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Pressure on Obama to deal with gay issues

President Obama was noticeably silent last month when the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. But now Mr. Obama — who has said he opposes same-sex marriage as a...

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Obama's $17 billion budget cuts won't likely happen

Obama's promised line-by-line scrub of the federal budget has produced a roster of 121 budget cuts totaling $17 billion -- or about one-half of 1 percent of the $3.4 trillion budget Congress has...

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Record-breaking $3.55 Trillion Budget puts us deep in the red

President Barack Obama is seeking $81 billion more in spending on domestic initiatives in his record $3.55 trillion budget plan while calling on Congress to trim $17 billion worth of programs,...

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Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag

Is it okay to show your patriotism at the office? For one Arlington woman, the answer was "no" after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend. Debbie McLucas is one...

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We will always remember June 4, 1989

The events that occurred at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 3-4, 1989 will always be remembered by most of the world and the citizens in China who are able to find out the truth despite the web and...

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New Politics or the same old Chicago politics?

Can President Obama explain last week's dismissal of federal Inspector General Gerald Walpin for the crime of trying to protect taxpayer dollars? Wall Street Journal Article This smells of political...

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PETA comments on Obama's fly swatting

What a waste of newspaper space! The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA-nonsense) scolded President Obama for not taking a more humane attitude with the fly he swatted during an...

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Dear NY Yankees re: Nationals June 18 game

Total Delay - Approximately 5 hours and 25 minutes I really want to see the attendance announcement during the 8th inning. If I see 45-46,000, I really want to shout bullcrap!!! Who can bet only...

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Fellow Phikap Ed McMahon dies at 86

Reported by NBC News Ed McMahon died at a hospital in Los Angeles this morning, his agent said today. The 86-year-old TV personality died this morning at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center. In Memory

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Why do Republicans think Palin is the one?

From Frank Rich, NYT: In the aftermath of her decision to drop out and cash in, Palin’s standing in the G.O.P. actually rose in the USA Today/Gallup poll. No less than 71 percent of Republicans said...

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Gotta love Hulu for Dave Matthews Band

Ants Marching - my all-time favorite DMB song

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Ron Paul - Healthcare is "not a right"

Ron Paul was interviewed on the Tech Ticker about current healthcare legislation. Link As far as the Texas Congressman is concerned, healthcare is not a right. "I don't have a right to medical care,"...

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Ron Paul - Audit the Fed!

Ron Paul mentioned again on the Tech Ticker about his "Audit the Fed" legislation which has received quite a lot of support in the Congress. Link "Why is Congress so sympathetic to transparency?" Paul...

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A wonderful endorsement Vice-President Joe Biden

Vice President Joe Biden told people attending an AARP town hall meeting that the health care plan must become law in order to avoid bankruptcy. Now, people when I say that look at me and say, ‘What...

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House Dems muzzle GOP on sensitive issues

In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to...

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