On This Day, We Salute Our Men and Women in Uniform. Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That’s not quite true. Memorial Day is the day...
Four More Years
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The American People Have Spoken and Given President Obama Four More Years. CHICAGO — President Barack Obama began his second term early Wednesday morning by briefly offering a token olive branch to the targets of his campaign-trail vitriol, while also hinting at some of the left-leaning...
Which Way Do We Go??...
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President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck… …in national polls, while Obama has an edge in crucial battleground states that will decide Tuesday’s election. The dynamic sets up a possible outcome that has happened rarely in American...
And the Winner Is?
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President Obama Was the Clear Aggressor, But Romney Couldn’t Be Shaken. Mitt Romney did what he had to do. He remained calm and disciplined, typically spouting non controversial platitudes, “hugging” Obama on areas where his policies are popular, and occasionally drawing a contrast on...
ROUND 2: BIDEN?
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WATCH THE ENTIRE DEBATE HERE – Vice President Biden and Congressman Ryan faced off for the first and only time last night. Advocates on both sides of America’s political divide are touting political flubs and fact-challenged claims supposedly committed by their rivals during the vice...
ROUND 1: ROMNEY?
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President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney faced off for the first time last night. WATCH THE ENTIRE DEBATE HERE. Moderated by veteran broadcast journalist Jim Lehrer, the debate aired live from the University of Denver’s Magness Arena. Watch every moment here as the two nominees trade verbal jabs and try to convince voters that they are best equipped to head the executive branch of the U.S. government. Video provided by: Huffpost | www.huffpost.com / Photo provided by: Dailey Caller |...
The FLOTUS Has Spoke...
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Michelle Obama’s DNC Speech: What Celebs Are Saying. Michelle Obama wowed cable news pundits with her opening night speech at the 2012 Democratic Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday night. But media types weren’t the only ones fawning over the self-proclaimed “mom in...
More Than Just a Cor...
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Ann Romney, A ‘Corporate Wife’ Whose ‘Husband Takes Care Of Her’ – Juan Williams. Fox News’ Juan Williams stunned his colleagues when he attacked Ann Romney’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night. Mitt Romney’s wife...
Your Vote Is Importa...
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Voting is a privilege and right that everyone should participant in. You can’t win if you don’t play. Election outcomes are determined by those who participate. Elected officials make important (often life and death) decisions about how our society will expend its collective...
What Global Economy?
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The Fed may struggle to deliver expected growth boost. It’s the end of August, so all eyes will again be on the small Wyoming resort town of Jackson — population 9,577 — to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke fuels or dampens hopes of fresh monetary easing...