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Biden: 'Executive action' can be taken on guns

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (POLITICO) Vice President Joe Biden indicated Wednesday that the president will be able to take executive action to combat gun violence as he kicked off one of several more…

GOP governor: Obama 'minister of God'

by William Murray -- Barack Obama is "an appointed minister of God to do what is good," according to the prayer of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell at the Commonwealth Prayer Breakfast held more…

Cop fired for hurling F-bombs at teen

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (STAR-TELEGRAM) Last week we reported about the firing of the Hurst police officer who was videotaped in November cursing and threatening a teen during an arrest. Since then, more…

U.S.: Iran behind hostage pics of ex-FBI agent

by -NO AUTHOR- -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by more…

National Cathedral to host 'gay' weddings

by -NO AUTHOR- -- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church more…

Fox won't tweak violent new show

by -NO AUTHOR- -- PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fox's entertainment chief said Tuesday that the network did not change the content of "The Following," its upcoming drama about a serial killer, because more…

Drug czar changes 'conversation' about pot

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (S.F. CHRONICLE) We are, according to the White House drug czar as of Tuesday afternoon, “in the midst of a serious national conversation about marijuana.” Whoa. That’s huge more…

Cuomo seeks wider curbs on gun access

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (N.Y. TIMES) ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, pushing New York to become the first state to enact major new gun laws in the wake of themassacre in Newtown, more…

Iowa lawmaker calls for confiscation of guns

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (DAILY CALLER) In an interview with the Daily Times Herald in Caroll, Iowa, state Rep. Dan Muhlbauer said governments should start confiscating semi-automatic rifles and other firearms. Muhlbauer, a Democrat from the more…