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Lawmakers push for repeal
of Obamacare’s tax increase
on braces

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 2:04:21 PM Post Reply

House Republicans and Democrats are making another push to repeal a $29 billion tax increase contained in President Obama’s health care law that is expected to raise the price of medical devices such as braces. “[The medical device tax] will reduce patient access to cutting edge medical products and treatments that save lives,” said Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., in a statement on the bill yesterday. The Congressional Budget Office said last year that repealing the Obamacare provision would cut taxes by $29.1 billion over a ten year period. “While the tax will be paid to the IRS by the manufacturer,

Obama´s Dismal Second Term

Reason, by A. Barton Hinkle Original Article

Posted By: drive- 2/7/2013 2:01:45 PM Post Reply

Nothing in the cosmic laws of the universe makes the halfway mark sacred. Nevertheless, we often treat that dividing line as more important than others: Victory in a democracy usually requires crossing the 50-percent threshold. All other things being equal, a 50-50 split is considered fair. The question dividing optimists and pessimists asks whether the glass is half-full or half-empty. We encourage others by saying, “You’re halfway there already.” Et cetera.

President Obama Had One
Conversation With Leon Panetta on
the Day of the Benghazi Attack

Reason, by Ed Krayewski Original Article

Posted By: drive- 2/7/2013 1:59:52 PM Post Reply

In today’s hearing on Benghazi at the Senate Armed Forces Committee, New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte asked about the president’s personal involvement, finding out that the president only had one conversation with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta or General Martin Dempsey on 9/11, the day of the Benghazi attack. In that conversation, according to Panetta, President Obama told them to “do whatever you need to do to be able to protect our people”. The president didn’t, according to Panetta, ask for any specifics on what kind of

Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell
received Obamacare waiver for REI

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 1:58:31 PM Post Reply

REI CEO Sally Jewell, President Obama’s nominee for Interior Secretary, received an Obamacare waiver in 2011 for her company’s health care coverage for 1,180 employees. The controversial waivers were issued to select companies after Obama’s health care reform bill passed in 2008, temporarily excusing them from the Obamacare health insurance mandates. As Michelle Malkin noted in her May 2011 column, Jewell participated in an Obama administration roundtable in 2009 to talk about the benefits of health care reform. After the roundtable meeting, President Obama praised the REI health plan for covering both part-time and full-time employees.

White House: No more information
about drone killings will be
released to public

Daily Caller, by Vince Coglianese Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 1:41:15 PM Post Reply

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday that the Obama administration will not be releasing any more information about the controversial use of drones to kill American citizens. Carney’s remarks, via the White House’s transcript of the off-camera press gaggle: “This is not an open-ended process. This is a specific and unique accommodation in this circumstance. The fact is, when it comes to public disclosure, we have been — not with the kind of attention that’s been given it this week — but we have been

Incoherent Immigration Reform

National Review, by Victor David Hanson Original Article

Posted By: tisHimself- 2/7/2013 1:38:59 PM Post Reply

Nothing about illegal immigration quite adds up. Conservative corporate employers still support the idea of imported, cheap, non-union labor — in a strange alliance with liberal activists who want the larger blocs of Latino voters that eventually follow massive influxes from Latin America. Yet how conservative are businesses that in the past flouted federal law — and how liberal are activists who undermined the bargaining power of American minimum-wage, entry-level workers, many of them minorities?

Black Conservatives Targeted
on Twitter, Facebook

Fox News, by Todd Starnes Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 1:30:50 PM Post Reply

A black pro-life coalition had its Twitter account shut down after they announced plans on the social networking site to protest the NAACP. (Snip) “Twitter shut us down,” said Stephen Broden, a spokesman for the National Black Prolife Coalition and Dallas-area pastor. Their trouble started on Jan. 28 when Leroy Dodd, the group’s social media manager, sent out a tweet promoting the demonstration against the NAACP at the Image Awards. “We sent out our first tweet at 9:17 a.m.,” he told Fox News. “Eight tweets later we were shut down.” Dodd said he received a message

White House: Jon Stewart ‘more
substantive’ than other media outlets

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 1:22:02 PM Post Reply

During a press gaggle today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney suggested that President Obama’s interview with comedian Jon Stewart on the Daily Show was ‘more substantive’ than other interviews he had during the campaign. Carney quoted a statement during the briefing about President Obama’s executive powers in foreign policy decisions from a Daily Show interview in October of 2012. “Is the ‘Daily Show’ a proper platform for a foreign policy discussion like that?” asked a reporter in response. “When the President is asked a question, he answers it,” Carney said sternly.

Lt. Col. Bill Cowan: Slippery
Slope Could Allow Drone Killings
Of Americans Inside U.S.

Real Clear Politics, by Ian Schwartz Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 1:12:16 PM Post Reply

LT. COL. BILL COWAN, FOX NEWS: Quite a contrast, Sean. No question about it. Even if Romney had won the presidency and this news had just been leaked, you know the left would be all over him, blaming him for this memo that was written back sometime. Sean, I have no problem with the drone program. I don´t have a real problem with waterboarding, if it saves American lives. The issue with the drone program is -- and I have no problem with killing Americans overseas, who are a part of a terrorist organization.

Democrats: Stop banning job
candidates with criminal records

Star-Ledger [Newark, NJ], by Ryan Hutchins Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 2/7/2013 12:45:09 PM Post Reply

Trenton — New Jersey Democrats will introduce legislation today meant to give convicted criminals a better shot at finding work. The measure, known as “ban the box,” would require employers to consider the qualifications of job candidates before asking about criminal histories, state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), a primary sponsor, said last night. Giving jobs to former convicts will reduce recidivism rates, he said.(Snip) New Jersey, like many states, has struggled to keep released inmates from committing more crimes. Nearly 55 percent of offenders released from the state’s prisons in 2008 were rearrested, according to a report by the

Candy Crowley Out at CNN?

Breitbart´s Big Journalism, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 12:39:50 PM Post Reply

According to Fishbowl DC, newly-installed CNN-chief Jeff Zucker has made or is contemplating a couple of smart moves. Apparently, John King has survived and just renewed his contract. That´s the good news. The great news is that the incorrigibly corrupt Candy Crowley might be headed for the door. King´s a smart, informed guy who was a favorite of mine a few years ago. His reporting was straight-forward and surprisingly objective. Unfortunately, that didn’t last. Not long ago, King lost his objectivity, and not in a way that benefitted Republicans.

The Civil War Has Begun

Breitbart´s Big Government, by David Bossie Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 12:34:57 PM Post Reply

When a person amasses too much power, they often believe they are indestructible. What Karl Rove and company did last week in the New York Times, claiming that their new “Conservative Victory Project” would cure the ills of a disappointing campaign cycle, is laughable. The so-called “Conservative Victory Project” is nothing more than an attempt by establishment Republicans to cull the conservative movement. Why does Rove think he has a monopoly on wanting to win? At least Karl Rove and company are finally out front with their disdain for the conservative movement,

Universal background checks
would end father-child gun gifts

Washington Examiner, by Paul Bedard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 12:28:17 PM Post Reply

It´s a long tradition in America: A father buys a gun for his son or daughter to practice with at a range and eventually take hunting. It´s one so rich in American life that many states are encouraging it by adding youth-only hunting seasons and urging parents to bring their children to hunter safety courses. But universal background check proposals being considered in Washington and in some states are threatening to end that by criminalizing gun gifts, neighbor-to-neighbor sales or even inheritances where the one receiving the gun doesn´t first pass a background check. "They could very well make

Obama releases 38 million
acres for offshore oil
and gas development

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 12:07:28 PM Post Reply

Obama’s Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has just announced plans to offer 38.6 million acres offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for oil and gas exploration and development. “The Obama Administration is fully committed to developing our domestic energy resources to create jobs, foster economic opportunities, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil,” Secretary Salazar said in a statement released by the White House. “Exploration and development of the Gulf of Mexico’s vital energy resources will continue to help power our nation and drive our economy.”

State Department officer took
bribes from musician Mavado
for visa help

Washington Examiner, by Scott McCabe Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:59:51 AM Post Reply

A U.S. State Department law enforcement officer has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to help a "well-known" Jamaican musician gain a visa to enter the United States, federal prosecutors in Alexandria said. David J. Rainsberger, an officer with the State Department´s Diplomatic Security Service, admitted to unlawfully receiving watches worth thousands of dollars and other gifts while stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Rainsberger also admitted to making false statements to the U.S. government on a national security questionnaire. The 32-year-old

Panetta on Benghazi: U.S.
Military ‘Not a 911 Service’

PJ Media, by Bridget Johnson Original Article

Posted By: drive- 2/7/2013 11:56:20 AM Post Reply

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning that the Pentagon should not be relied upon to cover all diplomatic missions — namely, the U.S. facility attacked over a period of several hours in Benghazi on Sept. 11. After Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) vowed to block the nomination of any new defense secretary unless Panetta testified about Benghazi, the defense chief appeared before the panel along with Chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey. “The United States military, as I’ve said, is not and, frankly, should not be a 911 service

Man claims IRS agent coerced sex
by threatening tax penalty

KVAL, by Lauren Lee Original Article

Posted By: shalimar- 2/7/2013 11:47:09 AM Post Reply

EUGENE, Ore. -- A Fall Creek resident filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government and an IRS agent that he alledges pressured him into sex by threatening a tax penalty. The law firm representing Vincent Burroughs filed the suit with the U.S. District Court in Eugene on Jan. 25 "as a result to coersive conduct by Defendant (Dora) Abrahamson", an Internal Revenue Service agent from Cottage Grove. Burroughs claims that in August of 2011 Abrahamson called him and said he would be audited by the IRS. He claims that at the time he didn´t know her.
Link corrected by staff

Khamenei rebuffs U.S.
offer of direct talks

Reuters, by Marcus George Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:47:01 AM Post Reply

Iran´s highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday slapped down an offer of direct talks made by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden this week, saying they would not solve the problem between them. "Some naive people like the idea of negotiating with America, however, negotiations will not solve the problem," Khamenei said in a speech to officials and members of Iran´s air force carried on his official website. "If some people want American rule to be established again in Iran, the nation will rise up to face them," he said.

Graham: ‘I´m Totally Supportive
of the Administration´s Rationale
on Drone Strikes’

Cybercast News Service, by Christopher Goins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:42:00 AM Post Reply

Washington – Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he´s completely supportive of the Obama administration´s reasoning behind drone strikes on terrorists on foreign soil, even those who are American citizens. When asked by a reporter on Wednesday if he was "comfortable with the administration’s rationale on drone strikes," Graham said, "Yes, I´m totally supportive of the administration´s rationale on drone strikes." According a document obtained and reported on by NBC News, American citizens can be targeted and killed by the U.S. government if the person is believed "to be a ´senior operational leader´ of al-Qaida or ´an associated force´"

Bill introduced in Idaho that makes
reading ´Atlas Shrugged´a requirement
for graduation

American Thinker, by Rick Moran Original Article

Posted By: addicted_to_coffee- 2/7/2013 11:42:00 AM Post Reply

Reading Ayn Rand´s "Atlas Shrugged" may become a requirement for high school graduation in Idaho if Coeur d´Alene Senator John Goedde, chairman of the Idaho Senate´s Education Committee, decides to pursue the matter. Goedde introduced a bill with the requirement but doesn´t appear serious about pushing it:

Dick Morris: Fox
´marriage´ had to end

Politico, by Kevin Cirilli Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:31:52 AM Post Reply

Pollster and pundit Dick Morris said Wednesday that he “absolutely believed” Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would beat President Barack Obama in the last presidential election, and he urged the GOP to take a different tone in crafting its message. “I absolutely believed it and so did a lot of people,” Morris said on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” when asked about his prediction. Morris was an adviser to former President Bill Clinton, but he supported Romney in the election. Earlier this week, Fox News did not renew its contract with Morris. He was widely panned

New Poll: Majority of Americans
Want Illegal Immigrants to Head
Back to Home Countries

Townhall, by Katie Pavlich Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:18:53 AM Post Reply

A new poll released by the Center for Immigration Studies shows the majority of likely voters simply want illegal immigrants to head back to their home countries. A new poll using neutral language — and avoiding the false choice of conditional legalization vs. mass deportations — finds that most Americans want illegal immigrants to return to their home counties, rather than be given legal status. The findings also show a very large gap in intensity, with those who want illegal immigrants to head home feeling much stronger about that option than those who would like to

Caroline Kennedy ´leading
contender´ to be next ambassador
to Canada, official says

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/7/2013 11:18:49 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON – Caroline Kennedy is the "leading contender" on the short list of candidates President Obama is considering to be the next ambassador to Canada, a senior Democratic official tells Fox News. Kennedy, the daughter of the late President Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has been a strong political and financial supporter of Obama. The confirmation that she´s being strongly considered comes as the Canadian press is abuzz about the possible picks. Canadian newspapers have been floating other possible candidates to the spot in the past few weeks. Among those rumored to be on the list: Former Washington governor

Teen Jeopardy! Contestant
Wants To Be President To
Bring Back ‘Competence
and Accountability’

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/7/2013 11:12:36 AM Post Reply

A Teen Jeopardy! contestant had some harsh words for unnamed recent presidents Wednesday. Responding to host Alex Trebek’s question about what he’d “bring to the presidency that we haven’t had say in the last few decades,” Lexington, Kentucky, high school senior Barrett Block said, “A sense of competence and accountability.” ALEX TREBEK: Barrett Block is from Lexington, Kentucky, a senior at Henry Clay High School. This young man is fairly serious because he’s always dreamed of one particular ambition. And that is?

Brown University insurance covers
sex changes for students

Washington Times, by Cheryl K. Chumley Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:07:11 AM Post Reply

Looking for a free sex change operation? Enroll at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Come August, the school will offer coverage in its student health care plan for the procedure, according to The Daily Caller. “We identified this as an important benefit for students to have access to,” said Director of Insurance and Purchasing Services Jeanne Hebert, in The Daily Caller report. The new health care provision, she reportedly said, is part of an overall effort “to support all students” at the university. The insurance offering is substantial; according to industry estimates,

Video: Leon Panetta Testifies
on Benghazi Attack – We Did
All We Could

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/7/2013 11:01:21 AM Post Reply

In an opening statement at a Senate hearing on the September 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told a committee that a lack of time and proximity prevented a military response following the attack. He also told the committee that we have a “solemn responsibility” to the families of the four Americans killed in the attack to bring those people to justice and make sure it doesn’t happen again Panetta also said that U.S. officials and the Department of Defense, in particular, did all they could in responding to the attack.

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