With a potentially ground-breaking decision on gay marriage expected next week, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Friday morning that he and other judges should stop setting moral standards concerning homosexuality and other issues.
Cable news channels regularly stoke their viewers’ fears about China holding $1.1 trillion of U.S. debt. But they’re focused on the wrong $1.1 trillion of loans.
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Gov. Jan Brewer signed an elections bill that basically wipes out Libertarian and other third-party candidates, boosting their signature requirements to unattainable levels. Green Party candidates would actually have to collect more signatures than they have party members.
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Egypt’s president has warned Ethiopia that “all options are open” in dealing with its construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.
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Men are checking out of society and boycotting marriage because they are making rational decisions about changing incentives.
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An American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department.
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Watchdog groups are gaining strength, opposition parties are challenging and exposing the faults of the status quo, and social and traditional news media organizations are increasingly seeking to hold officials accountable.
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Aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.
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For forgetful types, it promises to be a new wonder pill. But far from boosting the memory, the tiny swallowable capsules contain a minute chip that transmits an individual’s personal details.
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The cost of health care has been a nagging public policy issue for decades, even before the government took on the task of insuring retirees in the 1960s. Read this article about the ingenious ways doctors are revamping medicine as we know it in the US – for the better.
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As I’ve listened to the immigration debate over the last several weeks, I’ve struggled with a number of thoughts, most of them negative. Why are our allies saying they’ll embrace amnesty if the border is secured?
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Secret FISA judges are appointed, not by the President, but by the judiciary itself. They have been quietly expanding – through Supreme Court-style opinions – the fed’s reach into the private lives of unwitting Americans, including records on “health, guns, and credit cards.”
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The inflammatory terms “profiling,” “wannabe cop” and “vigilante” will be permitted in opening statements Monday by prosecutors in the George Zimmerman trial, a judge ruled Friday.
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In an article published online Friday, Rachel Rose Hartman of Yahoo! News lamented that President Obama’s upcoming trip to Africa would not include a stop in Kenya, “the country of his birth.”
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On Saturday, Ann Coulter attacked the immigration legislation and questioned why Republicans, including junior Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, would support such legislation after suggesting otherwise during an election.
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Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed secrets about the federal government’s surveillance programs, has reportedly has left for a “third country,” the Hong Kong government said Sunday.
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President Obama has appointed Muslims to high U.S. government positions, once declared America no longer Christian, is working on direct talks with the Taliban and has plans to hand over weapons to Muslims in Syria.
A battle is raging in the U.S. military – over religious rights of the soldiers who defend American lives and values.
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President Obama said Saturday that scientists must design new fuels and energy sources to curb carbon pollution, part of a larger plan that he will announce next week that is expected to include efforts to regulate emissions from coal-fired power plants.
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‘We may no longer live in fear of global annihilation,” President Obama declared on Wednesday, “but so long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe.” He’s right about the last point, because even as the President offers new dreams of U.S. nuclear disarmament, the world is entering a new proliferation age.
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HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher asked female Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa al Mansour about the obstacles she encountered as a female filmmaker on Friday and spoke out against the nation’s governing religion of Islam.
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Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) on Thursday proposed legislation that would require federal workers to be fired if they don’t answer questions from Congress.
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Highlighting the split between big-business Republicans and their more socially conservative brethren, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Friday mocked Karl Rove and his allies at the super PAC American Crossroads as a bunch of out-of-touch “fat cats” who spend their time sipping drinks at country clubs.
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Customer Shoots, Kills Robber, Won’t be Charged (+video)
/4 Comments/in Featured, Video /by WSB-TVPolice are investigating a deadly shooting that happened while a crowd of people waited outside a shoe store on Moreland Avenue in Little Five Points.
Judges: America’s Mullahs
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael GordonWith a potentially ground-breaking decision on gay marriage expected next week, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Friday morning that he and other judges should stop setting moral standards concerning homosexuality and other issues.
NBC’s Gregory Asks Guardian Reporter Who Broke Snowden Story, “Why Shouldn’t You be Charged?”
/3 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by FREDERIC J. FROMMERTrue to form, the sycophantic US media moves even a step lower in their embrace of the surveillance state.
Over a Trillion Dollars of Student Loans on the Brink; Fall-Out Could Be Enormous
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Adam B. WolfCable news channels regularly stoke their viewers’ fears about China holding $1.1 trillion of U.S. debt. But they’re focused on the wrong $1.1 trillion of loans.
Arizona Republicans Effectively Eliminate Third Parties from Congressional Elections
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Laurie RobertsGov. Jan Brewer signed an elections bill that basically wipes out Libertarian and other third-party candidates, boosting their signature requirements to unattainable levels. Green Party candidates would actually have to collect more signatures than they have party members.
Aljazeera Reports that Egypt is Threatening War With Ethiopia Over Water
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by aljazeera.comEgypt’s president has warned Ethiopia that “all options are open” in dealing with its construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.
Going Galt: Why Men are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood and the American Dream
/5 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Matt K. LewisMen are checking out of society and boycotting marriage because they are making rational decisions about changing incentives.
American Factory Boss Says He’s Being Held Hostage by Scores of Workers in Beijing
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Associated PressAn American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department.
Official Corruption in Mexico, Once Rarely Exposed, Is Starting to Come to Light
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by KARLA ZABLUDOVSKYWatchdog groups are gaining strength, opposition parties are challenging and exposing the faults of the status quo, and social and traditional news media organizations are increasingly seeking to hold officials accountable.
Death-Defying Wallenda Daredevil Crosses Colorado River Near Grand Canyon 1/4 Mile up on Tightrope
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Fox NewsAerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.
The Daily Smart Pill that Can Remember All Your Passwords: Tablets Can Transmit Personal Details to Devices as They Pass Through Body
/1 Comment/in Featured, The Offbeat /by NICK MCDERMOTTFor forgetful types, it promises to be a new wonder pill. But far from boosting the memory, the tiny swallowable capsules contain a minute chip that transmits an individual’s personal details.
Cash as an Alternative to Obamacare (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe cost of health care has been a nagging public policy issue for decades, even before the government took on the task of insuring retirees in the 1960s. Read this article about the ingenious ways doctors are revamping medicine as we know it in the US – for the better.
Amnesty: Another Ruling Class Effort to Destroy America?
/6 Comments/in Featured, From Joe's Desk /by Joe MillerAs I’ve listened to the immigration debate over the last several weeks, I’ve struggled with a number of thoughts, most of them negative. Why are our allies saying they’ll embrace amnesty if the border is secured?
Judicial Tyranny? FISA Courts Fashioning Their Own Rules, In Secret, to Spy on Every American
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Peter Wallsten, Carol D. Leonnig and Alice CritesSecret FISA judges are appointed, not by the President, but by the judiciary itself. They have been quietly expanding – through Supreme Court-style opinions – the fed’s reach into the private lives of unwitting Americans, including records on “health, guns, and credit cards.”
Zimmerman Trial: Judge Allows Prosecutors to use Inflammatory “Wannabe Cop” and “Vigilante” to Describe Defendant
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe inflammatory terms “profiling,” “wannabe cop” and “vigilante” will be permitted in opening statements Monday by prosecutors in the George Zimmerman trial, a judge ruled Friday.
Yahoo News Reports Obama Born in Kenya
/52 Comments/in Featured, News /by Drew ZahnIn an article published online Friday, Rachel Rose Hartman of Yahoo! News lamented that President Obama’s upcoming trip to Africa would not include a stop in Kenya, “the country of his birth.”
Coulter Warns GOP will Suffer ‘Devastating’ Consequences if Immigration Reform Passes (+video)
/7 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Jeff PoorOn Saturday, Ann Coulter attacked the immigration legislation and questioned why Republicans, including junior Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, would support such legislation after suggesting otherwise during an election.
Hong Kong: Snowden Has Left for Third Country, US Extradition Request Rejected (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorEdward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed secrets about the federal government’s surveillance programs, has reportedly has left for a “third country,” the Hong Kong government said Sunday.
Now it’s Muslim Lawyers Demanding Obama’s Arrest
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by WNDPresident Obama has appointed Muslims to high U.S. government positions, once declared America no longer Christian, is working on direct talks with the Taliban and has plans to hand over weapons to Muslims in Syria.
Battle Raging Within US Military Over Religious Rights of Soldiers
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jack MinorA battle is raging in the U.S. military – over religious rights of the soldiers who defend American lives and values.
Obama Declares War on Global Warming, Making Good on Campaign Promise to Bankrupt Coal (+video)
/5 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Fox NewsPresident Obama said Saturday that scientists must design new fuels and energy sources to curb carbon pollution, part of a larger plan that he will announce next week that is expected to include efforts to regulate emissions from coal-fired power plants.
The Obama Age of Proliferation: While the President Dreams, Nuclear Weapons Spread
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Wall Street Journal‘We may no longer live in fear of global annihilation,” President Obama declared on Wednesday, “but so long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe.” He’s right about the last point, because even as the President offers new dreams of U.S. nuclear disarmament, the world is entering a new proliferation age.
Bill Maher Hammers Islam: ‘It’s the Liberals Here Who Don’t Quite Get It’ (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Jeff PoorHBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher asked female Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa al Mansour about the obstacles she encountered as a female filmmaker on Friday and spoke out against the nation’s governing religion of Islam.
“Lerner Bill” to Fire Federal Employees Who Refuse to Testify
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Pete KasperowiczRep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) on Thursday proposed legislation that would require federal workers to be fired if they don’t answer questions from Congress.
Senator Jeff Session Blasts Karl Rove and Country Club Republicans for Amnesty Bill (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Michael McAuliffHighlighting the split between big-business Republicans and their more socially conservative brethren, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Friday mocked Karl Rove and his allies at the super PAC American Crossroads as a bunch of out-of-touch “fat cats” who spend their time sipping drinks at country clubs.