Commerce Department is considering naming Arab Americans a socially and economically disadvantaged minority group that is eligible for special business assistance. – The Hill
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3 Lies About Jobs and the Unemployment Rate
[P]oliticians are selectively quoting numbers that make it appear the economy is doing better than it really is. Here are some of the most popular lies-by-omission when talking about jobs and unemployment. – U.S. News
Huge Medicare Cuts Ahead Thanks to Obamacare
It would be interesting to know if Democrats’ federal budget projections were as far-fetched as those they imposed on Medicare, but Senate Democrats haven’t produced a budget in more than three years. – IBD
Penn. Democratic leader defects to GOP, cites Catholic faith as reason
Jo Ann Nardelli, a state committeewoman and founding president of the Blair County Federation of Democratic Women, has switched her political affiliation to the GOP, citing her Catholic faith and President Obama’s embrace of gay marriage as reasons. – The Daily Caller
More UNsanity – Zimbabwe president, accused of ethnic cleansing and bankrupting his country, asked to champion tourism
Seldom, however, has there been such anger, or questioning of the organisation’s credibility, as that greeting the appointment of a new international envoy for tourism: Robert Mugabe.
1996 ad: Obama event sponsored by socialists
Obama was the speaker at an event sponsored and presented by the Democratic Socialists of America, the DSA. – WND
Store Clerk Shoots and Kills Two Alleged Robbers After Vicious Beating
Authorities said he was so badly beaten that he actually had the imprint of a boot on his chest at the end of the night. – The Blaze
Who is Obama’s Number 1 Adviser Valerie Jarrett?
No other White House official in history has enjoyed such a unique relationship with both a president and a first lady, and yet the mainstream media have ignored Jarrett’s enormous influence over the shape and direction of the Obama administration. – The Daily caller
Eurozone downturn ‘accelerating’ – death spiral?
Activity at European businesses hit a near three-year low in May, according to a survey by Markit. – BBC News
Our Least Popular Law
Imagine you are in the White House, six months before a general election, facing this kind of news on your signature domestic policy legislation. And the news is only going to get worse as the law gets closer to implementation. – Conservative.org