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Pentagon loses track of $500 million in weapons, equipment given to Yemen By Craig Whitlock March 17 The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen, amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of being seized by...

Well, U of OK expelled the leaders of the SAE frat chant. I have to object to this measure on two grounds. . . 1. As a public institution, U of OK is subject to the First Amendment, and cannot punish speech. 2. I really wanted those morons to stay on campus where the football team could...

Apparently, the drop in price of metals is hurting the mining and mining-equipment sector of the economy. This one has something for everybody: for the lefties, the corporate capitalists and land rapers are losing money and slowing operations. For the righties, union workers are losing their...

Anybody watch it? Anybody care? I calculate the usual suspects will hate every word, and the other usual suspects will hail it as the most sound, serious, and soaring rhetoric since King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Any takers?

Over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA” By Ilya Somin January 17 A recent survey by the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics finds that over 80 percent of Americans support “mandatory labels on foods containing DNA,” about the...

‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ going back to publisher By Ron CharlesJanuary 15 Tyndale House, a major Christian publisher, has announced that it will stop selling “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven,” by Alex Malarkey and his father, Kevin Malarkey. The best-selling book, first published...

Controversial French comedian Dieudonne has been arrested in the wake of the deadly attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and held on charges of apologizing for terrorism. He was one of 54 people held across France; none has been linked to the attacks. Controversial French Comedian...

Apparently Mitt's thinking about throwing his hat in the ring for 2016. Go Mitt! Third time's the charm!

Morrissey, in midst of six-month jail term, wins special election to Virginia House By Jenna Portnoy January 13 RICHMOND — Joseph D. Morrissey was reelected Tuesday to the House of Delegates, opening another chapter in a made-for-TV-movie-style drama likely to captivate the General Assembly...

Former highest-ranking U.S. cardinal blames ‘feminization’ for the Catholic Church’s problems By Terrence McCoy January 13 Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke is a man with a lot of enemies. The former archbishop of St. Louis, who once said supporters of abortion rights shouldn’t receive communion...

What a fine, upstanding citizen! George Zimmerman back in court after domestic violence incident By Peter Holley January 10 George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in 2013 of murdering an unarmed black Florida teenager, was arrested Friday night in a domestic violence case, according to...

He was abused by a female teacher, but he was treated like the perpetrator It's a long piece, hard to excerpt, but worth reading. Seems like we still have a ways to go. He was abused by a female teacher, but he was treated like the perpetrator - The Washington Post

Ain't that adorable? A big hug for Tom Brady!

Interesting roundup of some of the more psychotic conduct of police, prosecutors, judges, legislators, and wannabes of those offices, in 2014. Just in case you thought innocence or being a law-abiding citizen makes you safe. Horrifying civil liberties predictions for 2015 - The Washington Post...

House Majority Whip Scalise confirms he spoke to white nationalists in 2002 By Robert Costa and Ed O'Keefe December 29 Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a gathering hosted by white-supremacist leaders while serving as a state...

He was clearly a violent, dangerous felon, a drug user and a bad person. And with a name like Tamir, probably a Muslim terrorist. I'm glad he's dead.

Why not? Beats hell out of denying the obvious equivalency of tax breaks and subsidies. Cat? Check. Pigeons? Check. And awaaaaaaay we go! Harvard University targeted by affirmative action opponents. For them, it’s the big one. By Gail Sullivan November 19 Harvard University is the...

How DARE he take unilateral action on immigration. Only a DICTATOR would do that! 2 GOP presidents acted unilaterally on immigration By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George...

How a national service year can repair America By Stan McChrystal November 14 Stan McChrystal, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, is chairman of the leadership council of the Franklin Project on national service at the Aspen...

House passes Keystone XL construction bill By Ed O'Keefe November 14 The House easily passed a measure Friday authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, sending it on to the Senate where the issue is expected to come up for a vote on Tuesday. Lawmakers voted 252 to 161...