Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Supermarkets cry foul as FDA proposes new food labeling rule under ObamaCare | Fox News

Supermarkets cry foul as FDA proposes new food labeling rule under ObamaCare | Fox News: "If the Food and Drug Administration gets its way, your trip to the grocery store could get a tad pricier.

Supermarket owners argue a pending federal food-labeling rule that stems from the new health care law would overburden thousands of grocers and convenience store owners -- to the tune of $1 billion in the first year alone."

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Bruce Willis on Gun Control: Don’t Pick Apart the Bill of Rights – Patriot Update

Bruce Willis on Gun Control: Don’t Pick Apart the Bill of Rights – Patriot Update: "Actor Bruce Willis is speaking out against recent attacks on the Second Amendment and new gun control measures being batted around on Capitol Hill, a far cry from many of the people in Hollywood lately including hypocritical Rambo star Sylvester Stallone."

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Drone Strikes on Americans ‘Legal’

Drone Strikes on Americans ‘Legal’: "A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” — even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S."

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Why is Government Stockpiling Guns, Ammo?

Why is Government Stockpiling Guns, Ammo?: "Is the U.S. government getting ready for a war we don’t know about?



And, if that’s why Washington is stockpiling massive amounts of ammunition (hollow points, by the way), why is Homeland Security doing the buying instead of the Defense Department?"

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Bankrupt, Decaying And Nearly Dead: 24 Facts About The City Of Detroit That Will Shock You

Bankrupt, Decaying And Nearly Dead: 24 Facts About The City Of Detroit That Will Shock You: "If you want to know what the future of America is going to be like, just look at the city of Detroit. Once upon a time it was a symbol of everything that America was doing right, but today it has been transformed into a rotting, decaying, post-apocalyptic hellhole. Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the United States, and in 1960 Detroit had the highest per-capita income in the entire nation"

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Morning Bell: Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda

Morning Bell: Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda: "For some workers, cronyism prevents receiving raises in pay. In early 2011, a Giant Eagle supermarket in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, wanted to give wage increases and higher starting wages to 25 employees. But a union wouldn't let it do so."

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Increased Government Spending Has Negligible Effects on Poverty

Increased Government Spending Has Negligible Effects on Poverty: "While some argue for increased government spending to reduce poverty, the empirical evidence suggests that such efforts will do nothing to reduce the record number of Americans living in poverty. Indeed, economic growth and good-paying jobs will do more to reduce poverty than increased spending, says Keith Hall in U.S. News & World Report."

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What Most Americans Don’t Know About Taxes : Political Outcast

What Most Americans Don’t Know About Taxes : Political Outcast: "I read USA Today because it gives me a quick rundown on popular news. Every so often I find a story that surprises me. Rarely do I agree with its Founder, Al Neuharth. But in his Plain Talk article of February 1, 2013, his article on “How income tax has changed in 100 years” caught my attention:"

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Hidden 'radio' buttons discovered in Apple's iOS 6.1 | Apple - CNET News

Hidden 'radio' buttons discovered in Apple's iOS 6.1 | Apple - CNET News: "There's a hint that Apple has something new in the pipeline, and the company appears to have tucked it away inside the latest version of its iOS software."

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Ted Nugent Goes Off on Piers Morgan During Fiery Gun Debate: ‘You’re So Full of Crap’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Ted Nugent Goes Off on Piers Morgan During Fiery Gun Debate: ‘You’re So Full of Crap’ | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Rock legend Ted Nugent sat down with CNN’s Piers Morgan in a Texas gun shop on Monday to talk, well, guns. Nugent blasted Morgan over his apparent “obsession with guns” and told him to leave responsible American gun owners “the hell alone.”"

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Parent at Sandy Hook Hearing Lambastes Gun Control Advocates, Wonders if They ‘Failed American History’: ‘There Is Something Called the Constitution’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Parent at Sandy Hook Hearing Lambastes Gun Control Advocates, Wonders if They ‘Failed American History’: ‘There Is Something Called the Constitution’ | Video | TheBlaze.com: "We already brought you Mark Mattioli’s anti-gun control testimony in front of the Working Group Public Hearing at the Connecticut State Capitol on Jan. 28 (Mattioli’s son, James, perished in the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting). You also likely saw father Neil Heslin’s comments. As you may recall, video footage of his statement ended up being deceptively-edited by MSNBC."

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Rand Paul Responds to Ron: ‘Chris Kyle Was a Hero’ | Conservative Byte

Rand Paul Responds to Ron: ‘Chris Kyle Was a Hero’ | Conservative Byte: "In the aftermath of Ron Paul’s despicable tweet today slamming US Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, murdered on Saturday while helping a fellow soldier learn to cope with post traumatic stress syndrome, Paul’s son, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has told Breitbart News exclusively, “Chris Kyle was a hero like all Americans who don the uniform to defend our country. Our prayers are with his family during this tragic time.”"

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Why Are Gas Prices Going Up When Demand Is Going Down? | Conservative Byte

Why Are Gas Prices Going Up When Demand Is Going Down? | Conservative Byte: "The price of crude oil—and, more important, gasoline—has climbed to painful levels once again. As of early April, the quote for Brent crude, the international yardstick, was about $126 a barrel—only some $16 below the $142 peak seen in the summer of 2008"

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Gays Not Satisfied If Boy Scouts Open Doors to Gays : Political Outcast

Gays Not Satisfied If Boy Scouts Open Doors to Gays : Political Outcast: "The Boy Scouts of America are contemplating whether or not they will lower their standards and destroy the values they stand for by allowing homosexuals into the organization.  They have been getting pressure from the gay rights groups as well as from some of their corporate sponsors.  Everyone believes that all they have to do is to allow gays to become scouts and scout leaders and all of their problems from the gay community will go away."

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Under Obamacare, 7 Million Will Lose Their Employer-Based Health Insurance : Political Outcast

Under Obamacare, 7 Million Will Lose Their Employer-Based Health Insurance : Political Outcast: "Thanks to Obamacare, a CBO-estimated 7 million people will lose their employer-based health insurance, nearly twice the estimate that was released last year in August. How’s that for universal health care? And what happened to being able to keep the plan you’ve got if you like it? That’s what Obama promised a few years ago in July:"

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Democrats Move to Make Voter Fraud Easier

Democrats Move to Make Voter Fraud Easier: "RUSH: This next story, I just marvel.  I literally marvel at the alliance that there is between the Democrat Party and the Drive-By Media.  This is a story in the New York Times.  The headline really says it all, but I’ll give you some details.  “Waiting Times at Ballot Boxes Draw Scrutiny — With studies suggesting that long lines at the polls cost Democrats hundreds of thousands of votes in November, party leaders are beginning a push to make voting and voter registration easier, setting up a likely new conflict with Republicans over a deeply polarizing issue.”"

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Taking America from Welfare State to Opportunity Society

Taking America from Welfare State to Opportunity Society: "Such planning may seem unusual in a second grader. But Pierre is lucky. He’s attending a private school in the District of Columbia using funds from the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. That’s opened his eyes to the possibilities that only a college education can provide."

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