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The fallout of the Obama campaign’s attacks on Bain Capital has led to a series of blue-on-blue attacks from the Democratic far left on the so-called “Clinton Wing” of the party. As pointed out by Ben Howe at Redstate, not

Recently, a blog named “Harvard Law Unbound,” which had a disclaimer at top informing people it had no affiliation with “Unbound: Harvard Journal of the Legal Left,” claimed there was an organized effort underway to silence it, most likely due

A National Association of Scholars’ report for the regents of the University of California points out that, not only has the leftist tilt in their faculty continued to grow over the years; it’s become more extreme in nature to the point where it’s impossible

According to the Web of Deception website, it seems that a former assistant to then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), Tonya Baker Garvin, who went on to work for Biden’s successor, now works for Dr. Jill Biden’s charity, the Biden Breast Health Initiative–and used the

In an otherwise unremarkable and inconclusive New York Times report on the latest released findings in the Trayvon Martin shooting incident, the liberal rag decides to drop an unverified, practically un-sourced bomb on George Zimmerman. When police officers arrived on the

As usual, when it comes to the left, you can get more people in a room to tell others what to do and how to do it than you can find on the street doing anything. That’s not to dismiss

It was a day of puzzling contrasts in the case of George Zimmerman, whose attorney is just beginning to receive the evidence prosecutors intend to use against his client for shooting and killing Trayvon Martin. Some of that evidence reveals

Keith Koffler of White House Dossier reports that $5.9 million in tax dollars are headed the way of a long-time Obama buddy, now heading up an organization originally launched by Michelle Obama when she was an executive at the University

It didn’t take long for conservative Republican Jamie Radtke to paint the notorious L for loser on establishment Republican retread George Allen‘s forehead. Even non-conservative aligned GOP operatives admit to recognizing it from his last beat me now and beat me later for good measure campaign.

Check out this interview courtesy of ReasonTV to inform yourself on Europe’s current “austerity” debate and what it could mean for America. Just how wise is the wisdom of liberal Paul Krugman? From Nobel laureate Paul Krugman to the free-market-friendly

The German Pirate Party, which also seems to have a keen focus on the Internet, experienced something of a breakthrough in Germany’s recent elections as protest party. However, concerns have arisen regarding the possibility of Holocaust denial among their ranks. Individuals from

GOP Senate candidate John Brunner didn’t have much praise for former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, when he recently sat down with Breitbart editor Dana Loesch on her radio program. It was a complete 180 degree turnabout from

One can’t burn through trillions of dollars in current and future tax revenues without springing for a hot dog now and then. Unfortunately, Obama’s hunger for both is huge, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has noticed the

During an interview on this story with radio host and Breitbart News Contributing Editor Dana Loesch, Republican Senate candidate John Brunner, who is running against Todd Akin and Sarah Steelman for the chance to face off against Democrat Claire McCaskill in the

South Korea has seized 17,450 capsules since August containing powdered human baby flesh smuggled in from Northern China. Koreans, so as not to antagonize Beijing, appear to be downplaying the news, claiming they were not in large number, or for

The Young Guns (YG) Network, linked to House Majority leader Eric Cantor, has dropped another mailer in Indiana in support of 36-year incumbent, 80-year-old Senator Richard Lugar, currently down by ten points against Tea Party-backed Richard Mourdock, according to a

When two reporters for the Obama administration-linked Virginia Pilot were injured and unable to work after an attack by a violent street corner mob, apparently on Saturday, April 14, the Pilot failed to report the news story.  Along with a now

Indiana Republican Senate primary candidate Richard Mourdock called a recent Young Guns Action Fund-supported mail drop encouraging Democrats to vote in Indiana’s open GOP primary a “strike at conservatism.”  “This race is about who’s in touch with Hoosiers [and] for the

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow repeatedly tried to smear the Tea Party movement with the allegation that it caused violence. See this NewsBusters report—or this Mediaite item for two of the many, many times she pushed the theme. In the latter case,

The story of a former Arapahoe County Sheriff, Pat Sullivan, starts off strange and goes downhill from there. After being caught in a drugs-for-sex sting, the retired sheriff seemingly confessed that he “may very well have” had sex with underage

Conservative Jamie Radtke is getting ready to face off Saturday afternoon in Roanoke, VA for the first of three non-televised debates set for the Republican Senate primary in Virginia–a contest many view as the ultimate insider versus outsider battle when it

Given Obama’s visit to Georgia today, let’s hope no Democrats of note get arrested. It has been known to happen, including down Georgia-way.  After blogger Andre Waters at Georgia Politics Unlimited broke the news that the Political Director for Georgia’s Democratic

A high-powered Wall St. CEO and early, influential Obama supporter, Donald F. Donahue of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), may be using his significant clout on behalf of the Obama administration and a questionable Iranian-linked strategic partner to stand in the way

Americans pay 41% more for sugar than the rest of the world, and it’s easy to see why.  As an industry, sugar invests disproportionally large amounts of dollars lobbying the government and political PACs to ensure a protection racket costing

Thanks to the media’s irresponsible reporting, “Trayvon-like” victims of shootings are turning up everywhere. According to the LA Times, “‘Trayvon’ was invoked by the parents of Canard Arnold, a 17-year-old African American who was shot and killed by a security guard…”.

Powerful and forward-thinking players are coming together with the launch of the Planetary Resources company to begin work on what could potentially create a sort of “Gold Rush” in space, as man’s quest for knowledge and wealth continues to grow,

Republican Leader Eric Cantor’s Small Business Tax Cut Act is set for a vote Thursday, lending weight to what is sure to be a critical election year debate. In endorsing the plan, flat tax advocate Steve Forbes took to the pages

Saudi Arabia’s conservative religious faction is instructing schools and universities not to admit tomboys and gays, unless their behavior is addressed and supposedly corrected. The report does not name the newspaper cited as a source, nor are there any names

Is the story of the downfall of once influential Chinese politician Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai the elimination of a threat to the mainstream but corrupt Communist Party leadership, a financial scandal and murder mystery, or some combination of the

New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu (R) and other local Romney supporters greeted V.P. Joe Biden when he arrived in N.H., chiding the administration with a comment Biden had made in the 2008 primary. Sununu said after three years in office, Obama still doesn’t have enough experience to be

The AP reports that George Zimmerman is in custody and will face charges for second-degree murder.  No word yet from New Black Panther Party leaders if they’re upset at not being able to exact their particular brand of justice. TALLAHASSEE,

So what if “the most powerful face in news,” Matt Lauer, was steering widely-viewed “TODAY” show coverage when it racially inflamed a nation by using a manipulatively edited recording of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting incident?  He looks good reading

“I’m not somebody who, when we’re in a political contest, suggests somehow that one side or the other has a monopoly on love of country,” claimed Barack Obama yesterday at a posh, $10,000-a-plate “intimate” Palm Beach fundraiser held in the home of

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has withdrawn its support for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a report by the liberal corporate free speech police site, Republic Report: Republic Report’s Suzanne Merkelson covered how the Bill and Melinda