North Carolina is on the verge of approving concealed carry in bars and restaurants where alcohol is served, as long as the businesses don’t forbid it.
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A plan to restore lower interest rates on most college loans won Senate approval Wednesday, despite objections from a bloc of Democrats who warned it could ultimately increase the cost of a degree for many students.
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Potential assassins have threatened the life of Jimmy Carter multiple times since he left the White House in 1981, making the one-term Georgian the most threatened former president in history, according to a new book about John F. Kennedy and his assassination 50 years ago.
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The NSA is a “supercomputing powerhouse” with machines so powerful their speed is measured in thousands of trillions of operations per second, yet they just can’t seem to find their own emails to satisfy the legal requirements of a simple FOIA request.
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It has been almost one year since the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed and 10 others were injured in a terror attack. Yet still no accountability. It’s time.
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Authorities are investigating the man President Obama tapped to take over the second highest spot at the Department of Homeland Security for allegedly using his position and power to unfairly obtain U.S. visas for foreign investors in a company run by Hillary Clinton’s brother.
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Whether the GOP should press for debilitating cuts to Obamacare – and risk a government shutdown – is the talk of Capitol Hill. But a most important point may be getting lost in the chatter: the strategy is already working.
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A public university in in Rock Hill, S.C., has announced it is implementing a new eye scanner system that collects and records data about the features of students’ eyes before granting access to school buildings this fall.
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President Barack Obama’s goal of a one-size-fits-all standard academic curriculum for the nation may be on the verge of unraveling as states take a harder look.
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If Organizing for Action’s plans come together, 2013 will be its turn to make trouble for members of Congress back home in their districts.
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Joined by his wife at a dramatic news conference Tuesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he continued to have illicit relationships with women online even after he resigned his seat in Congress two years ago over the same behavior.
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They send checks, a hundred dollars at a time, to President Barack Obama’s reelection bid — and they’re not stopping just because the election is over.
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A member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Monday night that the Trayvon Martin trial is the latest evidence that America does not value the lives of blacks and whites equally.
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President Obama will grab credit for an improving economy in a series of speeches this week that the White House hopes will increase his political clout.
The U.S. Air Force is struggling to keep its top gun combat pilots as increasing numbers move to the safety of flying attack drones from military bases.
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The man who’s supposed to be the chief watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security was himself billing the government for a string of “site visits” to sunny locales including Puerto Rico and south Florida — where he allegedly was pursuing his Ph.D.
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Democrats and Republicans largely heaped praise upon Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano after she announced she would resign her post later in the year, but a longtime constitutional attorney says there is not much to applaud – especially for anyone concerned about preserving freedom and limiting government intrusion in their lives.
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In 2014, several prominent Republicans in the House and Senate are going to be challenged by people more conservative than the incumbents in area where a more conservative person can still win. Leading up to these challenges, conservatives must beware of the Hatch Effect.
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A long-delayed Pentagon appropriations bill is heading to the floor after the House Rules Committee voted Monday night to allow a structured debate including amendments related to NSA surveillance at home and the flow of military aid overseas in the Mideast.
Regarding the American surveillance state, it seems that the truth comes out a little at a time. We learned about the FBI’s Carnivore in the 1990s, which the copied internet data of people whom the agency deemed “reasonably suspicious.”
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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other private online messages.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia used the twin terrors of Nazi Germany and radical Islam to warn a Snowmass Village audience Saturday about the dangers of judicial activism.
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The deployment of federal drones in and around U.S. shores represents one of the Obama administration’s next steps in the nation’s expanded use of unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance purposes.
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North Carolina Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Concealed Handguns in Bars, Restaurants
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Jeff BlackNorth Carolina is on the verge of approving concealed carry in bars and restaurants where alcohol is served, as long as the businesses don’t forbid it.
Senate Passes Student Loan Plan
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael A. MemoliA plan to restore lower interest rates on most college loans won Senate approval Wednesday, despite objections from a bloc of Democrats who warned it could ultimately increase the cost of a degree for many students.
Book: Jimmy Carter Targeted by US and Foreign Assassins
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul BedardPotential assassins have threatened the life of Jimmy Carter multiple times since he left the White House in 1981, making the one-term Georgian the most threatened former president in history, according to a new book about John F. Kennedy and his assassination 50 years ago.
Tea Party Candidate Announces Senate Bid Against ‘Mud-Slinging Mitch’ McConnell
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Katrina TrinkoClearly, the natives are restless in the Majority Leader’s home state. Can McConnell survive a primary challenge?
Obstruction? NSA Says It Can’t Search Its Own Emails
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Justin ElliottThe NSA is a “supercomputing powerhouse” with machines so powerful their speed is measured in thousands of trillions of operations per second, yet they just can’t seem to find their own emails to satisfy the legal requirements of a simple FOIA request.
60-Foot Petition Demands End to Benghazi Secrets
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorIt has been almost one year since the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed and 10 others were injured in a terror attack. Yet still no accountability. It’s time.
DHS Nominee Under Investigation for Allegedly Helping Hillary Clinton’s Brother
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsAuthorities are investigating the man President Obama tapped to take over the second highest spot at the Department of Homeland Security for allegedly using his position and power to unfairly obtain U.S. visas for foreign investors in a company run by Hillary Clinton’s brother.
Defunding Obamacare Already Sees Success
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorWhether the GOP should press for debilitating cuts to Obamacare – and risk a government shutdown – is the talk of Capitol Hill. But a most important point may be getting lost in the chatter: the strategy is already working.
Lookie Here! College Scans Students’ Eyeballs
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chelsea SchillingA public university in in Rock Hill, S.C., has announced it is implementing a new eye scanner system that collects and records data about the features of students’ eyes before granting access to school buildings this fall.
Is Common Core Failing the Test? (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Stephanie SimonPresident Barack Obama’s goal of a one-size-fits-all standard academic curriculum for the nation may be on the verge of unraveling as states take a harder look.
OFA Embraces Tea Party Blueprint for August Push
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Edward-Isaac DovereIf Organizing for Action’s plans come together, 2013 will be its turn to make trouble for members of Congress back home in their districts.
Anthony Weiner Kept Sexting After Resignation (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorJoined by his wife at a dramatic news conference Tuesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he continued to have illicit relationships with women online even after he resigned his seat in Congress two years ago over the same behavior.
Obama Donors Keep Sending Those Checks Months After the Election
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by REID J. EPSTEIN and BYRON TAUThey send checks, a hundred dollars at a time, to President Barack Obama’s reelection bid — and they’re not stopping just because the election is over.
Black Caucus Member: Blacks Worth Less Than Whites in America
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Monday night that the Trayvon Martin trial is the latest evidence that America does not value the lives of blacks and whites equally.
President Seeking Credit for Tiny Economic Uptick
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorPresident Obama will grab credit for an improving economy in a series of speeches this week that the White House hopes will increase his political clout.
U.S. Air Force Suffers Brain Drain as Top Guns Drop Out to Fly Drones – Leaving Pilot Numbers Short by Hundreds
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by James NyeThe U.S. Air Force is struggling to keep its top gun combat pilots as increasing numbers move to the safety of flying attack drones from military bases.
Who’s Watching the Watchdog? Records Show IG Billed Taxpayers for Questionable Trips
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsThe man who’s supposed to be the chief watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security was himself billing the government for a string of “site visits” to sunny locales including Puerto Rico and south Florida — where he allegedly was pursuing his Ph.D.
Big Sis’ Shockingly Dirty Secrets Go Public
/2 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by WNDDemocrats and Republicans largely heaped praise upon Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano after she announced she would resign her post later in the year, but a longtime constitutional attorney says there is not much to applaud – especially for anyone concerned about preserving freedom and limiting government intrusion in their lives.
Conservatives, Beware the Hatch Effect
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Erick EricksonIn 2014, several prominent Republicans in the House and Senate are going to be challenged by people more conservative than the incumbents in area where a more conservative person can still win. Leading up to these challenges, conservatives must beware of the Hatch Effect.
GOP Allows NSA, Syria Debate
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by David RogersA long-delayed Pentagon appropriations bill is heading to the floor after the House Rules Committee voted Monday night to allow a structured debate including amendments related to NSA surveillance at home and the flow of military aid overseas in the Mideast.
Your Place in the Database
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Brae JaegerRegarding the American surveillance state, it seems that the truth comes out a little at a time. We learned about the FBI’s Carnivore in the 1990s, which the copied internet data of people whom the agency deemed “reasonably suspicious.”
Bill Co-Sponsored by Mike Lee to Require Search Warrants for Fed’s Access to Your Email Gaining Steam
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Brendan SassoThe chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other private online messages.
Sen. Cruz Downplays Talk of 2016 POTUS Run, Leaves Eligibility Question to Others
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Meghashyam MaliTexas Sen. Ted Cruz, a rising GOP star, downplayed speculation over a possible 2016 presidential bid, saying he was focused on his job in the Senate.
Scalia: Judicial Activism a Cause of the Holocaust
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bob WardU.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia used the twin terrors of Nazi Germany and radical Islam to warn a Snowmass Village audience Saturday about the dangers of judicial activism.
Obama Deploying Drones Around U.S.
/3 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by News EditorThe deployment of federal drones in and around U.S. shores represents one of the Obama administration’s next steps in the nation’s expanded use of unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance purposes.