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UKIP Hits Back at Labour NHS Claims

UKIP deputy chairman Suzanne Evans has hit back at Labour shadow health secretary Andy Burnham after he called their NHS policy “opportunistic”, in a scathing letter which calls out “Labour’s noted failure to improve” health in the UK, and their

UKIP Hits Back at Labour NHS Claims

Paris 'Tiger' Hunt Continues as Police Seek Big Cat

Dozens of armed police and soldiers are paroling eastern Paris, France tonight as they react to sightings of a rogue ‘tiger’ prowling the area, which is only five miles from the popular Euro-Disney theme park.  Police were initially alerted after

Paris 'Tiger' Hunt Continues as Police Seek Big Cat

Why Kim Kardashian's Bottom is So Implausibly Huge

Like me, reality television star Kim Kardashian has a big bottom. In fact it’s a gigantic—though very shapely—derrière. It’s kind of a thing. It’s so big that she can apparently balance a coupe on it, if photographs for Paper magazine earlier this week are to

Why Kim Kardashian's Bottom is So Implausibly Huge

Game Changer: UFC All-in on Legalized Sports Gambling

The chief operating officer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tells Breitbart Sports that gambling is “good for sport” and “good for the UFC,” making the mixed-martial arts (MMA) outfit the second major sports brand, behind the NBA, to endorse

Game Changer: UFC All-in on Legalized Sports Gambling

Mecca Plan for Luxury Malls, Palace Sparks Outrage

In Mecca, rapid new construction has already destroyed hundreds of historic monuments. Now, reports the Independent, even the site where Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be replaced by a huge royal palace. The multi-year, multi-billion

Mecca Plan for Luxury Malls, Palace Sparks Outrage

Gallup: Dem Approval Plunges to Record Low

The Gallup poll has finally caught up with the results of last week’s historic midterms that saw national Republicans make gains unseen since the 1930’s. Approval for Congressional Democrats has dived to a record low (for this poll) of 36%,

Gallup: Dem Approval Plunges to Record Low

Four Times Obamacare Advocates Admitted It Will Kill Old People

While Obamacare’s proponents continue to insist that the program presents no threat to Americans’ healthcare, new comments from Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber demonstrate that Obamacare was designed to do just that. Gruber stated:  You get a law which said healthy

Four Times Obamacare Advocates Admitted It Will Kill Old People

The stupidity of the Affordable Care Act

In response to Jonathan Gruber – ACA and ‘The Stupidity Of The American Voter’: I see the Left is drenching the Internet in flop sweat as they either search for some mystical “context” that will change the plain meaning of

Texas Teacher on Paid Leave After Racist Tweet About Ferguson

A Texas teacher was placed on leave without pay after posting a racially-charged tweet referencing Ferguson, Missouri, where black teen Michael Brown was shot by police officer Darren Wilson.  Vinita Hegwood is an African American English teacher at the Duncanville Independent

Texas Teacher on Paid Leave After Racist Tweet About Ferguson

GOP Wins Surprise Assembly Seat in East Bay

Republican Catharine Baker won the tightly-contested Bay Area race for California’s 16th Assembly seat against Democratic challenger Tim Sbranti last week, the first time a Republican has won a Bay Area Assembly seat since 2006. According to the San Francisco

GOP Wins Surprise Assembly Seat in East Bay

The Death Panels Are Coming

With Obamacare open enrollment about to begin anew, rumors of trouble in Healthcare Paradise run rampant. Enrollment has dropped to 30% below Congressional Budget Office estimates; fully 1 million of the 8.1 million people who originally signed up for Obamacare

The Death Panels Are Coming

Peters Credits Distance from Obama for Victory in CA-52

Democratic congressman Scott Peters, 56, looking like the likely winner in California’s 52nd congressional district over GOP candidate Carl DeMaio, claims that he won the close race partly because he put daylight between himself and Barack Obama. Peters noted that he

Peters Credits Distance from Obama for Victory in CA-52

Progressive Bias Rampant In Texas Textbooks

DALLAS, Texas — On the week of November 17-21, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) will reconvene for a final week of meetings in the ongoing Social Studies textbook adoption process. Called Proclamation 2015 to reflect the 2015-16 school

Progressive Bias Rampant In Texas Textbooks

Scottish Nationalists Storm Back after Referendum Defeat

LONDON/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Just weeks after seeing their dream of an independent Scotland wiped out in an historic referendum defeat, Scottish nationalists have turned failure into a revival which could transform British politics at next year’s UK general election. The

Scottish Nationalists Storm Back after Referendum Defeat

Senator King Is A Democrat In Hiding

In response to King Will Continue To Caucus With the Democrats: No surprise here. King really isn’t an Independent, but a blue-blood Democrat. I am going to assume that he will want to stay far away from Republicans, considering that

Israel, Jordan Try to Ease Tensions in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to ease tensions at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site Thursday, calling Jordan’s king to reassert his commitment to protecting the sacred shrines in hopes of quieting weeks of unrest. His outreach

Israel, Jordan Try to Ease Tensions in Jerusalem

King Will Continue To Caucus With the Democrats

Despite previous hints that he might opt to decide to caucus with Republicans and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reaching out in an attempt to make that happen,  Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine says he’ll be staying with

Kashkari Breaks 40%, Outperforms Whitman

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari may have lost decisively to Governor Jerry Brown, but he won more than 40% of the statewide vote, an important threshold that may establish a foundation for his future political ambitions. Moreover, at 41.3% of

Kashkari Breaks 40%, Outperforms Whitman

Fear Stalks Hong Kong Sex Workers after Grisly Murders

Even on a weekday night, the bars of Hong Kong’s Wanchai red-light district are teeming — stern-looking “mama-sans” supervise young women in miniskirts enticing punters with calls of “Hey handsome” and “Let’s party”. In an upmarket apartment streets away from

Fear Stalks Hong Kong Sex Workers after Grisly Murders

Biden: Orman 'Will Be With Us'

Vice President Joe Biden stated that Kansas’ Independent US Senate candidate Greg Orman “will be with us” during an interview on WPLR’s “Chaz and AJ” show on Tuesday. Biden declared that Democrats “will hold the Senate.”  He predicted Democrat wins

Biden: Orman 'Will Be With Us'

Gallup: Democrat Senate Candidates Hurt by Obama

A Gallup poll taken between July 1 and October 15 reveals that in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, and North Carolina, where the Senate races are up for grabs, Barack Obama’s unpopularity may prove to be a decisive tipping point. 

Gallup: Democrat Senate Candidates Hurt by Obama

Voters Approve Fracking Ban in Texas Gas and Oil City

Denton, a gas and oil city located north of Dallas, is expected to become the first Lone Star State city to ban fracking. On Tuesday, voters approved a proposed ban on the drilling method — the vote follows Denton’s City Council rejection of

Voters Approve Fracking Ban in Texas Gas and Oil City

Liberal Democrat Minister Resigns after Drug Report Binned

Liberal Democrat Home Office minister Norman Baker has resigned just days after his report advocating the legalisation of drugs was discarded without any consideration by Theresa May. The Home Secretary is believed to have been furious about the report –

Liberal Democrat Minister Resigns after Drug Report Binned

American Guided Missiles Finding Their Way Into ISIS Hands

Government forces opposing the radical Islamic militias in Syria have reported a sudden flood of advanced weaponry including long-range missiles being used as ISIS and others push towards the Mediterranean coast. An investigation, published by the Independent newspaper, reveals the

American Guided Missiles Finding Their Way Into ISIS Hands