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Obama: Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal, May 9, 2012 by Madeleine Morgenstern

President Barack Obama believes same-sex marriage should be legal, the first American president to says ... More

CNBC Analyst Loses It Over Obama’s Buffett Rule: ‘Absolutely Not!’

April 12, 2012 by Jonathon M. Seidl

Rick Santelli, the CNBC analyst who was the impetus for the Tea Party movement, absolutely lost it Wednesday while talking about Obama’s Buffett rule, which would raise taxes on the top income earners. Santelli’s argument? The whole thing is a bait-and-switch, and it wouldn’t even do anything to put a dent in the debt. Or as Santelli says, “Debt!” ... Video

BEWARE OF 'THE LYING LAW', Scott Baker, April 11, 2012

Buck Sexton explains the government's use of regulations to 'criminalize' unsuspecting citizens. Could you be facing prosecution for violating some obscure law without knowing it? ... Video

Man Obtains Attorney General Eric Holder’s Ballot Just by Asking for It, No ID Required, April 9, 2012

In a shocking new video, James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas demonstrates to the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, just why he should be concerned about lack of voter ID laws – by walking into Holder’s voting precinct and showing the world that anyone can obtain Eric Holder’s ballot. Literally. The video shows ...

Springtime for Occupy! Piven & Lerner’s Six Risky, Strategic Steps Forward for the Evicted Movement, March 20, 2012 at 12:13am by Benny Johnson

It’s Springtime for Occupy! That means the brilliant cast of characters that brought you the noxious, multimillion dollar expense to the taxpayer are back for a second round. Two of The Blaze’s favorite leaders of civic unrest, arch-liberal sociologist Frances Fox Piven and SEIU labor organizer Stephen Lerner discussed how Occupy Wall Street will pivot to a far more local, intimate occupation this spring ... More

Court Rules Illegals Can Not Be Blocked From Getting Driver’s Licenses

March 9, 2012 by Conservative Byte

An appeals court ordered the state of Alabama on Thursday to stop enforcing additional parts of its controversial new immigration law, pending review of a federal challenge to the measure that is considered the toughest in the nation.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta, issued a brief order expanding its initial injunction to include provisions that barred illegal immigrants from obtaining a driver’s license ... More

Senate rejects Keystone in 56-42 vote, By Ben Geman and Josiah Ryan - 03/08/12

The Senate has rejected a GOP plan to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline after President Obama made personal calls to Democrats urging them to oppose it. The 56-42 vote staves off an election-year rebuke of Obama, but will give political ammunition to backers of TransCanada Corp.’s plan to build a pipeline connecting Alberta’s massive tar sands projects to Gulf Coast refineries.

Despite Obama's efforts, 11 Democrats brushed off Obama on the vote and sided with Republicans.

The 11 Democratic defections were Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Bob Casey (Pa.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Jon Tester (Mont.) and Jim Webb (Va.). ... More. Does it surprise you that Maria Cantwell & Patty Murray aren't there?

Results for Washington Republican Caucus (U.S. Presidential Primary)

Mar 03, 2012 (100% of precincts reporting)

Candidate	26th Dist.	Pierce Co.	WA State
Mitt Romney	41%	38.2%	19,111	37.6%
Ron Paul	19%	22.8%	12,594	24.8%
Rick Santorum	25%	25.9%	12,089	23.8%
Newt Gingrich	11%	10%	5,221	10.3%
Other	4%	3.1%	1,749	3.4%

‘Taxmageddon’ looms at end of payroll tax holiday, By Lori Montgomery, February 18, The Washington Post

With Congress voting last week to extend the payroll tax holiday, 160 million workers will be spared an immediate tax hike. But the move leaves them facing an even bigger hit in January, when the holiday ends and the payroll tax joins a long list of levies already set to sharply and abruptly go up.

On Dec. 31, the George W. Bush-era tax cuts are scheduled to expire, raising rates on investment income, estates and gifts, and earnings at all levels. Overnight, the marriage penalty for joint filers will spring back to life, the value of the child credit will drop from $1,000 to $500, and the rate everyone pays on the first $8,700 of wages will jump from 10 percent to 15 percent. ... More