Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sequestration: Where Could We POSSIBLY Cut the Federal Budget?

Sequestration: Where Could We POSSIBLY Cut the Federal Budget?: "Would you immediately start starving your children and stop wearing shoes? Of course not. You would look at the extras in your life—whether they were coffee shop lattes, movie tickets, or restaurant meals."

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Let Them Eat Cake? Government Destroys 1,600 Pounds of Deer Meat for Homeless Just Because - Godfather Politics

Let Them Eat Cake? Government Destroys 1,600 Pounds of Deer Meat for Homeless Just Because - Godfather Politics: "Hunters and homeless people in Louisiana are righteously outraged after state health officials forced a homeless shelter to throw out nearly a ton of perfectly good venison."

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Beretta to Leave Maryland if Gun Control Laws Passed - Godfather Politics

Beretta to Leave Maryland if Gun Control Laws Passed - Godfather Politics: "In 1526, Mastro Bartolomeo Beretta was paid to deliver 185 arquebus rifle barrels to the Arsenal of Venice.  An arquebus rifle was a long-barreled smooth-bore gun that was the precursor to modern rifles.  The Beretta products made at the time were extremely high quality precision arms for the day and the fledgling company quickly earned a reputation among the Republic of Venice."

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Rand Paul: Why Are We Giving Money To Countries That Hate Us? - Godfather Politics

Rand Paul: Why Are We Giving Money To Countries That Hate Us? - Godfather Politics: "Rand Paul was interviewed by Greta Van Susteren on Fox News about the sequester cuts, which Senator Paul has said will be a “yawn.” She asked him about his own ideas of budget cuts and referred to his proposal to cut foreign aid by about half. She wanted to know which countries he would cut aid from."

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WMAL : Where Washington Comes to Talk - WMAL EXCLUSIVE: Woodward's Not Alone - Fmr. Clinton Aide Davis Says He Received White House Threat

WMAL : Where Washington Comes to Talk - WMAL EXCLUSIVE: Woodward's Not Alone - Fmr. Clinton Aide Davis Says He Received White House Threat: "Bob Woodward isn't the only person who's received threats for airing the Obama administration's dirty laundry.  It seems anyone is a potential target of the White House these days - even former senior members of the Clinton administration. "

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U.S. economy grew 0.1% in fourth quarter - MarketWatch

U.S. economy grew 0.1% in fourth quarter - MarketWatch: "WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter -- but just barely -- instead of contracting for the first time in 3 1/2 years, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The U.S. expanded at a 0.1% annual rate in the last three months of 2012,"

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House report says 'big-ticket' conferences cost taxpayers $340M | Fox News

House report says 'big-ticket' conferences cost taxpayers $340M | Fox News: "The infamous Las Vegas bash held by the obscure General Services Administration wasn't that unusual after all.

The lavish 2010 conference, which cost over $800,000, had lawmakers fuming last year. But a new congressional report shows taxpayers picked up the tab for at least 894 conferences in 2012 -- to the tune of $340 million. "

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Republican leaders' sequester 'meeting' with Obama: Seven minutes - Washington Times

Republican leaders' sequester 'meeting' with Obama: Seven minutes - Washington Times: "Never let it be said that President Obama has failed to spend time with Republican leaders in seeking an alternative to automatic budget cuts that are due to hit most federal departments Friday. On Wednesday, for example, the president gave GOP lawmakers as much as seven minutes, a rare face-to-face encounter that the White House described as a “meeting.”"

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Man-and-woman Mars trip by 2018? Can you say 'couples counseling'? | Cutting Edge - CNET News

Man-and-woman Mars trip by 2018? Can you say 'couples counseling'? | Cutting Edge - CNET News: "A wealthy space tourist announced plans today to launch a high-risk manned flight to Mars in 2018, sending a man and a woman on a bare-bones 501-day round-trip flyby, passing just 100 miles above the Red Planet before heading back to Earth."

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Sarah Palin: Feds Are Stockpiling Bullets For Us - Freedom Outpost

Sarah Palin: Feds Are Stockpiling Bullets For Us - Freedom Outpost: "Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin took to Facebook on Tuesday and put her two cents worth in on why she believes the Federal government is acquiring so much ammunition."

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More Details Emerge on Obama's Prison Purge - The Rush Limbaugh Show

More Details Emerge on Obama's Prison Purge - The Rush Limbaugh Show: "USH: Yesterday we had the shocking news that the regime had released hardened criminals from the illegal immigrant population. They were in jail. Hardened criminals were jailed from the illegal alien population. The doors were opened to the jails, and they were just released, all because of the sequester.  The sequester hadn't even happened"

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David Rodham Gergen Thinks the President is Intentionally Hurting the Country - The Rush Limbaugh Show

David Rodham Gergen Thinks the President is Intentionally Hurting the Country - The Rush Limbaugh Show: "This is David "Rodham" Gergen last night on Anderson Cooper 69.  Question: "It's kind of boggling the mind here that here we are facing yet another crisis, and congressional leaders aren't even meeting with the president 'til Friday when the cuts already take effect.""

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