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White House Joins Tumblr - Complete With GIFs, Vines and Bo
Tweet Share on Facebook April 26, 2013 CommentThe White House was on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and now it's finally jumped aboard Tumblr, announcing Friday that it was launching a Tumblr blog because "sharing ... stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs."
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Eric Cantor Wants Washington to Operate More Like an App
Tweet Share on Facebook April 26, 2013 CommentEric Cantor wants Washington to operate more like an app and less like a dinosaur.
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Donald Trump to Headline Evangelical Event With 2016 GOP Hopefuls
Tweet Share on Facebook April 25, 2013 CommentWhispers has learned that Donald Trump will address evangelicals and social conservatives at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's upcoming "Road to Majority" conference in Washington. The Donald will join a host of 2016 GOP hopefuls already announced as speakers – including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
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DHS Denies Ammo Purchases Aimed at Civilians
Tweet Share on Facebook April 25, 2013 CommentOfficials at the Department of Homeland Security denied Thursday that its large-scale ammunition purchases were an effort to keep bullets out of the hands of private citizens.
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Four-Term Congressman Introduces Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits
Tweet Share on Facebook April 24, 2013 CommentRep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., has just proposed a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress. Salmon himself is in his fourth term. There are currently no term limits in Congress.
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WATCH: J. Everett Dutschke Talks Ricin Mailings as FBI Searches His Home
Tweet Share on Facebook April 24, 2013 CommentThe FBI now says it wasn't Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis who mailed ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a congressman and a judge after all. Instead, the federal investigative agency has turned its focus to J. Everett Dutschke, a Tupelo, Miss., taekwondo instructor, blues band frontman and failed political candidate, according to the local Clarion-Ledger newspaper.
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'EGO Act’ Would Ban Painted Portraits of Officials
Tweet Share on Facebook April 23, 2013 CommentIf Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has his way, taxpayer-funded oil paintings that commemorate federal officials – some at $40,000 a pop – will soon be a thing of the past. Cassidy has introduced an aptly-named Eliminating Government-Funded Oil-Painting, or "EGO" Act, which would prevent tax dollars from funding expensive official portraits at a time when the U.S. is facing a trillion-dollar deficit.
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Lawmakers Who Pushed CISPA Were 'Doxed,’ Received Threats Online
Tweet Share on Facebook April 23, 2013 CommentMembers of Congress who voted for CISPA last week have received threats of violence and had their phone numbers, addresses and other personal details posted online by those who disagree with the legislation. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act would allow private companies to share cybersecurity information with the federal government, sparking privacy concerns and causing some to dub it the "Big Brother Law."
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VIDEO: George W. Bush's $250 Million Presidential Center Second Only In Size To Reagan Library
Tweet Share on Facebook April 23, 2013 CommentWhen the sprawling 15-acre George W. Bush Presidential Center opens in Dallas, Texas on May 1, it will become the second largest presidential library and museum complex in the country, surpassed only by the Reagan library – which was constructed before Congress passed a measure that encouraged restricted size limits of presidential libraries.
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WWE Wrestler 'Kane' Body Slams the Internet Sales Tax
Tweet Share on Facebook April 22, 2013 CommentIt's not just online shoppers and Internet-based businesses who hate the proposed legislation for an Internet Sales Tax. WWE's "Kane," known in the wrestling world for his violent pyromania, has penned an angry screed against the Marketplace Fairness Act, new legislation that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales tax on all purchases.
