Robert Bork, the former federal judge whose Reagan-era nomination to the Supreme Court touched off one of the roughest confirmation battles in modern U.S. history, has died. Family members said Bork, 85, died early Wednesday morning. He had a history of heart problems and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung condition. His funeral is scheduled [...]

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Congress may be heading out for recess today but that isnt stopping the House Republicans from moving forward with a civil contempt of Congress lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Holder. “Well be filing a civil case during the break,” Issa told NBC, “We will expect a day in court before a federal judge, which we [...]

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A Colorado business owned by a Catholic family does not have to comply with President Barack Obamas new healthcare mandate that private employers provide employees with insurance coverage of birth control, a Colorado federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge John Kane in Denver temporarily blocked the government from the enforcing the contraception requirement [...]

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WASHINGTON — Television cameras will surround the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, as they did Monday, anticipating something that may, again, not happen. The momentous healthcare decision could be announced Thursday. Or not. All we really know is that it is extremely likely to be handed down by the following Thursday, June 28, when the [...]

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Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege over documents sought by a House committee investigating the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting, according to a letter to the panel Wednesday from Deputy Attorney Gen. James Cole. The move means the Department of Justice can withhold the documents from the House Oversight Committee, [...]

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Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King said Friday that he plans to sue the Obama administration to halt implementation of its newly announced selective illegal immigration law enforcement policy. He told Mike Huckabee on the former Arkansas governor’s radio program Friday that he successfully sued his own state’s governor — and won — over a similar separation-of-powers [...]

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If the mandate goes, two other crucial provisions may go down as well. The Supreme Court will hand down its Obamacare ruling during the week of June 25, and Nostradamus himself would hesitate to make a prediction about the particulars of what will inevitably be a controversial decision. Nonetheless, its difficult to imagine that the [...]

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – A mistrial has been declared in the campaign fraud trial against ex-presidential candidate John Edwards. Jurors on Thursday acquitted John Edwards of one of six counts involving him taking money from wealthy heiress Rachel “Bunny” Mellon. They told the judge they are deadlocked on the other five charges against him. She [...]

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by Craig Bannister A record number of Americans are renouncing their citizenships. Theres even a handy how-to guide online to help you do it. So, Democrats want to impose one last 30 percent tax on them for doing it. But, with all the rights and benefits of being here illegally, what’s the incentive for anyone [...]

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, asserting that the voter-approved statewide initiative cannot limit the name “marriage” to heterosexual couples. In a Feb. 7 news release, Liberty Counsel, “an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family [...]

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