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"Razo admitted to being in the U.S. illegally and deputies called the U.S. Border Patrol, the report states, but the agency decided not to respond to take Razo into custody."

Article I, Section. 7. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

The Crazy Department-Wide Emails That Everyone at NYU Is Talking About At around 3:17 on Wednesday morning, every student in NYU's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis received a bizarre "open letter" to NYU President John Sexton, from a student who claimed she'd been "forced" to do an ethnographic assignment on Occupy Wall Street. It was 2,800 words long, oddly typeset, and quickly followed up by another five equally eccentric emails. Someone sent us the full set of emails, which everyone at NYU—and elsewhere—was talking about. Want to read them?

SOLON, Ohio -- Vice President Joe Biden will sell President Barack Obama's jobs plan in a speech here this morning. And this afternoon, Biden will try to sell Obama's re-election campaign at a private Shaker Heights fundraiser.

CHICAGO - Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids' weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation's most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases. It has happened a few times in the U.S., and the opinion piece in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association says putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children's Hospital Boston,...

With the thirtieth anniverasry of the Reagan Inauguration and the noncoincidental hostage release, I am looking for a copy of a cartoon I once had, I believe by Jeff MacNelly. It showed Carter as a mouse about to be released by a Khomeini cat which was warily eyeing a Reagn bulldog. He is saying something about his patience paying off. I want to use it on Facebook to commemorate the dual anniversart while pointing out that some of us have seen the likes of BHO before.

I can't do links on my phone, but apparently the White House news release on Dear Leader's speech to students contained the word "schoochildren" in the title.

In honor of the 44th President of the United States, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream has introduced a new flavor: "Barocky Road". Barocky Road is a blend of half vanilla, half chocolate, and surrounded by nuts and flakes. The vanilla portion of the mix is not openly advertised and often denied as an ingredient. The nuts and flakes are all very bitter and hard to swallow. The cost is $1,000.00 per scoop. When purchased it will be presented to you in a large beautiful cone, but then the ice cream is taken away and given to the person in line...

This is an idea I had right after the election based on a hunch that the recent attempt by the Obamites to grab closer control of the Census has made into more than a hunch. It's clear they intend to use it to justify (and implement) bigger more intrusive government. Why should we cooperate? Those who support strictly limited government should recognize only the legitimate functions of the Census. Reply only with the number of people that live at an address and perhaps the number eligible to vote. Anything else should be marked "NOYB". (None Of Your Business). This should...

When the CRA was created during the Carter administration, the administration also funded with tax dollars numerous "community groups" that have helped the Fed, the Comptroller of the Currency, and other federal regulatory agencies to enforce the act. Under the CRA, if a bank wants to make virtually any change in its business operations — merging, opening up a new branch, getting into a new line of business — it must first prove to regulators that it has made "enough" loans to the government's preferred borrowers. The (partially) tax-funded "community groups" like ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)...

CLEVELAND -- It's no secret that schools need volunteers in order to do more for students, but one proposed law would make it a requirement for parents to volunteer at their child's school. Parent Darlene Boyd has been volunteering at her grandchildren's school for six years. If the state legislature passes house bill 519, she'll have a lot of company. The bill would require all parents to volunteer 13 hours each school year, either in the lunchroom, chaperoning field trips, or wherever the district needs help. Research shows parents involvement leads to student success, but Cleveland schools CEO Eugene Sanders...

They've been praying for rain in the thirsty American South. Will they prey upon the Great Lakes next? Whether diverting Lake Erie or other Great Lakes water to bail out our dried-up fellow states is preposterous or possible is a matter of dramatically different opinions. But when Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and some state lawmakers bowed their heads last November, they illustrated the continuing desperation as drought persists in parts of the United States. "That picture -- the governor of Georgia praying for rain on the Statehouse steps -- has been burned into my memory, that's for sure," said Sean...

PARMA, Ohio -- A kindergarten student with a freshly spiked Mohawk haircut has been suspended by school authorities who said the hair was a distraction for other students. Michelle Barile, the mother of 6-year-old Bryan Ruda, said nothing in the Parma Community School handbook prohibits the haircut, characterized by closely shaved sides with a strip of prominent hair on top. "I understand they have a dress code. I understand he has a uniform. But this is total discrimination," she said. "They can't tell me how I can cut his hair." An administrator at the suburban Cleveland charter school first warned...

Argh, my girlfriend and I were watching the Jackass marathon this weekend on MTV. They constantly played spots featuring West (whose racist and socialist past it was up to me to elaborate upon of course) and the idiotic "truth.org" anti-smoking ads. The biggest "Jackasses" weren't on the show. At least Margera, Knoxville, et all were funny-on-purpose.

Auto supplier with Greater Cleveland plants files for bankruptcy Posted by Robert Schoenberger February 04, 2008 10:25AM Categories: Autos, Breaking News, Economy, Manufacturing Plastech Engineered Products, a Michigan company with plants in Cleveland, Brooklyn and Strongsville, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection last week, a move that has already shut four Chrysler plants, including Toledo's Jeep plant. According to filings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the filing comes following a breakdown of relations between Chrysler and Plastech. Plastech has been in financial crisis for months, and it had been working with Ford, GM and...

9 Students Suspended For Videos Making Fun Of School Videos Were Posted On YouTube POSTED: 6:18 am EST January 16, 2008 GREEN, Ohio -- Nine Green High School boys in Summit County were suspended for 10 days. They are accused of producing videos that made fun of staff and students, NewsChannel5 reported. Administrators said the group then put them on YouTube. The videos have been removed from the Web site. Principal Gary Geis said the videos poked fun at teachers and classmates. The students' identities weren't released.

Councilman Polensek's letter threatens drug suspect, mother says Thursday, July 19, 2007 Susan VinellaPlain Dealer Reporter The mother of a drug-trafficking suspect accuses City Councilman Mike Polensek of threatening her son in a letter that refers to the 18-year-old as a "crack dealing piece of trash" and closes with "go to jail or the cemetery soon." Polensek sent the letter earlier this month after Arsenio T. Winston was arrested and charged with selling drugs near a convenience store in Polensek's East Side neighborhood. The longtime councilman said in a telephone interview Wednesday that he often writes blunt letters to troublemakers...

Iowan Receives Congressional Gold Medal Cresco Native Honored At Ceremony POSTED: 5:22 pm CDT July 17, 2007 UPDATED: 5:37 pm CDT July 17, 2007 DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa native received the nation's highest civilian honor Tuesday morning. Cresco native Norman Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal. President George W. Bush was on hand to congratulate Borlaug for his lifetime work to fight hunger around the world. Borlaug created varieties of wheat that were resistant to disease and doubled and tripled yields in developing countries. "I speak for this whole team of hunger fighters that I have been privileged...

Awake by the lake By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports June 4, 2007 CLEVELAND – A couple of years ago Jack Blake, now 12, had reached the age when boys begin having questions about exactly how and why things work. So his father, Kevin, had to sit him down and have "The Talk." "Part of the parenting process in Cleveland is to express to children the history of losing here," Kevin said. "You have to let them know." Yeah, forget the birds and the bees. In Northeast Ohio, first you have to explain the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indians and Browns; namely why...

One of world's top 10 spammers held in Seattle Feds say computer users will notice decrease in junk e-mail following arrest Updated: 45 minutes ago SEATTLE - A 27-year-old man described as one of the world’s most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail. Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised “zombie” computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails. “He’s one of the top 10 spammers in the world,” said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who...