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PICKET: Fox News Twitter account hacked with fake reports of Obama's death
Fox News Channel's politics account was reportedly hacked early Monday morning when hoax tweets claiming President Barack Obama had been assassinated were sent out to the account's 33,000 followers.
PICKET: (Video) Reagan's 1986 Independence Day address to the nation
President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation from New York Harbor on Independence Day in 1986.
PICKET: 'Up against the wall' politics in play during debt ceiling debate
Senator John Cornyn, Texas Republican, told Fox News Sunday that the GOP may be willing to accept a "mini" deal on the debt ceiling talks from the White House.
PICKET: (video) McCotter announces 2012 presidential intentions
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, Michigan Republican, announced on Saturday he intends to jump into the 2012 presidential race.
PICKET: Indiana Planned Parenthood stung by undercover hit following Medicaid ban
The pro-life organization, Live Action hit Planned Parenthood recently regarding Indiana legislation banning Medicaid funding that could be funneled to abortion providers.
PICKET: Presidential candidates pick and choose pledges
Political candidates are often sent numerous questionnaires from organizations, so grassroots activists involved in particular groups can gage where candidates stand on current issues. Some organizations, depending on their tax status, use questionnaires to figure out which candidate to endorse during a primary season. However, organizations like Americans for Tax Reform and the Susan B. Anthony List ask candidates to sign issue pledges.
PICKET: Obama goofs age of his 12-year old daughter
President Barack Obama may have thought he was relaying a tender moment at his news conference on Wednesday about his 12-year old daughter Malia, who he says accomplishes her homework ahead schedule, unlike lawmakers on the hill, but Politico pointed out the president goofed his own daughter's age.
PICKET: President Obama, Boeing is expanding not 're-locating'
President Barack Obama held a press conference at the White House on Wednesday afternoon and took questions from reporters who asked about a range of issues from the debt ceiling talks to Libya to the ATF controversy to the lawsuit the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed against Boeing recently.
PICKET: Geithner debt ceiling date moved again?
It is being reported that the latest so-called drop dead debt ceiling date of August 2nd suggested by the U.S. Treasury will likely be moved yet again.
PICKET: Anti-war left steps up against Obama
An important 2008 campaign coalition for the president is not happy with his actions in Libya and it could very well cost him politically in 2012.
PICKET: Bachmann on the rise
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, has presidential poll numbers in Iowa that shoves Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty down to single digits.
MILLER: Boehner doubles down on debt ceiling
House Speaker John A. Boehner threw down the gauntlet on Friday, telling President Barack Obama that if he wanted to raise the nation’s debt limit, he had to meet Republicans’ fiscal demands.
PICKET: Bozells look to grow conservative 'social media army'
ForAmerica, a non-profit 501(c)4, recently launched last September by conservative movement leader Brent Bozell and his son David, already has a Facebook page with over 1.2 million fans.
PICKET: (video) Hastings stands by his innocence during ethics probe
Congressman Alcee Hastings, Florida Democrat, continues to maintains he is innocent of the ethics allegations against him by a former female staffer who claims she was sexually harassed by the Florida Democrat.
PICKET: Obama Afghanistan speech attempts to tackle domestic policy
President Barack Obama addressed the nation on Wednesday night to announce he would be drawing down 33,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by next summer. Mr. Obama's decision comes after he ordered 30,000 troops to the middle-eastern nation back in December of 2009. In his speech Mr. Obama focused on not just foreign policy but domestic policy as well.
