Four Ronald Reagan historians have slammed the portrayal of former President Reagan in the movie “The Butler,” saying that the 40th president’s “attitudes toward race” as shown in the movie are inaccurate.
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The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $556,000 to Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for an LGBT mental health internship program.
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A multi-million dollar project funded by the National Science Foundation is developing card games, videos and other educational programs “to engage adult learners and inform public understanding and response to climate change.”
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The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement—who oversees the nation’s second-largest federal investigative agency—may not be eligible for the permanent position under laws set up to keep politics out of the agency, according to one former high-level employee.
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An 18-month-old Georgia boy is dead after being shot in the chest with a BB gun and his father has been charged with felony murder, police say.
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Facebook, Twitter and Google have been caught snooping on messages sent across their networks, new research claims, prompting campaigners to express concerns over privacy.
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The Chicago Public Schools this year are mandating that the district’s kindergarten classes include sex education, fulfilling a proposal President Barack Obama supported in 2003 when he served in the Illinois state senate and later defended when he ran for president in the 2008 election cycle.
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A federal appeals court ruled Friday that White House visitor logs for the president and most of his staff are not public information subject to disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
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The U.S. military, struggling after defense cuts of tens of billions of dollars, will be unable to pay for attacks on Syria from current operating funds and must seek additional money from Congress, according to congressional aides.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will officiate at a same-sex wedding this weekend in what is believed to be a first for a member of the nation’s highest court.
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Within three years of the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown that was triggered by a tsunami in Japan in March 2011, the radioactive ocean plume resulting from the disaster will reach the shores of the United States, researchers say.
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Those who are wondering why Al Gore chose to publicly resurface in a Washington Post interview last Thursday with that paper’s ever-pliable Journalist founder Ezra Klein only need to look in three places.
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In response to what some consider over-reaching surveillance programs conducted by U.S. intelligence agencies, which have been shown to collect thousands of communications with no terror connection, a group decrying the privacy implications of these programs is turning the tables on the president.
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Here’s something worth paying attention to this Labor Day: The workweek in low-wage industries has fallen back to the historic lows seen at the depths of the recession.
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The new health care law promises all sorts of free benefits — but analysts argue nothing is ultimately free, and ObamaCare is no exception.
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Technology firms want to be allowed to publish information about US government requests under the FISA legislation.
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Social media helped American intelligence officials determine that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime carried out a deadly nerve gas attack on its citizens earlier this month, top White House aides said Friday, but some members of Congress remain wary of the U.S. launching a retaliatory strike.
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An audit report published this month by the inspector general for the Social Security Administration says that the Internal Revenue Service has “hindered” the SSA’s efforts to stop “unauthorized noncitizens” from using Social Security Numbers that are fake or belong to someone else.
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All same-sex couples who are legally married will be recognized as such for federal tax purposes, even if the state where they live does not recognize their union, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.
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One of the most respected and veteran voices in Congress told WND it would be a “scary and dangerous precedent” if President Obama does not seek approval for a military strike on Syria because there is no “direct threat to the United States.”
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The Obama administration unexpectedly announced two new gun control measures on Thursday, including one that would curb the import of military surplus weapons — in a move that could anger collectors.
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U.S. spy agencies have built an intelligence-gathering colossus since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but remain unable to provide critical information to the president on a range of national security threats, according to the government’s top-secret budget.
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The Justice Department on Thursday said it won’t stop Colorado and Washington from implementing laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use, paving the way for states nationwide to enact pro-pot measures.
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Four Historians Take On ‘The Butler’s’ Racist Depiction of Reagan
/14 Comments/in Featured, News /by Courtney CorenFour Ronald Reagan historians have slammed the portrayal of former President Reagan in the movie “The Butler,” saying that the 40th president’s “attitudes toward race” as shown in the movie are inaccurate.
HHS Awards $556K to Train Med School Students on LGBT Mental Health Care
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Melanie HunterThe Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $556,000 to Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for an LGBT mental health internship program.
$5.7M NSF Grant For Card Games, Videos To Teach Public About Global Warming
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alissa TabirianA multi-million dollar project funded by the National Science Foundation is developing card games, videos and other educational programs “to engage adult learners and inform public understanding and response to climate change.”
New Boss at ICE Ineligible for Job, Says Critic
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jana WinterThe acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement—who oversees the nation’s second-largest federal investigative agency—may not be eligible for the permanent position under laws set up to keep politics out of the agency, according to one former high-level employee.
Father Charged in BB Gun Shooting Death of 18-Month-Old Boy
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsAn 18-month-old Georgia boy is dead after being shot in the chest with a BB gun and his father has been charged with felony murder, police say.
NSA to Release Spying Statistics
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Brendan SassoThe Obama administration plans to release statistics that could shed light on the scope of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
Test Reveals Facebook, Twitter and Google Snoop on Emails’: Study of Net Giants Spurs New Privacy Concerns
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by MARTIN DELGADOFacebook, Twitter and Google have been caught snooping on messages sent across their networks, new research claims, prompting campaigners to express concerns over privacy.
Obama: Sex Ed for Kindergartners ‘Is the Right Thing to Do’
/18 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence P. JeffreyThe Chicago Public Schools this year are mandating that the district’s kindergarten classes include sex education, fulfilling a proposal President Barack Obama supported in 2003 when he served in the Illinois state senate and later defended when he ran for president in the 2008 election cycle.
Feds Forced Churches to Get Baptism Permits
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesFor as far back as anyone can remember, Missouri Baptists have gathered on river banks for Sunday afternoon baptisms.
Court: White House Visitor Logs for Obama and Most of His Staff are Confidential
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressA federal appeals court ruled Friday that White House visitor logs for the president and most of his staff are not public information subject to disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
Pentagon Can’t Afford Syria Operation; Must Seek Additional Funds
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bill GertzThe U.S. military, struggling after defense cuts of tens of billions of dollars, will be unable to pay for attacks on Syria from current operating funds and must seek additional money from Congress, according to congressional aides.
Justice Ginsburg to Officiate at Same-Sex Wedding
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by BRETT ZONGKERSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will officiate at a same-sex wedding this weekend in what is believed to be a first for a member of the nation’s highest court.
Ocean Plume from Japan Nuke Disaster Will Reach U.S. by 2014
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Mary Elizabeth DallasWithin three years of the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown that was triggered by a tsunami in Japan in March 2011, the radioactive ocean plume resulting from the disaster will reach the shores of the United States, researchers say.
Al Gore’s Global Warming Desperation
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Tom BlumerThose who are wondering why Al Gore chose to publicly resurface in a Washington Post interview last Thursday with that paper’s ever-pliable Journalist founder Ezra Klein only need to look in three places.
Turning the Tables? Group Challenges Domestic Surveillance by Tracking Obama
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Liz KlimasIn response to what some consider over-reaching surveillance programs conducted by U.S. intelligence agencies, which have been shown to collect thousands of communications with no terror connection, a group decrying the privacy implications of these programs is turning the tables on the president.
ObamaCare Cuts Low-Wage Workweek Near Record Low
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jed GrahamHere’s something worth paying attention to this Labor Day: The workweek in low-wage industries has fallen back to the historic lows seen at the depths of the recession.
‘Free’ Benefits in ObamaCare Come with Hidden Costs
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jim AngleThe new health care law promises all sorts of free benefits — but analysts argue nothing is ultimately free, and ObamaCare is no exception.
Microsoft and Google to Sue Over US Surveillance Requests
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Rory CarrollTechnology firms want to be allowed to publish information about US government requests under the FISA legislation.
White House: Social Media Helped Prove Chemical Attack in Syria
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorSocial media helped American intelligence officials determine that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime carried out a deadly nerve gas attack on its citizens earlier this month, top White House aides said Friday, but some members of Congress remain wary of the U.S. launching a retaliatory strike.
IRS Obstructs Efforts to Stop Illegals from Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by CNSNews.comAn audit report published this month by the inspector general for the Social Security Administration says that the Internal Revenue Service has “hindered” the SSA’s efforts to stop “unauthorized noncitizens” from using Social Security Numbers that are fake or belong to someone else.
Gay Marriages Get Recognition From the I.R.S. in All States
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by ANNIE LOWREYAll same-sex couples who are legally married will be recognized as such for federal tax purposes, even if the state where they live does not recognize their union, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.
Obama Setting ‘Scary and Dangerous Precedent’
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorOne of the most respected and veteran voices in Congress told WND it would be a “scary and dangerous precedent” if President Obama does not seek approval for a military strike on Syria because there is no “direct threat to the United States.”
Administration Announces New Gun Control Measures, Targets Military Surplus Imports
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsThe Obama administration unexpectedly announced two new gun control measures on Thursday, including one that would curb the import of military surplus weapons — in a move that could anger collectors.
U.S. Spy Network’s Successes, Failures and Objectives Detailed in ‘Black Budget’ Summary
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorU.S. spy agencies have built an intelligence-gathering colossus since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but remain unable to provide critical information to the president on a range of national security threats, according to the government’s top-secret budget.
Justice Department Won’t Sue States Over Pro-Pot Laws
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by SEAN LENGELLThe Justice Department on Thursday said it won’t stop Colorado and Washington from implementing laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use, paving the way for states nationwide to enact pro-pot measures.