Obama urged to replace FEC commissioners
A petition on the White House’s “We the People” website calling for President Barack Obama to nominate new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission has gained enough signatures to require an official response.
Herman Cain: ‘Stupid people are ruining America’
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain triumphantly took the stage at CPAC this afternoon in front of a friendly crowd to explain something many attendees already believe: that their ideological opponents on the left aren’t “misguided” but downright stupid.
Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to legalize same sex marriage
Three Illinois legislators have introduced a bill that would grant same sex couples all the marriage rights now exclusively available to heterosexual couples.
Marine snipers posed with Nazi SS symbol
The commander of a group of U.S. Marines who were photographed in Afghanistan with what looks like a Nazi SS flag concluded they were acting out of ignorance rather than bigotry and decided not to punish them, a Marine Corps spokesman said.
Okla. lawmaker defends ‘spilled semen’ clause
A Democratic lawmaker on Thursday defended her satirical amendment to an anti-abortion bill that would outlaw Onanism in Oklahoma.
New Hampshire Republican proposes end to lunch break law
A Republican State Rep. in New Hampshire has opened a new front in the war on workers, proposing the repeal of a law requiring employees get lunch breaks.
