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Texas Woman’s Viral “THANK YOU” Letter to Obama As Lana Vestal puts it, she is nothing more than an average American like you and I. But after posting on her Facebook wall a post that received nearly 63,000 shares, she says she is getting messages from all over the country about her rant to President Obama. It’s not just her that feels this way either. According to Rasmussen, only 30% of voters think the health care system is likely to get better as a result of Obamacare. But most voters (52%) still believe the system will get worse under the...

A moose hunter in Norway accidentally shot a man who was using the toilet. According to News.Sky.com, the rifleman was aiming for a moose, but his bullet pierced a wooden wall of a vacation home behind the animal and struck the man. The man, in his 70s, was rushed to the hospital by helicopter and his injury was not thought to be life-threatening. The hunter was detained for questioning, News.Sky.com reported. The moose escaped unharmed.

WASHINGTON – In light of Florida Congressman Alan Grayson’s shocking email comparing the Tea Party Caucus to the Ku Klux Klan, Representative Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) issued the following response: “When is enough going to be enough with the Democratic Party and their racism and bigotry? I condemn Congressman Grayson’s actions in employing a symbol of hate and evil in a crass attempt to raise political contributions. No matter where you are on the political spectrum, using the KKK for political gain is beyond irresponsible. He knows full the well the negative emotions and hurt conveyed by his racist imagery. As...

Malaysia has mulled linkage of high-speed train with Thailand in order to link railway system with China, Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Tuesday. The idea was discussed during a meeting between Surapong and his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman. Malaysia and Singapore agreed in February this year to jointly develop high speed train system between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The project, of which feasibility study was finalized recently, would be completed by 2020. Malaysia wanted to extend the linkage to Thailand and later to China, Surapong said and noted that Malaysian minister Anifah briefed him on the latest development of the...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back hard Wednesday against those hammering ObamaCare for forcing some patients out of their current insurance plans. The House minority leader said the number of patients who will have to change plans under the law is small, and they will ultimately benefit by moving into new plans with better coverage. "While you might like your old plan, what you're going to get under the new plan is that [it does] not discriminate on the basis of pre-existing conditions, does not deny you a key benefit like … maternal, mental health or prescription drug coverage and...

A glance at the top of Tuesday’s USA Today reveals an article at top right headlined “Texas abortion limits take hit.” Below, reporter Rick Jervis reported “A federal judge on Monday struck down tough new abortion restrictions in Texas.” But then he said it was “a move that may galvanize abortion-rights activists amid the legal barbed wire unfolding across the nation.” This vivid metaphor — imagining the pro-lifers making America some sort of prison — is not in the online story (with a double byline that adds Michael Winter): A federal judge Monday struck down key abortion restrictions in Texas...

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The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing materials and promotional items for a pair of conferences that cost taxpayers at least $6.1 million. Included was $50,000 on a parody video of the Oscar-winning movie Patton and a request to have the Washington Redskins cheerleaders appear at a kick-off event.

An autopsy was planned on a baby girl whose body was found on a conveyor belt by a worker sorting out cans and plastics at a Southern California recycling center. Authorities said the body was found wrapped in a blanket Thursday morning at the plant in Victorville, about 85 miles north of Los Angeles. Homicide detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department were investigating. The infant's age was not immediately known, but authorities said she appeared to be a newborn. Sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Bachman said Friday that there were few leads in the case. "No one has come forward...

Next Tuesday Virginians will elect a new governor. The choices could hardly be more stark. Ken Cuccinelli is the pro-life Attorney General; Terry McAuliffe is a pro-abortion Democratic operative with close ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton. The major newspapers loathe Cuccinelli and have clobbered him hammer and tong. Negative advertising by the McAuliffe camp and his pro-abortion allies (such as Planned Parenthood’s political arm) has washed over the airwaves in Northern Virginia where my family lives. But with just a handful of days to go, Cuccinelli received his first good news in a long while. The respected Quinnipiac University...

There is one area of theology that Catholics, Orthodox, and even the Protestant Reformers, are embarrassed by - the Messianic Kingdom prophesied by the Old Testament and later limited to 1,000 years by the apostle John (Isaiah 11:1-10; Revelation 20:1-10) before Eternity sets in (Revelation 20:11-22:21). Yet most of the early church fathers believed in Pre-Millennialism, which was a common orthodox belief up until Augustine's City of God. Since Augustine, eschatology has been largely ignored by much of Christendom, even though the Bible is literally filled with many prophecies ...

October 30, 2013 'Why Do You Decide What's Lousy?!' Megyn Kelly Challenges Dem Congressman Over ObamaCare BY FOX NEWS INSIDER // OCT 30 2013 // 9:46PM AS SEEN ON THE KELLY FILE Things got heated tonight on The Kelly File between host Megyn Kelly and Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ). Pallone, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, was one of the lawmakers questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Congress today about the ObamaCare rollout problems. Kelly asked Pallone about President Obama’s promise that if you like your health care, you can keep it. That has...

(Reuters) - Japan's big manufacturers, under pressure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost wages and create a "virtuous cycle" of growth to defeat deflation, are showing signs they are willing to raise workers' pay. Abe's reflationary policies to stimulate spending and investment have boosted the fortunes of many corporations in Japan, which is now the fastest growing of the G7 rich nations. Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T), a second-tier automaker and key player in the Mitsubishi group of companies, sounded upbeat about the prospects for salary increases for its workers as it completes a decade-long recovery from deep losses. "Up...

The Connecticut Republican Party today filed a complaint with the state Election s Enforcement Commission, against the Democratic governor. Republican Spokesperson Zak Sanders made the complaint. “We believe that the state Democratic Party and Governor Malloy may have been involved in violating state law,” Sanders said. “Certainly that is a very big deal. The people have a right to know if their governor is running around there soliciting contributions to people who could essentially support his re-election campaign.” The Republicans allege that the governor may have asked a state contractor for a political donation, during a fundraising trip to California....

(Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told a senior envoy from self-ruled Taiwan on Sunday that a political solution to a standoff over sovereignty lasting more than six decades cannot be postponed forever, drawing a cool, non-committal response. China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since Nationalist forces, defeated by the Communists, fled to the island at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has never ruled out the use of force to bring it under its control. While relations have improved dramatically since the China-friendly Ma Ying-jeou was elected Taiwan...

Though they have disagreements on some policy aspects of immigration reform, congressional Democrats are not advocating a quiet, do-nothing approach in order to stockpile ammo for the next election, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Wednesday. Castro, D-San Antonio, said that despite recent statements by U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. — a firebrand on the immigration issue — there isn't a wedge within the party on the issue. “No Democrat has told me, ‘Let’s not pass something because we want to use this in next year’s election,’” he said. “I think there are legitimate concerns among Democrats, especially what policy concessions...

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Congress today she didn’t know if Obamacare health care plans force Americans to pay for abortions, despite evidence that many plans will force enrollees to fund abortions. Although Americans will definitely fund abortions under Obamacare, the top health care official didn’t know that was the case. “If someone, a constituent of mine or someone in this country, has strongly-held pro-life views, can you commit to us to make sure that the federal exchanges that offer that are clearly identified so people can understand if they’re going to buy a policy that has abortion coverage or...

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli joined other top Republicans in taking to the Capitol on Tuesday with thousands of other critics of the Obama administration’s so-called war on coal. Cuccinelli, trailing in the polls just a week before Virginia voters cast ballots, was one of a host of politicians to make appearances at the rally, which was timed to coincide with a day of pro-coal, anti-regulation hearings inside the Capitol. Other speakers included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), both facing potentially tough reelection fights in 2014. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/ken-cuccinelli-coal-rally-99059.html#ixzz2jGHFPzak

LONDON - China's likely sale of sophisticated missiles to Turkey over the objections of its NATO allies might have angered Washington and other capitals, but it should not have been a surprise. Even as the US has spent billions of dollars and lost hundreds of lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, Beijing has been quietly upping its presence in the Middle East. Militarily, the US - which maintains a permanent aircraft carrier presence near the Gulf as well as dozens of other warships and major bases in Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - is by far the dominant regional...