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Obamacare's Latest Victim Is Religious Freedom

2012-02-02T13:41:00.000-05:00

Obamacare's Latest Victim Is Religious Freedom: "It has not even been two years since Obamacare was enacted, and already the President’s health care law has taken another victim — the religious freedoms Americans hold dear, as reflected by the First Amendment.
The Obama Administration recently reaffirmed a rule under Obamacare that requires many religious employers to provide health care coverage for all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and related education and counseling. On the grounds that certain FDA-approved contraceptive methods can sometimes “cause the demise of embryos both after and before uterine implantation,” many groups also believe that the rule forces them to cover abortion."

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Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

2012-02-01T17:11:00.000-05:00

Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner: "Gallup released their annual state-by-state presidential approval numbers yesterday, and the results should have 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue very worried. If President Obama carries only those states where he had a net positive approval rating in 2011 (e.g. Michigan where he is up 48 percent to 44 percent), Obama would lose the 2012 election to the Republican nominee 323 electoral votes to 215."

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Federal Workers Overpaid, and CBO Agrees

2012-02-01T09:57:00.000-05:00

Federal Workers Overpaid, and CBO Agrees: "Here’s some news that federal bureaucrats in Washington — and indeed around the country — don’t want to hear: According to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released this week, federal workers are paid higher than their private-sector counterparts.
The “alarming news” hit the national media yesterday, but there’s a funny thing about the report. None of it is really “news” — in fact, The Heritage Foundation long ago uncovered the truth about federal pay. The CBO’s report this week was spurred in part by two years of work on federal compensation conducted by Heritage the American Enterprise Institute."

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Liberal Super PAC attempts to “Take Down the Tea Party 10″ | Vision to America

2012-01-31T20:44:00.000-05:00

Liberal Super PAC attempts to “Take Down the Tea Party 10″ | Vision to America: "A liberal super PAC is set Monday to launch what it is billing as a multimillion dollar campaign to “Take Down the Tea Party Ten.”"

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Obama hopes to ride auto bailout to reelection

2012-01-31T16:06:00.000-05:00

Obama hopes to ride auto bailout to reelection: "Despite the bailout money still owned taxpayers, President Barack Obama is going to try to ride his rescue of General Motors and Chrysler to a reelection victory.

Proof? Look no further than his surprise visit to the Washington Auto Show today where he took a close look at some of Detroit's new models."

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Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds - The Washington Post

2012-01-31T14:17:00.000-05:00

Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds - The Washington Post: "U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States in response to perceived threats from America and its allies, the U.S. spy chief said Tuesday.

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. said in prepared testimony that an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington that was uncovered last year reflects an aggressive new willingness within the upper ranks of the Islamist republic to authorize attacks against the United States."

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Deficit Again Expected to Top $1 Trillion - WSJ.com

2012-01-31T11:04:00.000-05:00

Deficit Again Expected to Top $1 Trillion - WSJ.com: "The federal budget deficit likely will top $1 trillion for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2012 as the economy continues to grow at a sluggish pace, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicted Tuesday."

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Home prices drop more than expected in November: S&P | Reuters

2012-01-31T11:03:00.000-05:00

Home prices drop more than expected in November: S&P | Reuters: "Single-family home prices fell more than expected in November, highlighting the struggle for a sector yet to make a meaningful recovery, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.

The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of home prices in 20 metropolitan areas declined 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, a bigger drop than the 0.5 percent economists had expected."

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GOP Moves to Approve Keystone Pipeline... without Obama - The Loft The Loft

2012-01-31T10:59:00.000-05:00

GOP Moves to Approve Keystone Pipeline... without Obama - The Loft The Loft: "How many speeches has Barack Obama given on jobs? How many times has he said the economy is his number one priority? Unfortunately, his rhetoric doesn't match his actions. The only suitable job worth creating to him is a government job. When it came time to approve the Keystone Pipeline, a project that would transport oil from Canada to the refineries in the Gulf states, Obama said no. Tens of thousands of jobs would have been created, but politics won the day. Now, GOP members of the U.S. Senate are using the Constitution in an attempt to approve the pipeline without Obama's consent."

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Obama Eligibility Challenges Spread to 6 States | Vision to America

2012-01-31T09:06:00.000-05:00

Obama Eligibility Challenges Spread to 6 States | Vision to America: "An administrative law judge in Georgia could decide as early as this week whether voters in the state convinced him Barack Obama’s name should be removed from the 2012 presidential ballot because he is not qualified to hold the office.

But win, lose or draw, the fight isn’t going to be over, as other cases are erupting across the nation, with challenges being raised anew even in Obama’s own adopted political network in Illinois."

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Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners - ProPublica

2012-01-30T21:52:00.000-05:00

Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners - ProPublica: "Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, has placed multibillion-dollar bets that pay off if homeowners stay trapped in expensive mortgages with interest rates well above current rates."

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UN panel urges world at Rio to launch energy fixes - seattlepi.com

2012-01-30T14:14:00.000-05:00

UN panel urges world at Rio to launch energy fixes - seattlepi.com: "A high-profile U.N. panel headed by the presidents of Finland and South Africa hopes to spark an "ever-green" energy revolution later this year in Brazil using a general roadmap it presented Monday on how world leaders could wean the world off fossil fuels.

Its report links the world body's goals of reducing poverty and inequality to promoting the use of wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy to run the economies of nations rich and poor."

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U.S. Fourth-Quarter GDP Growth of 2.8% Fueled by Inventory Bounce: Analyst - International Business Times

2012-01-30T12:41:00.000-05:00

U.S. Fourth-Quarter GDP Growth of 2.8% Fueled by Inventory Bounce: Analyst - International Business Times: "However, most of the growth came from inventory rebuilding, which can support GDP growth only temporarily -- and final sales (excluding the inventory effect) rose only 0.8 percent -- according to Nigel Gault, IHS Global Insight's chief U.S. economist. And although consumer spending growth improved, it was still sluggish at 2.0 percent. Moreover, there was a sharp decline in defense spending."

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Catholic Churches Distribute Letter Opposing Obama Healthcare Rule - ABC News

2012-01-30T11:48:00.000-05:00

Catholic Churches Distribute Letter Opposing Obama Healthcare Rule - ABC News: "Catholic parishioners around the country were read letters this morning written by church leadership railing against an Obama administration ruling that requires employers to provide health insurance plans that include contraceptive coverage.
Churches and other houses of worship are exempt from the guidelines but Catholic hospitals, colleges, and social services fall under the umbrella of institutions covered by the decision."

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Morning Bell: A Slashed and Burned Military

2012-01-27T11:08:00.000-05:00

Morning Bell: A Slashed and Burned Military: "The future is not bright for the U.S. military. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave America a glimpse of the half-trillion dollars in defense spending cuts requested by the Obama Administration and detailed how the U.S. military’s capabilities would be affected in practical terms. The result is a slashed and burned military that woefully lacks the forces it needs to meet America’s security challenges on a global scale."

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Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad - CBS News

2012-01-27T11:05:00.000-05:00

Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad - CBS News: " A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people — half of them policemen who were guarding the march — in the latest brazen attack since the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq."

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Fed prepares for QE3 — RT

2012-01-27T11:04:00.000-05:00

Fed prepares for QE3 — RT: "The central bank of the United States believes that America is still a ways from economic recovery, which could soon prompt the Federal Reserve to announce a new round of quantitative easing, or QE3."

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Obama's top aides don't like to pay taxes — RT

2012-01-27T10:50:00.000-05:00

Obama's top aides don't like to pay taxes — RT: "The Obama administration finally stumbled upon some change. Unfortunately for America, some top aides in the White House decided to pocket those pennies, which should have been sent to Uncle Sam.
Three dozen aides working under US President Barack Obama — the same president who insisted on tougher taxes for the economic elite during Tuesday’s State of the Union — are guilty of forgetting to give the government their due share in taxes. Thirty-six members of the staff are delinquent with their federal taxes, Investor’s Business Daily reports. In all, the sum totals to a whopping $833,970.
The Daily Caller adds in their own report that the 457 aides working under President Obama made a total of $37 million in 2011. Around one-third of those staffers have salaries that exceed $100,000, and 21 aides take home $172,000 each year."

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2011 GDP: 1.7%

2012-01-27T10:21:00.000-05:00

2011 GDP: 1.7%: "That's the final, pathetic growth number for 2011.
From the just-released GDP report:
Real GDP increased 1.7 percent in 2011 (that is, from the 2010 annual level to the 2011 annual level), compared with an increase of 3.0 percent in 2010. "

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Iraq violence kills at least 19

2012-01-25T12:39:00.000-05:00

Iraq violence kills at least 19: "At least 19 people were killed in Iraq on Tuesday as insurgents targeted day laborers, government workers and an antiterrorism police captain amid a continuing surge of violence, according to security officials."

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Romney paid 42 percent of 2011 income in taxes and charity - Right Turn - The Washington Post

2012-01-24T15:52:00.000-05:00

Romney paid 42 percent of 2011 income in taxes and charity - Right Turn - The Washington Post: "Another way of looking at it is that in 2011 the Romneys paid out 42 percent of their income in taxes and charity. Here’s how I got there: Total tax (line 60) + foreign taxes (line 47) + state taxes and real-estate taxes + other taxes (Schedule A, line 9) + charitable contributions (Schedule A, line 19) divided by Adjusted Gross Income (1040 line 37)."

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Under Obama, Price of Gas Has Jumped 83 Percent, Ground Beef 24 Percent, Bacon 22 Percent | CNSnews.com

2012-01-24T14:02:00.000-05:00

Under Obama, Price of Gas Has Jumped 83 Percent, Ground Beef 24 Percent, Bacon 22 Percent | CNSnews.com: "So far, during the presidency of Barack Obama, the price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 83 percent, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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During the same period, the price of ground beef has gone up 24 percent and price of bacon has gone up 22 percent."

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Buffett’s Railroad Among Winners From Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Denial – Patriot Update

2012-01-24T14:01:00.000-05:00

Buffett’s Railroad Among Winners From Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Denial – Patriot Update: "arren Buffett’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC is among U.S. and Canadian railroads that stand to benefit from the Obama administration’s decision to reject TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s Keystone XL oil pipeline permit."

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George Soros Talks of Economic Collapse in the West

2012-01-24T10:38:00.000-05:00

George Soros Talks of Economic Collapse in the West: "Billionaire investor George Soros, infamous for his lavish funding of big-government and globalist causes, dropped several bombshells during a recent interview with Newsweek including a bold forecast of potential Western economic collapse, massive civil unrest, and the end of what he likes to paint as the “free market.” He also sees the emergence of one of the most dangerous periods in modern history, describing it as a time of “evil.”"

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RotorNews®

2012-01-24T09:41:00.000-05:00

RotorNews®: "According to a USA Today quarterly survey of 48 economists, the U.S. economy will remain sluggish through 2012. The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 8.5 percent, with an annual economic growth rate of 2.2 percent."

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