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Habitat for Humanity workers in Oakland robbed

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (San Francisco Chronicle) A group of people working at a Habitat for Humanity construction site in East Oakland that former President Jimmy Carter will visit next week were more…

As more go solar, grid users forced to pay up

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (San Francisco Chronicle) Solar power's surging popularity in California is forcing non-solar homeowners to pay a larger share of maintaining the electricity grid, according to a long-awaited state more…

More officials at WWII memorial than Benghazi

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Washington Examiner) The National Park Service is sending so many officials out to shut down federal parks that it might have to suspend furloughs if the government closure more…

Court sides with Abercrombie in hijab lawsuit

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Associated Press) A federal appeals court has dismissed claims by an Oklahoma woman who says she was not hired by retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because her headscarf conflicted more…

Democrats pay union members to protest WWII vets

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Powerline) It appears that the Obama administration is violating the First Rule of Holes. Yesterday the administration looked awful when it “closed” and barricaded the World War II more…

Judge orders monitor for Sheriff Joe

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Associated Press) A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the appointment of an independent monitor and a community advisory board to ensure that an Arizona sheriff is complying with more…

Harry Reid sets trap with 'negotiation' offer

by Jack Minor -- While some mainstream media outlets are reporting that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has blinked in the budget debate, the supposed compromise could be nothing more than more…

Open WWII memorial or be sued, Obama told

by -NO AUTHOR- -- A team of legal experts is telling President Obama something he probably wasn't counting on when the White House, as reported by Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., decided to more…

GOP congressman: Shutdown 'dangerous'

by Bob Unruh -- A GOP member of the U.S. House has been quoted in recent days calling fellow Republicans "lemmings" and blasting moves that allowed the funding for the federal government more…