Dryers and Microwaves
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyAmericans who live in households whose income is below the federal “poverty” level typically have cell phones (as well as landline phones), computers, televisions, video recorders, air conditioning, refrigerators, gas or electric stoves, and washers and dryers and microwaves, according to a newly released report from the Census Bureau.
Norquist Has Leadership’s Back Against Heritage, Club for Growth
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Matt FullerA House GOP leadership team whose best-laid plans have been continually torpedoed by Heritage Action for America and the Club for Growth has a familiar ally as it tries to avert a government shutdown: Grover Norquist.
CBO: We Can’t Estimate Cost of Intervening in Syria
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyThe Congressional Budget Office has published its official statement on how much American taxpayers would need to cover if the full Congress were to approve the authorization for the use of military force in Syria (S.J. Res. 21) that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved last week.
Robert Murray, a Top American CEO, Says Many Prominent Americans are Discussing the Need to Impeach President Obama
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ed FarnanThe direct speaking Robert Murray pulled no punches when he addressed the Bluefield Coal show in West Virginia today.
Krauthammer: ‘One of the Most Odd Presidential Speeches Ever Delivered’
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorFollowing President Barack Obama’s Tuesday night address to the nation, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted by calling the president’s effort to get support for his Syria strategy “one of the most odd presidential speeches ever delivered.”