WASHINGTON – Tea partiers clamoring for the debt-ridden government to slash spending say nothing should be off limits. Tea party-backed lawmakers echo that argument, and they're not exempting the military's multibillion-dollar budget in a time of war.That demand is creating hard choices for the newest members of Congress, especially Republicans who owe their elections and…

Read more stories from The Daily CallerIs the retiring senator already letting loose on the air now that he doesn’t have to worry about reelection?A day after announcing his intention to retire from the Senate rather than run in 2012, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to talk about his record and…

The X-ray security machines coming to an airport near you have been called “” by seasoned travelers, , and eaten up the Transportation Security Administration’s . In short, no one likes them.Consumer rights advocate and perennial presidential vote-splitter Ralph Nader is here to help. Not only has he joined forces with the, he also told…

GREYMOUTH, New Zealand (AFP) – The boss of a New Zealand colliery where 29 miners were trapped by an explosion said hope was fading with every passing hour as frustrated rescuers vied to reach the underground site.Prime Minister John Key said there was "every chance" the miners had survived the blast but other officials sounded…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A drug used to protect the kidneys from contrast dye during X-rays of the heart's blood vessels doesn't work, researchers said Tuesday, citing a large study that may change the way patients are treated.The generic drug, acetylcysteine, is made by various companies and marketed under various names.Contrast dye used during coronary arteriograms…

A cultural conservative group called the American Principles Project announced Tuesday that it will not participate in this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, a marquee annual gathering of conservative interest groups in Washington.љ The reason for the group's withdrawal: GOProud, a gay Republican group, is included in the gathering.APP President Frank Cannon informed the Conservative…

GENEVA – U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has called on countries to abolish laws that discriminate against gays and lesbians.The U.N. Secretary-General says cultural concerns cannot justify discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation.Dozens of countries around the world, particularly in Africa and Asia, prohibit same-sex relations.Ban's comments were part of a message read out…

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I'm shocked to see that it has now been a full 20 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan and several others were killed when their helicopter, which they boarded after a sold-out concert, crashed into a hill on Aug. 27, 1990. But, despite his untimely passing, his contributions to music were never (nor could they ever…

BEIRUT (AFP) – A Lebanese Shiite cleric known as a critic of Syrian-backed Hezbollah has been arrested in Syria on suspicion of spying for Israel, a high-ranking Lebanese security official said on Thursday."Sheikh Hassan Msheymish was arrested in July in Syria based on data Lebanese police intelligence had sent to Syrian authorities indicating that he…