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'Skinny Bitch' Author Says Food Stamp Recipients Can Eat Vegan For $33 a Week
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentEveryone wants to take their own bite out of the "farm bill," which funds America's food stamp program, and is currently being debated in the Senate.
Rory Freedman, author of popular vegan health book "Skinny Bitch," wants it to focus more on fruits and vegetables.
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Is Marco Rubio Really Out as Mitt Romney's VP?
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentABC's Jonathan Karl reports Tuesday morning that Florida Senator Marco Rubio "is not being vetted" by Mitt Romney's VP search team, according to "knowledgable Republican sources."
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Michael Steele And Lanny Davis Answer To Criticism Of New Firm: "We Confuse People"
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2012 CommentSince the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz reported this morning that Lanny Davis and Michael Steele were joining together to launch a new firm, the Twitterverse and blogosphere have been rife with criticism for the partnership between the former Clinton strategist and former Republican National Committee Chairman.
In New York Magazine, Jonathan Chait wrote, cuttingly:
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Five Charts That Show How Our Democracy Isn't Working
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2012 CommentThe American public believes the Founding Fathers were close to infallible, and that while our political system has its faults, it functions far better than other democracies.
But is it true?
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Jesse Ventura Says White House Publicity of Navy SEALs Could End Up Destroying Them
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2012 CommentJesse Ventura, who was a Navy SEAL long before he was a professional wrestler or Minnesota governor, says the publicity that has been drawn to the elite frogmen by the White House is all wrong.
"When I was in the Navy the public didn't know who we were," Ventura told Whispers. "The SEALs are clandestine warriors and they should stay that way."
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VIDEO: Obama Heckled By Daily Caller Reporter During Immigration Speech In Rose Garden
Tweet Share on Facebook June 15, 2012 CommentIn what may be a first for the White House Rose Garden, President Obama was heckled by a reporter during his speech on immigration Friday.
Obama made the speech hours after his administration announced that the U.S. would stop deporting some young illegal immigrants.
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Haley Barbour's Two Cents on Romney's Veep Choice
Tweet Share on Facebook June 15, 2012 CommentFormer Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is entrenched in fundraising for American Crossroads, so FEC rules dictate that he can't dole out advice to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney directly. But the Republican heavyweight did have a pointer or two (it is Gov. Barbour after all) on how Mitt Romney should be prioritizing his veepstakes. [See Photos of Joe Biden on the campaign trail.]
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Thousands of Costly Federal Buildings Lie Unused — And Problem Could Be Worse Than We Thought
Tweet Share on Facebook June 15, 2012 CommentFor years, media reports have warned that taxpayers pay millions of dollars to help the government maintain thousands of unused or underused federal buildings.
But how many buildings? And how many dollars?
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RNC Latino Site Features Stock Photo of Asian Children
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2012 CommentMitt Romney has been increasingly keen to court the Latino vote, which is believed to heavily favor President Obama over the former Massachusetts governor for president. In the latest Latino Decisions poll, Obama held a 43-point lead over Romney.
But the Republican National Committee's Hispanic site may not be doing Romney any favors.
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Sarah Palin-Detractor Suing Bristol Over Reality TV Show Clip
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2012 CommentBristol Palin acknowledged that some people don't like her when discussing her new show, Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp, however she may not have realized that the show's backlash could come with a $75,000 price tag.
