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Last week at a Chicago Teachers Union protest against school closings, we saw the contrast between the frustrated parents and the Lisa-Fithian-trained Teachers Union operatives who faked being handcuffed during their prearranged arrest stunt. Now a preview of soon-to-be-released footage from the protest reveals another aspect...

Former Republican North Carolina State Senator David Rouzer, who narrowly lost to Mike McIntyre  (D-NC) after a recount in 2012, has announced he will run again in 2014. Rouzer lost by just 654 votes in a race where 337,000 ballots were cast. McIntyre, who has been...

It appears that, for the time being, plagiarism can still get you fired, as in the case of former University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill. The Supreme Court today rejected Ward Churchill's appeal without comment, leading the University of Colorado to declare today a "victory for...

An important premise of "The American Dream" is that a college education guarantees a successful career. However, that dream is slipping away -- unless being a coffee shop barista is the job goal.  Ben Casselman of the Wall Street Journal takes a look at a recent...

From Lucky Gunner. An "anti-drone" round: Well, not really, as you find out when you click on "Buy Now": ...

Analysis predicts Bostic prevailing over Sanford, 55-44 ...

State auditor: California's net worth at negative $127.2 billion (h/t @patrickmcgleason): Were California's state government a business, it would be a candidate for insolvency with a negative net worth of $127.2 billion, according to an annual financial report issued by State Auditor Elaine Howle and the Bureau...

Happy Easter to all our readers. Nice to see Google is remembering what this day is about, Google celebrates Easter with … Cesar Chavez birthday tribute If Google wanted to celebrate a birthday rather than a religious holiday followed by most of the country and billions of...