DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s legal marijuana market is far exceeding tax expectations, according to a budget proposal released Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper that gives the first official estimate of how much the state expects to make from pot taxes.
What exactly is the one per cent’s problem with cheap energy, scientific evidence and free market capitalism? The question is raised yet again with news that hedge fund billionaire turned environmental activist Tom Steyer wants to make “climate change” a
In addition to failing to diminish the popularity of the man expected to become India’s next Prime Minister, the Obama Administration’s ham-handed attempt to influence India’s upcoming national election appears to have backfired following the recent announcement that the U.S. was relaxing visa
Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, has been home to protesters since early December when President Viktor Yanukovich turned down a trade deal with the European Union (EU) in favor of a $15 billion bailout from Russia. The protests are escalating, and so
Letting terrorists off the hook is dangerous, but inviting a terrorist to dine at the Pentagon is downright dangerous and bizarre. But that’s exactly what happened when Anwar al-Aulaqi, the American-born terrorist ultimately assassinated by President Obama, was asked to
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro’s government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters that Venezuela accuses of inciting violence. The announcement by Foreign
Secretary of State John Kerry, traveling through Asia to promote the Obama Administration’s push for an agenda to highlight climate change, will begin his selling in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday. A State Department official acknowledged that this speech is only
The announcement of a second Benghazi film project in less than a week means the terrorist attack that killed four Americans may continue to haunt former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton well into her presumed presidential run. Paramount just announced
Wikileaks tweeted out 1976 U.S. State Department cables on Wednesday morning between former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and then U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and former child star Shirley Temple Black. The information is part of the “Kissinger cables” that
South Korean officials left Seoul Wednesday for the highest level talks with North Korea for years, marking the start of a possible upswing in cooperation between the bitter rivals. The talks in the border truce village of Panmunjom have no
A new book affirms that Hillary Rodham Clinton is indeed running for president of the United States in 2016. According to emails exchanged between Allida Black and Adam Parkhomenko, veterans of Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, they discussed launching a “2016 Ready
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa offered a surprisingly rosy assessment of former-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a new book about Clinton, saying the Benghazi scandal left her basically unscathed as she reportedly prepares to run
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) waged a new attack Tuesday on anti-Islamist Muslim Zuhdi Jasser, asking that a federal commission investigate Jasser’s financial supporters. Jasser, founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, also serves on the U.S. Commission on International
Shirley Temple retired from acting at the age of 21, two years older than Justin Bieber is right now. The child star’s fame came at a time without a splintered entertainment landscape or pervasive social media, making her ascent all
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has canceled for a second time its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to visit the country to discuss a long-detained American’s possible release, the State Department said Monday. The cancellation comes only
GOP members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee released on Friday a report showing the State Department’s lack of accountability following the deadly terrorist attacks at the compound and the CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. The report itself did
North Korea has decided to repeat its refusal for a U.S. envoy to discuss with Pyongyang the release of Kenneth Bae, an American businessman in jail. The State Department said it was “deeply disappointed,” while on Sunday State Department spokeswoman
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul revealed Sunday that he has had his private conversations intercepted and disseminated in Russia. Appearing on NBC’s Meet The Press, McFaul said, “As we remind all Americans who come to this country, the Russian government
The Obama administration’s latest diplomatic flub involves Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, who told the U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine to “f— the E.U.” in his efforts to assist the Ukranian opposition in its confrontation
State Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki struggled with ABC News White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl’s questions about the money bundlers to which President Barack Obama has been rewarding with ambassadorships…
Amidst an uprising raging in all but two provinces of Ukraine, dissidents inside and outside the beleaguered nation are pushing an effort to immortalize the crimes they suffered at the hands of Communism, leading Ukrainian-American scholars working with the dissidents
On Thursday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, conservative commentator Mark Steyn reacted to philosophy that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accomplished nothing more in her State Department post than to further her ambitions to be the inevitable 2016
House Speaker John Boehner reacted quickly to the weak jobs report on Friday, criticizing the Administration for what he called “the worst jobs recovery in history.” Boehner urged Obama to remove obstacles to job-creating efforts, specifically construction of the Keystone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior American diplomats, thinking their conversation about the Ukraine was secure and private, were caught disparaging the European Union in a phone call that was apparently bugged, and U.S. officials say they strongly suspect Russia of
The Obama administration just made it easier for supporters of terrorists to come into the U.S. as refugees. Now congressional Republicans are asking what in the world they were thinking. The GOP lawmakers said they are taken aback by the
Amidst deteriorating relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government, the State Department has criticized Israel for approving the construction of over five hundred housing units in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem that are across the pre-1967 lines, when East
Robert Redford couldn’t influence enough Oscar voters to snare a Best Actor nomination for his performance in All is Lost. Now, the liberal actor/activist hopes he can convince the country–and the Obama administration–that the Keystone XL oil pipeline is a
Is an “act of terror” the same thing as a terrorist attack? Is this just a tiresome semantic argument or is there more at stake here? General Carter Ham, previous head of AFRICOM, says he reported to Sec. Panetta that
I thought President Obama’s pre-Super Bowl interview with Bill O’Reilly of Fox News was noteworthy because of how evasive and dismissive the President was. He simply didn’t answer the questions O’Reilly posed. He accused Fox News of essentially inventing the
You have to wonder at the latest John Kerry stuff-up. He’s once again offended–and worried–the Israelis by referring to terrible things that might happen to them if they don’t cooperate with his peace deal. Last time, it was terrorism. This
A significant obstacle to construction of the Keystone pipeline was removed Friday, as the State Department released its review of the project. The State Department said there were no major environmental objections to construction of the pipeline. President Obama has
Senate Minority Leader has urged President Barack Obama to “pick up that pen you’ve been talking so much about” and approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, after a State Department review found that the project would have no
WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada moved a significant step toward completion Friday as the State Department raised no major environmental objections to its construction. The finding is likely to be welcomed by Republicans and
Martin Indyk, who serves as the State Department’s special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peace, presented the outline of Secretary of State John Kerry’s framework for a peace deal on a conference call with American Jewish leaders, the Times of Israel reports.
“After a comprehensive review, I’ve determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies, and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent, while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one-third. And I intend to
President Barack Obama has been aware for at least two years that Russia had been testing missiles in violation of the terms of the 1987 Immediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty for several years. In May 2013, according to a report in
In response to What Makes Hillary So ‘Inevitable’ in 2016?: I’ve been wondering the same thing, because even if you overlook the rather difficult-to-overlook-but-by-God-the-media-will-try matter of Benghazi, the State Department under Hillary was a mess. If memory serves correctly, there
In response to Hillary Says Benghazi Attack Was ‘Unpredictable’ and ‘Unforeseen’ Event: Somebody explain to me what it is that makes this woman so “inevitable” in 2016. Seriously, I don’t get it. Even without the Benghazi debacle, the State Department
Report after report is now confirming what most Americans knew all along: first, that it was indeed a terrorist attack in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, and second, this terrorist attack and murder of four Americans could have been prevented.
Hillary Clinton expressed regret Monday for the failure in Benghazi even as she continued to suggest it was an “unpredictable” event. The Senate intelligence committee report published earlier this months concluded the attack was preventable. Asked if she had any
