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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is poised to fall short of the support needed to become speaker on the eighth ballot, with a group of 20 conservatives continuing to push back on the California Republican on the third day of votes on the floor. His detractors have said they will continue to vote against him unless he makes additional concessions for rules changes. Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) nominated McCarthy, while former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) nominated Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) on the floor. Although the 20 holdouts had lined up behind Donalds on multiple rounds,...

For the first time in more than 100 years, the U.S. House of Representatives is unable to elect a speaker. Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Thursday lost the speaker of the House vote for an eighth time. During the seventh and eighth votes Thursday, McCarthy received only 201 votes, short of the 218 needed for a majority of the full House. Florida Rep. Byron Donalds snatched up 19 votes and 17 votes, respectively. All 212 Democrats voted for Democratic nominee Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., voted for former President Donald Trump both...

<p>Tara Reade is Joe Biden’s eighth accuser, not his first, not his only. The fake news media want you to believe Reade is Biden’s only accuser, and that’s because there is no lie the media will not tell to protect the presumptive Democrat nominee.</p>

PHOENIX — Former attorney general of Arizona Grant Woods, a Republican contemplating a switch in political parties, has endorsed Democrat Dr. Hiral Tipirneni in her congressional bid against incumbent conservative Debbie Lesko. Woods, the onetime chief of staff to the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, Woods and Tipirneni appeared together at a town hall in Surprise on Tuesday night. “She’s smart, independent, articulate and understands the complexities of important issues. In other words, she is just what our country needs in Congress,” Woods said of the Congressional District 8 candidate. {SNIP}

White Double IN THE MIDDLE AGES, this Sunday was called, the sixth and last Sunday after the Natalis of the Apostles (that is, the Feast of St. Peter); it was, indeed, the last, for the years when Easter had been kept was late in April as was possible; but, it was only the first after that Feast of St. Peter, when Easter immediately followed the spring equinox. We have already noticed the variable character of this last portion of the liturgical cycle, which was the result of Easter’s being kept on a different day each year; and that, in...

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Obama's One Hundred and Eighth Week in Office"The List" for 2/17/2011Obama's proposal to start charging Canadians an inspection fee to enter the country has upset Canadians Obamanomics: Silver Closes at $31.74/troy oz.Sixty-four former Chrysler dealers sued the U.S. government on Thursday, saying the Obama administration violated their rights by closing their stores during the automaker's bankruptcy without compensationThe Justice Department asked a federal judge in Florida on Thursday to tell states that they must continue to enact the Obama administration's health care overhaul despite the judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutionalThe House voted Thursday to dethrone nine White House...

Obama's Ninety Eighth Week in OfficeThe List" for 12/9/2010Obama lights the National Christmas Tree, says 'Merry Christmas' three timesRep. Pete Hoekstra Says Administration Blocking Full Scope of Wikileaks Breach from Intel CommitteeObamanomics: 6 million Americans didn't work last yearStimulus money is helping Chinese employmentObama Using Pigford Cash to Pay Campaign Debts?Labor Department Solicitor Adopts Plan to Bully EmployersObama does not attend White House meeting with his own debt commissionBlogger-gateVIDEO: Obama blames bloggers for his inability to connectBlogger-gate? Obama uses 'lawfare' shut up his blogger critics with lawsuits: Righthaven lawyer aimed at blogs has connections with ObamaObama mangled the legislative histories...

Obama's Seventy Eigth Week in OfficeThe List" for 7/22/2010 The US government's freeze on new deepwater oil drilling is halting nearly all exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, including shallow water projects, local officials said. 2 Days Ago, Obama "Was Briefed" and "Fully Supports" Vilsack's Decision, Tonight Obama Says Vilsack "Jumped The Gun" Berwick battle escalates: GOP introduces resolution calling recess appointment ‘abuse of power’Britain's prime minister takescommercial airline British Airways, 'business class, to see Obama.  Obama's dog gets private plane for Obama vacation750th solider to die since Obama took over as Commander in Chief.The US rams through UN approval...

DENVER – An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a massive New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs on commuter trains to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday. U.S. prosecutor Tim Neff told a federal judge in Denver that Najibullah Zazi "was intent on being in New York on 9/11" for a possible terror attack. "The defendant was in the throes of making a bomb and attempting to perfect his formulation," Neff said. He called the evidence a "chilling, disturbing sequence of events." Neff ordered Zazi, a...

NYC based RevolutionMuslim.com has made a 911 statement. In this video Younus Abdullah Muhammad calls America "the world's biggest cancer", and tells his fellow Muslims not to feel bad about the victims of 911. Near the end of the message he says that this is a message of peace.

There is the dread of leaving the house that morning. People might stare, or worse, yell insults. Prayers are more intense, visits with family longer. Mosques become a refuge. Eight years after 9/11, many U.S. Muslims still struggle through the anniversary of the attacks. Yes, the sting has lessened. For the younger generation of Muslims, the tragedy can even seem like a distant memory. "Time marches on," said Souha Azmeh Al-Samkari, a 22-year-old student at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Yet, many American Muslims say Sept. 11 will never be routine, no matter how many anniversaries have passed.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Dec. 2, 2005) -- Like hail during a thunderstorm, the bullets landed all around the Marine as he simultaneously fired two M-16 service rifles, one in each arm. His own weapon and the weapon of his platoon sergeant, who was busy carrying another wounded Marine on his back to safety, continuously erupted as he methodically emptied magazine after magazine into the insurgent position. The four Marines were in an open field in Fallujah, Iraq, with no cover. It was later called a miracle that any of them survived, especially considering that two rocket-propelled...

A senior GP has admitted arranging a termination for a healthy patient who was 31.5-weeks pregnant at the Spanish clinic exposed by The Sunday Telegraph for carrying out illegal late-term abortions. Dr Saroj Adlakha said that she had taken her patient, an 18-year-old university student, to the Ginemedex clinic in Barcelona on the recommendation of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), the NHS-funded charity which is Britain's biggest abortion provider. She said that she was also prepared to help arrange a similar abortion for an undercover journalists who claimed to have a daughter with a 29-week healthy pregnancy, saying she...