Steve Large at CBS Sacramento reports: Fallout from the fiscal cliff is causing troubles for tax preparers, which means it could take longer to get your tax return this year. When Jim Rogers starts his day at work, exciting is not what he’s expecting. For 40 years, he has worked as an accountant filing taxes… Continue Reading »
Matt Pearce at the Los Angeles Times reports: Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has a message for residents in his jurisdiction: You can’t rely on him anymore. You need to arm yourself. On Friday, the nominally Democratic sheriff issued a recorded public safety announcement on the radio and on the Web that encouraged… Continue Reading »
Daniel Halper at The Weekly Standard reports: Secretary of State John Kerry gave his first major foreign policy speech today. In his address, delivered at the University of Virginia, he discussed tackling climate change. “We as a nation must have the foresight and courage to make the investments necessary to safeguard the most sacred trust… Continue Reading »
Judicial Watch reports: Judicial Watch today released previously unseen USDA videos revealing a compulsory “Cultural Sensitivity Training” program. A whistleblower reported to Judicial Watch that employees were required to bang on tables, chanting in unison “The pilgrims were illegal aliens” while being instructed to no longer use the word “minorities,” but to replace it with “emerging… Continue Reading »
Julian Pecquet at The Hill reports: John Kerry will skip Israel as part of his first trip abroad as secretary of State, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. Kerry had been widely expected to visit Israel and the West Bank and push for restarting peace talks with the Palestinians ahead of President Obama’s own expectations-laden trip… Continue Reading »
