More than 24,000 Mexicans live in Western North Carolina, according to the Consulate General of Mexico’s Raleigh, N.C., office. Nearly 9,000 of them live in Buncombe County, and about 8,500 in Henderson County.
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Rep. C. W. “Bill” Young, a Florida Republican who was the longest-tenured Republican in the House and served as the longtime top appropriator for the defense industry, died Friday at 82.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Friday released the initial results of an international survey of adult skills in literacy and mathematics, revealing that Americans rank 21st in “numeracy” and are tied for 15th in literacy among adults in 23 advanced economies.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-19 02:05:002016-04-11 11:16:08In 23 Advanced Economies: U.S. Adults Rank 21st in Math Skills
In an apparent attempt to rub Republicans’ noses in their defeat on the debt ceiling conflict, President Barack Obama said Thursday that they should “win an election” if they want to change his policies.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 02:19:272016-04-11 11:16:08Obama to Republicans: ‘Go Win an Election’
If the U.S. government’s credit rating is the backbone of the public financial system, then the negative credit watch issued by Fitch Ratings on Tuesday is akin to a bulging disc.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 02:13:112016-04-11 11:16:09The U.S. Default Risk May be Passing, but a Downgrade Could Still Lie Ahead
The frustration, say immigration advocates, is reaching a fever pitch.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 02:09:182016-04-11 11:16:09They’re Not Going To Take It Anymore: New Generation Of Immigrant Advocates Take Radical Approach
Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a conservative whose defiant stand against Obamacare helped prompt the U.S. government shutdown, has blocked the Senate from voting on the nomination of Tom Wheeler to be Federal Communications Commission chairman.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 02:02:152016-04-11 11:16:10U.S. Senator Cruz Blocks Confirmation of New FCC Chairman
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear on Thursday that repealing Obamacare would never be used by Republicans again to bring the federal government to a halt.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 02:00:342016-04-11 11:16:10McConnell: No More Shutdowns Over Obamacare
As they wrap up their 13-month probe into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, congressional investigators have zeroed in on a press release issued the day before the murders by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 01:58:382016-04-11 11:16:10House Panel on Benghazi Eyes White House Document, Panetta Testimony
Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, said in an extensive interview this month that he did not take any secret N.S.A. documents with him to Russia when he fled there in June, assuring that Russian intelligence officials could not get access to them.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 01:54:382016-04-11 11:16:10Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia
The continuing resolution Congress approved last night with the help of the Republican leaders in both the House and Senate funds and permits implementation of an Obamacare regulation that forces Christians to act against their faith by forcing them to buy and/or provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and devices.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 01:51:112016-04-11 11:16:11GOP-Leadership-Backed CR Funds Reg Forcing Christians to Act Against Faith
President Obama will nominate Jeh Johnson, formerly the Pentagon’s top lawyer and a key figure in the administration’s debate over the legality of drone use, to head the Department of Homeland Security, according to White House officials.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 01:47:082016-04-11 11:16:11Obama to Nominate Jeh Johnson, Former Pentagon Official, as Next DHS Secretary
President Obama and the Democrats may have won the fight to keep Obamacare funding intact, but the president’s signature health-care takeover is self-destructing as even Healthcare.gov contractors say they are falling ill and “fainting in conference calls” because they can’t keep up with demand to fix the program’s glitches.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-18 01:43:242016-04-11 11:16:11Obamacare Troubleshooters Faint from Exhaustion
Capitol Hill talk regarding the Senate deal apparently includes a provision that would take away the Congress’ power to increase the debt ceiling. According to Politico, it looks like the buzz appears to be true.
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To enroll in a new ObamaCare health insurance plan on the federal marketplace, most consumers must first provide private personal information.
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The U.S. House of Representatives late on Wednesday passed legislation to avoid a damaging default on government debt and to reopen federal agencies shuttered when funding ran out on October 1.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-17 02:00:282016-04-11 11:16:13U.S. House Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Increase Debt Limit
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-17 01:55:482016-04-11 11:16:13DoD Refuses to Say If It Would Stop Priest from Giving Last Rites to Dying Serviceman—‘We Are Currently Litigating’ Matter
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-17 01:38:572016-04-11 11:16:14150 Straight Days: Treasury Says Debt Stood Still at $16,699,396,000,000
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-17 01:29:172016-04-11 11:16:15Feds $82,800 Study On How to Use Twitter For ‘Depression Surveillance’
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-17 01:26:292016-04-11 11:16:17De Blasio Tells Muslims He’ll End Broad NYPD Spying If Elected
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-16 00:50:412016-04-11 11:16:18House Pulls Back on Boehner Plan
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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Mexican Consulate Plans Saturday, Oct. 19, Asheville Visit to Aid Immigrants
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ami WorthenMore than 24,000 Mexicans live in Western North Carolina, according to the Consulate General of Mexico’s Raleigh, N.C., office. Nearly 9,000 of them live in Buncombe County, and about 8,500 in Henderson County.
Fla. Republican Rep. C.W. ‘Bill’ Young Dies at 82
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chad PergramRep. C. W. “Bill” Young, a Florida Republican who was the longest-tenured Republican in the House and served as the longtime top appropriator for the defense industry, died Friday at 82.
In 23 Advanced Economies: U.S. Adults Rank 21st in Math Skills
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyThe U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Friday released the initial results of an international survey of adult skills in literacy and mathematics, revealing that Americans rank 21st in “numeracy” and are tied for 15th in literacy among adults in 23 advanced economies.
Obama to Republicans: ‘Go Win an Election’
/25 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorIn an apparent attempt to rub Republicans’ noses in their defeat on the debt ceiling conflict, President Barack Obama said Thursday that they should “win an election” if they want to change his policies.
The U.S. Default Risk May be Passing, but a Downgrade Could Still Lie Ahead
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Howard SchneiderIf the U.S. government’s credit rating is the backbone of the public financial system, then the negative credit watch issued by Fitch Ratings on Tuesday is akin to a bulging disc.
They’re Not Going To Take It Anymore: New Generation Of Immigrant Advocates Take Radical Approach
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Elizabeth LlorenteThe frustration, say immigration advocates, is reaching a fever pitch.
U.S. Senator Cruz Blocks Confirmation of New FCC Chairman
/14 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alina SelyukhRepublican Senator Ted Cruz, a conservative whose defiant stand against Obamacare helped prompt the U.S. government shutdown, has blocked the Senate from voting on the nomination of Tom Wheeler to be Federal Communications Commission chairman.
McConnell: No More Shutdowns Over Obamacare
/23 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd BeamonSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear on Thursday that repealing Obamacare would never be used by Republicans again to bring the federal government to a halt.
House Panel on Benghazi Eyes White House Document, Panetta Testimony
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by James RosenAs they wrap up their 13-month probe into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, congressional investigators have zeroed in on a press release issued the day before the murders by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by James RisenEdward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, said in an extensive interview this month that he did not take any secret N.S.A. documents with him to Russia when he fled there in June, assuring that Russian intelligence officials could not get access to them.
GOP-Leadership-Backed CR Funds Reg Forcing Christians to Act Against Faith
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyThe continuing resolution Congress approved last night with the help of the Republican leaders in both the House and Senate funds and permits implementation of an Obamacare regulation that forces Christians to act against their faith by forcing them to buy and/or provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and devices.
Obama to Nominate Jeh Johnson, Former Pentagon Official, as Next DHS Secretary
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Scott Wilson and Greg MillerPresident Obama will nominate Jeh Johnson, formerly the Pentagon’s top lawyer and a key figure in the administration’s debate over the legality of drone use, to head the Department of Homeland Security, according to White House officials.
Obamacare Troubleshooters Faint from Exhaustion
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Chelsea SchillingPresident Obama and the Democrats may have won the fight to keep Obamacare funding intact, but the president’s signature health-care takeover is self-destructing as even Healthcare.gov contractors say they are falling ill and “fainting in conference calls” because they can’t keep up with demand to fix the program’s glitches.
Senate Deal Weakens Congress On Debt Ceiling (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kerry PicketCapitol Hill talk regarding the Senate deal apparently includes a provision that would take away the Congress’ power to increase the debt ceiling. According to Politico, it looks like the buzz appears to be true.
Privacy Threat Found in ObamaCare Website
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Peter DoocyTo enroll in a new ObamaCare health insurance plan on the federal marketplace, most consumers must first provide private personal information.
U.S. House Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Increase Debt Limit
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe U.S. House of Representatives late on Wednesday passed legislation to avoid a damaging default on government debt and to reopen federal agencies shuttered when funding ran out on October 1.
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.