Senate rejects Ryan budget plan | The Washington Independent

Senate rejects Ryan budget plan | The Washington Independent: "The Senate today voted against the U.S. House of Representatives budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year, 40-57. The House bill was sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis"

Incredible Okla. Tornado Video Catches Telephone Pole Hovering in Mid-Air | The Blaze

Incredible Okla. Tornado Video Catches Telephone Pole Hovering in Mid-Air | The Blaze: "Local station KFOR-TV in Oklahoma captured some incredible footage of a tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City last night. While doing a live report, the crew found itself in the middle of the twister. At one point in its coverage, the cameraman films telephone poles being ripped out of the ground, and as the news van turns to flee, one such pole appears to hover in mid-air over the road, barely missing the vehicle:"

Calif. School Tells Elementary Students There Are More Than 2 Gender ‘Options’ | The Blaze

Calif. School Tells Elementary Students There Are More Than 2 Gender ‘Options’ | The Blaze: "Who says elementary school is too early to start discussing gender issues?

This week, educators at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, California, are teaching young children all about the complicated world of “gender diversity.” The school has designed curriculum for every grade level. Amid the resulting controversy, Principal Sara Stone is defending the initiative, claiming that it is in line with what parents want:"

Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 424,000 | The Blaze

Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 424,000 | The Blaze: "More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the first increase in three weeks and evidence that the job market is still sluggish."

See A Sneak Peek of Sarah Palin‘s New Documentary ’The Undefeated’ | The Blaze

See A Sneak Peek of Sarah Palin‘s New Documentary ’The Undefeated’ | The Blaze: "On TV last night, Sean Hannity gave a sneak peek of the new Sarah Palin documentary that details her time in Alaska and her political career. It’s called “The Undefeated,” and it’s set to premiere in Iowa in June. That’s important because the time and place of release has many speculating it could kick of a 2012 presidential run."

RealClearPolitics - Video - Congressman On Recent Flight: TSA Patted Down Child, Little Old Lady; Ignored Man In Arab Garb

RealClearPolitics - Video - Congressman On Recent Flight: TSA Patted Down Child, Little Old Lady; Ignored Man In Arab Garb: "'I walked through … right behind me there was a grandmother — little old lady, and she was was patted down,' Rep. Paul Broun (R-Georgia) said on C-SPAN's 'Washington Journal.'"

Barney Frank knocked on his Fannie - BostonHerald.com

Barney Frank knocked on his Fannie - BostonHerald.com: "U.S. Rep. Barney Frank admitted he helped his ex-lover land a lucrative post with Fannie Mae in the early 1990s while the Newton Democrat was on a committee that regulated the lending giant — but he called questions of a potential ethical conflict “nonsense.”"

The six-block scar: Amazing satellite photos pinpoint devastation of Joplin, the town wiped off map by deadliest tornado in modern times | Mail Online

The six-block scar: Amazing satellite photos pinpoint devastation of Joplin, the town wiped off map by deadliest tornado in modern times | Mail Online: "Following the devastating tornado which ripped though Joplin at the weekend, these satellite images show the extent of the damage.

After and before aerial photos show the shocking extent of the damage caused by the twister in the Missouri city - this image show a six-block path of destruction."

New leak feared at stricken Japan nuclear plant - Yahoo! News

New leak feared at stricken Japan nuclear plant - Yahoo! News: "TOKYO (Reuters) - Radioactive water appears to be leaking from a waste disposal building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex, operator Tokyo Electric Power said on Thursday, in a new setback to the battle to contain radiation from the crippled power plant."

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn Report Shows Taxpayer Money Spent on Robots That Fold Laundry, Shrimp on Treadmills - ABC News

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn Report Shows Taxpayer Money Spent on Robots That Fold Laundry, Shrimp on Treadmills - ABC News: "You've probably heard of shrimp on the barbie, but what about shrimp on a treadmill?

The National Science Foundation has, and it spent $500,000 of taxpayer money researching it. It's not entirely clear what this research hoped to establish"

Foreclosure sales 'astronomically high' in Q1 - Business - Personal finance - Real estate - msnbc.com

Foreclosure sales 'astronomically high' in Q1 - Business - Personal finance - Real estate - msnbc.com: "LOS ANGELES — Sales of homes in some stage of foreclosure declined in the first three months of the year, but they still accounted for 28 percent of all home sales — a share nearly six times higher than what it would be in a healthy housing market."