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Suit over White House involvement with Panthers
Fresh off releasing documents proving the Obama/Holder Justice Department lied about political involvement in the decision to drop the voter-intimidation case against New Black Panthers, Judicial Watch sues White House based on my reporting in January about a potential White House connection.
Rasmussen: Alaska's Joe Miller holds double digit lead over McAdams and Murkowski
Despite running as a write-in candidate, Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski is still not cutting into the massive lead Alaska Senate Republican candidate Joe Miller has over Democrat Scott McAdams. According to Rasmussen.
GOP takes steps to remove Murkowski from energy post
Senate Republican leadership made it clear on Tuesday afternoon that the conference will be meeting on Wednesday to decide whether or not Senator Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who recently lost her GOP primary to Joe Miller and is now running as a write-in candidate, should remain as the ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Pence talks about the presidency
Mike Pence's speech on Monday on the presidency was a major gauntlet thrown in front of Barack Obama -- and a major philosophical statement worth pondering.
Dems sabotaged defense bill to fire up base for November
Whispers around Capitol Hill are the Defense Authorization bill was never meant to pass. Tuesday’s cloture vote in the Senate on the annual Pentagon budget went down in a 56 - 43 vote. The two Arkansas Democrats Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor both crossed party lines and voted with Republicans.
'Pro-life' Senate Dem still 'working through' military abortion issue
Pro-life groups, who felt burned by self-proclaimed pro-life Democrats in Congress during the health care debate should, not start counting on this group to stop such legislation that would keep abortions from happening on military bases.
Liberal tax arguments unimpressive to flat economy and scared Dems
Democrat’s are hauling out the same Keynesian economic persuasion tactics, hoping to have their cake and eat it too in the latest tax battle on Capitol Hill. President George W. Bush’s tax relief for all income levels are set to expire at the end of the year. Democrats have seized upon the opportunity to instigate class warfare by claiming that extending the Bush tax relief to those making $250,000 or above would not reduce the deficit and not make much of a difference in improving the economy, but their rhetoric is simply not backed up by history.
A GOP House majority not really like the 90's
Former President Bill Clinton is peddling out the theory that a Republican majority in the House would only help President Obama, the way it helped his presidency following the 1994 Republican sweep and takeover of the House. A CBS interview with Bob Shieffer, Mr. Clinton gave his thoughts on the issue.
Obama administration ducks transparency with Warren pick
President Barack Obama managed to do an end run around the Senate again and placed Harvard law professor and liberal activist Elizabeth Warren as his choice to form the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
CNBC's Santelli quietly attends tea party rallies
The Chicago Sun Times interviewed hometown CNBC correspondent Rick Santelli, whose five minute rant about government bailouts and suggesting a "tea party" happen over at Lake Michigan a year and a half ago set off the Tea Party movement everyone knows today.
New 'witchy' video hits O'Donnell
Following the release of a 1996 MTV video of a younger Christine O'Donnell who spoke out against masturbation, Delaware's Senate Republican candidate is dealing with another video from her past. In this case, Ms. O'Donnell appeared on Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" in 1999, where she mentioned she "dabbled in witchcraft."
Pence wins Values Voter Summit Straw poll
Congressman Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, was voted as the straw poll winner at the Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C. on Saturday.
Conservatives keep hyped up at Values Voter Summit
The Values Voter Summit kicked off in Washington D.C. on Friday morning and attendees, like at other conservative conferences in the past few months, were more than upbeat with the prospect of successful November elections.
The Democrats' Icon
The new Dem logo is an icon on steroids
Massachusetts School children taught to pray to Allah
Wellesley Massachusetts Public School officials are finding themselves in hot water these days since a new You Tube video was released showing a field trip of a the school's sixth grade class saying Muslim prayers at a local mosque.
