NPR: An Unnamed President’s Dire Sequester Threats Haven’t Panned Out — But Maybe They Will Later

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Some prominent US leader made threats about immediate dire consequences that would occur if the sequester went into effect, but NPR doesn't seem to know the identity of that leader. In a lengthy nine-minute piece featuring an NPR host and six NPR correspondents, the word "Obama" was nowhere to be found. On Friday's Morning Edition,… Read more »

Chelsea Clinton: Maybe I’ll Run For Office

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Imagine a world in which American presidential elections since 1988 go like this: Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Obama, Obama, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Obama, Obama, Clinton, Clinton. It could happen. On Monday, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, announced that she would consider running for… Read more »

Washington thinks entitlements are the problem. Maybe they’re the answer.

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Washington frets endlessly over the problems that Social Security and Medicare, both of which are projected to exhaust their trust funds in the coming decades, might cause the budget. But two new reports underscore the serious problems they might solve for the country. Take Social Security. For years, pension experts have spoken of the “three-legged… Read more »

Herman Cain: ‘Maybe Chris Matthews Doesn’t Have Enough Black Friends Telling Him the Truth’ About Racism

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As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Monday actually said, “Racism is the belief that one race – whites – should rule all others.” Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain responded to this nonsense on Fox News's Hannity Tuesday stating, "It's laughable what Chris Matthews is saying…Maybe he doesn't have enough black friends who's telling… Read more »