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The newly-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be recruiting undercover agents to investigate banks and credit card companies to see if they are engaging in unfair practices. According to the Washington Times, one recruitment advertisement said investigators were needed

Chicago- Alderman Proco Moreno hit back at Chicago’s Cardinal George Thursday, calling him “un-Christian” after the Cardinal dismissed the Alderman’s actions against restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. This past Sunday, Cardinal George took to his blog to officially weigh in on Chicago

Ronald Reagan famously quipped that liberals waged a war on poverty and poverty won. One major reason for this is because liberals double and triple down on policies that empower bureaucrats and the establishment elite while creating a vicious cycle

This Monday, July 30, 2012 will mark the 47th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid. On that day in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson journeyed to Independence, Missouri to sign the enabling legislation in the presence of former President Harry

Since being drummed out of the Obama Administration, former alleged Communist and 9-11 Truther Van Jones has embraced his inner-leftist. Not just the progressive, can’t-everyone-just-be-equal emotional stuff, but the ugly all-opposing-opinions-should-be-silenced strain of the lefty condition. His organization, Color of

Kerry Picket at the Washington Times: Comic book writer Chuck Dixon created the character of Bane with Graham Nolan in the early 90’s and Dixon’s reaction to the news above, according to his message board on his website Dixonverse.net, was

Over the weekend, a fishing boat made a “deliberate approach” toward the USNS Rappahannock off the coast of Dubai’s Jebel Ali port. After the fishing vessel was warned to turn aside numerous times, all to no avail, the security team aboard the

Even people who loved “The Amazing Spider-Man” wondered why we need to see the origin of the Web slinger all over again. The 2002 “Spider-Man” showed us how Peter Parker became a super-powered hero in the first place. The only

When U.S.  troops pulled out of Iraq in Dec. 2011, as Obama had promised, there was no pomp and circumstance, only a seemingly Vietnam War-like end to the war Obama had long ago labeled a “dumb war.”  But with the

The Motor City Madman is making headlines again. Rocker Ted Nugent’s latest comments mark one of the conservative movement’s most incendiary reactions to the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding Obamacare. Nugent calls Justice John Roberts, the judge who cast the deciding

The Obama campaign unveiled a new “Betting on America” slogan today, but there is increasing evidence that all his administration has done is bet on cronyism. The Obama administration made a disastrous, reckless, and failed bet on the green energy

President Barack Obama issued an executive directive in which his administration would not deport illegal immigrants who came to the United States before they were 16 years of age, are 30, and have been in the country for at least

Good piece by James Frazier at the Washington Times— well, except for the headline: Cut! Hollywood threatened by creeping Chinese censorship Hollywood’s not “threatened” by “creeping Chinese Censorship.” Hollywood is an accomplice in allowing itself to be censored in exchange

Picket: Rep. Mike McIntyre, North Carolina Democrat, said on Wednesday he would “probably vote for” contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday. Other Democrats are expected to vote for contempt charges against AG Holder for the Attorney General’s

The Supreme Court has ruled on the Arizona immigration law, and upheld a key part of the law that allows local law enforcement officers to verify immigration status if an individual is detained for another potential legal issue. The Washington

Analysis from Charles Hurt at the Washington Times: There is no honor, it is said, among thieves. The only honor you will find these days, it seems, is among the whores. Take John Edwards, who came frighteningly close to the

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The NBPC is a professional labor union representing more than 17,000 Border Patrol Agents and support staff. Their parent organization is the American Federation of Government Employees. We know them better as AFL-CIO. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was a

Washington Times: In March of 2011, President Barack Obama addressed a town hall forum hosted by the spanish speaking network Univision. He was questioned about the immigration and deportation issue. Read more at Washington Times.

Kristen Wiig got a sendoff worthy of royalty on “Saturday Night Live’s” final show of the season. But why lavish so much praise on an overrated comic while two of her fellow departing “SNL” cast members – Jason Sudeikis and Andy

At the Washington Times today, Charles Hurt contrasts the mainstream media’s fixation on obscure and irrelevant “news”–such as Ann Romney’s enthusiasm for horses–with the Breitbart News’s team’s focus on actual facts: So, not only does Mrs. Romney love horses, but she

Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, was approached by the Washington Times affiliated radio program America’s Morning News and was asked why Senate Democratic leadership has not passed a budget for three years. Mr. Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats, answered

Today President Obama made a stop in New York to discuss his record of job creation. During his speech, he made an aside about his record as the “bloated government” President. What the President alluded to but didn’t explain is

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke with America’s Morning News in Washington DC earlier today and refused to comment on the current controversy over the Obama Administration’s evolving position on same-sex marriage. Read more at the Washington Times.

K. Pickett, Washington Times: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder remained mum on Thursday as he was asked about potential contempt charges that could be brought forth against him very soon, if he does not comply with a subpoena issued by

*UPDATE: As of 11:23 p.m. central time Chris’s account was suspended for a SECOND time.  *UPDATE #2: Chris’s account is still suspended. Talking with Twitter, waiting for engineers to respond. Appears to be orchestrated abuse of spam/block by progressives.  *COVERAGE:

The Washington Times was kind enough to ask me to review Andrew’s book, “Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World,” for the new paperback release. Here’s an excerpt: Andrew Breitbart‘s memoir, the New York Times best- seller, “Righteous

Howard Rich in the Washington Times: Having failed earlier this year to foist an Orwellian kill switch on Internet free speech, Congress is now peddling a kinder, gentler piece of “cybersecurity legislation.” However, Washington’s latest attempt to play Big Brother

“Sex and the City” wasn’t just HBO’s most iconic comedy. The series left an indelible mark on our culture as well as the pay channel’s coffers. That’s why Washington Times contributor Emily Esfahani Smith says HBO’s new series “Girls” is good

From The Washington Times: U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole refused to answer questions from the Washington Times affiliated America’s Morning News radio program regarding a video showing an undercover activist being offered Attorney General Eric Holder’s voter ballot. Related:

Give Cosby credit for not being playing the race card, but he’s still not thinking this through completely. If an investigation proves Zimmerman’s side of the story, “the gun” will end up being what might have saved his life. We have

Joseph Curl at the Washington Times shares our conclusion about the real aim of President Barack Obama’s attack on the Supreme Court: So why on Earth would he say it? Why would he lecture the top jurists in the land —

The boss has put together an extraordinary rundown of Obama administration leaks showing a trend that is sabotaging Israel’s ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities. The trend is quite revealing because, as Richard Helms, former director of central intelligence, once explained to Michael

Andrew Breitbart knew he wouldn’t receive a hero’s welcome by appearing on the HBO show “Real Time with Bill Maher,” to put it mildly. The late Internet publisher frequented the show’s panel all the same. He realized it was one

The indispensable Kerry Pickett of the Washington Times is reporting that the address director Spike Lee re-tweeted out to his 200,000 followers over the weekend was, in fact, not the address of the man who allegedly shot Trayvon Martin: [T]he Edgewater Circle