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Sanctuary city politicians likely think SB 1070 will force their hands
After interviewing Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes about his vote to terminate Arizona contracts doing business in the city, I compared Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law and the California penal code that pertains to law enforcement and immigration. I was surprised to find out that both states require their law enforcement agencies to handle illegal aliens similarly.
Calif. penal code pertaining to immigration similar to Ariz.'s SB 1070
The Los Angeles City Council's vote to boycott Arizona caused more consternation than anything else. L.A. City Council members voted an overwhelming 13-1 to terminate any city contracts with Arizona (worth about $7.7 million) as did other American cities who have considered resolutions to protest the Arizona law or seek boycotts. Among these cities are San Francisco and St. Paul, Minn.
Ricky Schroder Honored by GI Film Festival as a Hollywood Patriot
Actor Ricky Schroder is in Washington, D.C. for the G.I. Film Festival (GIFF) which honors the heroic stories of U.S. armed forces and their successes and sacrifices for freedom around the world.
Off the beaten path online: Chris Christie destroys reporter for calling him confrontational...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Chris Christie destroys reporter for calling him confrontational, Eradicating autism through death, Eradicating autism through death
Video: Rep. Darrell Issa and others grill Holder over bribe claims and refusal to say 'radical Islam'
Attorney General Eric Holder had a tough time finding words Thursday afternoon when Congressman Darrell Issa, California Republican and ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took Attorney General Eric Holder to task over ignoring the Congressman's inquiries regarding an alleged bribery scandal between the White House and sitting Democratic Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak.
Without IDF checkpoints, GPS directions potentially deadly
Israel has been removing its checkpoints due to U.S. political pressure - but now GPS systems advising motorists to take shorter routes in the West Bank leave non-Arabs unprotected in dangerous areas.
Audio: Sen. Boxer's answer to energy crisis: end oil drilling and check your tire pressure
At a press conference today Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, California Democrats, along with Senator Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat, and Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon Democrat, presented legislation calling for a permanent ban on oil drilling off the West Coast. Democratic Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Ron Wyden of Oregon, while absent at today's presser, are also part of the coalition, according to Senator Boxer.
Sen. Boxer calls Arizona immigration law 'hurtful'
The Los Angeles City Council became the largest city to date to boycott Arizona over the state’s newly passed immigration law known as SB 1070. The City Council voted 13 -1 to ban the city of Los Angeles from doing business with Arizona unless the legislation is repealed. The boycott means almost $8 million in contracts will be terminated.
Video: Swedish cartoonist known for Mohammed sketch attacked at lecture
Lars Vilks, a Swedish cartoonist, who angered Muslims after sketching the Prophet Mohammed in 2007 with the body of a dog, was said to be assaulted on Tuesday at a lecture he was giving.
Audio: Rep. Weiner poo poo's new CBO health care estimate showing larger cost
Democrats know their new health care law is not gaining any new fans, and the new numbers coming out of the Congressional Budget Office prove what everybody else had been saying all along. The health care legislation is too expensive, and we cannot afford it, but don’t tell that to Congressman Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat. Chasing after Mr. Weiner after he spoke at a union gathering of nurses, I asked him about what he thinks about CBO coming out with numbers that went way over the projected estimate prior the health care vote in March.
Book: White House's chilly response to whether Obama golf date with Limbaugh was possible
AccordingAccording to Zev Chafets new book "Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One," coming out on May 25 from Sentinel, an explosive back and forth between the White House and conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh happened when, President Obama was asked if he would play a round of golf with the radio star.
Dems on the hill to lib allies: dial back immigration protests/boycott strategy
Polls continue to show that Arizonans and Americans at large continue to support SB 1070, and some Capitol Hill politicians, while critical of Arizona’s immigration bill seem to prefer employing actions other than protests and boycotts.
So much for racial profiling at ice cream shops, Mr. President
An illegal immigrant who became known as the "ice cream killer" flew beneath immigration authorities' radar for way too long, while our president spends too much time worrying about the wrong people at ice cream shops.
Off the beaten path online: DCCC pulls out of Hawaii special election race...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: DCCC pulls out of Hawaii special election race, Kagan: THIS Harriet Miers will get confirmed, Kagan: THIS Harriet Miers will get confirmed.
Barney Frank 2006 video: Banks forced to report too much
Congressman Barney Frank made some startling admissions about the housing financial crisis and his capability to handle it.
