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Michele Bachmann, citing Glenn Beck, might end Social Security

Bachmann; "What we have to do is a reorganization of all of that, Social Security and all.

Haitian Police Officer claims U.S. missionaries had tried to take other Haitian kids

The officer, who did not want to be identified for fear of "reprisals", told CNN on Monday (2/8/10) that he had stopped the 10 Baptist missionaries, including group leader Laura Silsby, on January 26 as they tried to transport 40 children from Haiti to the Dominican Republic.

Texas Nurse to Stand Trial for Reporting Doctor

This is an outrageous miscarriage of justice! In what may be an unprecedented prosecution, Anne Mitchell, a nurse and compliance and quality improvement officer at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit Texas, is scheduled to stand trial in State Court for "misuse of offi …

Sarah Palin and T Party Convention a Bust!

I tried, I really tried in the interest of good journalism, to watch the entire speech Sarah Palin delivered in Nashville at the T Party "Convention".

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Palin Responds to 'Run, Sarah, Run'

"It would be absurd to not consider what it is that I can potentially do to help our country," she told host Chris Wallace on the news program "Fox News Sunday" in an interview conducted a few hours before her Saturday night address at the inaugural National Tea Party Con …

Danica Patrick Finishes Impressive 6th in Stock Car Debut

Patrick, who started 12th, made a magnificent save after making contact with Nelson Piquet Jr. on Lap 54, spinning on the front stretch and sliding through the grassy tri-oval area.

Michele Bachmann does delicate political dance

She's a Tea Party icon but she won't be at national convention.

Todd Palin Closely Involved in Governing Alaska,

e-mails show Todd Palin was included in messages on a wide range of government and political issues. Aides to then-Gov. Sarah Palin regularly sought Todd Palin's advice on such things as state board appointments.

Haiti Charges 10 Americans With Child Abduction

WHAT WAS THEIR REAL MISSION? Ten Americans who tried to take Haitian children out of the country have been charged with child abduction and criminal conspiracy.

Brown: Stimulus didn't create one new job

Does the Senate now have it's own "Michelle Bachmann? Newly-sworn Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown says the last economic stimulus bill did not create even one new job, a claim that most economists would dispute.

At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama warns against 'erosion of civility'

Speaking to an audience at the Hilton Washington hotel that included Vice President Biden, congressional leaders, Secretary of State Clinton and an array of religious leaders and foreign dignitaries, Obama called on leaders to step outside their comfort zones to bridge divisions  …

Will Ron Paul Head the Tea Party Movement?

Ron Paul On The Tea Party Phenomenon In 2008, Independents frustrated with establishment politics, found a hero in Texas Republican Ron Paul. However, Republicans like Reps.

Will Pakistan be the Third Front before Yemen is the Fourth Front?

Troop Deaths Draw Focus to U.S.

Hilary Clinton rejects US-Iran prisoner swap proposal

The US has rejected Iran's suggestion of a prisoner swap for several Iranians jailed in the US for the three American hikers currently being held in Iran.

Vulnerable Dems seek distance from Obama

A Democratic Senate candidate in Missouri denounced the budget's sky-high deficit. A Florida Democrat whose district includes the Kennedy Space Center hit the roof over NASA budget cuts. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), blares her opposition to Obama's farm budget:.

Intel Chief: U.S. at Risk of Crippling Cyber Attack

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, speaking to the House Intelligence Committee, said U.S. tools are not yet up to the task to fully protect against a crippling cyber attack that could "wreak havoc" on the country.

Illinois Treasurer Giannoulias Faces GOP's Five-Term Congressman Mark Kirk for Obamas Senate Seat

The Illinois election is being closely watched after the upset win by the GOP in Massachusetts that cost Democrats the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat.

China Warns Against Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting

The White House shrugged off Beijing's warnings about a meeting between Obama and the Dalai Lama, which may happen as early as this month.

NASA Grieves over Canceled Moon Program

President Obama's 2011 budget request for NASA cut the agency's Constellation program completely, effectively canceling a five-year, $9 billion effort to build new Orion spacecraftand Ares rockets which were slated to replace NASA's space shuttles and launch astronauts to the moo …

Gloves come off after Obama rips Supreme Court ruling

Democrats rallied around Obama the day after the president committed a rare breach of political etiquette.

Alito takes offense to public scolding

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito didn't like President Obama's public criticism of the high court's ruling removing corporate campaign spending limits - and he didn't try to hide it. It is not established, as Obama suggested it was, that domestic and foreign corporations can n …

Iraq inquiry: the key questions for Tony Blair

Tony Blair makes his long-awaited appearance before the Iraq Inquiry today.

California gay marriage foe cites children's interests

In surprising testimony, a witness called to defend California's gay marriage ban testified on Tuesday that legalizing same-sex matrimony would "improve the well-being of gay and lesbian households and their children." "I believe that adopting same-sex marriage would be likely t …

Zsa Zsa Gabor's spouse, Prince Frederic von Anhalt runs for California governor

It may seem implausible, a German-born socialite with no previous political experience, on Monday announced an independent campaign to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Senate Votes to Confirm Bernanke

The U.S.Senate has voted 70-30 to reappoint Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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