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Report: No insurance, no pension for Navy Seal who shot Osama bin Laden
An investigative story in Esquire contends that the federal government "largely abandons" elite and highly-trained soldiers when they leave the service.
For glum Republicans: 'Watch party' for Rubio's rebuttal to the State of the Union
A cheerful Florida official has organized a public "watch party" for Sen. Marco Rubio's official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address.
Sen. Rand Paul: Tea party response to State of the Union won't upstage Republican Party
Sen. Rand Paul is not out to chastise the Republican establishment, and promises to "emphasize" certain points that Sen. Marco Rubio could overlook when he gives the official GOP response on Tuesday.
Occupy Wall Street crowd to become DC Comics superheroes
DC Comics is adding the "99 Percent" to a stable of classic superheores that includes Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman.
Obamacare 2016: Expect insurance premium hikes of about $400 per family
The American Enterprise Institute has tracked some of the taxes enacted on the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and they are expected to raise billions — in the short term. However, those costs still have to be paid, and consumers are expected to shoulder many of them in 2016.
In search of "Mount Reagan"
Determined organizers from the Mount Reagan Project seek to dedicate a 4,052-foot peak in Nevada as "Mount Reagan."
Tea party to Rove: Where's your ground game?
Gleeful liberal critics are following the disagreements between "establishment Republicans" led by Karl Rove, and an opposing coalition of traditional conservatives, who do not approve of Mr. Rove's Conservative Victory Project.
Topless activists seek "gender equality"
Topless rights are one of the few areas of gender equality that haven't been addressed at a federal level.
Ed Gillespie seeks 'diverse' Republican candidates in the fight for 2014
The GOP's "big tent" thinking is alive and well.
Dick Morris exits Fox News, arrives at CNN
After 15 years on camera, Fox News contributor Dick Morris has left the network.
Newtown, the movie
Jonathan Bucari, an independent filmmaker based in New York, has already begun fundraising for "Illness," a feature movie based around the Newtown shootings.
Bias in broadcast: Anti-gun stories overwhelm pro-gun stories 8 to 1
A new Media Research Center analysis of stories broadcast on ABC, CBS and NBC following the Newtown shootings show "staggering imbalance."
White House says President Obama 'shot a weapon' in earlier times
White House press secretary Jay Carney is still answering persistent questions about the recently released photo of President Obama firing a shotgun.
Super Bowl power failure sparks conspiracy theories and policy talk
Conspiracy theories continue to percolate among those who wonder what caused the 34-minute power outage at the Super Bowl
Conservatives and establishment Republicans ready to rumble
The Senate Conservatives Fund has attacked the Conservative Victory Project, a brand new super PAC organized by American Crossroads.
