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Candidate for Governor Says She Wasn’t Fired by Her Family, but ‘Downsized’
MADISON, Wis. — Responding to allegations she was fired from her family’s firm in the 1990s, Mary Burke now says she was a victim of… Read More
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Sharyl Attkisson Releases Chilling Video of Mysterious Deletions on Her Computer
Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson, a senior independent contributor to The Daily Signal, released video showing what she believes to be a hacker deleting data from… Read More
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Her Son Was Killed by an Illegal Immigrant. Now, She’s Making Her Anti-Amnesty Case to Obama.
Tragedy struck Mary Ann Mendoza’s family in May when an illegal immigrant, who was driving drunk, killed her son. Brandon Mendoza, a Mesa, Ariz., police… Read More
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This City Is Spending Big Bucks on Artsy Stop Signs
ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul may be predictably progressive, but the powers at City Hall enthusiastically embrace the “1 percent.” The 1 percent, that… Read More
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A Voter’s Guide to Untangling the ‘Jungle’ Election That Could Keep America Waiting
America’s political operatives are spread across the land fighting for their candidates, from the frosty U.S. Senate race in Alaska to the red-hot governor’s race… Read More
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Exclusive: Rand Paul Says Obama Thinks He Can ‘Act Like a King’
Taking a break from campaign stops for fellow Republicans, Sen. Rand Paul was back in Washington, D.C., yesterday to deliver a keynote address at The… Read More
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13 Photos You Don’t Want to Miss From This Week’s News
Too busy collecting costume materials to keep up with headlines this week? No worries. We’ve collected some of the best news photography from this week’s… Read More
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School Issues ‘No Trespass Order’ on Iraq Veteran Who Questioned Daughter’s Homework Assignment on Islam
An Iraq veteran was banned from his daughter’s high school after objecting to a required homework assignment about Islam. Kevin Wood, father of an 11th-grader… Read More
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Poll Shows Young Voters Switching Allegiance From Democrats to GOP
In a sign that Republican efforts to target the youth vote is paying off, a new poll finds a majority of young Americans who intend… Read More
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Caught on Tape: Lindsey Graham Riffs on White Men and Baptists in Leaked Recordings
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is considering a run for president, was caught on tape at a private gathering this month saying, “White men… Read More
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‘Bathroom Bill’ Unresolved as Houston Mayor Backs Off Subpoenas of Pastors’ Sermons
Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker, the city’s first openly homosexual mayor, yesterday withdrew subpoenas of sermons and other communications from five local pastors. Parker’s decision… Read More
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Brittany Maynard Planned to Die on Nov. 1. Now, Her Plans Have Changed.
Brittany Maynard, the Oregon woman who made news earlier this month with her plans to die on Nov. 1, has released a new video announcing… Read More
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Attack Ad on ‘Immigration Amnesty’ Puts Karl Rove in Unexpected Camp
Karl Rove’s support for what many Americans consider amnesty for illegal immigrants has put the Republican political guru at odds with The Heritage Foundation for… Read More
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Computer Hacks and Screaming Flacks: 5 Startling Anecdotes From Sharyl Attkisson’s New Book
Sharyl Attkisson has been called a “pit bull” by former bosses and “unreasonable” by top Obama administration officials. The veteran investigative reporter isn’t known for… Read More
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City Says Ministers Don’t Have to Wed Same-Sex Couples, but Here’s Why It’s Not Over Yet
An Idaho town is not going to force a Christian ministry couple who own a wedding chapel to perform same-sex marriages there, the town’s chief… Read More
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Latest Reason to Oppose Amnesty? Voter Fraud
Are non-citizens potentially voting in Tuesday’s election? Yes, according to Old Dominion University Professors Jesse Richman and David Earnest, who wrote an article for The… Read More
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Poll: More Hispanics Want Republicans to Control Senate than Democrats
Half of Hispanics don’t think it matters who controls the senate after the November election, according to a new poll. When asked. “If control of… Read More
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Clinton Judge Gives Catholic University Temporary Pass on Abortion Drug Mandate
On Tuesday, a federal court in Tampa, Fla. stopped the Obama administration from enforcing the new and improved version of the Obamacare mandate that employers… Read More
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Study: Competition from Uber and Lyft Helps the Poor
Low fares of competing taxi and ridesharing services mean better service for low-income communities, according to a study published Tuesday. Taxi regulations are commonly cited… Read More
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Violent Crime in the US Has Declined Rapidly. What Happened?
From 2000 to 2012, the U.S. violent crime rate fell over 23 percent. Such an improvement in the social fabric would be cause enough for… Read More
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Houston Mayor Has Received Bibles From All Over the Country
Houston Mayor Annise Parker received a surprise after her order to subpoena the sermons of pastors. Bibles have been sent to her office from all… Read More
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How a ‘Crazy’ Runoff Vote in Georgia Could Decide Control of the Senate
The U.S. Senate race in Georgia was supposed to be a gimme for Republicans. After all, it’s a reliably red state in the Deep South…. Read More
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A Massachusetts Town May Ban All Tobacco Sales
A Massachusetts town might become the first in the nation to ban all tobacco sales, according to the Boston Globe. Westminster, Mass. is a town… Read More
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Journalist: Obama Administration More ‘Restrictive’ and ‘Dangerous’ Than Any In History
USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page is the latest in a series of journalists to criticize the White House on transparency. At a White… Read More
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Why Romney Calls Obama’s Plan for Illegal Immigrants ‘Shameful’
Mitt Romney had some harsh words about what he called President Obama’s plan to “unilaterally” grant amnesty to illegal immigrants after next week’s midterm elections…. Read More
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Will This Comment ‘Haunt’ Hillary Clinton? Charles Krauthammer Thinks It Will
On Friday, Hillary Clinton said during a campaign rally in Massachusetts, “Don’t let anybody tell you that it’s corporations and businesses that create jobs.” The… Read More
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How the Decline in Marriage Is Fueling Inequality
Thirty-two percent of the growth in family income inequality since 1979 can be linked to the decline in the marriage rate. That’s according to a… Read More
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Twice-Deported Convict Accused in Slayings of 2 Lawmen
An illegal immigrant charged with the fatal shootings of two California law officers had been deported to Mexico twice but returned twice to the U.S. Authorities charged Luis Enrique… Read More
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The Political Leanings of Your NFL Team’s Fan Base, in 2 Charts
Talk about a political football. With midterm elections right around the corner and football season well under way, how better to commemorate fall than by marrying the… Read More
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Jimmy Carter: ‘If Texas Doesn’t Want to Have Gay Marriage, Then That’s a Right for Texas People to Have’
Jimmy Carter doesn’t think marriage laws should be decided at the federal level. “I’m kind of inclined to let the states decide individually,” the former… Read More
