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Feminazi win is a win for America. Rush Limbaugh is upset over the Komen cave on their original Right wing plan to defund Planned Parenthood.
Remember in December when Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi was roaming around Tallahassee asking officials, including Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi to pee in a cup? Well, the package finally made it onto the air last night.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” Whether the guests are friends staying on the sofa, or political protestors taking over the city streets, there is a always a time to move on. That said, it is often great fun to go, and in the end, it is also fun to stay.
Karen Handel, a former GOP candidate who ran on a pro-life platform, shows her true colors.
The recently signed NDAA confirms the president's authority to detain terrorists in military custody without trial. The bill's proponents consider it a boon to counterterrorism efforts but it will only hinder intelligence collection; chill information sharing among local, national, and international law enforcement agencies; and alienate the American Muslim community.
U.S. students rank poorly in proficiency on both domestic and international math exams, a problem that could cost the country $75 trillion over 80 years, according to a new study. U.S. students fall behind 31 countries in math proficiency and behind 16 countries in reading proficiency, according to the report released Wednesday, titled "Globally Challenged: Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete?"
The Obama team has long argued that when it comes to unemployment, it is the trend, not the actual number, that will be important. And the trend, at least for now, looks pretty good (Jan. ’11 to Jan. ’12) Now compare this with unemployment trend lines for other presidents who have been successfully re-elected: Reagan (’83-’84) Bush 43 (’03-’04) And those that have lost re-election: Bush 41 (’91-’92) Carter (’79-’80) Data courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is offended that President Barack Obama quoted scripture to make the case for a fairer tax policy.
"We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives. "
Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination — and it's no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren't serving the American people.
President Barack Obama is unveiling a new jobs initiative geared toward veterans Friday that the administration says will put thousands of former men and women in uniform back to work.
H/T my friend @Johnnr
The court's decision gets the response it deserves.
Mitt Romney has said that his comments about not caring about the very poor were taken out of context. But the more context you give them, the worse it gets.
Last Friday, the influential California Air Resources Board adopted new emission rules that will require carmakers to sell increasing number of zero-emission vehicles in the state, starting in 2018. By 2025, fully 15.4 percent of the cars sold annually in California must be zero-emission...
Six major “super PACs” backing former and current Republican presidential candidates were almost entirely funded by massive contributions from individuals and corporations of at least $100,000, according to a TPM analysis of campaign finance data.
Google search trends were almost as accurate as polls in reflecting each event's winners.
NEW YORK — Authorities say a TSA agent stole $5,000 from a passenger as he was going through security at Kennedy Airport.
Before Handel’s hiring, Komen’s lobbying shop was staunchly Democratic — from its head to its hired guns, former Democratic aides did most of the heavy lifting on everything from the breast cancer stamp
