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The House Republican Steering Committee on Tuesday selected several conservative firebrands to serve on the Oversight Committee during the 118th Congress, including multiple members who previously had their committee assignments stripped by House Democrats during the previous Congress. The GOP-led House Oversight Committee will be composed of Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Russell Fry (R-SC), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), and William...

9:51 video interviewing the Dream Team of 1992. Best comments at 8:26 by Magic...when they started playing our National Anthem...a few of us got choked up. Karl "the Mailman" Malone at 8:41...I was just proud to be an American. I miss those days and that sense of Patriotism.

Email exchanges between Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and his parents -- along with statements from fellow GIs -- are painting the picture of a troubled and disillusioned soldier who was "ashamed" to be an American.

FReepers please post your President Rick Santorum Dream Team thoughts here. VP - Allen West or Marco Rubio Sec. Of Def Duncan Hunter Sr. not Jr. Or Jerry Boykin WH Press Sec Sarah Palin you betcha! Sec. Of State John Bolton ! Wow can you see the left explode! Fed Chair Herman Cain Sr. Advisor Newt if he helps Rick take out Romney WH Bathroom Cleaning Crew Chief Mitt Romney Attorney General Joe Arpaio Dept of Homeland Security - Gone - Now part of Justice Dept of Agriculture - Gone - Now a part of Interior. Dept of Health and...

FReepers please post your President Rick Santorum Dream Team thoughts here. VP - Allen West or Marco Rubio Sec. Of Def Duncan Hunter Sr. not Jr. WH Press Sec Sarah Palin you betcha! Sec. Of State John Bolton ! Wow can you the left explode! Fed Chair Herman Cain Your thoughts?

CHARLOTTE About 15 young people, including at least seven who are not authorized to be in the U.S., were arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and impeding traffic during a sit-in rally Tuesday to protest immigration laws. Among those arrested was Martin Rodriguez of Hamptonville who is a member of a Yadkinville immigrant advocacy group called El Cambio. The rally was held just after a preview kickoff rally held separately by the Democratic National Convention in advance of the 2012 presidential nominating convention that will be held in Charlotte. Rally organizer Domenic Powell, a founding member of the advocacy...

The photo depicts our brand new President, Sarah Palin, departing Air Force One. She’s removing her stylish heels and putting on her running shoes for the marathon she’s about to run, as she Revives, Renews, and Restores America to greatness. I think most of us have a good idea the sort of policies Sarah would implement as President, least in a broad sense. We know creating jobs and energy independence would take priority, as would getting the federal government out of our lives, and returning power to the states, where it belongs. Sarah will spend a lot of time mending...

Barack Obama told a potential donor to his campaign that Hillary Rodham Clinton is on his list of possible vice presidential running mates, but that her husband's status as a former president makes matters "complicated." Jill Iscol, a faithful Democratic donor who was an ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, said Obama reached out to her because he heard she was unhappy about the way the New York senator had been treated by the Democratic Party and the media. Obama replied that she is on his list, Iscol recounted, and that it would be a mistake not to have...

Maybe, just maybe, it’s now worth at least asking whether Hillary Clinton might wind up as the Democratic candidate for vice president. When the chatter about a Democratic “dream ticket” began last year, it was easy to dismiss. Either Clinton or Obama would win a clear victory in the primaries and, after what inevitably would be a contentious campaign, each would want as little to do with the other as possible. Clinton, if she emerged victorious, would instead choose some kind of national security graybeard to her political right, a retired general perhaps, or maybe even a Republican. Likewise, Obama...

Unity not only gets us a pro-family President, but it could get us an administration that looks something like this: President Mike Huckabee Defense Secretary Duncan Hunter Director of Homeland Security Tom Tancredo Attorney General Sam Brownback Director of Heath and Human Services Alan Keyes If we combine the votes of these good men, we move from the back of the bus into the driver's seat and select the nominee. It's not only our best way to win the White House, from where I sit, it's the only way. United we drive, divided we crash.

Steve Barrett reporting that "The Reverend Jessie Jackson has accepted the family's invitation to join the demonstrators outside the hospice where Terri is dying." 1. Is this turning into way too much of a circus? 2. Want to bet the race-baiting poverty pimp invited himself?

A "dream team" of all-stars will race this year in NASCAR Busch Series salute to supportive employers of National Guardsmen and reservists. The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and Richard Childress Racing have teamed up for the effort. The ESGR No. 29 car will display the colors and logos of the seven Reserve components and will feature well-known drivers in the following races: Bobby Labonte April 3 – Texas Motor Speedway Army National Guard/Army Reserve Tony Stewart May 1 – California Speedway Marine Corps Reserve Ricky Craven July 10 – Chicagoland Speedway Navy Reserve Kerry...

Here is my quick synopsis/Japanese-to-English translation (a “Freepranslation”) of the report today from the Japanese news website, ZakZak, attached to the Nikkan Gendai publication in Tokyo. Title: "Saddam, Digs His Grave By Talking With Wife, Starts to Give Information" "--The U.S. was greatly assisted by a sophisticated “elint” (electronic eavesdropping) operation involving good cooperation by US, Australian, and British intelligence. The cooperative group was code named “Dream Team”. Of course, former officials of the regime who 'were turned' against Saddam were also instrumental and completed the picture just before the raid. --The Dream Team went ahead on the theory...

<p>A BILLIONAIRE homebuilder, the movie producer of "Animal House," a pair of big-city Democratic mayors, and a flame-throwing anti-tax leader -- you can't get much more inclusive and California-flavored than Arnold Schwarzenegger's 65-member transition team.</p> <p>But how influential this crew will be is unknown. Are they window- dressing or a real kitchen cabinet?</p>

Election may have hurt racial unity Thursday, December 5, 2002 ''Election Day was a humiliation for the Texas Democratic Party." That comes not from a Republican, but from Democratic media consultant Dean Rindy of Austin. His analysis was e-mailed around after the Democrats' latest wipeout. Sure, President Bush was popular. So? Democrats never gave voters reasons to support them, did a miserable job on turnout and managed to turn off white voters. "This was the greatest fiasco in the history of Texas politics," wrote Rindy, who had some regional Texas clients but none statewide. "Democrats spent over $100 million. The...

Democrats' dream team falters BY DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Writer DALLAS - Back in April, Democrats thought they had figured out how to break the Republicans' grip on statewide elected offices. They nominated a ticket led by a wealthy Hispanic businessman, a moderate white politician, and a pro-business, black former mayor of Dallas. They called it the dream team - designed to appeal to liberals and moderates of many racial and ethnic groups, including the state's growing Hispanic population. The strategy failed miserably in Tuesday's elections. Not only did Republicans retain every statewide office, most of their candidates won by...