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Pigford Feeling Heat
With increased scrutiny of fraud allegations in the Pigford farmers’ settlements, the lead Pigford co-counsel has enlisted the help of two lobbying firms. One of the lobbyists listed is Phil… Read more
AP Reporter Turns on State Department
After State Department Deputy Spokesman Patrick Ventrell praised the agency’s support of a “free press” on Thursday, Associated Press reporter Matt Lee engaged Ventrell over the release of Department records… Read more
On Colorado Campuses, Fans and Foes of Frac’ing Drill Each Other
Aslinn Scott Lately Colorado, considered by some the nation’s hotspot for the natural energy drilling boom, has become obsessed with making frac’ing sense, with environmentalists and pro-business groups alike vying… Read more
George Washington University Professors: Obama on Mt. Rushmore – Eventually
Katherine Rodriguez – A handful of George Washington University political and history professors largely support the idea of adding President Barack Obama’s face to Mount Rushmore – just not quite… Read more
US Running Out of Water
What is life going to look like as our precious water resources become increasingly strained and the western half of the United States becomes bone dry? Scientists tell us that… Read more
Movement to Normalize Pedophilia Finds Its Poster Girl
By Robert Stacy McCain In January, Rush Limbaugh warned that there was “an effort under way to normalize pedophilia,” and was ridiculed by liberals (including CNN’s Soledad O’Brien) for saying… Read more
Queers Welcome to Scouting
Shame on them! GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as… Read more
Lois Lerner Out!
Lois Lerner, the embattled head of the Internal Revenue Service’s exempt organizations division, has been placed on administrative leave after invoking her Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing examining the… Read more
The Global Search for Education: Finnish Math Lessons
Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S. “The gender gap in math and science achievement in Finland is rather… Read more
Parents Argue School Is Violating Separation Of Church And State
Does teaching yoga in public schools violate the separation of church and state? That’s what two parents are contending in a lawsuit against Encinitas Union School District in California. The… Read more »