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We're all potential suspects and should be treated as such, apparently

Ashe Schow | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Americans are already wary of the federal government having collected their phone records, but now we have Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., setting up a slippery slope of more and more data collection....

An Oregon study casts doubt on whether health insurance improves health

Michael Barone | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

On key measurements, people on Medicaid did not achieve better outcomes than uninsured people Does having health insurance make people healthier? It's widely assumed that it does. Obamacare...

Tea Party rally draws modest crowd on Capitol Hill

Gabriella Morrongiello | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

A modest crowd of Tea Party enthusiasts descended on Washington in this afternoon’s “Audit the IRS” rally on Capitol Hill. “There’s some people who want to write the obituary for the...

Too much 'purple drank' makes Lil Wayne misspell America

Gregory Kane | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

It seems that Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., even though he was born in the United States, doesn't like his country. ‘Sounds like the stuff of classic anti-American, America bashers to me.’...

FBI is using drones in America, director tells Congress

Susan Ferrechio | Updated: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

The Federal Bureau of Investigations employs the use of drones for surveillance on U.S. soil, the agency’s director told lawmakers on Wednesday. At an oversight hearing conducted by the Senate...

Why won't President Obama let the Defense Department face the rare earth security risk?

Ron Arnold | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Rare earths aren't a celebrity security scandal like blabbermouth Edward Snowden, but these 17 minerals, which are essential for advanced energy technologies, new healthcare tools and cutting-edge...

Talking to the Taliban

Cal Thomas | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

After 12 years of fighting, the Taliban in Afghanistan have announced they are ready to talk peace with the United States. The Taliban opened a political office in Qatar. The talks will take place...

Revolving door spinning at Consumer Finance Protection Board, raising ethics issues

Richard Pollock | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Rajeev Date may have given new meaning to the phrase "revolving door" when he left the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on January 31 to start a new bank and mortgage "advisory firm." ‘It's...

Senate GOP says repeal of 'death tax' must be part of tax reform

Steve Contorno | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Senate Republicans on Wednesday said that a repeal of the federal estate tax must be a key component of any tax reform proposal, setting up a showdown with President Obama, who hopes to raise the...

Rand Paul cheered, Marco Rubio jeered by Tea Party protestors at Capitol

Steve Contorno | Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

It was just a few months ago that Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio brought the Conservative Political Action Conference crowd to its feet with back-to-back speeches that left many in the...