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Pollster advice to GOP: Stop talking about rape

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:57:48 GMT

It’s way past time: House Republicans need to stop talking about rape. That’s the message GOP lawmakers got here Wednesday evening from Kellyanne Conway, a top GOP pollster.

Robert Redford: Movie violence debate 'overdue'

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:40:47 GMT

Studying the impact of movies on real-life gun violence is “overdue,” veteran director Robert Redford said Thursday, suggesting a possible link between guns and box office takings.

Obamacare may be harmful to your wealth

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:32:09 GMT

Obamacare has made sweeping changes to the U.S. health insurance system that will make coverage more expensive for everyone. Here are five ways Obamacare will hit your wallet and what you can do to prepare for them.

FBI director in Libya for Benghazi investigation

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:31:35 GMT

Libyan officials say FBI director Robert Mueller is in Tripoli for talks on the investigation into last year's killing of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Cutter: Obama campaign activated for gun laws

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:20:08 GMT

We haven’t seen much of Stephanie Cutter since the election but she recently appeared on MSNBC’s The Ed Show to let everyone know that the Obama campaign network will be activated very soon to take on the NRA.

Americans take NRA over Hollywood, poll says

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:25:17 GMT

The National Rifle Association has been in the headlines almost as frequently as Lindsay Lohan goes to jail these days. While the group is no stranger to controversy, Americans view it in a more favorable light in recent years than the entertainment industry.

NAPOLITANO: Shooting up the Constitution

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:58:34 GMT

If you have listened to President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk about guns in the past month, you have heard them express a decided commitment to use the powers of the federal government to maintain safety in the United States. This sounds inside the wheelhouse of what we pay the government to do. Yet it is clearly unconstitutional.

EDITORIAL: Global warming takes a vacation

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:52:45 GMT

Those who dare assert the Earth’s temperature isn’t on a perilous rise are derided as “deniers.” For liberals, the climate debate has ended, and that has created a dilemma. It’s not actually getting warmer.

West Point center cites danger of ‘far right’ in U.S.

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:50:27 GMT

A West Point think tank has issued a paper warning America about “far right” groups such as the “anti-federalist” movement, which supports “civil activism, individual freedoms and self-government.” The report is titled “Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America’s Violent Far-Right.”

MILLER: Obama is coming for your guns

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:47:08 GMT

Gun control is back. President Obama on Wednesday unveiled a series of feel-good measures designed to play on the emotions of Americans saddened by the horrific shooting of 20 students at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month. Almost nothing he proposes to do would make anyone safer.

Courts cast skeptical eye on contraception mandate

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:45:37 GMT

President Obama’s mandate that most private companies provide health insurance plans that include free contraceptives has met with considerable headwinds in the legal system, where nine of the 14 federal courts to rule so far have sided with employers who say the mandate violates their beliefs and infringes on their religious liberties.

Environment vs. economy: Keystone will shape Obama’s legacy

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:41:55 GMT

Whether President Obama approves the Keystone XL pipeline or not hinges on one key question: Which is more important to him, creating jobs and promoting energy independence or fighting climate change?

Syrian war creates historic refugee crisis

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:26:15 GMT

Syria’s 22-month-long civil war has created a refugee crisis of historic proportions that threatens to destabilize countries in the Middle East and has far outpaced the ability of foreign governments and global relief agencies to respond, says a top U.N. official.

Inhofe, Panetta trade punches on defense cuts

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:15:40 GMT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., exchanged some sharp, rhetorical barbs on Thursday over the congressional deadlock on how to avoid billions in looming budget cuts under the White House's sequestration plan.

No cops at school shootings? N.Y.'s hasty gun law

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:40:56 GMT

A New York lawmaker says that the state’s recently passed gun control law stunningly fails to include any exemptions for law enforcement officers, and technically prohibits police from ever bringing guns on school grounds or possessing extended ammo magazines.

Christie rushes to defend Obama's kids from NRA

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:03:17 GMT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie blasted the National Rifle Association for an ad that pointed out President Barack Obama’s daughters have armed protection, calling it “reprehensible” and saying elected officials’ kids should be off-limits.

U.S. attorney defends Reddit case as 'appropriate'

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:44:46 GMT

A U.S. prosecutor at the center of a controversy over the handling of a case involving an Internet activist who committed suicide has defended the government’s actions as “appropriate.”

Issa orders EPA to hand over hidden emails

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:29:26 GMT

House investigators pressed outgoing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, in a letter noting criminal penalties for hiding federal records, to reveal all of the email accounts that she and agency employees use to conduct official business.

Ryan reveals GOP considering short-term debt hike

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:28:28 GMT

House Republicans are discussing a short-term debt ceiling increase to buy time for broader deficit reduction negotiations with Democrats, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters Thursday.

Rush: Get ready for 'undocumented gun owners'

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:51:30 GMT

We're going to have massive registration of gun owners, which means we're going to end up with undocumented gun owners. And my question is, will the undocumented gun owners get free health care and in-state tuition? Earned income tax credits? Maybe even some Fast and Furious guns, because we are gonna have undocumented gun owners.

GOP keeps distance as Sanford re-enters politics

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:29:56 GMT

Mark Sanford is a former GOP House member and governor, but after resigning amid an adultery scandal, he’s not getting an automatic endorsement from the Republican Party as he campaigns to return to Congress.

Rove renews contract with Fox through 2016

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:58:51 GMT

Fox News Channel is expected to announce shortly that Karl Rove has signed a multiyear deal to remain a Fox contributor through the 2016 election.

Citigroup rips new regs for earnings shortfall

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:44:29 GMT

Citigroup badly missed earnings estimates in the fourth quarter, reflecting what its new CEO called a "challenging" environment due to increased regulatory pressures and legal costs.

Illinois: The nation's 'archetype of dysfunction'

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:26:28 GMT

Illinois' Democrats are presiding over a fiscal muck that has made the state the new archetype of dysfunction as longtime champion California last week projected its first surplus in a decade. The state produced a $97 billion pension-funding deficit and more than $9 billion in unpaid bills, saddling it with the nation’s lowest rating from Moody’s Investors Service.

Study: $4b lost to foreign firms for green projects

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:10:06 GMT

U.S. taxpayers have forked over nearly $4 billion to foreign-owned companies as part of a stimulus program that pays cash grants to green-energy firms, according to a newly released congressional report.