Sequester Cuts Begin, On List: White House Tours and Army Tuition, Off List: Obama Vacations

Sequester Cuts Begin, On List: White House Tours and Army Tuition, Off List: Obama Vacations: "After months of “sky is falling” rhetoric the sequester came and went. The consequences of the sequester on the economy… better? But we should be concerned with where the White House has chosen to make budgetary cuts: military education… CUT, White House tours for school kids… CUT, Obama vacations… KEPT!"

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Al Gore Calls the NRA a ‘Complete Fraud,’ But Al Jazeera Is ‘High Quality, Honest-To-Goodness News’ | TheBlaze.com

Al Gore Calls the NRA a ‘Complete Fraud,’ But Al Jazeera Is ‘High Quality, Honest-To-Goodness News’ | TheBlaze.com: "Austin, Texas is playing host to stars in the worlds of film, music, technology and politics as the annual South By Southwest Conferences (SXSW) kicked off this weekend."

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Obama Opens Borders to Terrorists to Punish Americans Over Sequester : Godfather Politics

Obama Opens Borders to Terrorists to Punish Americans Over Sequester : Godfather Politics: "The sequester was President Obama’s idea back in 2011 to begin with.  He thought it was an effective extortion tool to force Republicans to do things his way, because he was not willing to compromise on anything.  But it backfired and the Republicans for once stood their ground and called the president’s bluff."

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Obama Outings and Vacations Still In Full Swing While The People’s House Remains Closed | Conservative Byte

Obama Outings and Vacations Still In Full Swing While The People’s House Remains Closed | Conservative Byte: "Visitors to the nation’s capital looking for a White House public tour are out of luck starting this weekend, courtesy of what the Secret Service says is its own decision to deal with the sequester cuts."

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Smart: SD gov signs into law that teachers can be armed | Conservative Byte

Smart: SD gov signs into law that teachers can be armed | Conservative Byte: "South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law Friday a measure allowing the state’s school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns, the first of its kind since the Connecticut school shooting."

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Pelosi Fail: “Tax Cuts Are Spending” : Political Outcast

Pelosi Fail: “Tax Cuts Are Spending” : Political Outcast: "Pelosi’s all in favor of cutting spending as long as everyone agrees that tax cuts are spending. This has been the Democrat talking point from the beginning. Eliminate the tax “loopholes” and deductions that make it possible for the evil rich guy to minimize his taxes. Here’s what she said in context at a Capitol Hill press conference:"

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Furloughs bite for customs workers - CNN.com

Furloughs bite for customs workers - CNN.com: "The U.S. government on Thursday notified 60,000 federal workers responsible for securing borders and facilitating trade that they will face furloughs due to government-wide spending cuts."

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Welfare Reform Is Back

Welfare Reform Is Back: "Last summer, the Obama Administration gutted the successful 1996 welfare reform law by offering to waive its work requirements. Now the debate is back, as several Members of Congress are trying to restore the reforms that helped so many out of poverty."

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North Korea vows nuclear attack on US, saying Washington will be 'engulfed in a sea of fire' | Fox News

North Korea vows nuclear attack on US, saying Washington will be 'engulfed in a sea of fire' | Fox News: "North Korea amplified its threatening rhetoric as the U.N. Security Council approved new sweeping sanctions, vowing to launch a first-strike nuclear attack against the United States and threatening to engulf Washington in a "sea of fire.""

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Rand Paul, Other Senators Filibuster Obama CIA Nominee

Rand Paul, Other Senators Filibuster Obama CIA Nominee: "“I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan’s nomination for the CIA. I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important…"

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