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A Detroit police officer on the force for more than a decade has been accused of orchestrating a series of robberies in southeast Michigan. 34 year-old Clifton Whatley was arraigned Thursday in a Taylor court on three counts of armed robbery, two counts of bank robbery and other charges. A judge set bond at $1 million and Whatley is in custody.

Observers have characterized President Obama's many efforts to nationalize industries a systematic form of "wealth redistribution." But the activities instigated by the White House go beyond redistribution and devolve straight into reparations. Consider: Race Gender Quotas in "Financial Reform" Section 342, which declares that race and gender employment ratios, if not quotas, must be observed by private financial institutions that do business with the government. In a major power grab, the new law inserts race and gender quotas into America's financial industry... ...Section 342 sets up at least 20 Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion. Racial Preferences in Obamacare Transfer...

The White House has accepted an apology issued by Republican South Carolina representative Joe Wilson after the lawmaker disrupted the Wednesday night speech by President Obama to a Joint Session of Congress.

Cash for Clunkers is robbing the construction industry It looks like the "Cash for Clunkers" bill has been a huge success. A bill that was intended to stay in effect for many months, burned through a $1 billion budget within weeks. It looks like they hit the jackpot - at least until their money ran out. So with a program this is fantastically successful for whatever it is trying to achieve, the logical choice would be to add more money to the bucket and "ride 'er till she bucks ya". But where do we get this money you ask? It...