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Gun-free zones are killing us

Hours before the latest shooting at a movie theater in Louisiana, President Obama lamented what he regards as his greatest failure as president – his inability to pass gun control measures. In an interview with the BBC, he complained that…

Surviving solar storms: Could the ‘Scorch Trials’ world become real?

File photo. A solar flare is pictured erupting from the sun October 25, 2013 in this NASA handout photograph from its Solar Dynamics Observatory. (REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters) In the recently released “Maze Runner: Scorch Trials” trailer, kids have to survive…

Republicans start small on ObamaCare, cross fingers for court intervention

Jan. 7, 2015: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP) HERSHEY, Pa. – Republican leaders have yet to spell out their strategy for tackling ObamaCare now that they control Congress,…

President Starts New Term Off On The Wrong Foot

Earlier today members of the 114th Congress were sworn in and took their oath of office for the new term. There has been a lot of talk about the promise for a more bipartisan, conciliatory Congress. This has been coming…

The Fate Of Obamacare Under Republican Leadership

The dust is settling after the Democrats’ epic rout on Tuesday. The blame for the Democrats’ shortfall at the ballot box falls squarely on President Obama’s shoulders. And he knows it. Republicans won at least seven Senate seats and have…

ObamaCare rate increases fuel Republican attacks ahead of midterm elections

ObamaCare rate increases are coming to some key battleground states, fueling Republican attacks ahead of next month’s midterm elections. “It looks like we’re going to have double-digit premium increases in places like Alaska, and Iowa and Louisiana,” said health economist…

Lesson for lawmakers in Landrieu, Roberts’ residency woes: Get back home early, often

Every election cycle, some candidate or elected official gets hammered for not really living in their district. The persons getting this treatment this time around are senior senators Mary Landrieu, who represents Louisiana, and Pat Roberts who represents Kansas. Both…

Cine de Colorado donde fue la masacre carecía de seguridad

DENVER – El complejo de cines de Colorado que fue escenario de una masacre este mes no tenía ningún guardia de seguridad uniformado la noche del tiroteo, a pesar de que otros cines operados por la misma empresa dieron este…

The Government Cannot Protect Us From Every Catastrophe We Face

Tuesday night, in an Oval Office speech to the nation, President Obama took the gloves off. He lashed out at BP over the monumental oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He vowed that he will make BP pay for…