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Benghazi, IRS, AP scandals — will buck ever stop with Obama?
The first question for White House spokesman Jay Carney at Tuesday’s press briefing went right to the heart of the growing crisis facing President Obama:
In the matters of the Benghazi terror attack, the IRS targeting conservative groups, the Justice…
Reservations: the new jujitsu of the restaurant industry
The line outside San Francisco’s hottest new restaurant starts forming at about 4:00 pm on a Friday night. ; A dozen or so people line up for about 10 walk-in seats at State Bird Provisions –which just nabbed the James…
The Venezuelan Election Settled Nothing
Nicolas Maduro’s 1.5% win indicated that Venezuela is, at best, a totally divided society. It also suggests that the winner, Maduro, has no legitimacy.
In winning the election, Maduro deployed tens of millions–if not hundreds of millions–of dollars in state…
Marriage equality, the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice’s cousin
Chief Justice John Roberts. (AP)
Today, the Supreme Court considered a case about whether voters in a state can pass a law that arguably violates the Constitution of the United States of America. ; The case about to decide the…
America’s willful blindness — Obama is a divider not a unifier
The much discussed Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, which was released Thursday morning, shows a sharply divided America. Not much new there.
Half of those surveyed think that the across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect on Friday with the…
Obama’s State of the Union speech a well-crafted, hollow recitation of nothing more than words
The president did what he had to do. He delivered a well-written, well-crafted speech that hit all the right notes and drew the appropriate applause lines.
Obama advanced the agenda his has honed over the last four years in office,…
Fox News hires Scott Brown as contributor
Fox News Channel is hiring former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown as a contributor, and the Republican is making his debut in prime time on Wednesday. ;
The network says Brown will offer commentary across several programs, starting with Sean Hannity…
Republicans need to quit complaining and start cooperating with Obama
Tonight, the president of the United States of America and the leader of the party that won the election in 2012 set forward a strong plan not only for the next four years but the next four decades of American…
President Obama jokes with Buddhist monk asking for prayers on budget
BANGKOK, Thailand – President Obama joked with a Buddhist monk at the Wat Pho Royal Monastery in Bangkok that, “yes we’re working on this budget we’re going to need a lot of prayer for that.”
Obama made the remark after…
Purr-fect ‘Pic for Pets’ app helps increase animal adoption
Looking to adopt a new pet? A new mobile app called “Pics for Pets” puts your directly in touch with animal shelters in your area.
The app for iOS and Android devices was created by DoSomething.org to increase shelter animal…
