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White House supports Senate FDA bill
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The Obama administration says it "strongly supports" the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration bill that the Senate began debating Thursday morning.The legislation would reauthorize user fees the Food and Drug Administration collects from companies that make prescription drugs and medical devices. It also makes certain changes in FDA policy, aime
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The Hill: Healthwatch -
5/17/2012 11:30 AM
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Beck Offers $150K for Wright’s Secret Box on Obama
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On Thursday, The Blaze released more exclusive audio of an interview (parts of which were first released by Sean Hannity) between "The Amateur" author Ed Klein and Reverend Jeremiah Wright. That book contains shocking allegations about President Barack Obama and the relationship he shared with the controversial preacher. Among the information in th
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The Blaze -
5/17/2012 11:27 AM
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D.C. Police to Allow Sikh Officers to Wear Full Beards and Turbans on the Job
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Sikh American police officers in Washington, D.C. are now allowed to wear turbans and full beards on the job under a uniform policy change announced Wednesday.
The written change is said to be the first of its kind for a major metropolitan police force, though other law enforcement agencies have less formal arrangements, according to the Ass
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The Blaze -
5/17/2012 10:59 AM
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Relist (and hold) watch
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John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted and held cases. Monday was a big day. Facebook raised the price range of its IPO to $34-38 a share, up from $28-35; in a related story, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was buying Greece, Spain and Portugal with change he found under his sofa cushions, thus resolving the [...
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SCOTUSblog -
5/17/2012 10:55 AM
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Brightsource DOE Funding Exposes Obama Cronyism
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A congressional hearing on May 16 exposed further details on just the kind of political maneuvering that was going on between the Obama Administration and beneficiaries of Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees. Emails revealed during the hearing are the tip of the iceberg in a corrupt federal funding process that first came under congressional
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Heritage Foundation -
5/17/2012 10:30 AM
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Baseball Player Collapses After Being Hit by Pitch…in the Arm
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It might not be too incredible to think that a baseball player would collapse after getting hit by a Major League pitch. But what if the player was hit in the arm? You might not think that would cause someone to collapse. But watch the clip of what happened to Will Rhymes of the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night:
Business Insider explains:
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The Blaze -
5/17/2012 10:29 AM
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Live Chat about the Different Budgets – Friday at Noon ET
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Join us on Friday from 12-1 ET for our “Lunch with Heritage” live online chat. We will be joined by the Director of Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis and will be taking your questions about the different budget proposals put forth by Congress on Wednesday. If you cannot be here for the chat, leave a question in the comments and
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Heritage Foundation -
5/17/2012 10:00 AM
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Possible Drone Spotted in Chicago Suburbs in Preparation for NATO Summit — See the Video
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With dignitaries and world leaders getting ready to descend upon Chicagoland for the NATO Summit, the security measures being implemented for their protection and to control protesters are extensive.
Weve already seen Blackhawk helicopters with armed men weaving between high rises in what was called a routine training exercise -- although some q
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The Blaze -
5/17/2012 9:47 AM
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Boko Haram: FTO Designation in Sight?
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Yesterday, the House Rules Committee posted an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the State Department to determine whether the Nigerian sect Boko Haram meets the criteria to be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Sponsored by Representative Patrick Meehan (R–PA), the amendment states that if Secre
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Heritage Foundation -
5/17/2012 9:33 AM
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Thursday round-up
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Coverage of Monday’s decision in Hall v. United States continued yesterday. Writing for this blog, Ronald Mann argued that the case, in which the Court held that tax liability incurred from the post-petition sale of a family farm is not dischargeable under Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code, is “emblematic of the Court’s long-standing sk
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SCOTUSblog -
5/17/2012 9:26 AM
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