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Has an Obama Executive Order Put Federal Agencies Into Union Bosses’ Hands? | RedState.

CNSNews.com previously reported that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued waivers to 222 entities – companies, unions and charitable organizations. Among those entities, 45 were labor union organizations. A total of 1,507,418 enrollees were affected by the waivers. More than one-third of the enrollees affected, 512, 315 people, were insured under union health care plans.

Three locals of the powerful Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has spent heavily on elections in favor of Democrats, were among the biggest beneficiaries of waivers, CNSNews.com reported.

The largest beneficiary of waivers is the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), representing New York City public school teachers, with a plan that affects 351,000 enrollees. The UFT is a member organization of the American Federation of Teachers, a major contributor to Democrats. In addition, 10 locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers – also a major Democratic contributor – received HHS waivers.

via Congress Will Probe Special Exemptions to Health-Care Law That Obama Administration Gave Select Unions and Businesses, Says Republican Senator | CNSnews.com.

Public Housing, Private Frustration – The Center for Public Integrity.

Chávez tackles housing crisis by urging poor to squat wealthy parts of Caracas.

School defends separation of black students to boost academic results | Mail Online.

Has there ever been a more clueless presidential ticket. God save America.

Joe Biden says Egypts Mubarak no dictator, he shouldnt step down… – CSMonitor.com.

cleveland : Rep. Dennis Kucinich sues cafeteria over olive pit in sandwich.

YouTube – Bachmann Blasts Obama In Tea Party Response.

It happened in September of 2010 in Missouri. A 22 year old named Casey Brezik, wearing a bullet proof vest, charged toward Missouri’s Democratic Governor Jay Nixon with a knife and attempted to slash his throat.

In light of the media’s race to talk about the right’s climate of hateful rhetoric, you have probably guessed by now that Casey Brezik was an anti-Christian, anti-capitalist leftist who participated in a number of leftwing protests. He was also a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic.

Luckily for all involved, Brezik was high on pot at the time and got confused. Instead of slashing the Governor’s throat, he slashed the throat of a community college dean he took for the Governor…

The Assassination Attempt You Have Not Heard Of | RedState.

Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies and their former top executives in civil lawsuits accusing them of fraud. The cost was a closely guarded secret until last week, when the companies and their regulator produced an accounting at the request of Congress.

Legal Bills for Fannie and Freddie Abuses Cost Taxpayers $160 Million – NYTimes.com.