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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-16 00:37:452016-04-11 11:16:19Afghan War Vet Awarded Medal of Honor, Seeks to Return to Active Duty
“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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-16 00:01:022016-04-11 11:16:21SecureDrop Project Will Pay To Install WikiLeaks-Style Anonymous Submission Systems for the Media
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 02:46:352016-04-11 11:16:21US Army Defines Christian Ministry as ‘Domestic Hate Group’
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 02:30:102016-04-11 11:16:23Unions Poised to Win Delay of ObamaCare Tax in Budget Deal
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 02:25:402016-04-11 11:16:23NSA Collects Millions of E-mail Address Books Globally
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-15 02:13:102016-04-11 11:16:24Why College Costs Will Soon Plunge
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 03:06:032016-04-11 11:16:25Cruz, Lee, Palin Speak at WWII Memorial – Protestors Tear Down Barricades (+video)
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 02:38:582016-04-11 11:16:26IMF Chief: U.S. Dance with the Debt Limit is ‘Very, Very Concerning’
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 02:34:372016-04-11 11:16:27N.J. Gov. Christie Flips, Says He Now Wants In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-14 02:25:502016-04-11 11:16:28Wall St. Elites Reason it’s Time for a ‘De-Americanized World,’ China’s News Agency Says
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.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-13 02:00:032016-04-11 11:16:30Palin and Lonegan Rev Up NJ Crowd Ahead of This Week’s Special Election (+video)
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.
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.