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• Senate Panel Cuts Pakistan Aid Over Jailing Of Doctor
  A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, cutting aid to Islamabad by $33 million $1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year sentence for high treason.The...
• Reuters Poll: Most Americans Think Too Much Money in Politics
  Most Americans, no matter what their political party, believe there is too much money in politics and reject the idea that people should be allowed to spend what they want, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Thursday. Seventy-five percent of Americans feel there is too much...
• Newt Gingrich: Speculation Increases on Biden Leaving Ticket
  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tells Newsmax there is increasing speculation that Vice President Joe Biden could be dropped from the ticket and he cites Hillary Clinton as his possible replacement. A new Quinnipiac poll shows that Biden is hurting President Obama s...
• Romney's Search for Running Mate Enters Audition Phase
  Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts.
• Barry Farber to Receive Talkers Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award
  Talk Radio Network s veteran radio talk show host Barry Farber will be honored with the Talkers Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award on June 7.
• LIGNET: China Building up Military to Take on US
  A new U.S. Defense Department report on the threat from China paints a detailed picture of a modernizing Chinese military that is committed to achieving a comprehensive capacity for localized and regional wars.
• Auction of Ronald Reagan Blood Vial Canceled
  A European auction house Thursday canceled the planned online sale of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be from Ronald Reagan after complaints from the late U.S. president's family.
• Pelosi Breaks Rank, Advocates Bush Era Tax Cuts
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has broken with President Barack Obama and called for extending the Bush tax cuts to those making $1 million or less.Obama has previously called for the tax cuts to be extended for those making less than $250,000 a year.
• Real Budget Deficit $5 Trillion, USA Today Study Finds
  According to the U.S. Congress, the federal government s budget deficit last year was $1.3 trillion. According to a USA Today analysis, the true figure is an astronomical $5 trillion.
• Rep. Peter King: Obama Betrayed Pakistan Doctor Who Led US to bin Laden
  The Obama administration did not do enough to protect the Pakistani doctor who led the CIA to Osama bin Laden's hideout, allowing Pakistan to send him to prison for 33 years for treason, says GOP Rep. Peter King. King said that the administration gave away the doctor's name...
• Egyptians Vote for President as Islam's Role Hangs in Balance
  Judith Miller reporting on Egypt's presidential election — Egyptians turned out in droves Wednesday to vote for a president. The fact that a free election is news says much about how much has changed since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled some 15 months ago.
• Obama Disputes GOP Claims of Big Spending
  Citing a report based on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data, President Barack Obama is disputing Republican claims that he has presided over a huge increase in government spending, according to ABC News’ OTUS blog.
• US Hacks Websites of Terror Affiliate in Yemen
  Web sites running al-Qaida propaganda in Yemen have been hacked by U.S. cyber experts. The hackers from the State Department filled the sites with information about civilians killed in terror strikes.
• Quinnipiac: Mack in Dead Heat With Sen. Nelson in Fla.
  Rep. Connie Mack holds a commanding lead over his Republican primary opponents in Florida’s U.S. Senate race and is running narrowly ahead of incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll.
• Colin Powell: I Have 'No Problem' With Gay Marriage
  General Colin Powell said on Wednesday that he supports gay marriage, representing a turning point for the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Rubio: GOP Must Be Committed to Hispanic Voters
  Sen. Marco Rubio says it will take Republicans more than one election cycle to draw the kind of support from Hispanic voters that Democrats have profited from for decades.
• Raul Castro's Daughter Praises Obama on Gay Marriage
  Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela said on Wednesday she was surprised by the warm welcome she received on arrival in the United States and was heartened by President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage. Sexologist Mariela Castro, 50, heads the...
• Trump: Euro Collapse Could Be Good for US
  Donald Trump sees a silver lining for America in the financial crisis in Europe and the threat to euro, and says Germany is trying to take over the world economically. In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, Trump states: The Euro was created, that whole system was...
• Trump to Newsmax: I'm Mulling Own Super PAC to Defeat Obama
  Billionaire businessman Donald Trump tells Newsmax he is seriously considering launching his own Super PAC to produce anti-Obama ads showing how Washington is allowing outsiders to absolutely suck the blood out of this country. Trump sat down in New York on Wednesday with...
• Syrian Rebels Struggle to Overcome Infighting and Inexperience
  Judith Miller reporting from Camp Apaydin, near Antakya, Turkey — There are few signs of a military presence at this remote refugee camp 20 kilometers from Antakya, known in ancient times as Antioch, where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians.
• Hewlett Packard Plans to Slash 27,000 Jobs to Save $3 Billion
  Hewlett Packard Co. outlined a plan on Wednesday to lay off roughly 27,000 employees or about eight percent of its workforce to jump start growth.
• Facebook, JPMorgan Just Tip of Iceberg for Wall Street Woes
  Almost four years after the financial crisis, Wall Street still can't get it right.Investor anger mounted Wednesday over the initial public offering of Facebook stock last week, which was fumbled by the banks that managed the deal and complicated by technical problems at...
• Romney: US Schools Are Failing Miserably Under Obama
  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney opened a new front on Wednesday in his fight against President Barack Obama, accusing him of presiding over a failing U.S. education system that is in the grip of union bosses who refuse to accept reforms. In a rare diversion...
• Obama Puts Capitalism on Trial
  Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. — Now we know what President Obama’s campaign is all about.
• Obamacare Hangs on Business Clause Cited by Court
  When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the justices said next to nothing about racial equality, the ideal that drove the landmark law s enactment. Instead, the court cited the constitutional clause that lets Congress regulate interstate commerce,...

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