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Cinco de Mayo is often confused with Mexico’s Independence Day. It’s not -  Mexico declared independence from Spain on September 16, 1810. Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely defeat of invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Mexican Independence Day Celebrations in Mexico City (Photo: MySanAntonio.com)   While many look at ...

President Obama hosted a rare opportunity for press to ask him questions. The President is known for his long, rambling responses — often never actually answering the questions he’s asked. Obama was asked 6 questions and spoke 5,673 words, over 1,100 of which on a single question asking him to respond to top Democrat and ...

Here we go again. Democrats putting Washington special interests over that of hardworking Americans. This time it is an attack on families. I take this personally. I have three wonderful kids and as a working mom, I think it’s time to send Washington Democrats a message: we shouldn’t have to choose between work and our ...

Okay, not really. While he originally posted this GIF to the White House’s new Tumblr about the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, this might as well be his reaction to the thousands of Keystone Pipeline jobs he keeps brushing aside, even as 75% of Americans support the project.  

Is the President’s high opinion of himself getting in the way of governing? As the economy continues to languish, President Obama is living the good life. Keith Koffler wrote this spot-on piece in POLITICO today: Tuesday morning, a peculiar announcement trickled out of the White House press office: President Barack Obama would be holding a moment ...

President Obama’s cynical scheme to use his sequester as a political football is receiving scathing reviews. This is a must-read from the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board: Somewhere between the Oval Office and a snarled airport near you, the stunt pilots in the Obama administration made a terrible miscalculation.   Most citizens are able to read. ...

With our national debt approaching $17 trillion, the federal government should be finding as many ways as possible to tighten its belt. As Barack Obama and Democrats continue to spend uncontrollably, House Republicans are leading by example. Under Speaker Boehner’s leadership, appropriations for the Unites States House of Representatives have fallen every year, saving over $400 ...

President George W. Bush’s presidential library opens in Dallas, TX tomorrow. Here are 11 really cool photos of President Bush from his Facebook Page. 1. Hanging out with Barney at the ranch in Crawford. 2. Chatting with Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook: 3. With His Holiness the Dalai Lama: 4. With his Ford F-150 that was ...

People are beginning to notice the Obama administration’s cynical strategy to inflict the most damaging cuts possible under his sequester. The facts are starting to come out, and as the Wall Street Journal notes, “the story gets worse the closer we look.” Via the WSJ: As travellers nationwide are learning, the White House has decided to ...

As President Obama’s sequester continues to take hold, the FAA has begun furloughing air traffic control workers at airports across the country. But, the kicker is that that it didn’t have to be this way. Instead of trying to find ways to make the sequester cuts as painful as possible to score political points, Obama could have re-prioritized millions ...