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Cartoon: Lois Lerner’s Missing Emails
What’s the full story? >>> Seriously? IRS Says Lois Lerner’s Blackberry Was ‘Wiped Clean’
Jindal Challenges Obama’s “Unlawful Coercion” into Common Core
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against the Obama Administration over its use of federal funding and waivers from… Read More
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Family Could Lose Home Over Son’s Drug Possession
In March, Chris Sourovelis’ son was caught selling $40 of heroin to an undercover police officer. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department responded by raiding… Read More
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Seriously? IRS Says Lois Lerner’s Blackberry Was ‘Wiped Clean’
August is supposed to be a quiet time in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area when Congress takes its traditional recess and everyone else who makes… Read More
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In Under 60 Seconds, George Will Takes Down Claim That It’s Too Hard to Find ‘Lost’ IRS Emails
Justice Department lawyers say that it would be “too onerous” to retrieve lost emails from Lois Lerner when she was head of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt division. Last… Read More
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This Obama Administration Proposal Would Effectively Authorize Some Americans Seceding
In its latest assault on the U.S. Constitution, the Obama administration is proposing to recognize so-called “Native” Hawaiians as an Indian tribe entitled to separate… Read More
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Bank Admits Choking Off 3 Legal Enterprises at Government Behest
SunTrust Bank is cutting ties with three types of legal businesses in the latest evidence of the Obama administration’s secretive crusade against “objectionable” enterprises. SunTrust,… Read More
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Green Group Suggested Video Cameras to Spy on Farmer
An environmental group that stands accused of overstepping its inspection authority and trespassing across a Virginia farm also tried to have video cameras installed to monitor… Read More
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FCC Chief: Federal Law and Policy Preempts State Law In ‘Appropriate Circumstances’
WASHINGTON — Despite critics wary of municipal broadband’s disastrous track record across the country, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler continues to forge ahead with… Read More
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No Joke: Florida City Makes It Illegal to Wear Your Pants Too Low
Do we really need to make this illegal? A city in Florida passed an ordinance “prohibiting pants more than two inches below the waistline,” according… Read More
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Police Arrest Student for Shooting a Fictional Dinosaur
Dinosaurs may be extinct, but absurdity in public schools isn’t. Alex Stone is a 16 year-old student in Summerville High School in South Carolina. On… Read More
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Poll: Majority Think Letting 9-Year-Old Play Without Supervision Should Be Illegal
A South Carolina woman, Debra Harell, was arrested last month for letting her daughter play unsupervised in the park. According to a new poll released… Read More
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Should a High School Student Get Suspended for Saying ‘Bless You’?
That’s what one student at a Tennessee high school is claiming happened to her. Kendra Turner, a senior at Dyer County High School, was given… Read More
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Florida Police Department to Begin Using Body-Mounted Cameras
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sarasota police officers will begin wearing body-mounted cameras later this year in an effort to increase police transparency. That’s a topic of… Read More
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From Watts to Ferguson: The Pros and Cons of Police Militarization
“One problem, with all of this military equipment, is not so much that the local authorities have this equipment. It’s perhaps that they have too… Read More
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Mom Arrested for Cursing in a Grocery Store
Cursing while shopping for frozen pizzas could send you to jail in North Augusta, S.C. Danielle Wolf, a young mother, was arrested and charged with… Read More
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Local Law Enforcement Defend Use of Armored Military Vehicles
Amid heightened attention about the militarization of police, law enforcement agencies across Mississippi are continuing to stock up on military-grade armored vehicles from federal surplus. Two… Read More
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How Did Your Police Department End Up With an MRAP?
For years, the federal government has been providing surplus military equipment to local law enforcement through the 1033 Program. Since its inception in 1997, the program… Read More
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Texas District Attorney Gins Up Charges Against Rick Perry
As a character noted in Tom Wolfe’s “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” a prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict anything, even a ham… Read More
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Arresting Your Cash: Heritage Panel Discusses Civil Forfeiture Reform
On July 29, reformers challenging the abuses of civil forfeiture laws gathered at The Heritage Foundation to discuss the pitfalls of forfeiture and the possibilities… Read More
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‘Thunderstruck?’: Missouri Governor Helped Ferguson Get Surplus Military Equipment
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who yesterday said he was “thunderstruck” to learn how militarized police in Ferguson had become, signed off as recently as January… Read More
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Can You Stop an Assessor From Entering Your Home?
A Dover, Wis., couple has filed a lawsuit in state court in which they allege their property was assessed in 2013 at an “excessive, arbitrary… Read More
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Why Is the Hollywood Elite Trying to Deny Others What They Have?
Consumer advocacy groups have long painted the payday loan industry – companies that provide extremely short-term credit – as evil and predatory. Now, the federal… Read More
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‘A Little Aggressive’: Governor Surprised by Militarization of Ferguson Police
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said on ABC’s “This Week” that he was “thunderstruck” by the “overmilitarization” of law enforcement in Ferguson. After taking heat for… Read More
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Missouri Governor Says Local Police ‘Clearly’ Tried to ‘Besmirch’ Michael Brown
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said local police were “clearly attempting to besmirch” Michael Brown by releasing images of the 18-year-old strong-arming a man during a robbery shortly… Read More
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Rick Perry Responds to Indictment: ‘I Stood Up for the Rule of Law in Texas’
Gov. Rick Perry said today on “Fox News Sunday” that he would “make exactly the same decision” that led to a grand jury indictment Friday…. Read More
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What Is He Hiding? Inspectors General Say Obama Administration Obstructing Justice
In an unprecedented letter, a majority of the federal government’s inspectors general (IGs) claim that the Obama administration is obstructing their investigations into government mismanagement… Read More
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Eric Holder Just Lost Big on This Hot-Button Issue
Attorney General Eric Holder suffered a huge loss last week in his war on election integrity. A federal judge refused to issue a preliminary injunction… Read More
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Missouri Democrat Tried to Restrict Public Information on Police Shootings Last Year
Much of the nation’s attention has been turned on the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., this week as protesters continue to lash out at… Read More
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Ferguson Police: Video Shows Michael Brown Strong-Arming Store Clerk
Police in Ferguson, Mo., this morning released stills from a video that they said shows 18-year-old Michael Brown strong-arming a smaller, older man during a robbery inside… Read More
