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Five Canadian Students Stabbed To Death At House Party

Four young men and a woman were stabbed to death at a northwest Calgary house party early Tuesday morning, Matthew de Grood stands charged with five counts of first-degree murder as a result. According to reports, De Grood is the son

Klansman Frazier Glenn Cross Placed on Suicide Watch

Klansman Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, is reportedly on suicide watch after being charged with one capital murder count in the slayings of a boy and his grandfather in Kansas City and is also charged with first-degree murder in the death of

Social Security Suspends Program To Collect Old Debts

The Social Security Administration has suspended a program which allowed to to seize thousadns of tax refunds in an effort to recoup previous over-payments made. They had previously identified about 400,000 individuals with old debts of approximately $714 million. A 2008

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Off Air for Several Weeks Due To Car Wreck

Their ratings already a train wreck, relatively prominent MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell will be off air for several weeks following a car accident while riding in a taxi overseas. MSNBC released the following statement. Lawrence O’Donnell and his brother Michael

DCCC Chair Steve Israel: Not All, but Most Republicans Are Racists

On Sunday’s “State of the Union,” CNN’s Candy Crowley asked DCCC Chairman Rep. Steve Israel if he thought his Republican colleagues are racist. Israel responded, “Not all of them, no. Of course not. But to a significant extent, the Republican base

Huckabee: Americans in Line for TSA Less Free than North Koreans

Perhaps demonstrating how little he actually has to say to more Libertarian would be GOP 2016 voters, Fox host and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee over-stepped in reaching out to them with a reference to the United States as North

Huckabee: Americans in Line for TSA Less Free than North Koreans

Sebelius Boasted of Obamacare Signups Hours Before News of Resignation Broke

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed approximately 7.5 million people have now enrolled in health coverage through the Obamacare exchanges in Senate testimony Wednesday–just hours before news broke of her resignation thanks to the incredibly problematic rollout of ObamaCare. If accurate, the

Sebelius Boasted of Obamacare Signups Hours Before News of Resignation Broke

Woman Throws Shoe at Hillary Clinton During Las Vegas Speech

‘Good thing she didn’t play softball like I did,’ quipped former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when a show was tossed at her during a speech before the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas.

Woman Throws Shoe at Hillary Clinton During Las Vegas Speech

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Responds To Brandeis University

Ayaan Hirsi Ali released the following statement in response to Brandeis University’s decision to rescind its offer of an honorary degree. The statement speaks for itself: “Yesterday Brandeis University decided to withdraw an honorary degree they were to confer upon

OKCupid's CEO Sam Yagan Has Anti-Gay Donations In His Closet, Too

Dating site OkCupid used it’s homepage to make a bold statement after it came to light that Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich donated $1000 to the campaign for the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 in 2008. But now it’s being reported that OKCupid

Hillary Clinton Worse On Marriage Equality Than Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich

Andrew Sullivan points out a glaring disconnect within the gay community now celebrating Brendan Eich’s departure from Mozilla.  Some of those same individuals support Hillary Clinton as she prepares to run for president in 2016; however, Hillary “opposed marriage equality

Hillary Clinton Worse On Marriage Equality Than Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich

House Removes ObamaCare's 30-Hour Full-Time Workweek

Eighteen Democrats joined with Republicans in a 248-179 vote to eliminate an ObamaCare provision which would have defined a 30-hour workweek as full-time employment.  The GOP’s concern was that the limitation would cause employers to reduce some employee’s hours to below 29

No Mention of Kathleen Sebelius in President's Obamacare Speech

While Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was present in the Rose Garden when Barack Obama took what he portrayed as something of a victory lap regarding the Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare, today, not only was the beleaguered Sebelius

No Mention of Kathleen Sebelius in President's Obamacare Speech

Niger Innis Blasts White Privilege Conference Over Taxpayer Funding

 Congress of Racial Equality leader Niger Innis doesn’t object to progressive leaders behind this year’s White Privilege Conference”inviting thousands of teachers, university faculty, activists, government employees and students to discuss the “evils of Western Civilization and white people,” but he does object to the

GOP Seeks Resource Shift from Climate Change to Storm Prediction

IN an age of ever expanding government spending, the House Republicans are proposing that  government scientists shift their focus to predicting storms, not on climate change. The Weather Forecasting Improvement Act, H.R. 2413, could be voted upon as soon as Tuesday, based upon this report

GOP Seeks Resource Shift from Climate Change to Storm Prediction

Gawker: Hey, How About an Inquisition for Climate Change Skeptics?

In an insufferable bit of trolling, Gawker has decided to pick up on the nonsense being spouted by Lawrence Torcello, an assistant professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Torcello reasons, badly, that organized groups or efforts espousing a view

Gawker: Hey, How About an Inquisition for Climate Change Skeptics?

ABC News Liable for 'Pink slime'?

A South Dakota judge has allowed the bulk of a defamation lawsuit lodged by Beef Products Inc. against ABC News, including anchor Diane Sawyer, to go forward. The move is a blow to ABC News, which had asked to have

Rand Paul AT Front of Pack In Polling And Organization

Potential 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul has been building out a national political organization, as well as “courting Wall Street titans and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who donated to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and Mitt Romney,

Chris Christie: Employees Involved in BridgeGate 'Inextricably Stupid'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told ABC’s “World News With Diane Sawyer” he doesn’t believe he “inspired” the bridge scandal that’s engulfed his administration of last, saying, “I spent a lot of time the last 11 weeks thinking about what did

Chris Christie: Employees Involved in BridgeGate 'Inextricably Stupid'

Snowden Declares Victory Over Obama

Edward Snowden is all but spiking the ball on Obama in what National Journal calls “his crusade against government spying….” With Obama announcing the ending the collection of domestic phone records in bulk, Snowden said, “This is a turning point, and

Massachusetts Bill Would Outlaw In Home Sex Between Divorcing Parents

Massachusetts is considering outlawing sex in the home for divorcing couples until their divorces are finalized. The bill was proposed by Sen. Richard J. Ross of Wrentham on behalf of constituent “Robert LeClair, who wrote it himself….” Ross’ staff claims he

Federal Prisoner Sent Letter Threatening Obama To Wrong Address

While awaiting trial in 2012, convicted child molester Joseph Savage allegedly sent a threatening letter from the Fayette County Prison to Barack Obama; however, Savage sent it to the wrong address. He sent the letter to 1400 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington,

Twitter Blocked In Turkey

Some Twitter users in Turkey appear to be being re-directed “to a statement by Turkey’s telecommunications regulator” when trying to access the Twitter website. The statement cites “protection measures” applied to the site by court order. Damaging allegations of corruption involving PM Recep

Malaysian Pilot's Flight Simulator To Be Examined By FBI In Quantico, VA

FBI authorities in Quantico will be attempting to retrieve deleted files from the flight simulator that belonged to the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, once it arrives at their Virginia laboratory, according to a report by Fox

Diners Flee As Restaurant Aquarium Bursts at Disney World

A large aquarium in the T-Rex Café at Walt Disney World burst on Monday, sending large amount of water through the room and even over and around some customers turning the restaurant into something of a river cafe, whether diners

NY Senate Rejects Taxpayer Subsidies For Illegal College Students

The New York Senate failed to pass a measure that would have provided tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to illegal immigrant college students who are already permitted to pay In-state tuition rates under existing law. The bill was defeated

Major Discovery in Astrophysics To Be Announced Today

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is hosting a live-streaming event today at 11:55 am during which it’s expected to announce a discovery some believe may speak to our understanding of the beginning of the universe, though that’s unconfirmed. If speculation is correct, the discovery would

Russian News Anchor: Russia Can Turn America Into "Radioactive Ash"

Leading Russian state television news anchor Dmitry Kiselyov declared, “Russia is the only country in the world realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash,” during his latest state-controlled news show on Rossiya 1 television, as tensions between Russia and

AP Says Obama Administration Less Transparent Than Ever

An analysis by the Associated Press reveals that when it comes to especially newsworthy information, the Obama administration denies more Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests than it grants and often takes longer to answer record requests, whatever the final

Ireland's Prime Minister Pushes for Immigration Reform During Visit

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was in Washington today as part of a long-observed St. Patrick’s Day tradition. He also used the visit to lobby the American government for immigration reform, in effect asking for amnesty for an estimated 50,000 undocumented

Ireland's Prime Minister Pushes for Immigration Reform During Visit

Scott Brown Explores Run in New Hampshire Senate Race

Republican Scott Brown is now officially jumping into the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire against Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen, who voted for ObamaCare and may prove vulnerable. Polling in January had them only three points apart. While Shaheen’s alleged

Jeffrey Corzine Dead From "Apparent Suicide" in Mexican Hotel

Amid reports that he had recently been working as a drug counselor, The New York Post is reporting that son of former NJ Gov. Jon Corzine was found dead from an apparent suicide in a Mexico City hotel. At 31, Jeffrey Corzine

DNC's Wasserman Schultz Plays Down Fl Loss, RNC's Priebus Scoffs

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz took to Twitter in an attempt to downplay a Democrat loss in Florida tonight. RNC Chair Reince Priebus didn’t think much of her spin. Hahahahaha ! RT @DWStweets: The GOP underperformed tonight in the #FL13

Charlie Crist: God Bless Barack Obama!

Former Republican Florida Governor and now Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist didn’t simply grovel and beg to be seen as a  bone fide Democrat today on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Candy Crowley, he all but swore a blood oath to

IRS to Hand Over All Lois Lerner Emails

Under threat of subpoena from Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the Internal Revenue Service now says it will “turn over emails and other documents from Lois Lerner”, who remains at the heart of allegations the agency targeted conservative