Police departments across the country are struggling with staffing shortages as a result of a weak economy, hiring freezes, furloughs, layoffs, and cutbacks to salaries, benefits, and retirement incentives.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., plans to give up his Senate seat at the end of this Congress, he said in a statement Thursday night.
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Quick show of hands: who’s surprised to learn the global warming fanatics think communism is super-awesome?
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Cold cash, together with control of institutions, is what makes the Establishment the Establishment. But in the current Republican civil war, the insurgents have secured their own money pipelines, and they control their own institutions – which means the GOP leadership and its allies in the business lobby have a hard fight in front of them.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed with overwhelming support a massive $1.1 trillion “omnibus” spending bill to fund government operations until Sept. 30.
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This week we’ve already learned at least two facts that should give pause to anyone who cares about the liberty and prosperity of this country.
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A poster listing X-rated sex acts was posted on a door in plain view of children at a middle school in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. It was no accident. And common core based curriculum in New York directed children to an obscene sex quiz.
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Sarah Palin’s brother said that his father, Chuck Heath, Sr., has been “horribly harassed” by the IRS six times since Palin became the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2008.
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The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation that will put in place a complete ban on taxpayer funding of abortions that ensures abortions are not directly funded in any federal governmental program or department.
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Media hype about mass shootings in America has fostered a myth that the killings are on the rise and that an assault weapon ban, expanded background checks and greater attention to the mentally ill will curb a rampaging epidemic, according to an authoritative and exhaustive study by a noted criminologist.
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In addition to privacy, the hearing also briefly touched on another key issue that could slow down drone integration: safety. Some senators expressed concern over letting unmanned flying robots share the airspace with thousands of manned airplanes.
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On August 16, 2012–a little less than a month before the terrorist attacks on the U.S. State Department and CIA facilities in Benghazi, Libya–Amb. Chris Stevens sent a cable to State Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. stating that a CIA officer on the ground in Benghazi had briefed a State Department officer in that city the day before “on the location of approximately ten Islamist militias and AQ training camps within Benghazi.”
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Alaska plans to jump-start a $45 billion natural gas export project by pitching in more than 10 percent of the cost and joining Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), BP Plc (BP/), ConocoPhillips and TransCanada Corp. (TRP) as an equity partner.
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Erik McCormick, director of assessment with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (AK DEED) announced that Alaska will be leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Governor Parnell and Commissioner Hanley had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SBAC in April of 2013, but withheld announcement of signing the agreement until the legislature had ended the 2013 session in mid-April. The announcement comes days before the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
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Democratic leaders have signaled their intention to make income inequality the centerpiece of the midterm elections, and expanding benefit programs for the poor and unemployed are at the heart of the strategy. As the ever-gracious senior senator from New York, Chuck Schumer, put it, if the GOP opposes extension of long-term unemployment benefits, “it’s going to hurt them in the election.”
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Millions of new enrollees are signing up for Medicaid due to its expansion under Obamacare, but many will be shocked to learn that their estates can be held liable for the costs of their healthcare.
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On May 7, 2007, Joe Miller’s West Point classmate, Col. Greg Gadson, was returning from a memorial service for two fellow soldiers when he was struck by a roadside bomb. Everything changed, he said.
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Video from the helmet camera of a firefighter responding to the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco shows at least one rescuer was aware someone was on the ground outside the aircraft and even warned a colleague. Yet two fire trucks subsequently ran over an injured passenger.
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In remarks before a cabinet meeting Tuesday, President Obama promised more executive action bypassing Congress, telling those assembled he would use “a pen and a phone,” The Blaze reported.
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Iran’s chief negotiator, Abbas Araqchi, who helped his country secure the nuclear deal with the U.S. and other Western countries, is claiming victory.
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South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy slammed the State Department Friday night over its slow response in finally naming the suspected terrorist groups responsible for the attack in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.
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A federal judge struck down Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban Tuesday, but headed off any rush to the altar by setting aside his order while state and local officials complete an appeal.
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Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in his State of the State Address on Tuesday addressed the Bridgegate scandal plaguing his administration, saying he is responsible for what happens on his watch – “both good and bad” – and pledged to “cooperate with all inquiries to ensure that this breach of trust does not happen again.”
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Shot Show: Police Officers Explain Why Millennials Make Terrible Cops
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kerry PicketPolice departments across the country are struggling with staffing shortages as a result of a weak economy, hiring freezes, furloughs, layoffs, and cutbacks to salaries, benefits, and retirement incentives.
Google Announces Contact Lens Glucose Monitor
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsGoogle has announced that it is testing a prototype for a contact lens that would help people with diabetes manage their disease.
Tom Coburn to Step Down at End of 113th Congress
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsSen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., plans to give up his Senate seat at the end of this Congress, he said in a statement Thursday night.
The Church of Global Warming Hearts Communism
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by John HaywardQuick show of hands: who’s surprised to learn the global warming fanatics think communism is super-awesome?
Conservative Insurgents Strike Blow Against GOP Establishment
/17 Comments/in Featured, News /by Timothy P. CarneyCold cash, together with control of institutions, is what makes the Establishment the Establishment. But in the current Republican civil war, the insurgents have secured their own money pipelines, and they control their own institutions – which means the GOP leadership and its allies in the business lobby have a hard fight in front of them.
House Passes $1.1T Omnibus Spending Bill Implementing Murray-Ryan
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Becket AdamsThe U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed with overwhelming support a massive $1.1 trillion “omnibus” spending bill to fund government operations until Sept. 30.
Joe Miller: These Two New Facts Should Give Everyone Pause
/8 Comments/in Featured, From Joe's Desk /by Joe MillerThis week we’ve already learned at least two facts that should give pause to anyone who cares about the liberty and prosperity of this country.
Rated-X Sex Ed Resources Being Pushed on Young Children in Kansas, New York (+video)
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA poster listing X-rated sex acts was posted on a door in plain view of children at a middle school in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. It was no accident. And common core based curriculum in New York directed children to an obscene sex quiz.
IRS ‘Horribly Harassed’ Sarah Palin’s Father Six Times Since 2008
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Tony LeeSarah Palin’s brother said that his father, Chuck Heath, Sr., has been “horribly harassed” by the IRS six times since Palin became the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2008.
House Committee Passes Bill to Completely Ban Taxpayer Funding of Abortions
/6 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Steven ErteltThe House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation that will put in place a complete ban on taxpayer funding of abortions that ensures abortions are not directly funded in any federal governmental program or department.
Crime Study: Handguns, Not ‘Assault Rifles,’ Used in Most Mass Shootings
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul BedardMedia hype about mass shootings in America has fostered a myth that the killings are on the rise and that an assault weapon ban, expanded background checks and greater attention to the mentally ill will curb a rampaging epidemic, according to an authoritative and exhaustive study by a noted criminologist.
Senators: Police Should Get Warrants to Use Drones in the U.S.
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Lorenzo Franceschi-BicchieraiIn addition to privacy, the hearing also briefly touched on another key issue that could slow down drone integration: safety. Some senators expressed concern over letting unmanned flying robots share the airspace with thousands of manned airplanes.
Ambassador Stevens Cabled Washington: CIA Says ‘AQ [Al Qaeda] Training Camps Within Benghazi’
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Terence P. JeffreyOn August 16, 2012–a little less than a month before the terrorist attacks on the U.S. State Department and CIA facilities in Benghazi, Libya–Amb. Chris Stevens sent a cable to State Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. stating that a CIA officer on the ground in Benghazi had briefed a State Department officer in that city the day before “on the location of approximately ten Islamist militias and AQ training camps within Benghazi.”
Alaska to Pay $5.75 Billion for Exxon LNG Project Stake
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Bradley Olson and Rebecca PentyAlaska plans to jump-start a $45 billion natural gas export project by pitching in more than 10 percent of the cost and joining Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), BP Plc (BP/), ConocoPhillips and TransCanada Corp. (TRP) as an equity partner.
Alaska Will Be Leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Barbara HaneyErik McCormick, director of assessment with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (AK DEED) announced that Alaska will be leaving the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Governor Parnell and Commissioner Hanley had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SBAC in April of 2013, but withheld announcement of signing the agreement until the legislature had ended the 2013 session in mid-April. The announcement comes days before the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
Income Inequality: Obama Owes You $19,000
/3 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Jeffrey FolksDemocratic leaders have signaled their intention to make income inequality the centerpiece of the midterm elections, and expanding benefit programs for the poor and unemployed are at the heart of the strategy. As the ever-gracious senior senator from New York, Chuck Schumer, put it, if the GOP opposes extension of long-term unemployment benefits, “it’s going to hurt them in the election.”
Obamacare Time Bomb: Heirs May Face Bill for Your Healthcare
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jennifer G. HickeyMillions of new enrollees are signing up for Medicaid due to its expansion under Obamacare, but many will be shocked to learn that their estates can be held liable for the costs of their healthcare.
Colonel Greg Gadson, Joe Miller’s West Point Classmate and Wounded Warrior, to Speak at Pentagon’s King Observance
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Amaani LyleOn May 7, 2007, Joe Miller’s West Point classmate, Col. Greg Gadson, was returning from a memorial service for two fellow soldiers when he was struck by a roadside bomb. Everything changed, he said.
Video Reveals Asiana Crash Firefighters Saw Girl Before Hitting, Killing Her
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Associated PressVideo from the helmet camera of a firefighter responding to the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco shows at least one rescuer was aware someone was on the ground outside the aircraft and even warned a colleague. Yet two fire trucks subsequently ran over an injured passenger.
Obama Promises More Dictatorial Action in 2014: ‘I’ve Got a Pen and a Phone’
/17 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joe NewbyIn remarks before a cabinet meeting Tuesday, President Obama promised more executive action bypassing Congress, telling those assembled he would use “a pen and a phone,” The Blaze reported.
Iran’s Chief Negotiator: We Won
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Daniel HalperIran’s chief negotiator, Abbas Araqchi, who helped his country secure the nuclear deal with the U.S. and other Western countries, is claiming victory.
Israeli Defense Minister: Kerry is ‘Obsessive,’ ‘Messianic’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joel B PollakIsrael’s Defense Minister, Moshe “Boogy” Ya’alon, is facing criticism from the opposition after slamming U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Rep. Trey Gowdy Wants A Subpoena for Hillary Clinton (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorSouth Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy slammed the State Department Friday night over its slow response in finally naming the suspected terrorist groups responsible for the attack in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.
US Judge Strikes Down Okla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Justin JuozapaviciusA federal judge struck down Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban Tuesday, but headed off any rush to the altar by setting aside his order while state and local officials complete an appeal.
Gov. Christie in State of State Address: ‘I Am Ultimately Responsible’
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Melanie HunterRepublican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in his State of the State Address on Tuesday addressed the Bridgegate scandal plaguing his administration, saying he is responsible for what happens on his watch – “both good and bad” – and pledged to “cooperate with all inquiries to ensure that this breach of trust does not happen again.”