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April 18, 2012

Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The cuts are mostly familiar, though a plan to cut food stamps goes well beyond a bipartisan…
April 18, 2012

Secret Service prostitution scandal continues to shake DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - A prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service has grown in scope, with the disclosure that U.S. agents…
April 18, 2012

Mitt Romney defenders: Barack Obama ate dog meat

Jim Treacher, a conservative writer for The Daily Caller, is defending Mitt Romney against online attacks after news leaked of…
April 18, 2012

ALEC's retreat on 'Stand Your Ground' is a victory for the activist movement

OPINION - The controversial organization behind 'Stand Your Ground' and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on…
April 17, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama calls Trayvon Martin death a 'tragedy'

WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says her 'heart goes out to the parents' of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...
April 17, 2012

Policymakers look to prevent another Trayvon Martin shooting

theGRIO REPORT - The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is leading to a burst of legislative and policy thinking about…
April 17, 2012

Ted Nugent wants to 'chop heads off' for Romney

Nugent told the crowd at the gun convention that the current administration was 'un-American' and if Obama won re-election, he…
April 17, 2012

Rescued woman says she owes life to Newark mayor Cory Booker

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The woman pulled from her burning home by Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker says she would…
April 17, 2012

Secret Service officials accused of bragging about working with Obama at a brothel

The group partied at a brothel called the 'Pley Club,' where they bragged about working for President Obama and enlisted…
April 17, 2012

Military embarrassed by Colombia Secret Service scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. military officer said the nation's military leaders are embarrassed by allegations of misconduct against…
April 17, 2012

GOP derails Senate 'Buffett Rule' taxes on wealthy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic 'Buffett Rule' bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at…
April 17, 2012

Florida Gov. Rick Scott denies Zimmerman charges due to public outcry

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida's governor is rejecting any suggestions charges were filed in the killing of the…
April 17, 2012

Mitt Romney's 'open mic' moment troubling for minorities

OPINION - Romney is rarely consistent, but when it comes to policies that will assist those in need, he is…
April 16, 2012

A conservative Columbia law professor defends constitutionality of Affordable Care Act

Accordingly, troubled members of the Court should be applauded for their efforts to search for the limits to any principle…
April 16, 2012

Allen West: American 'republic will collapse' under Obama

In an interview with Conservative New Media, Rep. Allen West said that Obama and Democrats aren't really addressing the debt…