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Planned Parenthood Pulls Names of Corporate Donors After Coca-Cola, Ford and Xerox Object
Representatives from Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co. and Xerox say they've asked Planned Parenthood to remove their names as corporate donors to the embattled organization. The move follows a Daily Signal report revealing the names of 41 companies that Planned Parenthood listed as donors. That list, which was featured on Planned Parenthood's website, has since been removed. >>>… -
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John Kerry Calls Alternatives to Iran Deal ‘Unicorn’ and ‘Fantasy’
Secretary of State John Kerry made a heated defense of the Iran nuclear deal Thursday, saying the U.S. will face international isolation and degraded security if Congress rejects the deal. “The diplomatic support that we have built with all these other countries, that we’ve accumulated, would disappear overnight,” Kerry said at a contentious Senate Foreign… -
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We Asked Companies About Their Donations to Planned Parenthood. Here’s How They Responded.
On Tuesday, The Daily Signal published a list of companies that donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood, either through grants or through matching employee gifts, according to 2nd Vote, a money-tracking website and app that looks at consumers and political causes. The Daily Signal reached out to each company to ask about its donations to… -
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Charlie Hebdo Will No Longer Publish Images of the Prophet Muhammad. Here’s Why.
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will no longer publish depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, according to editor Laurent Sourisseau. Sourisseau told German magazine Stern, as reported by Deutsche Welle, that Charlie Hebdo has “done its job” in promoting free speech and has already successfully “defended the right to caricature.” This announcement comes six months after… -
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The Export-Import Bank Needs to Stay Dead
The Export-Import Bank is dead. Let’s keep it that way. This hoary relic of the Great Depression has been plagued with corruption and fraud. Its lending practices primarily benefit a handful of wealthy American mega-corporations and, far too often, unsavory interests abroad. Ex-Im’s charter expired on June 30, but special interests continue to press Congress… -
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Export-Import Bank Supporters Spend Big on Lobbying
The Export-Import Bank’s most vocal supporters were among the biggest spenders on lobbying in the second quarter. Ex-Im supporter Boeing’s lobbying spending skyrocketed, nearly tripling from the previous quarter. According to a report from Politico Influence, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Boeing, GE, Business Roundtable and National Association of Manufacturers spent a combined $46.9 million… -
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MLK’s Niece Says Her Uncle Would Be ‘Disturbed’ by Planned Parenthood Videos
Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told The Daily Signal that her uncle would have been “very disturbed” by the recent videos showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing the harvesting of fetal body parts. “My uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often said that the Negro cannot win if he’s willing to sacrifice… -
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Trooper Threatened Sandra Bland With Taser Before Her Death: ‘I Will Light You Up’
Texas law enforcement released a graphic dashcam video Tuesday showing a routine traffic stop escalate into a violent altercation between Sandra Bland and a state trooper, leading to her arrest. Bland was found hanging in her jail cell three days later. The footage from trooper Brian Encinia’s car initially shows the officer handing Bland a… -
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How a Transportation Bill Could Revive the Export-Import Bank and Tackle Planned Parenthood
As the Senate prepares to debate legislation addressing the financial future of the Highway Trust Fund, several senators are looking to the bill as a vehicle to address controversial issues, including Obamacare and Planned Parenthood’s federal funding. The Senate voted Wednesday night on a procedural measure to advance the highway funding bill, which has been dubbed… -
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Disability Payments in Jeopardy as Trust Fund Set to Run Dry Next Year
It’s not easy to live on $944 per month, especially if you are disabled. But $944—less than the federal poverty level—is what the average disabled worker’s benefit will fall to if Congress does nothing before the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund runs dry at the end of 2016. According to the Social Security Trustees 2015… -
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What the New York Times Got Wrong About the Planned Parenthood Videos
According to the folks at the New York Times, this whole Planned Parenthood story is not a story. And if anybody needs to be investigated, says the Times, it’s certainly not the country’s largest abortion provider, which we’ve now learned is possibly also in the business of selling aborted babies’ livers, hearts and other body… -
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Five Years After Dodd-Frank, Worry of ‘Too Big to Fail’ Still Persists
Five years after Congress passed the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as a response to the 2008 financial crisis, Americans remain concerned about the potential for big-bank taxpayer bailouts. Congress blamed the financial crisis on risky investments and overlooked regulatory failure, according to Norbert Michel, research fellow in financial regulations at… -
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‘Trainwreck’ Makes the Case for Monogamy
She’s no fan of monogamy, she is baffled when her boyfriend talks about marriage and she’s all about the one-night stand. You’d think she’d be the heroine in a Hollywood movie. Instead, she’s…well, a “Trainwreck.” (And “Trainweck” is not some new slang for “super cool,” in case you’re wondering.) Director Judd Apatow’s latest movie follows… -
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Undercover Videos Show Why We Must Defund Planned Parenthood
A video released last week by the Center for Medical Progress shocked the nation by showing an executive of Planned Parenthood sipping wine and casually talking about the going rate for the organs of aborted infants. Yesterday morning, another undercover video compounded outrage toward Planned Parenthood’s activities. It once again raises the question of whether… -
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OECD’s BEPS Project Further Highlights the Need for Corporate Tax Reform
It’s no secret that our corporate tax code is a mess. At 35 percent (39.1 percent when including the average rate of the states), the U.S. corporate tax rate is the highest among the world’s developed nations, well above the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average of 25.3 percent. These high rates discourage… -
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The Relationship Between Planned Parenthood and Redefining Marriage
Last week many of us were disgusted to learn Planned Parenthood is harvesting and selling body parts from aborted children. As the largest provider of abortion in America, Planned Parenthood is part of the problem, on the “supply” side. But as we all learned in Econ 101, there’s both supply and demand. What’s behind the… -
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13 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger
Planned Parenthood, engulfed in a scandal following the release of two undercover videos, is the largest abortion provider in the United States. On its website, the organization compliments Margaret Sanger as one of the pro-choice movement’s “great heroes.” Sanger started the American Birth Control League in 1921; it became part of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America… -
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16 Tweets Reacting to Another Video Exposing Planned Parenthood
The Center for Medical Progress unveiled another covertly filmed video that exposes a Planned Parenthood executive negotiating the price of aborted fetal body parts. Social media has been erupting with responses from both sides of the aisle since the release of the video. Common hashtags surrounding the scandal include #DefundPlannedParenthood, #PPSellsBabyParts, #SketchySource and #StandwithPP. Among… -
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Amazon Pulls Negative Reviews of New Marriage Book
A day after The Daily Signal reported on controversial reviews for Ryan T. Anderson’s new book on Amazon.com, the country's largest Internet retailer said it has removed reviews that included photos of Nazi concentration camps. Anderson’s book, “Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom,” had one-star ratings that included pictures of men in what… -
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John Kasich: US Will Have ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ Over Iran Deal
NASHUA, N.H.—During the first town hall of his presidential campaign, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said President Obama’s deal with Iran is “guaranteeing they’re going to get a nuclear weapon.” Kasich, the sixteenth Republican to enter the race for president, announced his campaign this morning at Ohio State University. .@JohnKasich at NH town hall: “Government needs…