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Michele Bachmann May Face Lawsuit Over 'Religious Freedom in The Military' Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook May 7, 2013 CommentA series of media reports that allege the Pentagon could start court-martialing soldiers for their Christian faith has been debunked by the fact-checking website PolitiFact and even the Pentagon itself.
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Bus Ads to FDA: Don’t Approve 'Diet Milk’ for Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook May 6, 2013 CommentStarting Monday, employees of the Food and Drug Administration who go to work by bus will see giant ads urging the public health agency not to allow aspartame in kids' milk without accompanying labels. Aspartame is already allowed in flavored milk but comes with a note that the milk is "reduced-calorie."
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NRCC Website Hacked A Day Before South Carolina Special Election
Tweet Share on Facebook May 6, 2013 CommentFor the last 24 hours, the website for the National Republican Congressional Committee was one big Viagra ad.
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Plan B Makers Spent $5.7 Million Lobbying Washington In 2011, 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook May 3, 2013 CommentPresident Barack Obama said Thursday he was "very comfortable" with the Food and Drug Administration's approval of Plan B for teens 15 and older, citing research from the Department of Health and Human Services, despite remaining opposed to lifting all age limits for purchasers of the pill.
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EMILY’s List Pushes for 'Madame POTUS’ Candidates Beyond Clinton
Tweet Share on Facebook May 3, 2013 CommentIn recent polling, Hillary Clinton has emerged as the overwhelming frontrunner of the potential Democratic presidential field for 2016. But if the Democratic political action committee EMILY's List has its way, Clinton won't be the only woman voters will consider.
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Ahead of Major NRA Meeting in Texas, Questions Over Who Really Represents Gun Owners
Tweet Share on Facebook May 2, 2013 CommentAhead of the annual National Rifle Association meeting this weekend in Houston, gun control groups are going all out to ensure Americans know who they think the firearms group really represents. On a call with reporters Thursday, Americans United for Change and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence – both liberal, anti-gun groups – argued that the NRA today represents the gun industry, not gun owners.
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Allen West Joins Call for Benghazi Select Committee
Tweet Share on Facebook May 2, 2013 CommentOver the past few months, 135 Republican lawmakers, or "a majority of the majority," have said a select committee is needed to further investigate the 9/11 attacks on Benghazi, Libya.
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The 5 Worst Diplomatic Gifts Obama Received In 2011
Tweet Share on Facebook May 1, 2013 CommentOn Friday, after President Barack Obama released a list of all the diplomatic gifts he accepted in 2011, the National Journal asked what the tiny West African country of Gabon was doing giving Obama a present that cost more than $52,000.
But we say: what's with so many countries giving POTUS awful gifts two years ago?
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New Video Slams Unbuilt Ike Memorial for $142 Million Cost to Taxpayers, Impermanent Design
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2013 CommentThe design for a proposed Eisenhower Memorial has inspired much heartache and anger among historians, architects, veterans and even the Eisenhower family, who say this wasn't the way they imagined a monument to the 34th president and D-Day commander.
Now, a video strives to show the public why.
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Anthony Foxx Declares Thursday 'A Day Of Reason,' And of Prayer, in Charlotte
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2013 CommentCharlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who President Barack Obama tapped Tuesday to be the next transportation secretary, just declared Thursday "A Day of Reason" in his home city, and asked Charlotte's citizens to observe the day.
