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Newt Gingrich, at CPAC, challenges Attorney General Holder to a dialogue about race after Holder's comments that America is a "nation of cowards" when it comes to talking about race.

Despite the president's claim that he doesn't believe in bigger government, a new poll shows there is widespread belief among Americans that he does. Majorities of Americans think President Barack Obama is meeting, if not exceeding, expectations, and keeping his campaign promises. In addition, despite Obama's claim that he doesn't believe in bigger government, a new poll shows there is widespread belief among Americans that he does. [Snip] Just over half of Americans -- 52 percent -- think so far Obama is meeting expectations and 14 percent say he is actually exceeding expectations. These sentiments are almost identical to those...

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama serves food at Miriam's Kitchen in Washington, March 5, 2009. The kitchen provides meals, case management and housing support to nearly 250 homeless men and women in the city. First lady Michelle Obama waits to be introduced after handing out meals during her visit to Miriam's Kitchen in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2009. The center provides meals, case management services and housing support to nearly 250 men and women in Washington.

Frustrated that her college does not distribute birth control, Stonehill College senior Katie Freitas decided she would do it herself. After collecting hundreds of free condoms from two family-planning agencies, she and about 20 classmates placed boxes of the contraceptives in student dormitories across

Fleischer: "Are you going after Democrats who don't distance themselves from Keith Olbermann?" Watch the reaction. LOL!

Volunteer Marc Oakland was stunned when he pulled the head of a Dalek from the murky depths of a pond he was helping to clean. The 42-year-old sales executive found part of Doctor Who’s arch nemesis as he pushed a rake along the surface while wading waist-high in water. He said: ‘I’d just shifted a tree branch with my foot when I noticed something dark and round slowly coming up to the surface. ‘I got the shock of my life when a dalek head bobbed up right in front of me.’ ... ‘After doing some research, we discovered the BBC...

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that poor children getting vouchers to attend private schools in the District of Columbia should be allowed to stay there, putting the Obama administration at odds with Democrats trying to end the program. Duncan opposes vouchers, he said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said Washington is a special case, and kids already in private schools on the public dime should be allowed to continue. "I don't think it makes sense to take kids out of a school where they're happy and safe and satisfied and learning," Duncan told said. "I...

Unfortunately, we are saddled with a communist sympathizer in the White House. I don't know whether or not he's an actual card carrying commie, but he's definitely an America-hating, anti-capitalist Marxist leftist who thinks communism is the way to go. Now I remember when America used to fight against communism. It wasn't that long ago. Many of us on FR are veterans of wars against communism and some of us believe that American citizens who are communists are the enemy within, ie, the domestic enemy we've sworn to defend against. American citizen? hmmmm... that may be a loophole for Obama....

HOUSTON—A Harris County deputy accidentally shot herself in the leg at a gun range Thursday.

Ann Coulter Vs Bill Mahr Wang Theatre 270 Tremont Street Boston MA 02116 Tuesday March 10, 2009 8:00PM CLICK FOR INFO AND TIX

President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president’s prepared remarks follow him wherever he speaks. Resting on top of a tall, narrow pole, they flank his podium during speeches in the White House’s stately parlors. They stood next to him on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Indiana as he pitched his economic stimulus plan. They traveled to the Department of Transportation this week and were in the Capitol Rotunda last month when he paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in six-minute prepared remarks. Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual...

WASHINGTON, DC, March 5, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On March 10 men and women who have had abortions and who now regret their choice will be joining 40 Days for Life campaigns across the country. Women who are involved with the Silent No More Awareness Campaign will carry signs that read, "I regret my abortion," and men will hold signs saying, "I regret lost fatherhood.""We are highly encouraged that the Silent No More Awareness Campaign is urging women and men who have found healing in the wake of abortion to stand witness in front of abortion facilities on March 10...

Investor's Business Daily has a good piece correcting President Obama on his recent musings about Wall Street: Dissing The Market "What I am looking for," (Obama) said, "is not the day-to-day gyrations of the stock market . . . but the long term." The stock market, he continued, "is sort of like a tracking poll in politics. It bobs up and down every day... If you spend your time worrying about that, you're probably going to get the long-term strategy wrong..." "(W)hat you're seeing now is profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks...

It's 100% TRUE! Cuba has just released its own variant of the linux operating system! One problem though: Commies are yet to grasp the idea of effective brand marketing. NOTE: The author of this comic requests that you visit his web site and please refrain from copying this cartoon within this thread. Thank you!

Speaker Series 2009 Ann Coulter VS Bill Maher, Chicago Theatre Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL Wednesday 3/11/2009 7:30 PM Click for tixevtid=980213&event=Speaker+Series+2009%3a+Bill+Maher+%26+Ann+Coulter

With the 2010 census fast approaching, computer glitches, operational missteps and ballooning costs could overwhelm the government's ability to conduct the once-a-decade count of U.S. population, congressional investigators said Thursday. Reports released by the Government Accountability Office show critical preparations for the 2010 census are behind schedule and the Census Bureau has no clear strategy for improving the count of hard-to-reach minorities.

Washington, DC -- The Senate on Thursday rejected an amendment that would have stopped the sending of taxpayer funds to the United Nations Population Fund. That's the UN agency that has been found to have supported the Chinese population control program that relies on forced abortions and sterilizations. The Senate voted 55-39 against the amendment, with a handful of Democrats joining most Republicans in voting pro-life for it.

In recent days, there has been a great fuss over Rush Limbaugh. It’s amazing, the attention he attracts, and the heebie-jeebies he gives people. Some of my friends have blasted him. One was in my office just yesterday, blasting him. Okay. Rush isn’t for everybody, but who is? There are many other radio hosts on the dial, and you can choose the ones you like — or none at all. I like Rush. I think he’s right about almost everything. And I like his spirit — the sheer joie de vivre he expresses. I wish I had more of that...

(CNSNews.com) - The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is asking people to submit ideas for an anti-Rush Limbaugh slogan it intends to put on a billboard in Rush's "backyard" -- his hometown of West Palm Beach, Fla. The DNC pitch, which comes in the form of a fund-raising letter and e-mail, is being sent out across the country: In part, it reads: “I'm Jen O'Malley Dillon, the new Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee. If you're anything like me, then you've had the urge to talk back to a right-wing talk radio host more than a few times. Now you...

In an interview with CNBC, Representative Barney Frank says he wants to push for prosecution of the people who caused the country's financial meltdown. The Massachusetts Democrat says he has no specific targets in mind, but says the most significant thing lawmakers can do is make past bad practices illegal.