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Newt Gingrich Utah Check Bounces (Oops)
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich might not be on the ballot for the June 26 Utah primary, because his check for the $500 filing fee bounced. If the fee isn’t paid by April 20, he will be disqualified.
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Santorum Quits Race, Clearing Path for Romney
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Rick Santorum, with an abrupt decision to end his campaign Tuesday, cleared the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination while dashing the hopes of social conservatives who had propelled Mr. Santorum’s surprisingly successful challenge to the Republican establishment.
Read the whole story at NYTimes
Rick Warren explains the problem in calling Romney a ‘Christian’
Much has been made about Mormonism, now that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney looks to be on his way to the Republican presidential nomination.
But should he win the general election in November, would it be accurate to say that Romney is a Christian president? On Sunday’s “This Week” on ABC, fill-in host Jake Tapper posed […]
Confirmed: Terrorist Organization Trained on US Soil by US Military
Ynetnews reported in their article, “US operated deep in Iran, trained assassins,” that, “the New Yorker reported over the weekend that the US trained members of the Iranian opposition group Mujahideen-e-Khalq. According to previous reports, Israel has been cooperating with the group, which allegedly carried out hits on Iranian nuclear scientists.” Ynetnews also reported that […]
Unfamiliar with his “Christian beliefs”, Obama declares “Jesus had doubts”
Maybe somebody should call Father Jenkins at Notre Dame and ask him to teach his pal Barack a bit about the religious doctrines Obama professes to believe.
Last Wednesday at a White House Prayer Breakfast Barack Obama took his plan to redesign Christian doctrine up a notch.
To the stunned amazement of onlookers Obama the Muslim trained […]
Whitney Houston’s body ravaged by scars, cuts and burns, autopsy reveals
Whitney Houston’s body was ravaged by scars, cuts and burns when she died, autopsy details showed.
Years of drug and alcohol abuse had left the “Bodyguard” star with a damaged heart and liver, a hole in her nose and 11 front teeth missing.
She also had a needle mark on one arm and was high on a […]
NBC News regrets editing of Trayvon shooting call (Media Bias)
(Reuters) - NBC News apologized on Tuesday for the way it edited a broadcast of a conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher before teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by Zimmerman.
Last week Fox News did a report in which it presented “before” and “after” versions of the call. NBC had broadcast the edited exchange on its flagship “Today” morning show.
NBC News launched […]
New poll shows Obama making big gains with female voters in battleground states
Female voters in battleground states are rallying around President Obama in droves, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday, suggesting a gender gap could pose one of the Republicans’ biggest challenges in this fall’s general election race.
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Obama Surpasses Romney in Swing States, Helped by Women
A majority of registered voters across 12 swing states for the first time backs President Obama over likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney for the November election, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll.
Obama leads Romney by a 51 to 42 percent margin, the poll found. In February, the president trailed Romney in the swing […]
NBC Is Investigating How It’s News Edited The Audio To Make George Zimmerman Look Really Racist
During the Today Show, NBC aired a segment about the 911 calls surrounding the Trayvon Martin case.
But the segment edited the call to make Zimmerman sound like he was engaged in racial profiling.
Now NBC is launching an investigation according to Erik Wemple of the Washington Post.
In the edited audio that went on the air, George Zimmerman sounds […]
Combative Obama warns Supreme Court on health law
US President Barack Obama on Monday challenged the “unelected” Supreme Court not to take the “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” step of overturning his landmark health reform law.
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Bill Clinton: Romney Would Lose to Obama
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton predicted Monday Mitt Romney would lose in a general election match-up against President Barack Obama.
Clinton told ABC’s “Good Morning America” he doubts Romney could rebound from a tough Republican primary and negative ratings.
“Mr. Romney has a different challenge than I did,” said Clinton, a Democrat who came back to win […]
Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud…
New Yorker Abake Assongba has pledged to help President Obama win reelection, and as one of his 400 volunteer fundraisers, she has delivered $50,000 to the cause.
But she is also trailed by some controversy, accused in court of defrauding a businessman out of $657,000, impersonating a bank official and dodging creditors.
Read the whole story at Washington Post
Gingrich Hopes To Team Up With Santorum In Last-Ditch Attempt To Stop Romney Winning GOP Nomination
Gingrich Hopes To Team Up With Santorum In Last-Ditch Attempt To Stop Romney Winning GOP Nomination 31 March 2012 With polls showing Newt Gingrich trailing in fourth place for the upcoming Wisconsin primary he is already getting his back up plans in place with talks of a joint ticket with Rick Santorum.
As Gingrich’s hopes fade […]
CNN Poll: Obama leads Romney and Santorum in November showdowns
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in hypothetical general election matchups, according to a new poll.
And a CNN/ORC International survey released Wednesday also indicates that the president’s approval rating has inched over the 50% mark in CNN surveys for the first time […]
The Department Of Homeland Security Is Buying 450 Million New Bullets
The Department Of Homeland Security Is Buying 450 Million New Bullets
Eloise Lee|March 28, 2012|
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office is getting an “indefinite delivery” of an “indefinite quantity” of .40 caliber ammunition from defense contractor ATK.
U.S. agents will receive a maximum of 450 million rounds over five […]
10 Reasons Christians Should Reject Romney
We’ve all heard the controversy about presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s faith. Is he a Christian? He claims to be, yet 75 percent of American Protestant pastors disagree with the statement: “I personally consider Mormons to be Christians.” Wherever you stand, here are the top 10 reasons Christians can never vote for Mitt Romney – and […]
IT jobs will grow 22% through 2020, says U.S.
Computerworld - WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Thursday said thatoffshoring will hurt the growth of U.S. programming jobs in this decade, though expansion of healthcare IT and mobile networks will in turn increase demand for software developers, support technicians and systems analysts.
By 2020, employment in all computer occupations is expected to increase by 22%, but some IT […]
Director Spike Lee Reaches Settlement with Elderly Couple After Retweeting Wrong Address
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — An elderly couple has reached a settlement with Spike Lee after the pair said they had to leave their Florida home after the director help spread a Twitter posting listing their address as that of the man who shot an unarmed teen.
The couple’s attorney, Matt Morgan, announced the settlement Thursday. Morgan […]
AP sources: Paul Ryan expected to endorse Romney
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, is expected to endorse Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
Two Republican officials tell The Associated Press that Ryan’s endorsement could come as soon as Friday, when Romney is scheduled to give an economic speech in Appleton, Wis.
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