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Supreme Court to Take Up Obamacare Tomorrow
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Renegade soldiers declare coup in Mali
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Renegade soldiers in Mali declared Thursday that they have seized power in the West African nation and dissolved public institutions because of the government's handling of an insurgency.
Soldiers wearing fatigues said on state media that they have suspended the constitution, closed the borders and imposed a curfew in...
Marine faces boot for anti-Obama Facebook posts
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A Marine sergeant who started a Facebook group that is openly critical of President Barack Obama and posted comments saying he will not follow the unlawful orders of the commander in chief is facing possible dismissal from the Corps.
The Marines on Wednesday told Sgt. Gary Stein —...
Rep. Chu to make personal plea against military hazing
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The California Democrat has spoken out on military hazing since the death of her nephew, Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, last year.
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), whose nephew committed suicide in Afghanistan after he was hazed by his fellow Marines, will join the House Armed Services Committee Thursday for...
Nancy Pelosi: The Founders Would've Just Adored ObamaCare!
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GOP leadership rankled by resolution calling for attorney general’s head
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More than 100 Republicans in the House are clamoring for Eric Holder’s head, but GOP leaders are reluctant to vote on a measure suggesting the ouster of the U.S. attorney general.
Freshman Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is leading the charge. He said he won’t let up until he gets...
Kraft to rename snack unit 'Mondelez'
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Monde-what?
Kraft Foods (KFT, Fortune 500) announced Wednesday that it plans to change the name of its snacks division to "Mondelez International" when it splits into two companies later this year. The second company, comprising Kraft's North American grocery division, will become Kraft Foods Group.
The move marks...
Standoff in Congress threatens highway construction funding
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With less than two weeks before federal money runs out for transportation projects across the country, a partisan showdown is developing between Senate Democrats and House Republicans over passing a new bill.
The standoff, based on sharply differing views about the overall expense of the bill and how to...
Transgender student living as a man banned from working in all-male dorm
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A transgender student living as a man is fighting Miami University in Ohio after the school banned him from working in an all-male dorm and instead gave him a position in women's housing.
Kaeden Kass, a junior at the prestigious public university, applied to be a resident assistant at the...
Boston University sorority suspended following alleged alcohol-related hazing
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A Boston University sorority has been suspended following reports of a hazing incident involving alcohol.
The Sigma Delta Tau sorority is being investigated by school officials after the Boston University Police Department stopped three men carrying members of the sorority down a street in the city's Allston neighborhood March 3, Fox...
Ron Paul: Secret Service security is 'form of welfare'
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While his GOP rivals are with constant Secret Service protection, Ron Paul says he's skipping the government-provided security because it is a "form of welfare."
The Texas congressman discussed the ins and outs of the race for the Republican nomination last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno while Mitt...
Molotov cocktails thrown at Democratic Texas state senator's office
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Police and fire authorities in Forth Worth are investigating an arson attack on a Texas state senator's legislative offices, myFOXDFW reported.
Officials say two Molotov cocktails were thrown into State Sen. Wendy Davis’ Forth Worth office Tuesday afternoon.
Sen. Davis was not in her office at the time, but two of her...
Hundreds of houses damaged after strong earthquake hits Mexico
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Mexican officials were assessing damage Wednesday, a day after a strong earthquake left homes in ruins and rattled residents hundreds of miles away.
At least 11 people were injured in the 7.4-magnitude quake, which hit mid-day Tuesday in southern Mexico.
Its epicenter was about 15 miles (25 kilometers) east of Ometepec, Guerrero.
Chu gives himself high marks on gas prices, drawing criticism
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The Obama administration’s energy policy chief on Tuesday gave himself an A for controlling gas prices that have reached a record high at pumps across the country, drawing criticism and even chortles from Washington Republicans.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the comment during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing...
Postal Service: We need more junk mail
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The U.S. Postal Service wants small businesses to send more direct mail, a.k.a. junk mail, to help the beleaguered agency expand its revenue stream by hundreds of millions of dollars.
In a campaign called "Every Door Direct Mail," the Postal Service is touting a year-old online tool to help small businesses...
Harry Potter actor jailed for 2 years over London riots
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An actor in the Harry Potter movies was jailed for two years Tuesday for his role in riots that swept London last summer.
Jamie Waylett, 22, who appeared as Hogwarts school bully Vincent Crabbe in six Harry Potter films, was found guilty of violent disorder at Wood Green Crown Court, in...
Stop! Don’t Cut that Wire! That’s a Chevy Volt!
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who is not grounded- if first responders cut the wrong wires or even the right ones, as Stephen Smoot reminded us last week on Townhall…
ATF Managers Lawyer Up, Slam Gun Laws and Still Deny Gunwalking
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In a letter obtained by Townhall, attorney and former Department of Justice Prosecutor Paul E. … In another letter obtained by Townhall addressed to Issa and Grassley from David Voth’s attorney Joshua A.…
The Most Outrageous Tax Loopholes
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From Townhall Magazine's EXCLUSIVE April feature, "The Most Outrageous Tax Looopholes," by Helen Whalen-Cohen … While Townhall is not opposed to people keeping their own money in the form of tax credits and deductions, we feel the tax code in … Get the complete list by ordering the April issue of Townhall Magazine.
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Happy Easter!
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Egypt: Radical Presidential Candidate May Be Disqualified Over American Mother
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Obama: GOP vision results in 'poisoning our kids'
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President Obama suggested this evening that the Republican governing agenda will lead to "poisoning our kids" with pollution.
"I believe that it is part of our solemn responsibility to future generations that we look after this planet; that we make sure our air is clean and our water is...
Santorum fights speculation his race has been run
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Speculation that Rick Santorum may drop out of the presidential race soon is growing, and confusion among some campaign staffers has done little to dampen that view.
Santorum met Thursday with top conservatives to discuss what the campaign could do to right its course, a meeting his top aides...
Only 120,000 jobs added in March, missing economic expectations
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The economy added 120,000 jobs in March, well below what economists predicted, while the unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 8.2 percent.
The number is nearly half of the 210,000 expected and ends the streak of three straight months when the economy added more than 200,000 jobs, according...
Austerity drives up suicide rate in debt-ridden Greece
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When Apostolos Polyzonis's bank refused to see him last September, the 55-year-old Greek businessman had just 10 euros ($13) in his pocket. Out of work and bankrupt, he thought all he could do with his remaining money was to buy a gas can.
Desperate and angry, Polyzonis stood outside...