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Murdoch blasts Obama, Google over Stop Online Piracy Act
Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation includes Fox News, took aim at Google and President Barack Obama on Saturday for their opposition to controversial online piracy legislation. Obama administration officials responded on Saturday to two petitions calling for President Obama to veto the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)…
Santorum: Obama wants constitutional amendment to redistribute wealth
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested on Friday that President Barack Obama wanted a constitutional amendment to force the redistribution of wealth. Wearing his infamous sweater vest, the candidate told a group of supporters in Rock Hill, South Carolina that Obama wanted to “manage the decline of America.” “Remember the…
Obama seeks merger of U.S. trade, commerce agencies
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for powers to merge US trade and commerce agencies in an effort to cut red tape for businesses and end government overlap, an administration official says. The proposed shake-up aims to consolidate six agencies and Obama will announce details of…
U.S. seeks to exchange ambassadors with Myanmar
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the United States is moving toward exchanging ambassadors with Myanmar, as a reward for reforms by the military-backed government. Echoing President Barack Obama in hailing the release of political prisoners, Clinton said she is also instructing State Department officials…
Joint chiefs support military downsizing
DURHAM, North Carolina (Reuters) – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday that military leaders supported the reshaping of America’s military with a smaller force and did not feel victimized by it. “We the military are not being victimized by this budget issue,” Joint Chiefs Chairman…
Democrats fan Romney ‘Bain’ storm
WASHINGTON — Gleeful Democrats fanned the flames Thursday after Republicans did President Barack Obama’s dirty work for him and savaged their likely 2012 nominee Mitt Romney as a “vulture capitalist.” An explosion of vitriol from rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry in recent days, thrust Romney’s past as a Wall…
Republicans move to control Keystone approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans, who are urging President Barack Obama to back the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline, are now working on plans to take the reins of approval from the hands of the president should the White House say no. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, whose state is…
GOP Rep. claims Congress not in recess, vows post-recess action
A Republican Congresswoman from Tennessee really stepped in it this week. Leading the charge for Republicans against President Barack Obama’s recent recess appointments, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) issued a press release on Tuesday castigating the allegedly unconstitutional picks and insisting that “Congress was not in fact in recess.” But three…
Stewart: ‘Barack Obama will be the Republican nominee’
Jon Stewart noted Tuesday evening that the 2012 presidential election may bring a unique matchup. Based on the results from the nine person town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, President Barack Obama received more votes than any of the GOP candidates in their primary. Since The Daily Show was taped…
Graphic anti-abortion ads to air in some cities during the Super Bowl
People in 40 cities across the country may be subjected to a graphic anti-abortion ad while watching the Super Bowl in February. The ads are the brainchild of anti-abortion crusader Randall Terry, who founded Operation Rescue. The ads claim abortion is mass murder and show what is purported to be…
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