Small government groups criticize senator for McCarthyite tactics after learning of intimidation of ALEC donors.
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President Barack Obama revealed for the first time the existence of a sealed indictment in the Benghazi terror attack, a move that would mean legal trouble for anyone other than the commander-in-chief.
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A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office died Thursday after being shot in the driveway of his Arizona home while he prepared to head to work. Now, all officers in the department are being armed with rifles by the direction of Sheriff Joe Arpaio for added protection.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-10 00:30:442016-04-11 11:17:23‘We’re Ready for Battle’: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Arms Officers With AR-15-Style Rifles After Comrade Was Killed in Driveway (+video)
Sen. Tim Scott, the U.S. Senate’s only black lawmaker, said Friday he is “disappointed” in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s “offensive” comments about race made during a call-in radio show in Nevada.
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Coal industry lobbyists and politicians have been urging the Obama administration to ease up on its regulatory agenda and craft carbon dioxide emission rules that would allow the coal industry to survive.
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The law would cover the state’s 6.2 million elementary and high school kids in public schools. The measure passed the state Assembly, 46-25, on May 9, and the Senate, 21-9, on July3.
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Clearly, altering the text in such a fundamental way made the statement seem like it wasn’t a gaffe at all. Apparently DOJ monitoring is getting the desired effect.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-09 02:10:512016-04-11 11:17:25Busted: AP Caught Covering for Obama’s Geography Fail
In a remarkable admission that is likely to rock the Internal Revenue Service again, testimony released Thursday by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp reveals that an agent involved in reviewing tax exempt applications from conservative groups told a committee investigator that the agency is still targeting Tea Party groups, three months after the IRS scandal erupted..
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Did officials at the Federal Election Commission collude with the IRS to unfairly target and abuse conservative groups? National Review drew attention to this potential angle last week, and now the House Oversight Committee is on the case. A “phony scandal” creeps closer to another federal agency.
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In an open letter to the public in late July, several retired Border Patrol agents wrote on behalf of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers to warn that Mexican drug cartels are actively operating inside the United States spending millions every year to try to build their networks here. They argued that American politicians are protecting their activities as well.
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The chairman of the Republican National Committee says he is open to having conservative talk radio hosts moderate 2016 GOP presidential primary debates, an expansion of his threat to boycott CNN and NBC if the networks go ahead with planned programs on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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The non-partisan Government Accountability Office confirmed Thursday it is launching an investigation into how the country’s largest abortion provider spent millions of taxpayer dollars.
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The S&P has rallied 19 percent in 2013, which is impressive by any measure. But the market did far better in 1987, when stocks added more than 30 percent from the beginning of the year to Aug. 8. The market ended up tanking in the second half of that year—dropping 36 percent from the Aug. 25 peak to the October low, before closing out 1987 nearly exactly where it began. Marc Faber predicts it will happen again.
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A coalition of Republican congressmen have introduced the Stop Pay for Violent Offenders Act, which would suspend pay for military service members if charged with a violent offense, including rape, sexual assault, or murder.
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Some government officials seem to live in a time warp as they pursue a murky deal to “solve” the dissipating housing crisis by marrying government power with private enrichment.
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Two Democratic lawmakers from Illinois worked to help lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe after being targeted by an illegal $3.4 million lobbying scheme, according to FBI testimony unsealed in federal court.
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Derek Medina’s life was open to the world. On Thursday, Medina shocked many by making one last announcement on Facebook — he had killed his wife, Jennifer Alfonso, 26, before posting a photo of her twisted, bloodied body lying on a linoleum floor.
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Federal regulators are having a busy summer as they go after the nation’s two biggest banks for mortgage securities they issued before the financial crisis.
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House Republicans suspect election officials joined with the Internal Revenue Service in a strategy that curbed the effectiveness of conservative organizations in the 2012 election.
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As Congress faces a fast-approaching deadline on passing a federal spending bill, Republican lawmakers are reviving a Tea Party-backed plan with a catchy title that they claim could balance the budget.
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It’s “total nonsense” to say Congress was told about the NSA collecting communications data on Americans, and as a matter of fact, efforts are made to keep members of Congress in the dark, says Rep. Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan.
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The Pentagon is poised to extend healthcare, housing and other benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members by the end of August, but may reverse earlier plans to provide benefits to gay partners who are not married.
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The standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Maj. Nidal Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting a course toward a conviction and death sentence, abruptly halting the trial after only one day.
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President Obama has launched a series of speeches seen as a pivot back to the economy, but voters aren’t impressed. A just-released Fox News poll finds they think the president isn’t offering any new economic ideas, and he would help the country more by staying in the nation’s capital and working with Republicans.
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An out-of-control wildfire growing with great speed in the Southern California mountains Wednesday night burned homes, forced the evacuation of several mountain communities and left three people injured, two of them firefighters.
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Goldwater Institute to Durbin: ‘Have you no decency?’
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by CJ CiaramellaSmall government groups criticize senator for McCarthyite tactics after learning of intimidation of ALEC donors.
Obama Offers Up Surprise Benghazi Revelation During Presidential Press Conference (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jason HowertonPresident Barack Obama revealed for the first time the existence of a sealed indictment in the Benghazi terror attack, a move that would mean legal trouble for anyone other than the commander-in-chief.
‘We’re Ready for Battle’: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Arms Officers With AR-15-Style Rifles After Comrade Was Killed in Driveway (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Liz KlimasA detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office died Thursday after being shot in the driveway of his Arizona home while he prepared to head to work. Now, all officers in the department are being armed with rifles by the direction of Sheriff Joe Arpaio for added protection.
Tim Scott Denounces Harry Reid’s Remarks on Race
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Susan FerrechioSen. Tim Scott, the U.S. Senate’s only black lawmaker, said Friday he is “disappointed” in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s “offensive” comments about race made during a call-in radio show in Nevada.
Coal Country Begs Obama for Mercy as Hundreds of Coal Plants Ready for Closing
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Michael BastaschCoal industry lobbyists and politicians have been urging the Obama administration to ease up on its regulatory agenda and craft carbon dioxide emission rules that would allow the coal industry to survive.
Bill to Allow Transgender Students to Choose Bathrooms Moves to California Governor’s Desk
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Foxnews.comThe law would cover the state’s 6.2 million elementary and high school kids in public schools. The measure passed the state Assembly, 46-25, on May 9, and the Senate, 21-9, on July3.
Busted: AP Caught Covering for Obama’s Geography Fail
/19 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jason HowertonClearly, altering the text in such a fundamental way made the statement seem like it wasn’t a gaffe at all. Apparently DOJ monitoring is getting the desired effect.
IRS Agent: Tax Agency is Still Targeting Tea Party Groups
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul BedardIn a remarkable admission that is likely to rock the Internal Revenue Service again, testimony released Thursday by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp reveals that an agent involved in reviewing tax exempt applications from conservative groups told a committee investigator that the agency is still targeting Tea Party groups, three months after the IRS scandal erupted..
Scandal Watch: Issa Expands IRS Targeting Investigation to FEC
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Guy BensonDid officials at the Federal Election Commission collude with the IRS to unfairly target and abuse conservative groups? National Review drew attention to this potential angle last week, and now the House Oversight Committee is on the case. A “phony scandal” creeps closer to another federal agency.
Ex-Border Patrol Agents Warn: Politicians Helping Cartels in U.S.
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Matthew BoyleIn an open letter to the public in late July, several retired Border Patrol agents wrote on behalf of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers to warn that Mexican drug cartels are actively operating inside the United States spending millions every year to try to build their networks here. They argued that American politicians are protecting their activities as well.
RNC Chief: GOP May Partner with Conservative Radio on 2016 Debates
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sean LengellThe chairman of the Republican National Committee says he is open to having conservative talk radio hosts moderate 2016 GOP presidential primary debates, an expansion of his threat to boycott CNN and NBC if the networks go ahead with planned programs on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
GAO Opens Investigation into Planned Parenthood’s Use of Taxpayer Money
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsThe non-partisan Government Accountability Office confirmed Thursday it is launching an investigation into how the country’s largest abortion provider spent millions of taxpayer dollars.
Marc Faber: Look out! A 1987-Style Crash is Coming (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Alex RosenbergThe S&P has rallied 19 percent in 2013, which is impressive by any measure. But the market did far better in 1987, when stocks added more than 30 percent from the beginning of the year to Aug. 8. The market ended up tanking in the second half of that year—dropping 36 percent from the Aug. 25 peak to the October low, before closing out 1987 nearly exactly where it began. Marc Faber predicts it will happen again.
Congressmen Move to Strip Military Paycheck From Fort Hood Shooter, Other Violent Offenders
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kate AndrewsA coalition of Republican congressmen have introduced the Stop Pay for Violent Offenders Act, which would suspend pay for military service members if charged with a violent offense, including rape, sexual assault, or murder.
Foreclosure ‘Solution’ Smacks of Crony Capitalism
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Steven GreenhutSome government officials seem to live in a time warp as they pursue a murky deal to “solve” the dissipating housing crisis by marrying government power with private enrichment.
FBI Ties Chicago Representatives to Zimbabwe Lobbying
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Emma DumainTwo Democratic lawmakers from Illinois worked to help lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe after being targeted by an illegal $3.4 million lobbying scheme, according to FBI testimony unsealed in federal court.
Miami man Confesses to Killing Wife on Facebook, Posts Picture of her Body (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by David Ovalle and Daniel DucassiDerek Medina’s life was open to the world. On Thursday, Medina shocked many by making one last announcement on Facebook — he had killed his wife, Jennifer Alfonso, 26, before posting a photo of her twisted, bloodied body lying on a linoleum floor.
BofA Not Alone, JPMorgan Chase May Face Criminal Charges Over Mortgages
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Halah TouryalaiFederal regulators are having a busy summer as they go after the nation’s two biggest banks for mortgage securities they issued before the financial crisis.
IRS and FEC Colluding to Attack Conservatives?
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorHouse Republicans suspect election officials joined with the Internal Revenue Service in a strategy that curbed the effectiveness of conservative organizations in the 2012 election.
Republicans Revive ‘Penny Plan’ as Sequester Alternative to Balance Budget
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Joseph WeberAs Congress faces a fast-approaching deadline on passing a federal spending bill, Republican lawmakers are reviving a Tea Party-backed plan with a catchy title that they claim could balance the budget.
Rep. Amash: Congress Purposely Kept in Dark on Surveillance Efforts
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Greg RichterIt’s “total nonsense” to say Congress was told about the NSA collecting communications data on Americans, and as a matter of fact, efforts are made to keep members of Congress in the dark, says Rep. Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan.
Gay US Troops in Line for Marriage Benefits
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe Pentagon is poised to extend healthcare, housing and other benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members by the end of August, but may reverse earlier plans to provide benefits to gay partners who are not married.
Lawyer: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Trying to Get Death Penalty (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Maj. Nidal Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting a course toward a conviction and death sentence, abruptly halting the trial after only one day.
71 Percent Say Obama’s Offering Nothing New on Economy
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Dana BlantonPresident Obama has launched a series of speeches seen as a pivot back to the economy, but voters aren’t impressed. A just-released Fox News poll finds they think the president isn’t offering any new economic ideas, and he would help the country more by staying in the nation’s capital and working with Republicans.
Residents Ordered to Evacuate as Southern California Wildfire Rages
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressAn out-of-control wildfire growing with great speed in the Southern California mountains Wednesday night burned homes, forced the evacuation of several mountain communities and left three people injured, two of them firefighters.