By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 14th at 07:16 PM  | 

On Monday, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) sent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a letter demanding that it immediately grant tax-exempt status to 10 Tea Party groups which have been zeroed in on for additional review.  The ACLJ represents 27 Tea Party organizations nationwide. Of those, only 15 have been granted the tax-exempt status they applied for. The focus of the demand | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 10th at 01:27 AM  | 

The day after the September 11, 2012 Benghazi attacks President Obama said: “Make no mistake. We will work with the Libyan government to bring justice to the killers who attacked our people.” But, more than seven months later, there are no indictments and no arrests. According to a House Republican Conference report on the Benghazi attacks, FBI investigators have made “very little progress.” In fact, | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 8th at 06:04 PM  | 

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based international cable network, will open 12 new bureaus in various locations across the U.S.  The goal of the news outlet’s aggressive expansion is to become a household name in America. The launch of the new bureaus will begin in the summer. In addition to expansion in New York City, bureaus will open in Nashville, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago, Los | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 2nd at 02:51 PM  | 

While the U.S. was still reeling from the devastation caused by the Boston bombing and before it was known who was responsible for the act, there were those on the left who assumed, even hoped, that it was an act of right-wing terrorism.  When their hopes were dashed, they took a detour from grieving for the victims and began instead to focus on, as they | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  April 16th at 12:40 PM  | 

The 8-year-old boy who was mercilessly killed at the Boston Marathon has been identified as Martin Richard.  Martin was in attendance in order to watch his father race; he was waiting at the finish line so that he could give his father a hug. Martin was accompanied by his mother, brother and sisters. After the explosions, his mother and 6-year-old sister were taken to a | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  April 11th at 03:46 PM  | 

Beginning in 2014, patients’ overall health, eating habits and body mass index (BMI) will be part of an electronic record, shared with various government bureaucracies, in addition to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Doctors will be required to record your BMI, which measures whether or not you are overweight. This will be done every you receive any type of medical treatment.  This | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  April 1st at 11:00 PM  | 

School districts and universities in Michigan rushed to sign last-minute contract extensions that effectively bypass the new right-to-work law. The right-to-work law went into effect last Thursday, but prior to the law going into effect at least 41 school districts and five colleges had approved contracts that circumvent the new law, for a few years.  There may be a price to pay, however; Republicans in | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  March 25th at 09:32 PM  | 

Easter celebrations around the world. View the gallery!

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  March 6th at 02:15 PM  | 

Anger and frustration continue to mount as Americans express alarm at the direction in which the country is headed.  In order to turn the tide and boost mid-term and general election results, conservatives must significantly increase political activity at the local level—the precinct.  As the precinct leader, the committee person (or captain) is the only party official directly elected by voters.  An individual serving in | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  February 21st at 02:35 PM  | 

Sequestration, expected to kick in on March 1, would result in $85 billion in cuts in financial year 2013 and a total of $1.2 trillion spread out over ten years.  The sequestration is almost a certainty. The approach of potentially disastrous cuts to the military did not stop Congress from authorizing $60.2 billion in additional deficit spending for Hurricane Sandy relief–a pork-filled measure which includes | Read More »