House passes bill undoing defense cuts - CNN.com

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-California, urged Congress to avoid what he characterized as "catastrophic cuts to our military." "Support our troops (and) support our national security," he declared on the House floor. Democrats accused their Republican  …

Oldest Known Maya Calendar Found; No Signs of 2012 Doomsday - ABC News

Shucks. Maybe we’ll have to keep paying the electric bill after all. Archaeologists, excavating the ninth-century Maya complex of Xultun in Guatemala, say they have found what may have been a workspace for the town’s scribe. Paintings on the walls, they report, appea …

Red Tape - Bill would make Facebook snooping, digital spying by employers illegal

Legislation that would give workers broad protection from the prying eyes of employers was introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Both bills would make it illegal for employers to force workers or candidates to divulge social media passwords, similar to legi …

BBC News - Representative Michele Bachmann becomes a Swiss citizen

Minnesota congresswoman and former US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is now a citizen of Switzerland. Mrs Bachmann, 55, is eligible for dual citizenship through her husband, who is of Swiss descent, a spokeswoman said. A three-term Republican, Mrs Bachmann went through …

Citing security, U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan - The Washington Post

 After signing a 10-year lease and spending more than $80 million on a site envisioned as the United States’ diplomatic hub in northern Afghanistan, American officials say they have abandoned their plans, deeming the location for the proposed compound too dangerous. E …

The Weak Economy Still Isn't Bad Enough to Defeat Obama -- Daily Intel

The release of the monthly jobs report seems as good a time as any to step back and take stock of the state of the presidential race, as the economy is surely the most important variable at play. I’ve been saying for a while that President Obama is ahead, and that remains …

It's Not the Electoral College, Obama Just Leads | | electionateelectionate

There’s a growing chorus arguing that Obama has an electoral college advantage. The underlying assumption is that the race is close nationally and yet Obama seems poised to secure well over 300 electoral votes. In my view, that argument is misguided for a simple reason: the …

Aaron Belkin: GOP and New York Times Slam Obama Over Osama

All Americans would benefit if political leaders in both parties set aside bravado, and insisted on a thoughtful, understated foreign policy conversation. That said, the recent criticism of President Obama seems impervious to a political climate that he did not create, and to the …

Broadway Carl: Poor, Oppressed White America

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Poor, Oppressed White America

Comparative Religion Classes in Public Schools

Many people — atheist and theist, religious and irreligious — support the idea of teaching comparative religion classes in public schools. Such classes are already taught in most colleges and universities, so it's not as though there is a lack of materials and experie …

U.S. News - Secret Service suspends 11 employees; night with 'presumed prostitutes' detailed

The U.S. Secret Service put 11 employees on administrative leave Saturday as a congressman briefed on the situation gave details of the presidential security group's night with "presumed prostitutes" ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to a Colomb …

U.S. Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia - The Washington Post

 The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations of misconduct by agents who had been sent to Cartagena, Colombia, to provide security for President Obama’s trip to a summit that began there Friday. Edwin Donovan, an agency spokesman, said that an unspecified num …

Journal Times editorial: Samaritan deserves a break from judge

The advice out of Illinois to Good Samaritans this week is clear enough: however well-intentioned you are, don’t offer a ride to 13-year-olds. Never — or almost never. An Illinois man made that mistake on March 2, when he saw two 13-year-old girls walking home in c …

Two Christians Prosecuted for Reading the Bible in Public - Christian Newswire

I just had to seed this after reading the article. MURRIETA, Calif., March 29, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, a trial court in Riverside County, California, heard arguments why the prosecution's case should be dismissed in the case of People v. Brett Coronado. Advo …

Support In U.S. For Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds

Sixty-nine percent think the U.S. should not be involved in the war in Afghanistan, up from 53 percent as measured by CBS in November. A Washingtona Post poll conducted before the killings, but after burned Qurans were found at Bagram Air Base and after American soldiers were cau …

Are Voters Stupid, Or Are They Just Routinely Subjected To Terrible Political Reporting?

[I]rrationality on policy issues transcends party lines and cuts across groups that feel differently about the president. Taken all together, the issue polling compiled so far in the 2012 cycle presents a sharp corrective to the candidates' description of the race as a great deba …

Fox News: There Is Definitely A 'War On Women Voters' | Addicting Info

When the propaganda arm of the Republican party admits that there is a war on women voters, it’s time to accept that the recent attacks on women’s rights are not coincidental, that they are, in fact, an orchestrated political strategy. Sally Kohn of Fox News writes

Wisconsin GOP Votes To Ban Private Insurance Abortion Coverage And Teaching Contraception In School | Addicting Info

The Wisconsin House was supposed to talk jobs and the economy but they ended up arguing about social issues. The first bill to pass was an anti-abortion bill that bans private insurance companies from covering abortion as part of the health insurance exchange as set up by the Aff …

Bottom Line - Goldman Sachs, roiled by 'Muppetgate,' loses $2 billion

Question: What’s the cost to a company of one disgruntled former employee? Answer: About $2 billion if it’s Goldman Sachs. That’s how much of the bank’s market value was wiped out after one of its directors, Greg Smith, resigned from the company and penn …

Don't let them Steal our life, liberties and our ability to pursue and maintain our FREEDOM

If you endorse or support a campaign of hate and discrimination through a vote, a sign, speech, or other, then you are immoral. Persecution of and inequality for the poor, women, LGBTs, ethnic minorities, non-Christians, or anyone for that matter is immoral.   If you endors …

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Fired For Using Birth Control? It Could Be Possible In Arizona | Addicting Info

A proposed law in Arizona could give employers the right to fire women who use birth control. The bill, which sailed right through the state’s Senate Judiciary Committee, grants employers the right to ask for proof that contraceptives are being taken for non-contraceptive r …

Wisconsin GOP To Battered Women: Don't Get Divorced | Addicting Info

By now, most people have heard of the Wisconsin GOP’s efforts to label single parenthood as a form of child abuse. There’s no basis in the claim, of course, and is simply another way to shame women (who comprise the majority of single parents) for not existing within  …

Christie Lashes Out At Former Navy Seal, Calls Him An 'Idiot' (VIDEO) | Addicting Info

NJ Governor and professional YouTube screamer, Chris Christie, is renowned for his shout fests and reaching a bluto-like level of rage at town halls.

Kansas Bill Allows Doctors To Lie To Women To Prevent Abortion, Forces Women To Pay A Tax To Get One | Addicting Info

The Kansas House of Representatives is considering an anti-abortion bill introduced by Republican Rep. Lance Kinzer, that would make it drastically more difficult for women to have the procedure.

35 Hateful And Stupid Rush Limbaugh Quotes That Should Anger Everyone | Addicting Info

Rush Limbaugh has been a poison on America for a couple decades now.

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