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Endangered Governor Takes Big Gun Action in Lead up to Election
A week before Pennsylvania voters render their verdict on his last four years, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett signed a pro-gun law barring local restrictions. Republican Governor Tom Corbett, center, stands with his wife Susan, as he answers questions after a debate with Democratic party candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf at the WTAE-TV studio…
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White House Responds to ‘Chickens**t’ Comment Aimed at Netenyahu
The White House said Wednesday it was “counterproductive” for one of its own senior officials to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “chickens**t.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves after a meeting at the White House, Oct. 1, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) “Certainly that’s not the administration’s view, and we think such comments are inappropriate…
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Listen to Feminist Explain Why She Thinks Aborting a Baby Is Often ‘More Moral’ Than Actually Having the Baby
On Tuesday, Feminist Katha Pollitt made the case on MSNBC that it is often times “more moral” to have an abortion than it is to actually give birth to a child. Quoting Pollitt’s own words, host Ronan Farrow recited, “We need to see abortion as an urgent practical decision that is just as moral as…
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Obama: U.S. Ebola Response Must Be ‘Based in Science,’ Not Fear
President Barack Obama stressed Tuesday that the U.S. government’s response to the Ebola outbreak must be based in science, and not fear. President Barack Obama walks away his podium after speaking about Ebola from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) “America in the end…
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‘The Democratic Party Is Abusing Us’: These Men Have a Scathing Message for Obama and ‘Black Leadership’
The Democratic Party is “abusing” blacks in America, according to a group of men in Chicago who have a scathing message for President Barack Obama and “black leadership.” “Who are the real oppressors in our community?” Paul McKinley, who ran for elected office as a Republican to replace Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., demanded in a…
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Josh Earnest Still Won’t Say if White House Had Role in Green Card Stock-Up
White House press secretary Josh Earnest again refused to say definitively whether anyone in the White House played a role in the increased supplies for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to boost its amount of visa-making material. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The agency recently increased its order of the card stock for issuing new visas, getting enough…
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Election Official Says the Three Pro-Gun Letters on This Man’s Baseball Cap Make a Political Statement, So They Made Him Remove It
Are “people’s perceptions” enough of a reason to ban pro-gun apparel at polling places? The National Rifle Association may not be a political party, but apparently in some places elections officials will make you remove or cover clothing emblazoned with three letters — NRA — because of, they claim, the pro-gun group’s political overtones. That’s…