The prison population in the United States dropped in 2012 for the third consecutive year, according to federal statistics released on Thursday, in what criminal justice experts said was the biggest decline in the nation’s recent history, signaling a shift away from an almost four-decade policy of mass imprisonment.
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If you’re a millionaire corporate bigwig your wealth to influence elections, and using your company’s clout to influence legislation, President Obama might give you a tongue-lashing. Unless you’re a fundraiser and donor for the Obama Victory Fund.
The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users’ stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed.
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President Barack Obama praised Muslim Americans on Thursday for their contributions in helping build the nation as business entrepreneurs, technology innovators and pioneers in medicine.
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Ten College Republicans were dubbed a security threat and refused admittance to President Barack Obama’s speech at the University of Central Missouri on Wednesday.
A brewing Republican versus Republican fight over whether to use a government funding measure to choke off Obamacare is splitting the party ahead of this fall’s budget battles.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation officials ignored warnings about the radical origins and nature of the mosque frequented by the Tsarnaev brothers for years before this April’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings.
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With Congress’ approval rating sitting at a stellar 12%, who would’ve known?
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With the news media now profiling New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s wife, there is a glaring part of Huma Abedin’s personal story that is not being told – her ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic supremacists.
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Documents obtained from the Health and Human Services Department through a Freedom of Information Act request show that on the day the Affordable Care Act became law, the agency received fast-track authority to hire 1,814 new high-level employees to put Obamacare into practice, at a likely cost of more than $159 million per year.
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According to a survey, only 52 percent of whites and 38 percent of blacks now have a favorable opinion of race relations in the U.S.
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A Wisconsin-based atheist group has expressed its opposition to a Holocaust memorial set to be built on the ground of the Ohio statehouse, arguing that its location violates the separation of church and state.
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday that the Obama administration has pulled the nation from the depths of the “Great Recession” with the creation of 7.2 million private sector jobs. But what about the food stamps?
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Congress has launched an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed 30 Americans in Afghanistan, including members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 unit, The Hill has learned.
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The timing and release of information related to Ms. O’Donnell’s taxes to the media raises questions about the possible role her political enemies played, and whether Delaware state officials used a backdoor into Americans’ confidential IRS tax records.
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The American public’s views of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden have flipped in the past month. According to one poll a majority now support criminal charges.
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Just what we need, another campaign to sell us on a product we don’t want.
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Federal agents have raided a number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Puget Sound region, but have declined further comment on the operations.
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials ordered subordinates not to talk to congressional investigators about their investigation into illicit hiring practices and related whistleblower retaliation allegations, according to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darell Issa.
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While Congress debates the merits of spending tens of millions of dollars to add missile interceptors on the East Coast while increasing the number already in place out West, a long-running developmental Army radar system is packing up and heading for Maryland.
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New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is “a very sick puppy,” and the city doesn’t need him as a leader, says businessman Donald Trump.
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The Internal Revenue Service is pursuing tax enforcement cases against companies over the issue of “stateless income,” a senior agency official said on Wednesday in a reference to corporate profits that are not taxed by any country.
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Democratic lawmakers pushing to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay argued on Wednesday that the costs of keeping it open are prohibitive due to unsustainable federal deficits.
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U.S. Prison Populations Decline, Reflecting New Approach to Crime
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by ERICA GOODEThe prison population in the United States dropped in 2012 for the third consecutive year, according to federal statistics released on Thursday, in what criminal justice experts said was the biggest decline in the nation’s recent history, signaling a shift away from an almost four-decade policy of mass imprisonment.
Costco backs Obama, Obama touts Costco
/23 Comments/in Featured, News /by Timothy P. CarneyIf you’re a millionaire corporate bigwig your wealth to influence elections, and using your company’s clout to influence legislation, President Obama might give you a tongue-lashing. Unless you’re a fundraiser and donor for the Obama Victory Fund.
Feds Move to Seize Web Firms’ User Account Passwords
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Declan McCullaghThe U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users’ stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed.
Obama Hosts Ramadan Dinner at White House
/19 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stacy A. AndersonPresident Barack Obama praised Muslim Americans on Thursday for their contributions in helping build the nation as business entrepreneurs, technology innovators and pioneers in medicine.
College Republicans, Deemed Security Threat, Denied Admittance to Obama Speech
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Christopher WhiteTen College Republicans were dubbed a security threat and refused admittance to President Barack Obama’s speech at the University of Central Missouri on Wednesday.
GOP Feuds Over Obamacare Funding
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA brewing Republican versus Republican fight over whether to use a government funding measure to choke off Obamacare is splitting the party ahead of this fall’s budget battles.
FBI Ignored Warnings About Boston Bombers’ Radical Mosque
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Charles Jacobs and Ilya FeoktistovFederal Bureau of Investigation officials ignored warnings about the radical origins and nature of the mosque frequented by the Tsarnaev brothers for years before this April’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings.
Shock: Study Finds Washington D.C. the Least Honest Place in America
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Helen PowWith Congress’ approval rating sitting at a stellar 12%, who would’ve known?
The Explosive Secret Huma is Hiding
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Aaron KleinWith the news media now profiling New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s wife, there is a glaring part of Huma Abedin’s personal story that is not being told – her ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic supremacists.
College Enrollment Falls as Economy Recovers
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Richard Perez-PenaThe long enrollment boom that swelled American colleges — and helped drive up their prices — is over, with grim implications for many schools.
Health and Human Services Department Sought to Spend an Estimated $159 MILLION Per Year on New Employees to Help Run Obamacare
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by David MartoskoDocuments obtained from the Health and Human Services Department through a Freedom of Information Act request show that on the day the Affordable Care Act became law, the agency received fast-track authority to hire 1,814 new high-level employees to put Obamacare into practice, at a likely cost of more than $159 million per year.
Obama Killing Race Relations in U.S.
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Chelsea SchillingAccording to a survey, only 52 percent of whites and 38 percent of blacks now have a favorable opinion of race relations in the U.S.
Atheist Group Opposes Holocaust Memorial on Ohio Statehouse Grounds
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Cristina CorbinA Wisconsin-based atheist group has expressed its opposition to a Holocaust memorial set to be built on the ground of the Ohio statehouse, arguing that its location violates the separation of church and state.
Campaign Puts ‘Gay Rights’ Behind Constitution
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Bob UnruhThe First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is supreme, and local ordinances that demand people violate its precepts must fall.
Two Americans Added to Food Stamp Rolls for Every Job Created
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr.White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday that the Obama administration has pulled the nation from the depths of the “Great Recession” with the creation of 7.2 million private sector jobs. But what about the food stamps?
Congress to Probe Lethal Crash that Killed SEAL Team 6 Members
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bob CusackCongress has launched an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed 30 Americans in Afghanistan, including members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 unit, The Hill has learned.
Sen. Coons Denies Knowledge of or Involvement with Christine O’Donnell Tax Breach
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ben WolfgangThe timing and release of information related to Ms. O’Donnell’s taxes to the media raises questions about the possible role her political enemies played, and whether Delaware state officials used a backdoor into Americans’ confidential IRS tax records.
House Rejects Bid to Curb Spy Agency Data Collection
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe American public’s views of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden have flipped in the past month. According to one poll a majority now support criminal charges.
‘Obamacare’ National Marketing Campaign To Cost Nearly $700 Million
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressJust what we need, another campaign to sell us on a product we don’t want.
Federal Agents Raid Marijuana Dispensaries in Washington
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressFederal agents have raided a number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Puget Sound region, but have declined further comment on the operations.
Darrell Issa Reveals Yet Another Potential Obama Administration Scandal: That’s ‘Against the Law’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jason HowertonU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials ordered subordinates not to talk to congressional investigators about their investigation into illicit hiring practices and related whistleblower retaliation allegations, according to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darell Issa.
Army’s Giant Surveillance Blimp to Start Tracking Objects in DC Region
/1 Comment/in Featured, News, Updates /by Paul McLearyWhile Congress debates the merits of spending tens of millions of dollars to add missile interceptors on the East Coast while increasing the number already in place out West, a long-running developmental Army radar system is packing up and heading for Maryland.
Trump: Weiner a ‘Sick Puppy’ That NYC Doesn’t Need
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Greg RichterNew York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is “a very sick puppy,” and the city doesn’t need him as a leader, says businessman Donald Trump.
IRS Pursuing ‘Stateless Income’ Tax Enforcement: Official
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick Temple-WestThe Internal Revenue Service is pursuing tax enforcement cases against companies over the issue of “stateless income,” a senior agency official said on Wednesday in a reference to corporate profits that are not taxed by any country.
Lawmakers Blast Guantanamo’s $2.7 Million Per Prisoner Cost
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patricia ZengerleDemocratic lawmakers pushing to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay argued on Wednesday that the costs of keeping it open are prohibitive due to unsustainable federal deficits.