Alaska Air Group, Inc., (NYSE: ALK) today reported third quarter 2013 GAAP net income of $289 million, or $4.08 per diluted share, compared to $163 million, or $2.27 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2012.
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How a backwoods clan of bearded, gun-happy Louisiana duck hunters became America’s favorite TV family.
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The number of homeless students in public preschools, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools is at an all-time high.
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Chris Hayes, host of MSNBC’s All In, has a favorite tactic–though not an original one: connecting today’s Republicans with the racist Democrats of the old South.
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University of Colorado Boulder tells students to avoid costumes including cowboys, indians, white trash or anything potentially deemed offensive.
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A pastor in Ohio was viciously beaten this past Sunday after a self-described militant atheist knocked him to the ground for asking his girlfriend if she felt safe with the man.
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The White House, while defending the health care law and vowing to fix the problems with the website, has not explicitly ruled out the possibility of delaying the individual mandate. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, also backed extended enrollment in a written statement Wednesday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-24 00:49:402016-04-11 11:15:43Begich, Other Senate Dems Join Call to Delay ObamaCare Mandate Amid Website Failures
The shutdown/debt limit imbroglio wasn’t a defeat. Defeats leave the losers feeling defeated. But the designated losers, the conservative base of the GOP – which, more accurately, now is the GOP – is more eager and excited than it has been in a long time.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-10-24 00:41:292016-04-11 11:15:44What If They Gave a Shutdown and No One Cared?
In an interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tuesday night, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she won’t be enrolling in the problem-plagued health insurance system that she was charged to implement.
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Nawaz Sharif holds face-to-face talks with Obama and adds to growing pressure over America’s controversial drone program.
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President Obama plans to be the star guest for at least eight fundraising events around the country over the next five weeks for House and Senate Democrats, sources say.
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno revealed this week that just two Army brigades are combat-ready, with budget cuts hampering the military’s ability to train its own troops.
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Hostility between the GOP and the Tea Party could cause a real rift.
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On Friday, October 11, a Muslim convert who calls himself Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum was taken off a terror-bound bus in California and arrested for aiding and abetting the jihadi group al-Qaeda. Another Muslim busted for jihad in America.
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Tallies of top-secret documents show widespread data collection.
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Thought those mortgage lawsuits against banks were winding down? Think again.
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A former University of California-Davis police officer made famous after being filmed pepper-spraying seated activists during a Nov. 2011 protest has been awarded a $38,059 workers’ compensation settlement.
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White House spokesman Jay Carney said the charge from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that an unidentified Republican House leader told President Barack Obama, “I cannot even stand to look at you” during government shutdown negotiations is not accurate — but Durbin is standing by his story.
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A culture basing its collective lifestyle on killing is unsustainable. We may not be able to revive the skeletons in our closet. But we can at least open the closet.
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Lawsuits against Christians – sometimes even churches – have become common when they refuse to support non-Christian events, such as same-sex weddings.
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President Obama repeatedly has promised that no one will lose his health insurance because of Obamacare, declaring, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.”
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Alaska Air Group Reports Record Third Quarter 2013 Results
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by PRNewswireAlaska Air Group, Inc., (NYSE: ALK) today reported third quarter 2013 GAAP net income of $289 million, or $4.08 per diluted share, compared to $163 million, or $2.27 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2012.
Redneck, Inc: The Duck Dynasty Story
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Erik HedegaardHow a backwoods clan of bearded, gun-happy Louisiana duck hunters became America’s favorite TV family.
Student Homelessness Hits Record High (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Blake EllisThe number of homeless students in public preschools, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools is at an all-time high.
Al Gore: Keystone Pipeline an ‘Atrocity’
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Andrew RestucciaA fiery Al Gore urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline, calling the controversial project an “atrocity.”
Did MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Use ‘KKK’ Image for Cruz, Paul, Rubio? (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Joel B. PollakChris Hayes, host of MSNBC’s All In, has a favorite tactic–though not an original one: connecting today’s Republicans with the racist Democrats of the old South.
‘Offensive’ Halloween Costumes Banned by US University
/5 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Lucy KinderUniversity of Colorado Boulder tells students to avoid costumes including cowboys, indians, white trash or anything potentially deemed offensive.
Ohio Pastor Viciously Beaten By Militant Atheist (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Heather ClarkA pastor in Ohio was viciously beaten this past Sunday after a self-described militant atheist knocked him to the ground for asking his girlfriend if she felt safe with the man.
Begich, Other Senate Dems Join Call to Delay ObamaCare Mandate Amid Website Failures
/9 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Fox NewsThe White House, while defending the health care law and vowing to fix the problems with the website, has not explicitly ruled out the possibility of delaying the individual mandate. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, also backed extended enrollment in a written statement Wednesday.
What If They Gave a Shutdown and No One Cared?
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Kurt SchlichterThe shutdown/debt limit imbroglio wasn’t a defeat. Defeats leave the losers feeling defeated. But the designated losers, the conservative base of the GOP – which, more accurately, now is the GOP – is more eager and excited than it has been in a long time.
Sebelius: I’m Not Signing Up for Obamacare (+video)
/5 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Susan JonesIn an interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tuesday night, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she won’t be enrolling in the problem-plagued health insurance system that she was charged to implement.
Identity Theft Russian Roulette: Healthcare.gov Refers Users to Uncertified Navigators and Assisters
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by DAVID STEINBERGInexplicable. Obamacare reps confirm to me: it’s “buyer beware” when contacting their recommended application helpers.
Pakistani PM Pleads with Obama to Put an End to Drone Strikes
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Dan RobertsNawaz Sharif holds face-to-face talks with Obama and adds to growing pressure over America’s controversial drone program.
Obama to Go On Post-Shutdown Fundraising Blitz for Democrats
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Amie ParnesPresident Obama plans to be the star guest for at least eight fundraising events around the country over the next five weeks for House and Senate Democrats, sources say.
Army Chief: Just 2 Brigades Combat-Ready
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsArmy Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno revealed this week that just two Army brigades are combat-ready, with budget cuts hampering the military’s ability to train its own troops.
A War That Might Happen
/7 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Jonah GoldbergHostility between the GOP and the Tea Party could cause a real rift.
Is this the Proper American Muslim Response to Jihad in America?
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Pamela GellerOn Friday, October 11, a Muslim convert who calls himself Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum was taken off a terror-bound bus in California and arrested for aiding and abetting the jihadi group al-Qaeda. Another Muslim busted for jihad in America.
Report: NSA Spied on 124 Billion Phone Calls in One Month
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Adam KredoTallies of top-secret documents show widespread data collection.
US Gov’t Takes Bank Of America To Court And Wins, Jury Finds Countrywide Liable For Fraud
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Halah TouryalaiThought those mortgage lawsuits against banks were winding down? Think again.
Police Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed UC Davis Protesters Awarded $38,000 Settlement (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, Video /by Paul SzoldraA former University of California-Davis police officer made famous after being filmed pepper-spraying seated activists during a Nov. 2011 protest has been awarded a $38,059 workers’ compensation settlement.
White House Now Denying Top Democrat’s Claim About ‘I Cannot Even Stand to Look at You’ Obama Moment
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorWhite House spokesman Jay Carney said the charge from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that an unidentified Republican House leader told President Barack Obama, “I cannot even stand to look at you” during government shutdown negotiations is not accurate — but Durbin is standing by his story.
Nine Generals Fired, Two Military Leaders Suspended
/13 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sonya SandageNine commanding Generals have been fired, and two other leaders are on suspension, in a historic military shake up.
What Happens to Unborn Babies After Abortion? Pathologists Share the Horrors
/3 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Jonathon Van MarenA culture basing its collective lifestyle on killing is unsustainable. We may not be able to revive the skeletons in our closet. But we can at least open the closet.
States Get Sued for Enforcing ‘Gay Rights’
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by WNDLawsuits against Christians – sometimes even churches – have become common when they refuse to support non-Christian events, such as same-sex weddings.
Obama’s Ex-Bodyguard Losing Health Coverage
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by WNDPresident Obama repeatedly has promised that no one will lose his health insurance because of Obamacare, declaring, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.”
Nancy Pelosi: ‘I’m Here On a Mission’
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Anna Palmer and John BresnahanNancy Pelosi isn’t going anywhere.