(4630,4630,'&nbsp;The Obama administration is doing everything it can to dismiss the allegations that the IRS targeted conservative groups. &nbsp;But the GOP won\'t let it die. &nbsp;To keep the issue alive, the Republican National Committee is suing the IRS for documents related to the scandal. &nbsp;Will the IRS comply with the Freedom of Information request? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/international-taxes/203567-gop-sues-irs-for-documents\">thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/international-taxes/203567-gop-sues-irs-for-documents</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4633,4633,'The Census Bureau hasn\'t changed its questions for decades, but it has decided that now\'s the time to change its formula for determining health insurance rates in the US. &nbsp;You don\'t suppose it has anything to do with producing better numbers right before the midterms, do you? &nbsp;It\'s hard not to be cynical when this administration has lied again and again about Obamacare. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/04/15/cooking-the-books-the-census-bureaus-suspect-timing-n1824853\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/04/15/cooking-the-books-the-census-bureaus-suspect-timing-n1824853</a>',2,4016,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4634,4634,'NBC News is reporting that a Gallup survey shows 10 million got insurance through Obamacare. &nbsp;How did they get to that number? The Obama administration says 7.5 million signed up on the exchanges. &nbsp;Gallup says 3 million of those signed up for Medicaid. &nbsp;Then Gallup goes on to say 4.2% of Americans signed up on the exchanges, with 2.1% of those getting new policies and 1.9% getting replacement policies. &nbsp;So what is the number of enrollees that were previously uninsured? &nbsp;How many were just replacing policies they lost? &nbsp;The statistics show almost half and half. &nbsp;And does that include the 3 million Medicaid enrollees? &nbsp;The entire article is a lot of numbers, percentages and statistics, making it extremely difficult to figure anything out. &nbsp;Mark Twain famously said, &quot;There are three kinds of lies: &nbsp;lies, damned lies and statistics&quot;. &nbsp;Are we going to be bombarded with statistics to &quot;prove&quot; that Obamacare is working? &nbsp;What do you think? &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101588833\">www.cnbc.com/id/101588833</a>',2,4018,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4635,4635,'Looks like a lot of people don\'t want to use $350 million state tax dollars to bail out Detroit. &nbsp;They think the money could be used in better ways, like fixing potholes. &nbsp;Maybe the governor and the legislature should rethink this. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mackinac.org/19989?utm_source=Mackinac+Center+Publications&amp;utm_campaign=31f8fbde43-TWAM_4_15_2014&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_4fe5eae3c7-31f8fbde43-259305445\">www.mackinac.org/19989</a>',2,4019,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4638,4638,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Maryland has abandoned its Obamacare websiteafter spending $90,000,000.00 taxpayer money.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Of the $90 million, $55 million was sopend for the creation of the website itself.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more about how Maryland wasted 90 Million dollars to create their failed Obamacare website online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/18/maryland-obamacare-exchange-spent-90-million-on-technology-before-abandoning-website/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/18/maryland-obamacare-exchange-spent-90-million-on-technology-before-abandoning-website/</span></a><br />',2,4023,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4639,4639,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Conservatives and Progressives purportedly both believe in &ldquo;Liberty&rdquo; - They just have different definitions on what it actually means.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more about how these two opposing ideologies that are fight to change our country believe online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/375927/understanding-our-divisions-george-will\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/375927/understanding-our-divisions-george-will</span></a><br />',2,4024,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4641,4641,'<div class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">TO ATTEND PLEASE PRINT AND</span><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\"><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"> RETURN THE FOLLOWING FORM:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"> CLICK&nbsp;ON&nbsp;THE&nbsp;FORM&nbsp;TO&nbsp;DOWNLOAD</span></strong></span><br />\r\n<a href=\"/sites/default/files/Spring_Breakfast_Invite_1_0.pdf\"><img width=\"405\" height=\"553\" alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/SPRING_BREAKFAST333117.jpg\" /></a></div>',2,4028,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4643,4643,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Michigan&rsquo;s Attorney General Bill Schuette said the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a Michigan constitutional provision prohibiting race from being a factor in college admissions as a &quot;victory for the citizens of Michigan.&quot;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more about the supreme court&rsquo;s decision and how universities are dealing with the change in policy online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/04/affirmative_action_ruling_ag_s.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/04/affirmative_action_ruling_ag_s.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4033,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4647,4647,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Serving as a Michigan State Senator, Gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer, voted to &ldquo;underfund&rdquo; the employee retirement system in 2007.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Now all of a sudden he is calling for fiscal responsibility and long term solvency for the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The question is which Mark Schauer do we believe?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more on his comments regarding the funding of public employee retirement systems online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20016\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20016</span></a><br />',2,4035,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4649,4649,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">24th District Senator Rick Jones introduced legislation last week that would give minimum wage workers a small wage late in 2014.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">If passed the bill would increase the state minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $8.15 and give tipped workers earning a minimum $2.65 per hour a 10-cent raise beginning on December 1, 2014.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senator Jones stated that restaurant owners in his district have indicated that a $10.10 minimum wage for servers, before tips, would put many of them out of business.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more on Senator Jones minimum wage bill online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140424/POLITICS02/304240085#ixzz2zuFoJnph\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140424/POLITICS02/304240085#ixzz2zuFoJnph</span></a><br />',2,4037,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4650,4650,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">24th District Senator Rick Jones introduced legislation last week that would give minimum wage workers a small wage late in 2014.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">If passed the bill would increase the state minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $8.15 and give tipped workers earning a minimum $2.65 per hour a 10-cent raise beginning on December 1, 2014.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senator Jones stated that restaurant owners in his district have indicated that a $10.10 minimum wage for servers, before tips, would put many of them out of business.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more on Senator Jones minimum wage bill online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140424/POLITICS02/304240085#ixzz2zuFoJnph\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140424/POLITICS02/304240085#ixzz2zuFoJnph</span></a><br />',2,4037,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4651,4651,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Rumor has it that there will be a push in the U.S. House to give &ldquo;Illegal Immigrants&rdquo; a pathway to citizenship on the part of several republicans.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) said the bill would &ldquo;establish a path to citizenship for the minor children of illegal immigrants and a guest worker program.&quot;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Read more on the push to grants &ldquo;Legal Status&rdquo; to illegal immigrant online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/04/27/GOP-Leadership-Plotting-to-Pass-Amnesty-in-August-May-Put-AZ-TX-in-Play-for-Dems\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/04/27/GOP-Leadership-Plotting-to-Pass-Amnesty-in-August-May-Put-AZ-TX-in-Play-for-Dems</span></a><br />',2,4038,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4655,4655,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The United Kingdom should serve as an example of what happens when people abandon their &ldquo;core religious beliefs&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In the United Kingdom Muslims have been systematically working to &ldquo;Islamize&rdquo; the public schools.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">If we don&rsquo;t pay attention we will soon being going down that same path.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read what is happening in some of &ldquo;OUR SCHOOLS&rdquo; go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/04/29/The-Islamization-of-American-Public-Schools\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/04/29/The-Islamization-of-American-Public-Schools</span></a><br />',2,4040,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4657,4657,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Rand Paul, according to one national poll, is the front-runner right now among republicans.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Many were surprised and disappointed with his comment at a recent appearance at a University of Chicago Institute of Politics speaking engagement.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read his position on abortion go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/25/family-research-council-pro-lifers-alarmed-sen-ran/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/25/family-research-council-pro-lifers-alarmed-sen-ran/</span></a><br />',2,4042,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4658,4658,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As Governor Pence touts his accomplishments in &ldquo;removing&rdquo; common core in Indiana and replacing it with &ldquo;Indiana Core&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The truth is that it is the &ldquo;Same Old Common Core&rdquo; just repackaged.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read about the repackaging of &ldquo;Common Core&rdquo; in Indiana go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/376860/common-core-rebrand-hustle-michelle-malkin\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/376860/common-core-rebrand-hustle-michelle-malkin</span></a><br />',2,4043,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4659,4659,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Thirteen Michigan Tea Party candidates will be running in the August Primary against republican incumbents.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">These races will be a good test of where the voters stand on replacing elected officials who sided with Governor Snyder and voted &ldquo;Against&rdquo; the republican majority to pass Medicaid Expansion and other legislation.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on the upcoming elections and the Tea Party challenges to the establishment republicans go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/04/tim_skubick_tea_partiers_defy.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/04/tim_skubick_tea_partiers_defy.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4044,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4661,4661,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Obama Administration, in the newly proposed, &ldquo;GROW AMERICA ACT&rdquo; would allow states to assess tolls on existing interstate highways if the bill passes. And some legislators in Michigan would love to see that happen.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Current law does not all for the use of tolls on the Federal Interstate system.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on the new proposed changes to the intestate highway system by allowing for toll roads to be created within the states go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/30/administration-wants-to-let-states-collect-tolls-on-highways/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/30/administration-wants-to-let-states-collect-tolls-on-highways/</span></a><br />',2,4046,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4666,4666,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In Obama&rsquo;s fantasy world the economy is doing fantastic as he touts his new lowered unemployment figures to the nation.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In typical Obama fashion he fails to tell you the truth about the real abysmal statistics that lie behind the unemployment number that may well be indicating a very bumpy economic future ahead.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read the real story on the U.S. economy and the labor statistics he fails to talk about go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/02/Jobless-Numbers-Have-Dire-Implications-for-U-S-Economy\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/02/Jobless-Numbers-Have-Dire-Implications-for-U-S-Economy</span></a><br />',2,4049,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4668,4668,'<span style=\"color: rgb(153, 51, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">It&rsquo;s about time!</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Speaker John Boehner will be forming a special committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">The American public should demand the TRUTH on what happened and whose heads should roll for the ineptitude that caused the death of three Americans!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">To read the the details on the plan to appoint a special committee go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/02/Boehner-Forming-Benghazi-Special-Committee\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/02/Boehner-Forming-Benghazi-Special-Committee</span></a><br />',2,4051,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4669,4669,'What is the best test to evaluate how Michigan students are doing academically? &nbsp;Michigan has been transitioning from the MEAP testing to a group of tests that were developed as companion tests to the national Common Core standards, but concerns over how the tests will be administered and if they\'ll be ready in time have some legislators asking for a pause until they can determine what path to follow. &nbsp;What\'s the best plan? &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/viewart/20140503/NEWS01/305030020\">www.lansingstatejournal.com/viewart/20140503/NEWS01/305030020</a>',2,4052,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4670,4670,'The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that having a prayer at a public meeting does not violate the Constitution. &nbsp;Atheists and others who object to the practice do not have to participate. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/5/divided-court-oks-prayer-public-meetings/\">www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/5/divided-court-oks-prayer-public-meetings/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4674,4674,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Tea Party Lieutenant Governor candidate Wes Nakagiri has managed to garner the required number of signatures from state committee members to get on the August State Republican party convention ballot when the concention delegates will decide who will represent the on the republican ticket with Governor Snyder.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Nakagiri has faced convention rule changes regarding the process by the state party that made his challenge more difficult in his battle to replace Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more about Nakagiri&rsquo;s efforts to replace Lieutenant Governor Calley as Snyder&rsquo;s running mate go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/tea_party_leader_wes_nakagiri.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/tea_party_leader_wes_nakagiri.html</span></a><br />',2,4054,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4676,4676,'Why is the Michigan GOP withholding funds from Justin Amash\'s campaign? &nbsp;So far, not a single Michigan congressman has contributed to his re-election campaign, and some have even said they\'d support his opponent. &nbsp;What\'s going on here? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014305060023\">www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article</a>',2,4056,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4677,4677,'Never mind about the sluggish economy, a shrinking work force and our lack of foreign policy. &nbsp;What this administration sees as the biggest issue facing the nation is: &nbsp;Climate Change! &nbsp;It wasn\'t that long ago that Al Gore said the polar ice caps would be gone by now. We\'ve just had a winter that the government claims slammed GDP in the first quarter. &nbsp;Geopolitics in the Middle East and Russia are downright scary. &nbsp;Yet the Democrats stayed up all night recently to talk about climate change. &nbsp;Do you think this has anything to do with the billions of dollars one hedge fund millionaire has promised to the Dems if they support his climate-change agenda? &nbsp;Hmmm... &nbsp;Get the details:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:// www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/06/Welcome-to-the-alternate-green-universe-national-security-meh-climate-change\"> www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/06/Welcome-to-the-alternate-green-universe-national-security-meh-climate-change</a><br />\r\n<br />\r\nNot everyone is buying into the government\'s climate assessment. &nbsp;For an alternate view, see: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/06/dissenting-scientists-label-white-house-climate-report-as-pseudoscience/?advD=1248,146049\">dailycaller.com/2014/05/06/dissenting-scientists-label-white-house-climate-report-as-pseudoscience/</a><br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n<br />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4679,4679,'The federal government\'s HeatlhCare.gov website was intended to be a backup for state-run health care exchanges. &nbsp;Not many states accepted the challenge to put up their own exchanges, and now, slowly but surely, those states are giving up on their own health insurance enrollment websites. &nbsp;How long will any state-run programs still exist? &nbsp;Maybe not for long. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101646874\">www.cnbc.com/id/101646874</a>',2,4058,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4683,4683,'Why do you suppose emergency room visits are still increasing now that Obamacare has taken effect? &nbsp;Find out here: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/05/08/surprise-obamacare-increases-er-visits-n1835439?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/05/08/surprise-obamacare-increases-er-visits-n1835439</a>',2,4065,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4684,4684,'College campuses, places one might expect to find a diversity of ideas freely expressed, are becoming less and less tolerant and more and more bigoted toward liberal thinking. &nbsp;Why is this happening? &nbsp;Does the Obama administration have something to do with it? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304431104579548052289065492?tesla=y&amp;ref=/news-opinion-commentary\">online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304431104579548052289065492</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4720,4720,'We were warned! &nbsp;President Obama said he had a telephone and a pen, and now he\'s turned his attention to immigration reform. &nbsp;What is he planning to do by executive order? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/regulation/205660-obama-flexing-executive-muscle-on-immigration\">thehill.com/regulation/205660-obama-flexing-executive-muscle-on-immigration</a>',2,4099,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4723,4723,'The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rules that would tighten emission standards on new woodstoves and other wood-fired heaters. &nbsp;State Senator Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) has introduced legislation to counteract the proposed federal standard. &nbsp;Find out what the legislation will do: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20080\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20080</a><br type=\"_moz\" />',2,4110,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4724,4724,'&nbsp;How much do you think it cost to do this study? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/scientists-camel-flatulence-isn-t-contributing-climate-change\">www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/scientists-camel-flatulence-isn-t-contributing-climate-change</a>',2,4111,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4725,4725,'Could the administration have made it any harder to figure out the real numbers on Obamacare? &nbsp;When, exactly, will the statistical portion of the process be working? &nbsp;Get the latest info (as far as anyone can tell!): &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/05/12/mckinsey-75-percent-of-obamacare-enrollees-were-previously-insured-n1836419?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/05/12/mckinsey-75-percent-of-obamacare-enrollees-were-previously-insured-n1836419</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4728,4728,'Cities that are left leaning, that support many of the president\'s liberal proposals, are having a little trouble choking down the latest election-year, hot-button issue: &nbsp;raising the minimum wage. &nbsp;Even liberal business owners have to evaluate how a minmum wage increase will impact their businesses. &nbsp;The rhetoric sounds so good, but the reality is going to hurt. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101655742\">www.cnbc.com/id/101655742</a>',2,4119,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4729,4729,'When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act\'s legality, it also said each state would have the option of choosing to expand or not expand Medicaid eligibility. &nbsp;Of the 26 states that chose not expand Medicaid, 17 of them are seeing increases in their Medicaid rolls anyway. &nbsp;In expansion states, the federal government says it will cover 100% of the additional cost for three years and then 90% thereafter. &nbsp;But how will these new enrollees impact the budgets for the non-expansion states? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101668821\">www.cnbc.com/id/101668821<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n</a>',2,4120,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4730,4730,'Just in time for budgeting season, the House Fiscal Agency has released its latest budget projections. &nbsp;And the surplus seems to be drying up. &nbsp;Their latest figures show a reduction of $422 million for the current fiscal year and a $450 million for 2015. &nbsp;This isn\'t the news legislators were hoping to hear. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/report_michigan_revenue_down_4.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/report_michigan_revenue_down_4.html</a>',2,4121,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4731,4731,'The Wayne County Clerk found that the petitions submitted by U.S. Congressman John Conyers fell short of the 1,000 required for his name to appear on the primary ballot. &nbsp;More than 600 signatures were disqualified because they were gathered by circulators that are not registered to vote. &nbsp;Rep. Conyers is filing an appeal. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014305130068\">www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4733,4733,'Let\'s face it. &nbsp;The so-called War on Poverty hasn\'t worked, with at least as many people living in poverty now as there were over 40 years ago when the experiment started. &nbsp;So why shouldn\'t we try something else? &nbsp;Paul Ryan in conjunction with Robert Woodson, the head of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, is working to raise awareness. &nbsp;What is their message? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101680596\">www.cnbc.com/id/101680596</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4735,4735,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">For over a year,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, \'Times New Roman\', Times, serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">the National Republican Senatorial Committee has been trying to get communications between the IRS and several Democratic members of Congress. &nbsp;To date, no documents have been released. &nbsp;Get the details:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/05/16/exclusive-irs-stonewalling-foia-request-for-information-about-agent-correspondence-with-congress-n1839060?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/05/16/exclusive-irs-stonewalling-foia-request-for-information-about-agent-correspondence-with-congress-n1839060</a></span></span>',2,4124,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4736,4736,'Heatlh care costs only seem to go one way: &nbsp;up. &nbsp;In an effort to slam the brakes on costs, the Obama administration has given the go ahead to allow insurers and employers to use a strategy called &quot;reference pricing&quot; to contain costs of certain expensive medical procedures. &nbsp;What the heck is &quot;reference pricing&quot;? &nbsp;How is this going to impact your out-of-pocket medical costs: &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;w<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140516/POLITICS03/305160048#ixzz31ult4lRT\">ww.detroitnews.com/article/20140516/POLITICS03/305160048#ixzz31ult4lRT</a><br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />',2,4125,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4739,4739,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The U.S. Department of Agriculture has put in an acquisition request to buy body armor &mdash; specifically, &ldquo;ballistic vests, compliant with NIJ 0101.06 for Level IIIA Ballistic Resistance of body armor,&rdquo; the solicitation stated.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The request was placed on May 7 just a few days before they asked for &ldquo;the commercial acquisition of submachine guns&rdquo; equipped for 30-round magazines.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more about the apparent militarization of U.S. government agencies online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/16/agriculture-department-puts-request-buy-body-armo/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/16/agriculture-department-puts-request-buy-body-armo/</span></a><br />',2,4126,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4742,4742,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Another result of Obamacare could cost some of us a significant amount of money out of our pocket.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With something called &ldquo;Reference Pricing&rdquo;&nbsp; a ceiling limit would&nbsp; be set for certain procedures. As a result the patient would have to pay out of pocket for anything over that pre determined amount.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more about the new &ldquo;Reference Pricing&rdquo;&nbsp; proposal and how it may impact all of us read online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140516/POLITICS03/305160048/0/politics/Cost-control-plan-health-care-could-cost-you\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140516/POLITICS03/305160048/0/politics/Cost-control-plan-health-care-could-cost-you</span></a><br />',2,4131,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4743,4743,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A devastating new Politico poll released on Monday shows likely voters in key 2014 midterm election races favor a Republican candidate over a Democrat by seven points. Driving Democrats\' electoral descent is the unpopularity of President Barack Obama and his signature legislative achievement, Obamacare. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more about the Politco predictions go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/19/Politico-Poll-Election-Disaster-Looms-Over-Democrats\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/19/Politico-Poll-Election-Disaster-Looms-Over-Democrats</span></a><br />',2,4132,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4747,4747,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">LBJ&rsquo;s &ldquo;Great Society&rdquo; is being celebrated by the Democrats as it reaching its 50th Anniversary milestone.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Is four million Americans who have been unemployed for more than six months, 49 million Americans living below the poverty line, and 100 million people receiving some form of food aid from the federal government what the democrats envisioned as their idea of LBJ&rsquo;s &ldquo;GREAT SOCIETY&rdquo;?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more about the GREAT SOCIETY and its failure go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/19/Semicentennial-of-LBJs-War-on-Poverty\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/19/Semicentennial-of-LBJs-War-on-Poverty</span></a><br />',2,4136,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4749,4749,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Department of Health and Human Services&rsquo; (HHS) is now looking to get all the data on your &ldquo;health records&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">According to the draft proposal HHS will collect information that will be &ldquo;all-encompassing&rdquo; and include &ldquo;what our health status is, whether we exercise, how often we get a cold, or what kind of medications we&rsquo;re taking. They&rsquo;re also looking at the climate, and the economic condition of the country, as all being a party of this National Health Security Strategy.&rdquo;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on BIG BROTHERS next invasion of our privacy and personal liberty online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/federal-biosurveillance-plan-seeking-direct-access-americans\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/federal-biosurveillance-plan-seeking-direct-access-americans</span></a><br />',2,4138,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4751,4751,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The governor and the legislature are working on a &ldquo;GRAND DEAL&rdquo; to fix Michigan&rsquo;s roads.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">What could well be a seldom seen bipartisan deal work its way though the legislature to appropriate money for road and bridge repair.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The question becomes, are the voters willing to pony up the money making Michigan the state with the highest gas tax in to country to fix the problem.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on the legislatures move to find a solution to our broken roads go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140520/POLITICS02/305200102/0/politics/House-Senate-leaders-move-boost-state-road-repair-funding-1-2B-year\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140520/POLITICS02/305200102/0/politics/House-Senate-leaders-move-boost-state-road-repair-funding-1-2B-year</span></a><br />',2,4140,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4753,4753,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Why aren&rsquo;t those numbers alarming?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Thanks to the &ldquo;Right To Choose&rdquo; progressives in our country have made it commonplace to kill our unborn and call it compassion for the mother.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">What about compassion for the baby that had no choice in it&rsquo;s death -- oh that right it&rsquo;s only tissue.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Supposedly the answer is in the Affordable Care Act that will easily supply contraception options, but with abortion so easily accessible why would you take the time when you can abort up to 20 weeks.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more abortion in Michigan and Detroit and the future go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140522/LIFESTYLE03/305220030/1-3-Detroit-pregnancies-ends-abortion\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140522/LIFESTYLE03/305220030/1-3-Detroit-pregnancies-ends-abortion</span></a><br />',2,4145,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4756,4756,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Chuck Schumer have given House Republicans six weeks to pass amnesty legislation before they say King Barack will use executive orders to change the immigration laws himself.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more the threats from our communist comrades in the Senate online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/22/Harry-Reid-Chuck-Schumer-Obama-Acts-Unilaterally-in-6-Weeks-if-House-Doesn-t-Pass-Amnesty\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/22/Harry-Reid-Chuck-Schumer-Obama-Acts-Unilaterally-in-6-Weeks-if-House-Doesn-t-Pass-Amnesty</span></a></p>',2,4146,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4758,4758,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">What are we going to do? The ice caps are melting, the polar bears are dying, hurricanes and tornados are the worst ever, droughts, floods, and on and on.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">When will the constant din of the leftist wacko&rsquo;s and the lame stream media ever stop?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on what the people who don&rsquo;t live on the coasts and aren&rsquo;t from Hollywood feel about the &ldquo;Climate Change&rdquo; go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/378653/hard-sell-climate-change-john-fund\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/378653/hard-sell-climate-change-john-fund</span></a></p>',2,4148,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4761,4761,'<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">L. Brooks Patterson says paying for the Detroit&rsquo;s &ldquo;Grand Bargain&rdquo; bail out will be the regional water customers.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">According to their math they say it adds up to a massive transfer of cash from the pockets of regional water rate payers to the city treasury.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on who will be feeling the pain of the &ldquo;Grand Bargain&rdquo; in the future go online at:</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014305250005\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014305250005</span></a></div>',2,4150,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4763,4763,'<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">President Obama is blaming the Founding Fathers for his inability to move his agenda forward suggesting &nbsp;the founders made a mistake by having each state represented equally in the Senate by 2 senators.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">I don&rsquo;t know why he is letting that bother him - why doesn&rsquo;t he just &nbsp;change it to be what he wants by executive fiat like he does with everything else?</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on what the president had to say on the issue of how the senate should be structured online at:</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\"><a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/23/obama-blames-structural-design-congress-gridlock/\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/23/obama-blames-structural-design-congress-gridlock/</a></span></div>',2,4152,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4764,4764,'<span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A new Associated Press poll says now just 28% of Americans</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; </span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">support Obamacare.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">To read more on Obamacare&rsquo;s plummeting numbers go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/25/AP-Poll-Only-28-Support-Obamacare\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/25/AP-Poll-Only-28-Support-Obamacare</span></a></p>',2,4153,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4767,4767,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Retiring Congressman Mike Rogers will be starting his new career next year.</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp;</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In what might be a indication of his true political credentials he wrote recently in the pages of the New York Times that his program would be a &quot;more productive, you-might-actually-learn-something kind of talk radio,&quot; an obvious dig at conservative talk show hosts&nbsp; Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Less than a week later, the Associated Press profiled Rogers, saying he has </span><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&quot;contempt for right-wing ideologues.&quot;</span></strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To read more on Congressman Roger&rsquo;s new radio show and his scheduled Keynote address he will be giving at a Muslim Brotherhood linked organization online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/05/27/Future-Cumulus-Host-Mike-Rogers-to-Keynote-Event-Honoring-Ground-Zero-Imam\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/05/27/Future-Cumulus-Host-Mike-Rogers-to-Keynote-Event-Honoring-Ground-Zero-Imam</span></a></p>',2,4154,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4768,4768,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Governor Snyder signed the new minimum wage bill into law on Tuesday, May 27 that will raise Michigan\'s minimum wage to $9.25 an hour by 2018 and link future increases to the rate of inflation.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The compromise bill was designed to sidestep a petition drive seeking to raise the rate to $10.10 an hour for all employees. Activists are expected to turn in signatures Wednesday, but because the new law repeals the old, the potential ballot proposal could be rendered moot.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To read more on the new minimum wage bill the Governor signed and who voted for it go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/how_they_voted_michigan_lawmak.html#incart_2box\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/how_they_voted_michigan_lawmak.html#incart_2box</span></a></p>',2,4155,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4770,4770,'<span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A Chicago based polling firm states that in their recent poll that the people they polled</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; </span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">think the state already has enough money to pay for the roads.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">To read more on the poll and what the respondents said about taxes and state government go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140528/METRO/305280144/0/POLITICS/Detroit-News-poll-Fuel-tax-hike-fix-Michigan-s-roads-not-necessary\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140528/METRO/305280144/0/POLITICS/Detroit-News-poll-Fuel-tax-hike-fix-Michigan-s-roads-not-necessary</span></a></p>',2,4157,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4772,4772,'<span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Congressman Paul Ryan, speaking at Bucks Run Golf Club at the 4th Congressional District Republican Spring Breakfast, paid tribute to Congressman Camp&rsquo;s years of service to the People of the State of Michigan.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">To read more on the 4th Congressional Spring Breakfast at Buck&rsquo;s Run with Paul Ryan in Mt. Pleasant go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.ourmidland.com/news/u-s-rep-ryan-lauds-retiring-dave-camp-at-th/article_55e26d82-543b-5278-9945-f2d6736ae488.html\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http://www.ourmidland.com/news/u-s-rep-ryan-lauds-retiring-dave-camp-at-th/article_55e26d82-543b-5278-9945-f2d6736ae488.html</span></a></p>',2,4159,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4773,4773,'<span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">How many times have you told someone that you don&rsquo;t like your &ldquo;Party&rsquo;s Candidate&rdquo; but they are these lesser of the two evils?</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">It&rsquo;s sad that our political choices have become so limited and in many case you can&rsquo;t tell the difference between the two candidates from the two different parties.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">When you go to the polls know about the candidates and where they stand on the issues not whether they have an &ldquo;R&rdquo; or a &ldquo;D&rdquo; after their name.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">To read more on the &ldquo;lesser of two evils&rdquo; and how you should pick your candidates before you vote go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/baldwin/130831\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/baldwin/130831</span></a></p>',2,4160,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4777,4777,'<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">People say making sausage is something you just don&rsquo;t want to know about - because if you did you would never eat it.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Well, that&rsquo;s how politics works. There isn&rsquo;t a lot of altruism involved in the process.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You may wonder how the &ldquo;last minute&rdquo; minimum wage bill managed to get through so quickly with &ldquo;bipartisan&rdquo; approval.&nbsp;</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It looks like maybe the Governor was making a deal to get some votes as a future pay back for money for roads - at the taxpayers expense.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">So much for being frugal and cutting the &ldquo;film credits&rdquo; and the &ldquo;corporate welfare&rdquo; programs the state are running.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on the art of making a deal as it happens in Michigan politics and the potential impact of the &ldquo;wage bill&rdquo; go online at:</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/joseph-lehman-and-michael-lafaive-the-machinations-behind-michigans-minimum-wage-hike-1401490357-lMyQjAxMTA0MDMwMTEzNDEyWj\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/joseph-lehman-and-michael-lafaive-the-machinations-behind-michigans-minimum-wage-hike-1401490357-lMyQjAxMTA0MDMwMTEzNDEyWj</span></a></div>',2,4162,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4779,4779,'<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">What&rsquo;s another intrusion of Privacy?</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The federal government is proposing a Housing Information Database that will hold mortgage specific information on all mortgage holders in the country. This information will contain points, including a mortgage owner&rsquo;s name, address, Social Security number, all credit card and other loan information and account balances. The agencies collection this data are the same two agencies that also assemble &ldquo;household demographic data,&rdquo; including racial and ethnic data, gender, marital status, religion, education, employment history, military status, household composition, the number of wage earners and a family&rsquo;s total wealth and assets.</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To read more on the latest &nbsp;proposed invasion of our privacy rights online at:</span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div><a href=\"http://washingtonexaminer.com/new-federal-database-will-track-americans-credit-ratings-other-financial-information/article/2549064\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://washingtonexaminer.com/new-federal-database-will-track-americans-credit-ratings-other-financial-information/article/2549064</span></a></div>',2,4164,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4781,4781,'Under cover of secrecy, the President traded five Gitmo detainees for an American soldier who had been held by the Taliban for five years. &nbsp;Does he have the legal authority to do this? &nbsp;Isn\'t the Congress suppposed to be notified when a prisoner exchange is in the works? &nbsp;What were the circumstances surrounding this questionable action? &nbsp;Get the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.humanevents.com/2014/06/02/obamas-illegal-and-highly-questionable-afghanistan-prisoner-exchange/\">www.humanevents.com/2014/06/02/obamas-illegal-and-highly-questionable-afghanistan-prisoner-exchange/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4783,4783,'Has the Obama administration put politics before policy... again? &nbsp;Documents seem to indicate that is the case. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/epa-climate-rule-delay-documents-106141.html\">www.politico.com/story/2014/04/epa-climate-rule-delay-documents-106141.html</a>',2,4167,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4784,4784,'The evidence is in! Forced unionization is a job killer! &nbsp;The right-to-work states are the ones that have the jobs. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20127\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20127</a>',2,4168,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4787,4787,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Currently, all Board of Education members in Michigan are elected at large, which means that every candidate runs state wide. &nbsp;<span style=\"color: rgb(54, 54, 54); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Rep. Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan) is sponsoring legislation that would amend the Constitution to create eight districts, one for each member of the Board. &nbsp;What impact might this have on representation on the Board? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/electing_state_board_of_ed.html#incart_river_default\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/electing_state_board_of_ed.html#incart_river_default</a></span></span>',2,4169,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4788,4788,'What did we expect? &nbsp;With a botched Healthcare.gov rollout, it\'s no suprise that the data is messed up. &nbsp;So, out of 8 million signups, 2 million are questionable? &nbsp;How will these discrepancies be clarified? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101728458\">www.cnbc.com/id/101728458</a>',2,4170,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4789,4789,'Now that the city if bankrupt, do we know who\'s responsible for making good on Detroit\'s pension underfunding? &nbsp;There seems to be a lot of confusion over the issue. &nbsp;Is the state liable? &nbsp;Is the city? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20160\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20160</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4792,4792,'On Monday, President Obama used the executive pen to sign an Executive Order expanded a student loan repayment program that capped payments at 10% of discretionary income to include up to 5 million more borrowers. &nbsp;The accompanying rhetoric bashes the Republicans and will be used by Democrats as another wedge issue for the midterms. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/finance/208678-obama-signs-more-student-loan-relief\">thehill.com/policy/finance/208678-obama-signs-more-student-loan-relief</a>',2,4180,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4793,4793,'Delays in access to care are not only found in the VA health care system. &nbsp;Canada\'s single-payer health system has also been hiding waiting lists and claiming that people have good access to health care. &nbsp;Is poor access inherent in a government-run health system? &nbsp;Can anything be done about it? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/09/the-va-scandal-shows-the-problem-with-government-run-healthcare/\">dailycaller.com/2014/06/09/the-va-scandal-shows-the-problem-with-government-run-healthcare/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4797,4797,'Michigan lawmakers are setting aside $50 million to bring more filmmakers to the state. &nbsp;There is some debate, however, about whether or not this money should be an on-going appropriation rather than a one- or two-year budget item. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/michigan_film_incentive_progra.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/michigan_film_incentive_progra.html</a>',2,4182,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4798,4798,'Hundreds of unaccompanied foreign children are flooding into the United States from Central America. &nbsp;The administration claims they are coming here to escape the increasing drug- and gang-related violence in their birth countries. &nbsp;What will happen to all of these children? &nbsp;No matter where they end up, they have to be fed and housed until their fate is decided. &nbsp; Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/us-usa-immigration-children-idUSKBN0EL1ZN20140610?feedType=RSS\">www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/us-usa-immigration-children-idUSKBN0EL1ZN20140610</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4800,4800,'The debate about teacher tenure has been going on for years. &nbsp;And now, a judge in California has ruled that teacher tenure is unconstitutional in that state. &nbsp;As you might expect, the teachers\' union is planning an appeal. &nbsp;Will this ruling echo across the country? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/karajones/2014/06/11/judge-strikes-down-california-teacher-tenure-n1850124?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/tipsheet/karajones/2014/06/11/judge-strikes-down-california-teacher-tenure-n1850124</a>',2,4185,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4801,4801,'Cold temperatures and other logistical problems got in the way of volunteers collecting the required number of signatures to put a part-time legislature proposal on the ballot in 2014. &nbsp;The proposal organizers are already working on a plan to get it on the 2016 ballot. &nbsp;Will they be successful the next time? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/michigan_petition_drive_for_pa.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/michigan_petition_drive_for_pa.html</a>',2,4186,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4802,4802,'At the end of life, death can be determined by the absence of a heartbeat. &nbsp;Using that logic, isn\'t the beginning of life determined by the presence of a heartbeat? &nbsp;That reasoning is the basis for a package of bills that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected by an ultrasound. &nbsp;Would this legislation stand up to legal scrutiny? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/michigan_fetal_heartbeat_bills.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/michigan_fetal_heartbeat_bills.html</a>',2,4187,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4806,4806,'It surely looks like Lois Lerner and the IRS have something to hide! &nbsp;Does anyone really believe the emails were &quot;lost&quot;? &nbsp;What was Hilary\'s line? &nbsp;It would &quot;require a willing suspension of belief.&quot; &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/06/13/convenient-irs-has-lost-two-years-of-lois-lerners-emails-n1851371\">townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/06/13/convenient-irs-has-lost-two-years-of-lois-lerners-emails-n1851371</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4808,4808,'Is anyone surprised? &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2014/06/13/amid-foreign-and-domestic-crises-obama-plans-to-fundraise-and-golf-this-weekend-n1851252\">townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2014/06/13/amid-foreign-and-domestic-crises-obama-plans-to-fundraise-and-golf-this-weekend-n1851252</a>',2,4189,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4809,4809,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MSNBC&rsquo;s top political pundits, who have made a career of vilifying mercilessly the &ldquo;Tea Party&rdquo; and its proponents, have actually come out and stated that,</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;We Must Stop \'Looking Down Our Noses at the Tea Party\'&rdquo;</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Only time will tell if Matthews and Todd are on a subversive mission to dupe the &ldquo;Tea Party&rdquo; faithful into thinking that they have truly had an epiphany .</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">To read Matthews and Todd&rsquo;s moment of clarity go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/06/14/Chris-Matthews-We-Must-Stop-Looking-Down-Our-Noses-at-the-Tea-Party\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/06/14/Chris-Matthews-We-Must-Stop-Looking-Down-Our-Noses-at-the-Tea-Party</span></a><br />',2,4190,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4810,4810,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The next Civil Rights battle will relate to being &ldquo;Transgendered&rdquo; - are you serious!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As the world continues to be falling apart us don&rsquo;t we have more important issues to deal with than this?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the battle for &ldquo;Transgender Rights&rdquo; online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/l-brent-bozell-iii/transgender-tipping-point-censorship\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/l-brent-bozell-iii/transgender-tipping-point-censorship</span></a><br />',2,4191,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4811,4811,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recent trends have shown that democratic candidates have become more and more likely to win Presidential elections because of the changing demographics of the electoral college.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on how it has change over the last 40 years go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/10/democrats-strangehold-on-the-electoral-college-in-1-gif/?lkala\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/10/democrats-strangehold-on-the-electoral-college-in-1-gif/?lkala</span></a><br />',2,4192,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4814,4814,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We all feel for the poor children coming across our border in droves. The truth is that this is an orchestrated event on the part of the administration.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He continues to openly invite this type of activity on our southern border by his failure to enforce our immigration laws.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the latest attempt to move kids to a defunct Virginia College and the residents of the area&rsquo;s kickback online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/16/residents-force-feds-to-scrap-plan-to-house-illega/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/16/residents-force-feds-to-scrap-plan-to-house-illega/</span></a><br />',2,4195,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4818,4818,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Governor Granholm is gone but her legacy lives on. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In true &ldquo;Obamaesk&rdquo; tradition she pushed the green energy agenda mercilessly touting how it was going to be a boon to Michigan and the country.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on another one of her miscalculations regarding the great boon to Michigan&rsquo;s economy that never happened, go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20194\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20194</span></a><br />',2,4197,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4819,4819,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Probable Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has come out against President Obama on the issue regarding the plight of the children pouring illegally across our southern border. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Is this how she really feels or is she trolling for votes from the voters who are totally disgusted with the administration&rsquo;s policy on illegal immigration and our southern border?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s position on the thousands of children streaming across our border, go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/17/hillary-clinton-deport-the-illegal-children-back-to-central-america/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/17/hillary-clinton-deport-the-illegal-children-back-to-central-america/</span></a><br />',2,4198,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4821,4821,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If a bird of any kind was killed by oil the outrage was immediate to ban petroleum based energy and anything related to it.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But Windmills, that&rsquo;s another story - it&rsquo;s OK to kill them.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Now a conservation group has sued the Obama administration Thursday over a new federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to seek approval to kill or injure eagles for 30 years.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the legal action online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/19/Lawsuit--Extending-eagle-death-permits-illegal\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/19/Lawsuit--Extending-eagle-death-permits-illegal</span></a><br />',2,4199,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4822,4822,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delegates from around the world have congregated at the United Nations headquarters to discuss ways to finally implement the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons aimed at disarming civilians in the United States and all the UN member nations.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on what the UN wants to implement in the U.S. by way of a treaty online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/18517-un-programme-of-action-track-destroy-small-arms-and-ammo\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/18517-un-programme-of-action-track-destroy-small-arms-and-ammo</span></a><br />',2,4200,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4824,4824,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">According to our current governmental leaders the masses need to be controlled because they don&rsquo;t know what is best for them.</span>   </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; As we go down the path the Romans followed centuries ago we are allowing our country to be destroyed by the progressives from both political parties.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more on how we are becoming the reality of the fiction&nbsp; of &ldquo;1984&rdquo; go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/20/bruceraising-a-police-state-army/\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/20/bruceraising-a-police-state-army/</span></a></p>',2,4202,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4828,4828,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Central banks and government entities around the world are now the dominant players in the stock market with investments of at least $30 trillion invested in equities and other assets. About half of that is from central banks.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; These monetary entities can conjure up fiat currency into existence out of thin air and to gobble up real assets with the end result of propping up stock prices but eroding the value of people&rsquo;s savings through inflation of the currency supply</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more who controls the stock market, how it impacts our currency, and what the future may hold in regard to our economy go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/markets/item/18520-central-banks-now-dominate-stock-market-study-finds\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/markets/item/18520-central-banks-now-dominate-stock-market-study-finds</span></a></p>',2,4204,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4830,4830,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Are you serious!</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp;</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Putting up a fence along the Mexican border may have a &ldquo;disparate impact on lower-income minority communities.&rdquo;<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; National security should trump all of these ridiculous claims!<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more on this ruling to stop the building of this fence go online at:<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2014/03/obama-judge-mexican-border-fence-may-have-disparate-impact-on-minorities/\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2014/03/obama-judge-mexican-border-fence-may-have-disparate-impact-on-minorities/</span></a></p>',2,4206,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4833,4833,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">It may have taken a &ldquo;coalition&rdquo; of liberal democrats and union members crossing over to vote as republicans, and possibly voting illegally by voting in both the republican and democrat primaries in Mississippi to push incumbent U.S. Senator Thad Cochran to a primary win.</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp;</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Senator Thad Cochran, a 41 year career politician, pulled out all the stops in a dirty campaign to vilify State Senator Chris McDaniel as the republican &ldquo;Tea Party&rdquo; candidate.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; A potential challenge to the results in the Mississippi primary may be coming from the McDaniel campaign for possible voter fraud.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more who was supporting the two candidates and the reason for a possible challenge due to double voting go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/24/Cochran-McDaniel-Results-Legal-Challenges\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/24/Cochran-McDaniel-Results-Legal-Challenges</span></a></p>',2,4209,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4837,4837,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Liberal Judges are continuing their assault on traditional marriage by a new ruling that;</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right to marry&rdquo; and that &ldquo;a state may not deny the issuance of a marriage license to two persons, or refuse to recognize their marriage, based solely upon the sex of the persons in the marriage union.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span></strong></em></span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; The destruction of our morally based society, that our country is/was based on, continues to be destroyed by the progressive democrats and republicans in our country.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more the ruling in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://dailysignal.com/2014/06/25/court-rules-marriage-must-redefined-fourteenth-amendment-thats-wrong/?fb_action_ids=10203834917890052&amp;fb_action_types=og.shares&amp;fb_source=other_multiline&amp;action_object_map=[577942028990385]&amp;action_type_map=[%22og.shares%22]&amp;action_ref_map=[]\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://dailysignal.com/2014/06/25/court-rules-marriage-must-redefined-fourteenth-amendment-thats-wrong/?fb_action_ids=10203834917890052&amp;fb_action_types=og.shares&amp;fb_source=other_multiline&amp;action_object_map=[577942028990385]&amp;action_type_map=[%22og.shares%22]&amp;action_ref_map=[]</span></a></p>',2,4211,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4838,4838,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the President overstepped his bounds when he tried to circumvent the Senate and install his nominees to key positions.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; The justices said the president must wait for Congress to break for at least three days before he can use his recess powers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more the Supreme Court ruling go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/26/supremes-strike-down-obama-recess-appointments/\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/26/supremes-strike-down-obama-recess-appointments/</span></a></p>',2,4212,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4840,4840,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain warrants before snooping through people&rsquo;s cellphones.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more the Supreme Court ruling go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-bans-warrantless-cell-phone-searches/\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-bans-warrantless-cell-phone-searches/</span></a></p>',2,4214,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4841,4841,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">According to reports from Briebart-Texas;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span> <blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Thursday morning a Mexican military helicopter flew into the U.S. and shot at Border Patrol agents.&rdquo;</span></span></strong></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more on the Mexican military and what happens on our border on a regular basis go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/06/27/Mexican-Military-Helicopter-Enters-US-Shoots-at-Border-Patrol-Agents\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/06/27/Mexican-Military-Helicopter-Enters-US-Shoots-at-Border-Patrol-Agents</span></a></p>',2,4215,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4845,4845,'<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Great News! <br />\r\n</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">The United Nations has gotten involved in Detroit&rsquo;s water problems after an appeal was made for their help.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I guess Obama wasn&rsquo;t good enough to go to for handouts now they have to go to higher power.<br />\r\n</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more on the United Nations comments regarding Detroit&rsquo;s water problems go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/06/un_panel_calls_detroit_water_d.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/06/un_panel_calls_detroit_water_d.html#incart_river</span></a></p>',2,4217,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4846,4846,'<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The progressive are looking to complete Obama&rsquo;s &ldquo;Fundamental Transformation of America&rdquo; and if the Republican&rsquo;s can&rsquo;t get their act together they might just do it.</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; To read more on what the progressives are planning to do to complete the transformation go online at:<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/20/Left-Reboots-for-Total-War\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/20/Left-Reboots-for-Total-War</span></a></p>',2,4218,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4848,4848,'Over four years ago, the Michigan Legislature passed as law that required teacher performance to be a primary factor in determining pay. &nbsp;And then, three years ago, laws were passed that prohibited school districts from make lay-off decisions based only on seniority. &nbsp;Yet, Michigan\'s teachers\' union, the Michigan Education Association (MEA), negotiates against rewarding high-quality teachers and supports seniority-based lay-off decisions. &nbsp;Why? &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20203\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20203</a>',2,4220,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4849,4849,'They\'re called risk corridors. &nbsp;They set up a way for health-care exchanges to redistribute money from those insurers who are making money under Obamacare to those who are losing money. &nbsp;Would you be surprised to learn that insurance companies expect to take out substantially more than will be put in? &nbsp;Who do you think will be left holding the bag? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/insurers-expect-nearly-1-billion-bailout-under-obamacare_795773.html\">www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/insurers-expect-nearly-1-billion-bailout-under-obamacare_795773.html</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4852,4852,'On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that some for-profit corporations can opt out of the new health care requirement that provides contraception for women. &nbsp;In the case of Hobby Lobby, the corporation is only asking to be exempted from providing four birth control methods: &nbsp;Plan B and ella and two kinds of IUDs. &nbsp;Those methods work after conception. &nbsp;They will still provide and pay for methods that prevent conception. &nbsp;<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFor a discussion of the court\'s decision and its potential impact, see: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/justices-cant-employers-cover-contraception-141923713--finance.html\">news.yahoo.com/justices-cant-employers-cover-contraception-141923713--finance.html</a><br />\r\n<br />\r\nFor some reactions from &nbsp;people in mid-Michigan, see: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/hobby_lobby_decision_draws_sup.html#incart_river\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/hobby_lobby_decision_draws_sup.html#incart_river</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4854,4854,'In another decision announced on Monday, the high court ruled that workers who care for elderly and disabled Medicaid recipients cannot be forced to pay union dues. &nbsp;For background and information about the court\'s decision, read: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20202\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20202</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4857,4857,'After hearing about the remarkable success of Obamacare enrollment and that over 8 million people signed up for heatlh care coverage, it now appears there might be some problems with some of those enrollments. &nbsp;Depending on who you ask, and what they\'re counting, there are somewhere between 1.2 and 2.6 million enrollments that HHS can\'t verify as eligible for coverage or eligible for a subsidy. &nbsp;Do you think President Obama will hold a news conference to give us the real numbers when someone figures out how many enrollees actually qualify for the coverage? &nbsp;The following links are just a couple of stories about what we\'ve learned lately:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/01/HHS-Report-1-295-571-Obamacare-Enrollees-May-or-May-Not-Be-Legal-Citizens\">health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/2-6-million-inconsistencies-in-federal-insurance-applications<br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/01/HHS-Report-1-295-571-Obamacare-Enrollees-May-or-May-Not-Be-Legal-Citizens\">www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/01/HHS-Report-1-295-571-Obamacare-Enrollees-May-or-May-Not-Be-Legal-Citizens</a><br type=\"_moz\" />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4859,4859,'When the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare was constitutional, the Dems said the court had ruled, let\'s move on. &nbsp;Now, when the Supreme Court decides against them, they try to create legislation to overrule the court. &nbsp;And, by the way, nobody is being denied birth control. &nbsp;Hobby Lobby will offer and pay for 16 forms of contraception, just not those four that act after a potential conception has occurred. &nbsp;Apparently, the Dems missed that point! &nbsp;And if they say it often enough, everybody will believe them, right? &nbsp;Let\'s not confuse the issue with facts! &nbsp;See what they\'re up to: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/211243-house-dems-drafting-legislation-to-reverse-birth-control-decision\">thehill.com/policy/healthcare/211243-house-dems-drafting-legislation-to-reverse-birth-control-decision</a>',2,4226,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4862,4862,'Dodd-Frank wasn\'t enough. President Obama is calling for more safeguards to prevent another financial meltdown, but not making any specific proposals. &nbsp;What does he hope to accomplish? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/wall-street-barack-obama-108542.html#disqus_thread\">www.politico.com/story/2014/07/wall-street-barack-obama-108542.html#disqus_thread</a>',2,4227,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4863,4863,'We\'re now&nbsp;five-plus years into the so-called recovery and, finally, we\'re seeing some signs of life in the job market. &nbsp;At least that\'s what the June jobs report seems to indicate. &nbsp;Sure, the labor force is at its lowest point in decades and the U6, which also measures those who are working part time, but would rather be working full time, is still hanging around 12%. &nbsp;But adding 288,000 jobs in June can\'t be all bad! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2014/07/03/june-jobs-report-n1858535\">townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2014/07/03/june-jobs-report-n1858535</a><br type=\"_moz\" />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4866,4866,'According to this article, it\'s all about the culture wars. &nbsp;Republicans are on the &quot;wrong&quot; side of cultural issues and losing ground rapidly. &nbsp;True or false? &nbsp;What do you think? &nbsp;Read the full article: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nationaljournal.com/political-connections/why-democrats-are-so-confident-20140702\">www.nationaljournal.com/political-connections/why-democrats-are-so-confident-20140702</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4868,4868,'We\'ve been hearing a lot about raising the minimum wage lately. &nbsp;Democrats simplistically claim it will stimulate the economy by putting more money in the pockets of low-wage workers. &nbsp;But is that the whole story? &nbsp;Maybe not! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-downside-of-minimum-wage-hikes-200357186.html\">finance.yahoo.com/news/the-downside-of-minimum-wage-hikes-200357186.html</a>',2,4236,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4869,4869,'A recent Gallup poll found that only 79% of Americans are satisfied with the freedom they have, down from 91% in 2006. &nbsp;And given the populist haranguing about the role freedom plays in inequality, fairness and racism, it\'s no surprise more Americans, especially young Americans, are beginning to believe freedom is overrated. &nbsp;What\'s going on here? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/07/07/its-not-surprising-more-americans-believe-freedom-is-overrated/\">humanevents.com/2014/07/07/its-not-surprising-more-americans-believe-freedom-is-overrated/</a>',2,4237,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4870,4870,'Is anti-American sentiment growing... in America? &nbsp;How disheartening to hear that recent polling finds that 44% of Americans aren\'t proud of their country. &nbsp;What\'s behind this change in the attitude of our citizens? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381960/resenting-republic-jonah-goldberg\">www.nationalreview.com/article/381960/resenting-republic-jonah-goldberg</a>',2,4238,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4871,4871,'The Senate Democrats stayed up all night to talk about the environmental threat of climate change. &nbsp;And then we find out that their benefactor, Tom Steyer, who has pledged $100 million to Democrats who push forward his global warming agenda, made his money on coal mines and coal-fired power plants all over the world! &nbsp;Imagine that! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/07/07/green-hypocrisy-billionaire-democrat-donor-made-his-bones-on-coal/\">humanevents.com/2014/07/07/green-hypocrisy-billionaire-democrat-donor-made-his-bones-on-coal/</a>',2,4239,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4872,4872,'Once a booming auto town, the city of Flint, Michigan, has fallen on hard times. &nbsp;Will it follow in Detroit\'s footsteps? &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.bnd.com/2014/07/08/3292307/after-detroit-another-city-ponders.html\">www.bnd.com/2014/07/08/3292307/after-detroit-another-city-ponders.html</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4875,4875,'If the illegal immigrants coming to the United States can be designated as refugees, they will become eligible for asylum in this country. &nbsp;United Nations officials are hoping that status will be applied to the thousands of people who are pouring into the United States and Mexico from Central America. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://bigstory.ap.org/article/un-pushes-migrants-be-called-refugees\">bigstory.ap.org/article/un-pushes-migrants-be-called-refugees</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4877,4877,'Under funding by school districts of the teachers\' retirement system and gimmicks used by the Legislature to reduce paying the full costs for it have accumulated a debt to the system of almost $1 billion. &nbsp;Where will the money come from to make the system whole? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20262\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20262</a>',2,4243,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4878,4878,'President Obama has been warning for several months that the Highway Trust Fund is running out of money. &nbsp;One has to wonder where the hundreds of thousands of dollars we\'re all paying in taxes for building and maintaining our infrastructure have gone. &nbsp;Now the House Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Rep. Dave Camp, has come up with a gimmick to cover the shortfall for the next several months. &nbsp;What\'s the plan? &nbsp;What are they thinking? &nbsp;We can\'t go on robbing Peter to pay Paul forever, ya know. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101805241#.\">www.cnbc.com/id/101805241#.</a>',2,4244,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4881,4881,'The federal government is divided into three branches, each with specific powers. &nbsp;The Congress writes the laws, the Judicial System interprets and laws and the Executive upholds the laws. &nbsp;At least that\'s how it\'s supposed to work. &nbsp;House Republicans say President Obama has overstepped his authority by rewriting the law, without the benefit of Congressional action, one too many times. &nbsp;So Speaker John Boehner has decided to file a lawsuit against the President. &nbsp;What are the charges? &nbsp;Do you think this is a good idea? &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/07/11/it-begins-house-republicans-to-sue-obama-over-employer-mandate-n1861129\">townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/07/11/it-begins-house-republicans-to-sue-obama-over-employer-mandate-n1861129</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4883,4883,'Isn\'t it interesting how the White House characterizes its on-going river of red ink? &nbsp;What if the headline read, &quot;White House Says It Will Add $583 Billion in \'14 to our $17 Trillion Debt&quot;? &nbsp;Read the happy talk: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/finance/212006-white-house-says-14-budget-deficit-to-be-583b\">thehill.com/policy/finance/212006-white-house-says-14-budget-deficit-to-be-583b</a>',2,4247,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4888,4888,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Trojan Horse project known as &ldquo;Common Core&rdquo; will soon be implementing its new U.S. History exam it will be using in schools around the country and in Michigan.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Under the veil of secrecy no one but a select few is allow to see the content of the exam.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">According to some critics the exam will decimate the teaching of traditional American history, turning it into a leftist view of an America that is based on identity politics rather than a Constitution meant to protect the rights of individual freedoms.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the new U.S. history exam that will be part of Common Core teaching go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/11/David-Coleman-s-Second-Deception-After-Common-Core-The-New-AP-U-S-History-Exam\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/11/David-Coleman-s-Second-Deception-After-Common-Core-The-New-AP-U-S-History-Exam</span></a><br />',2,4250,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4890,4890,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">According to the Detroit News, &ldquo;Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said Thursday he personally supports expanding Michigan&rsquo;s anti-discrimination law to cover sexual orientation.&rdquo;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Passage of legislation to amend the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act to deal with the LGBT community&rsquo;s purported issues is questionable according to House Speaker Jase Bolger.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Bolger&rsquo;s concerns revolver around &rdquo;finding a resolution that provides protection for personal liberties while defending religious rights,&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It would be my bet that the LGBT will get their agenda addressed while the Christian Community will be unfairly vilified for their moral stand on biblically based principles.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In the end our Governor will probably play a significant role in making this happen.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the move to change the Michigan civil rights act go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140710/POLITICS02/307100087/0/politics/GOP-Senate-majority-leader-supports-anti-discrimination-law-cover-gays\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140710/POLITICS02/307100087/0/politics/GOP-Senate-majority-leader-supports-anti-discrimination-law-cover-gays</span></a><br />',2,4252,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4891,4891,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Mexican President Enrique Pe&ntilde;a Nieto and Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina have announced an agreement to make it easier for those seeking to illegally enter the United States from Central America, through Mexico.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Their Southern Border Program to Improve Passage, will provide for more border checkpoints along Mexico\'s border with Guatemala, and offer more protection and even emergency medical care to those making their way north. The illegal aliens will receive a so-called Regional Visitor\'s Card.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the agreement to move illegals to the U.S. faster go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.examiner.com/article/mexico-made-deal-to-send-more-illegal-aliens-to-the-u-s\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.examiner.com/article/mexico-made-deal-to-send-more-illegal-aliens-to-the-u-s</span></a><br />',2,4253,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4892,4892,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You can probably guess the answer to this question on your own.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The government in their quest to control our lives they implement many &ldquo;governmental regulations&rdquo; for our own good.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Read more on how these regulations impact Michigan&rsquo;s Cherry Growers by telling them how much they can grow every year online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20276\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20276</span></a><br />',2,4254,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4893,4893,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Ongoing talks are proceeding about the importation of up to 120 illegal immigrants in Vassar Michigan in the Thumb area.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Local residents expressed their objections at a heated meeting of about 300 activist residents.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Read more on the proposed transportation and housing of these illegal immigrants online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/11/Local-Michigan-Residents-Enraged-Over-Plan-To-House-Unaccompanied-Illegal-Teens-In-Their-Town\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/11/Local-Michigan-Residents-Enraged-Over-Plan-To-House-Unaccompanied-Illegal-Teens-In-Their-Town</span></a><br />',2,4255,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4897,4897,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With the ongoing debate about civil rights, religious rights, and who knows what other rights others may come up with it&rsquo;s important to recognize what the Bible and individual churches and denominations have to say on the issue.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As we continue to see the debauchery in our society and the moral decay of our country it is important to understand the tenets of the &ldquo;Christian&rdquo; faith. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To those who say that same sex marriage is OK if you are a Christian they need to do a little more research on sin and how the church views ALL SIN and how it is perceived based on God&rsquo;s word.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For a great article on where the Christian faith stands on these issues go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/breakpoint-columns/entry/2/25672\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/breakpoint-columns/entry/2/25672</span></a><br />',2,4257,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4899,4899,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Will three Clinton County Townships have any luck with the Michigan Court of Appeals in reversing a lower court decision to dismiss their case against a Wind Farm Company.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more about the ongoing suit go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20140714/NEWS01/307140038/Clinton-County-wind-farm-impasse-moves-Court-Appeals\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20140714/NEWS01/307140038/Clinton-County-wind-farm-impasse-moves-Court-Appeals</span></a><br />',2,4259,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4901,4901,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">After the sudden retirement of Congressman Dave Camp earlier this year there was a mad scramble for potential candidates to declare for the open seat.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Three candidates have subsequently declared -- including Constitutional Conservative Candidate Peter Konetchy from Roscommon,&nbsp; Businessman Paul Mitchell from Tomas Township in Saginaw County, and State Senator John Moolenaar from Midalnd. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Currently there is no clear winner.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more about the race and the candidates go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140714/POLITICS01/307140013/GOP-battle-Camp-s-Congress-seat-gets-feisty\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140714/POLITICS01/307140013/GOP-battle-Camp-s-Congress-seat-gets-feisty</span></a><br />',2,4261,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4903,4903,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It&rsquo;s all &ldquo;Crazy Talk&rdquo; -- Right?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You decide what all of the changes in our society that progressives from both parties are pushing will do to our constitutional rights and freedoms.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; Read more about the issue online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/30/for-the-record-examines-the-u-n-s-agenda-21-46-states-and-counting/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/30/for-the-record-examines-the-u-n-s-agenda-21-46-states-and-counting/</span></a><br />',2,4263,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4904,4904,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The U.S. Senate has introduced Senate Bill 1696, which has 25 Senate cosponsors (all Democrats), that would override nearly all federal and state laws limiting abortion inn the states that have passed them, including:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; third-trimester bans on abortion.</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; limits on abortion after 5 months</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 3. laws against sex-selection abortion. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">THE INTRUSION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTO ISSUES&nbsp; DECIDED BY THE STATES IS A VIOLATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">IT HAS TO STOP!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; Read more about the latest moves by congress to override abortion laws that have been passed by the states online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2014/07/15/is-this-the-most-radical-proabortion-bill-ever-considered-by-congress-n1862109\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2014/07/15/is-this-the-most-radical-proabortion-bill-ever-considered-by-congress-n1862109</span></a><br />',2,4265,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4906,4906,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A statewide survey of likely voters commissioned by Vanguard Public Affairs found Snyder leading Schauer by 8.6 percentage points, 43.3 percent to 34.7 percent. Denno Research surveyed 600 likely voters through telephone interviews that reached a 20 percent sample of residents on cellphones, with the poll having a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4 percentage points.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; Read more on the latest poll online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140715/POLITICS02/307150081/0/politics/Snyder-leads-Schauer-by-8-6-percentage-points-statewide-poll\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140715/POLITICS02/307150081/0/politics/Snyder-leads-Schauer-by-8-6-percentage-points-statewide-poll</span></a><br />',2,4267,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4907,4907,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">At a time when Hamas continues to fire salvos of rockets into Israel while rejecting a ceasefire proposal, the United States has finalized a deal to provide the Palestinian terrorist group&rsquo;s leading supporter, Qatar, with weaponry worth $11 billion.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The deal signed at the Pentagon Monday by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Qatari counterpart comes just months after a senior U.S. Treasury official in a speech deplored Qatar&rsquo;s open support for Hamas, and covert funding for jihadists in Syria, including the al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra and the al-Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; Read more the idiocy of our Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the President go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/us-selling-11b-weaponry-gulf-state-supports-hamas-syrian-jihadists\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/us-selling-11b-weaponry-gulf-state-supports-hamas-syrian-jihadists</span></a><br />',2,4268,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4908,4908,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Right- and left-leaning groups are divided on the fate of federal highway spending. But one thing they can agree on is they don\'t like the way House Republicans\' bill set to be voted on will be paid for.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the questionable value of &ldquo;Pension Smoothing&rdquo; congress is seeking to pass online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/highway-trust-fund-pension-smoothing-bill-offset-2014-7\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.businessinsider.com/highway-trust-fund-pension-smoothing-bill-offset-2014-7</span></a><br />',2,4269,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4909,4909,'<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img width=\"666\" height=\"174\" src=\"/sites/default/files/1o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\"><img width=\"324\" height=\"232\" src=\"/sites/default/files/2o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /> &nbsp;<img width=\"324\" height=\"208\" src=\"/sites/default/files/3o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<img width=\"324\" height=\"231\" src=\"/sites/default/files/4o.jpg\" alt=\"\" />&nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"210\" src=\"/sites/default/files/5o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<img width=\"324\" height=\"218\" src=\"/sites/default/files/6o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /> &nbsp;<img width=\"324\" height=\"217\" src=\"/sites/default/files/7o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<img width=\"324\" height=\"217\" src=\"/sites/default/files/8o.jpg\" alt=\"\" />&nbsp;&nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"221\" src=\"/sites/default/files/9o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<img width=\"324\" height=\"225\" src=\"/sites/default/files/10o.jpg\" alt=\"\" />&nbsp;&nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"259\" src=\"/sites/default/files/11o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<img width=\"324\" height=\"247\" src=\"/sites/default/files/12o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /> &nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"263\" src=\"/sites/default/files/13o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<img width=\"324\" height=\"230\" src=\"/sites/default/files/14o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /> &nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"241\" src=\"/sites/default/files/15o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"294\" src=\"/sites/default/files/16o_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img width=\"324\" height=\"241\" src=\"/sites/default/files/17o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<img width=\"666\" height=\"346\" src=\"/sites/default/files/18o.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>',2,4289,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4911,4911,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The LGBT community is very effective in spreading their message that being&nbsp; &ldquo;sexually different&rdquo; is the &ldquo;new normal&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">They have managed to push their agenda with the help of the mainstream media and have lobbied heavily in state legislatures and in D.C. to get &ldquo;their rights&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You would think they were a significant portion of our population, but as a recent survey by the&nbsp; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that their numbers only amount to less than 3%.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It\'s time for the &quot;Majority&quot; of the citizens of our country to stand up for &quot;Their Rights&quot; and stop the attacks on businesses and individuals whose religious beliefs do not condone lifestyles that conflict with tenets our their religion.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the statistics from latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/15/Study-Nation-s-Percentage-of-Gays-Less-Than-Supposed\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/15/Study-Nation-s-Percentage-of-Gays-Less-Than-Supposed</span></a><br />',2,4291,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4912,4912,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;Big Brother&rdquo; wants food stamp recipients to eat the right foods so they are considering helping them to&nbsp; make the rights choices when they go shopping.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">They will make the shopping cart help them make the right decisions by keeping you informed as they shop. When they purchase the right amount of &ldquo;approved foods&rdquo; they will win movie tickets.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The prototype program for implementing the new carts would cost roughly $30,000 for every store. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more about the smart shopping carts that will allow people to shop for what the government wants them to eat and to win free movie tickets go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/government-wants-talking-30k-shopping-carts-to-tell-food-stampers-to-eat-healthy/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/government-wants-talking-30k-shopping-carts-to-tell-food-stampers-to-eat-healthy/</span></a><br />',2,4292,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4917,4917,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Statistics can tell you a lot. Looking at how Michigan&rsquo;s State budget has grown over the last few years proves top be very enlightening.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Just a few facts according to a Michigan Confidential article on the budget increases:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 1. In fiscal 2014-2015 the state budget is projected to increase by $2,000,000,000.</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 2. The state will be spending almost $5,000,000,000 more than it did in 2011-2012.</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 3. The state has appropriated $53,120,000,000 for 2014-2015.</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp; 4. We will be getting $21,730,000,000 from the federal government, almost 41% of our money comes from Washington - with conditions (and we all know they habe a lot of extra money to throw around).</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">But the budget is tight and we need to raise more money for roads (what&rsquo;s just another billion or so a year) -- and I hear it&rsquo;s a done deal after the election in November! Politics as usual!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more about Michigan&rsquo;s ever growing state budget go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20301\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20301</span></a><br />',2,4294,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4919,4919,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Lobbyists for resorts, au pair agencies, and the seafood industry successfully slipped special-interest perks into the Senate immigration bill, reports USA Today. And Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) successfully fought to include in the bill a $1.5 billion taxpayer-funded set aside for youth jobs programs.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">IT&rsquo;S BUSINESS AS USUAL IN D.C. WITH A LITTLE PORK FOR ALL THE SPECIAL INTERESTS.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">IT&rsquo;S TIME TO CLEAN UP THE PIG STY IN D.C.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more about the &ldquo;Immigration Bill&rdquo; and what the politicians are trying to load it up with go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/27/Immigration-Bill-Riddled-With-Pork\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/27/Immigration-Bill-Riddled-With-Pork</span></a><br />',2,4296,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4922,4922,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The President has issued another decree from on high by executive order that strikes another blow to &ldquo;Religious Liberty&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Swayed by the LGBT community to force the hiring of gay, lesbian, and transgendered individuals if a faith based organization receives federal funds.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on Obama&rsquo;s latest stroke of his pen to fundamentally transform our country go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140721/POLITICS03/307210054/0/POLITICS/Obama-gives-protection-gay-transgender-workers\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140721/POLITICS03/307210054/0/POLITICS/Obama-gives-protection-gay-transgender-workers</span></a><br />',2,4298,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4923,4923,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">After repeated pleas that have been ignored by President Obama and the Federal government Texas Governor Perry has taken action on his own to help stabilize the Texas border from the influx of &ldquo;Illegal Immigration&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on Governor Perry&rsquo;s decision to take action on his own and what it will cost the state of Texas go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140721/POLITICS03/307210062/0/POLITICS/Texas-send-1-000-guardsmen-border\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140721/POLITICS03/307210062/0/POLITICS/Texas-send-1-000-guardsmen-border</span></a><br />',2,4299,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4925,4925,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">On the August 5, 2014 ballot there will be one statewide proposal to repeal the Personal Property Tax.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">If you have been seeing the spin, it would appear to be a great deal for everybody. Elected democrats and republicans say it will be great for Michigan. The Governor is a big advocate and Rep. Leonard has given it his blessing.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">So why would they try to sneak it on to the ballot in a primary election instead of the general election in November when a larger segment of voters will go to the polls?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">No doubt it will be a boom to businesses and more jobs will be created. That&rsquo;s good for all of us. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The question is there a downside. Many feel that there is and will be and no one can accurately predict what the economic impact will be.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The question becomes what are these new &ldquo;Authorities&rdquo; that will be created at the local level and what power will the have to capture the revenue&nbsp; they will be losing by the repeal of the Personal Property Tax.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">All I know is the people who are pumping the big bucks into passing the proposal will be the winners. Will there be losers? Undoubtedly - only time will tell who they are.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on Proposal 1 and who the big promoters are go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/07/michigan_proposal_1_tax_person.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+michigan-elections+%28Michigan+Elections+News%29\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/07/michigan_proposal_1_tax_person.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+michigan-elections+%28Michigan+Elections+News%29</span></a><br />',2,4301,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4926,4926,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A federal appeals panel ruled that as written, the health care law allows tax credits to be offered to qualified participants only in state-run exchanges. The problem is that 36 of the 50 states DO NOT have state exchanges so the subsidies may be invalid if paid by the national exchange.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on the ruling and what the possible outcome might be go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/22/federal-appeals-court-deals-major-blow-to-obamacare\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/22/federal-appeals-court-deals-major-blow-to-obamacare</span></a><br />',2,4302,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4930,4930,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Behind the scenes the President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson are planning their next moves to give amnesty to Refugees, Undocumented aliens; and more properly known as &ldquo;ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS&rdquo;!</span>  </span>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">While the administration is determining the next illegal action to destroy our country Congress is contemplating impeachment of the President.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on what the possible coming actions might be on immigration go online at:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/26/WH-Officials-Timetable-for-Very-Significant-Immigration-Exec-Actions-End-of-Summer\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/26/WH-Officials-Timetable-for-Very-Significant-Immigration-Exec-Actions-End-of-Summer</span></a></p>',2,4305,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4934,4934,'After working through the weekend, it appears that the leaders of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees have come up with a tentative deal to address the veterans health care scandal.&nbsp; Will a deal get passed?&nbsp; The House and Senate break for their summer recess on Friday.&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/07/28/bipartisan-deal-on-va-reform-close-to-complete-n1870625\">townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/07/28/bipartisan-deal-on-va-reform-close-to-complete-n1870625</a>',2,4308,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4935,4935,'The crisis on our porous southern border has brought the issues of immigration to the forefront.&nbsp;&nbsp; Illegals are pouring into the country.&nbsp; Now, with an important election at hand, President Obama is talking about using his executive power to address what he sees as &quot;solutions&quot; to the problem.&nbsp; But what do the voters think?&nbsp; Do they agree with his unilateral decisions?&nbsp; Maybe not.&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/28/the-public-rejects-obamas-immigration-policies/\">dailycaller.com/2014/07/28/the-public-rejects-obamas-immigration-policies/</a><br />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4937,4937,'The predictions were dire.&nbsp; Some said right-to-work legislation meant right to work for less.&nbsp; Employee wages would be going down.&nbsp; So far, not true.&nbsp; Get the details:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20319\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20319</a><br />',2,4310,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4941,4941,'Electric streetcars in Detroit?&nbsp; The project begins in earnest this week.&nbsp; At this point, the funding is mostly private, with &quot;investors&quot; viewing the money as a gift to the city, with little or no possibility of any kind of a return.&nbsp; Will Detroiters learn to depend on the service?&nbsp; Will it be a meaningful transportation option for the future?&nbsp; Read the full story:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/18789-detroit-s-new-m-1-rail-line-triumph-of-hope-over-experience\">www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/18789-detroit-s-new-m-1-rail-line-triumph-of-hope-over-experience</a><br />',2,4311,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4942,4942,'They\'re tucked in at the bottom of the ballot.&nbsp; Identified as precinct delegates, or sometimes precinct captain, these folks get an opportunity to &quot;represent their little corner of Michigan&quot; at the convention.&nbsp; Because there are so many slots (about 15,000 for the Republicans), almost anyone can have the position.&nbsp; What do these delegates do?&nbsp; How important can these votes be?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://michiganradio.org/post/lt-gov-calley-s-future-could-be-decided-bottom-august-ballot?utm_referrer=http%3A//m.michiganradio.org/%3Futm_referrer%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fr.search.yahoo.com%252F_ylt%253DA0LEV1YQntdTti0AhwNx.9w4%253B_ylu%253DX3oDMTE0YzIzYjRtBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA01PVVMxODhfMQ--%252FRV%253D2%252FRE%253D1406668433%252FRO%253D10%252FRU%253Dhttp%25253a%25252f%25252fmichiganradio.org%25252fpost%25252flt-gov-calley-s-future-could-be-decided-bottom-august-ballot%252FRK%253D0%252FRS%253D0Z1gGQ2MSsgK_xzVV6tFuhIbp9k-%23mobile/18516\">michiganradio.org/post/lt-gov-calley-s-future-could-be-decided-bottom-august-ballot</a><br />',2,4312,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4943,4943,'Desperate times call for desperate measures!&nbsp; Just ask the Democrats.&nbsp; They\'re advancing the idea of impeachment as a means of stirring up the base and getting campaign donations.&nbsp; Sure, impeachment has been mentioned by a few on the right, but party leaders are shutting it down.&nbsp; Yet the talk persists.&nbsp; And look who\'s doing the talking!&nbsp; <a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/07/29/white-house-msnbc-cant-stop-talking-about-impeachment-n1871134\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/07/29/white-house-msnbc-cant-stop-talking-about-impeachment-n1871134</a><br />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4945,4945,'Teeing up for a Thursday vote, just before a 5-week summer recess, the House GOP came up with $659 million to address the border crisis.&nbsp; What does the bill include?&nbsp; Will it get enough votes to pass?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/house-gop-border-bill-funding-cut-109490.html\">www.politico.com/story/2014/07/house-gop-border-bill-funding-cut-109490.html</a><br />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4950,4950,'With a decision about delaying deportations expected just weeks before the mid-term elections, the immigration debate isn\'t going so well for the democrats. &nbsp;For the most part, public opinion isn\'t on their side. &nbsp;See what the latest AP poll has to say: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/07/31/ap-poll-immigration-becomes-troublesome-hot-potato-for-democrats-n1872482\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/07/31/ap-poll-immigration-becomes-troublesome-hot-potato-for-democrats-n1872482</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4952,4952,'In recent polling, Governor Snyder enjoys a 56% job approval rating, yet that same polling shows him with only a 4-point lead over Democrat challenger Mark Schauer. &nbsp;What\'s up with that? &nbsp;Detroit News columnist Nonal Finlay offer his opinion : &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140731/OPINION01/307310002/Gov-s-race-shouldn-t-close\">www.detroitnews.com/article/20140731/OPINION01/307310002/Gov-s-race-shouldn-t-close</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4954,4954,'After a lengthy delay, a FOIA lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch is producing results.&nbsp; The DC U.S. District Court has ordered the Department of Justice to turn over a list of documents relating to the Fast and Furious gun running scandal withheld from the Congress through executive privilege.&nbsp; What will we learn?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/07/31/judge-orders-doj-to-release-documents-withheld-from-congress-under-obama-executive-privilege-claim-n1873165\">townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/07/31/judge-orders-doj-to-release-documents-withheld-from-congress-under-obama-executive-privilege-claim-n1873165</a><br />',2,4320,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4955,4955,'When a mainstream journalist mentions a gun owner, he\'s thinking of a &quot;middle-aged or older, white male typically from a rural area&quot;. And many anti-gun activists claim gun ownership is on the decline.&nbsp; Is this the image of a typical gun owner?&nbsp; Is gun ownership really declining?&nbsp; Here\'s the latest:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/31/the-growing-diversity-of-gun-ownership/?advD=1248,146049\">dailycaller.com/2014/07/31/the-growing-diversity-of-gun-ownership/</a><br />\r\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;\"><br />\r\n&nbsp;</div>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4957,4957,'Could it be the Obama administration has come up with a good idea?&nbsp; Would it make more sense to monitor illegal immigrants with ankle bracelets rather than putting them in jail?&nbsp; That\'s what the administration is proposing.&nbsp; The cost savings would be significant.&nbsp; Think the idea has a chance?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http:// Can Ankle Bracelets Help Solve the Immigration Crisis? \"> Can Ankle Bracelets Help Solve the Immigration Crisis</a><br />',2,4322,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4961,4961,'It\'s not only children who are trying to come across the border.&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/03/Rick-Perry-Record-Number-of-Illegals-from-Syria-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Being-Caught-at-Border\">www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/03/Rick-Perry-Record-Number-of-Illegals-from-Syria-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Being-Caught-at-Border</a><br />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4963,4963,'The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has filed a petition with the Department of Interior demanding a ban on hunting and shooting on public land managed by the National Park Service with ammunition that contains lead.&nbsp; Is there a scientific basis for this concern?&nbsp; How would this ban impact those hunters and target shooters that use federal lands?&nbsp; What is the HSUS doing with the millions it receives annually through fundraising efforts?&nbsp; What is its real agenda?&nbsp; Read the full story:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/01/humane-society-of-the-united-states-attempts-to-drive-hunters-shooters-from-public-lands/?advD=1248,146049\">dailycaller.com/2014/08/01/humane-society-of-the-united-states-attempts-to-drive-hunters-shooters-from-public-lands/</a><br />',2,4325,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4966,4966,'The President has shifted into full campaign mode! &nbsp;He is now taking credit for the &quot;booming&quot; economy and the stock market rally. &nbsp;And jobs have been coming in at over 200,o00 a month for the last six months! &nbsp;He\'ll say anything he believes will buoy up the Democrats for the coming midterms. &nbsp;Hopefully, nobody will look behind the curtain.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nOnly with very low expectations would a 2% economy be characterized as booming. &nbsp;Many believe the stock market has hit record levels due to the easy money policy of the federal reserve, not any fiscal policy from the White House. &nbsp;And has anyone noticed that the gains in jobs almost exactly aligned with the end of &quot;emergency&quot; unemployment benefits? &nbsp;<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIs anybody buying this story? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101892595\">www.cnbc.com/id/101892595</a><br type=\"_moz\" />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4968,4968,'In order for America to be strong, she needs a strong middle class. &nbsp;Yet it seems that the middle class is being squeezed, despite all the rhetoric about helping them out. &nbsp;Those who benefited from the economic gains of the 1990\'s were the first to lose ground during the economic downturn. &nbsp;And now we are seeing the poverty of the inner city moving out to the suburbs. &nbsp;How will this impact our cities and the country? &nbsp;Learn more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/101892537\">www.cnbc.com/id/101892537</a><br />',2,4327,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4969,4969,'Has political correctness trumped common sense? &nbsp;Doesn\'t anybody think anymore? &nbsp;See what Thomas Sowell has to say on the subject: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/08/05/is-thinking-obsolete-2/\">humanevents.com/2014/08/05/is-thinking-obsolete-2/</a>',2,4328,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4971,4971,'Six schools in Michigan will receive a &nbsp;portion of a $2 million fund to transition to a year-round &quot;balanced&quot; calendar. &nbsp;The money will be used for one-time expenses, such as installing air conditioning, to prepare the building for a 12-month schedule. &nbsp;What is meant by a &quot;balanced&quot; calendar and what advantages might this alternative schedule provide? &nbsp;For more information, see: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/09/summer_school_what_you_need_to.html\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, serif;\">www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/09/summer_school_what_you_need_to.html<br />\r\n</a><br />\r\nFor details about which schools will be receiving the funding, read: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/balanced_calendar_funds_going.html#incart_m-rpt-2\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/balanced_calendar_funds_going.html#incart_m-rpt-2</a><a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/09/summer_school_what_you_need_to.html\"><br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n</a><br />',2,4329,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4972,4972,'Director Scott Woolsey has expensive taste! &nbsp;Thankfully, his expense vouchers are being vetted and full reimbursements are being denied. &nbsp;Get the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.freep.com/article/20140807/NEWS06/308070035/state-housing-authority-woosley-travel-expenses\">www.freep.com/article/20140807/NEWS06/308070035/state-housing-authority-woosley-travel-expenses</a>',2,4330,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4973,4973,'Not wanting to be a distraction from the work of the authority, Scott Woolsey, Director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, stepped down Friday afternoon after reports of lavish spending during his tenure. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/michigan_housing_director_to_r.html#incart_river\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/michigan_housing_director_to_r.html#incart_river</a>',2,4331,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4974,4974,'With Obamacare\'s Medicaid expansion approved by 26 states, the program has reached a new high in enrollments. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/214686-hhs-medicaid-enrollments-top-7-million-since-o-care-launch\">thehill.com/policy/healthcare/214686-hhs-medicaid-enrollments-top-7-million-since-o-care-launch</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(4976,4976,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Whether the State of Michigan will owe over $1 billion plus to out of state businesses will be decided soon by the Michigan Supreme Court.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; To read more on&nbsp; why the state of Michigan may be on the hook for over&nbsp; $1 billion dollars go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140808/POLITICS02/308080049/0/POLITICS/Officials-Corporate-tax-case-could-cost-Michigan-1-1B\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140808/POLITICS02/308080049/0/POLITICS/Officials-Corporate-tax-case-could-cost-Michigan-1-1B</span></a><br />',2,4333,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4977,4977,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">President Obama and his &ldquo;Transformation of America&rdquo;&nbsp; has continued the progressive agenda of redistributing wealth from the ad Saul Alinsky&rsquo;s model from the &ldquo;Haves&rdquo; to the &ldquo;Have Nots&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an analysis of the actual cost of these &ldquo;means tested&rdquo; recipients go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/18865-welfare-state-costs-taxpayers-more-than-2-trillion-a-year\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/18865-welfare-state-costs-taxpayers-more-than-2-trillion-a-year</span></a><br />',2,4334,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4982,4982,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With no solution to the &ldquo;Road Funding&rdquo; dilemma that plagues Michigan roads, the Michigan Senate is once again considering the options it has to raise the necessary funds to address the issue.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Governor Snyder will be bending arms when the legislature returns in September to get his agenda pushed through in the Lame Duck session. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With leadership positions coming up after the general election in November in both chambers &ldquo;Deals&rdquo; and &ldquo;Promises&rdquo; will surely be made to seal the deal on roads and who knows what else.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">POLITICS AS USUAL IN LANSING!</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what&rsquo;s happening behind the scenes to get the road problem fixed go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/michigan_road_funding_senate_w.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/michigan_road_funding_senate_w.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4336,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4983,4983,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">I think Secretary of State John Kerry is channeling global warming alarmist Al Gore with his latest statement that &ldquo;Climate change&rdquo; is &ldquo;the biggest challenge of all that we face right now,&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With the middle east on fire with a terrorist group beheading and killing Christian women and children, Russia potentially poised to invade the Ukraine, Israel under attack by the Hamas, Iran on the brink of acquiring a nuclear weapon, and our southern border so porous that anyone can come in without any repercussion - even terrorists seeking to destroy our country John Kerry is beating the &ldquo;Climate Change&rdquo; drum.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Obama and his minions are nothing more than a collection of progressive incompetents who are destroying our country.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Kerry&rsquo;s comments go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/kerry-climate-change-biggest-challenge-all-we-face-right-now\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/kerry-climate-change-biggest-challenge-all-we-face-right-now</span></a><br />',2,4337,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4985,4985,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Republicans are proposing possible legislation that would take away one of the progressives primary arguments that republicans are denying women access to affordable birth control. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what some republican candidates are proposing go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/215349-can-over-the-counter-birth-control-push-pay-off-for-gop\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/215349-can-over-the-counter-birth-control-push-pay-off-for-gop</span></a><br />',2,4339,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4986,4986,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">To hear the &ldquo;Green Energy&rdquo; advocates you would think that wind and solar power are the best thing since sliced bread.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">However, truth be known, they are becoming just another waste of tax dollars at both the state and federal levels.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With 54 congressmen urging the House Ways and Means Committee to allow the most anti-competitive and economically harmful tax provisions, specifically the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), to expire there may be some hope of bringing some sanity to the federal energy policy.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on moves within congress to roll back the ever increasing federal subsidies go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/energy/item/18932-away-with-wind-subsidies\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/energy/item/18932-away-with-wind-subsidies</span></a><br />',2,4340,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4988,4988,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Some people feel the &ldquo;Tea Party Movement&rdquo; has seen it&rsquo;s best days -- and the&nbsp; &ldquo;Traditional Republicans&rdquo; are hoping it is true, especially here in Michigan.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Only time will tell if that is truly what is happening here in Michigan and around the country.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the &ldquo;Tea Party&rdquo; movement and the impact it has had around the country go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/15/kerns-the-tea-partys-death-is-greatly-exaggerated/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/15/kerns-the-tea-partys-death-is-greatly-exaggerated/</span></a><br />\r\n<br />',2,4342,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4990,4990,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The republican party needs all the votes they can get when it comes election time but the relationship with the &ldquo;Evangelical Christians&rdquo; continues to be tenuous at best. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As the republican party continues to move to the left on the social issues, the evangelicals have become more and more disenchanted with the party and its progressive candidates.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The question becomes, can the republican party continue to lose close to a million evangelical voters in each presidential election because the evangelicals refuse to vote for a candidate that is &ldquo;the lesser of two evils&rdquo;?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the evangelical voters and why they feel they have been ignored go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-evangelicals-in-republican-party-are-feeling-left-out-see-no-standard-bearer/2014/08/16/77c380e8-224e-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-evangelicals-in-republican-party-are-feeling-left-out-see-no-standard-bearer/2014/08/16/77c380e8-224e-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html</span></a><br />',2,4344,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4992,4992,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As they say -- All Is fair In Love &amp; War?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With the GOP state convention just 3 days off the battle for the Lieutenant Governor slot on the November ballot with Governor Snyder still looms as the primary focus of the convention.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The sad thing is the Lieutenant Governor position is just one of several critical decisions that will be made on Saturday by the convention delegates.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">They will be choosing who will be on the November ballot for university boards, where conservative voices have been few and far between. They will also be selecting who the &ldquo;conservative&rdquo; Supreme Court nominees will be on the non partisan ballot. Attorney General Bill Schuette and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson will also be seeking renomination, as well as State Board of Education candidates where conservative voices of reason are direly needed.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The convention should be more appropriately titled the &ldquo;Calley Renomination Convention&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">What saddens me is that openness and transparency, that supposedly the republicans demand of the democrats, is glaringly lacking in our own party.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">I believe in a fair fight and an even playing field -- but the Nakagiri vs. Calley fight has pitted the high-powered money interests of the Republican Party against a self funded &ldquo;constitutional conservative&rdquo; who believes the Lieutenant Governor should be his own man and not a rubber stamp of the state party or the Governor.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You have to ask where have the principles of fairness have gone when heavily funded groups like the Michigan Freedom Fund and the Michigan Advocacy Trust become involved at the county level in determining who the state convention delegates should be based upon the sole issue of getting Brian Calley renominated.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">I don&rsquo;t know the numbers but I would guess the &ldquo;Calley Team&rdquo; probably spent several million dollars to get their message out while Nakagiri spent around $13,000 with $10,000 being his own money.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It saddens me that people I believed in, and that I thought had principles, have shown it&rsquo;s all about power and getting to the next rung on the political ladder.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As voters we must hold our elected leaders accountable&nbsp; for their actions and make sure we send honest and honorable people to represent us at all levels of government!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Until we do that we will continue to see government as usual!</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&ldquo;The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.&rdquo;</span></strong></em><br />\r\n<em><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- Edmund Burke</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the upcoming state republican convention and how the state party and the Governor have put so much energy into trying to control the county parties all over the state to assure Brian Calley&rsquo;s renomination go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140820/POLITICS02/308200030/Michigan-GOP-braces-tea-party-showdown\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140820/POLITICS02/308200030/Michigan-GOP-braces-tea-party-showdown</span></a><br />\r\n<br />',2,4345,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4996,4996,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">I have been accused of being a&nbsp; &ldquo;bad republican&rdquo; by many an I have taken a lot of heat from establishment republicans as they try to defend positions and votes various legislators have made.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">However, &ldquo;Facts are Facts&rdquo; and they shed light on the decisions politicians make to further their agendas that conservatives should be uniting against.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A good example of this is related to legislation that will be coming up for consideration this fall in the Michigan Legislature.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The &ldquo;Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act&rdquo; will be on the agenda to be amended by adding &ldquo;sexual orientation&rdquo; and &ldquo;gender identity&rdquo; to its inclusion language.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the upcoming legislation and how it may impact the upcoming election go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://stacyswimp.net/2014/08/21/black-pastors-denounce-michigan-republicans-dance-with-the-devil-on-elliott-larson-michigan-gop-house-speaker-bolger-sold-his-soul-for-100000-from-so-called-gay-rights-advocates-pasto/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://stacyswimp.net/2014/08/21/black-pastors-denounce-michigan-republicans-dance-with-the-devil-on-elliott-larson-michigan-gop-house-speaker-bolger-sold-his-soul-for-100000-from-so-called-gay-rights-advocates-pasto/</span></a><br />',2,4347,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(4998,4998,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The&nbsp; Governor&rsquo;s &ldquo;Transformation Manager&rdquo; has been shown to be a registered voter in 2 states. The Governors spokesperson says it&rsquo;s just a &ldquo;oversight&rdquo;, and it could well be.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">What is a &ldquo;Transformation Manger&rdquo; anyway, and what is he transforming -- I&rsquo;m just asking because I would like to know.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This same guy was originally part of the &ldquo;NERD FUND&rdquo;. MIRS had an article yesterday about Mr. Baird and this is an excerpt:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Originally, the New Energy to Reinvent and Diversify (NERD) fund, a non-profit tied to the administration that doesn\'t have to disclose its donors, paid Baird\'s salary to be a gubernatorial consultant. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After an outcry about the fund\'s secrecy, the Snyder administration hired Baird to fill an official position within the executive office in October 2013 </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to his connection with the NERD fund, Baird has worked on education reforms, like the Education Achievement Authority (EAA), a school turnaround initiative that\'s drawn criticism from Democrats. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baird was also involved in behind-the-scenes talks on a state furniture contract that benefited a company owned by Snyder\'s cousin.&rdquo; &nbsp;</span></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the Governor&rsquo;s Transformation Manager and his go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/top_aide_to_michigan_gov_rick.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/top_aide_to_michigan_gov_rick.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4349,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5001,5001,'Which states are doing better economically? &nbsp;A recent study shows more states are lowering corporate taxes in an attempt to create a more competitive, pro-growth environment. &nbsp;Which states are they? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2014/08/22/blue-states-join-red-states-tax-reform\">news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2014/08/22/blue-states-join-red-states-tax-reform</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5003,5003,'On Friday, the Obama administration offered another &quot;olive branch&quot; to religious nonprofits that object to the birth control mandate of Obamacare. &nbsp;What\'s the new plan? &nbsp;Will it finally resolve the conflict between religious communities and Obamacare regarding the mandate? &nbsp;Learn more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/obamacare-contraception-coverage-new-plan-110261.html?hp=r14\">www.politico.com/story/2014/08/obamacare-contraception-coverage-new-plan-110261.html</a><br />',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5006,5006,'Through a combination of anti-discrimination policy and a ban on exclusion of pre-existing conditions, it looks like Obamacare coverage will pay for sex change operations. &nbsp;We had to pass this bill to find out what was in it! &nbsp;Read on: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/25/Obamacare-Now-Pays-for-Gender-Reassignment\">www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/25/Obamacare-Now-Pays-for-Gender-Reassignment</a>&nbsp;<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe Daily Beast article is pretty interesting, too: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/25/obamacare-now-pays-for-gender-reassignment.html\">www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/25/obamacare-now-pays-for-gender-reassignment.html</a><br type=\"_moz\" />',2,4352,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5007,5007,'President Obama has already told us he will go around the Congress and act on immigration reform on his own. &nbsp;Is it lawful? &nbsp;Maybe not. &nbsp;But he\'ll get away with it if nobody stands up to him. &nbsp;Here\'s what the Democrats are expecting: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/25/were-getting-ready-gutierrez-expecting-executive-amnesty-for-five-million-illegals-video/\">dailycaller.com/2014/08/25/were-getting-ready-gutierrez-expecting-executive-amnesty-for-five-million-illegals-video/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5009,5009,'<div class=\"yiv0515263019\" id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1409068137083_2693\" style=\"font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, \'Helvetica Neue\', Helvetica, Arial, \'Lucida Grande\', sans-serif; font-style: normal;\">There&rsquo;s an old saying&hellip; you may have heard it before.<span class=\"yiv0515263019\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>It starts out with, &ldquo;United we stand&hellip;&rdquo;<span class=\"yiv0515263019\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Certainly Nakagiri&rsquo;s supporters are disappointed that &ldquo;their guy&rdquo; didn&rsquo;t win, but is now the time to turn away from the Republican Party?<span class=\"yiv0515263019\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>After an honest assessment of the other candidates&rsquo; platforms, will they find someone else who more closely aligns with their goals?<span class=\"yiv0515263019\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>If so, their votes should go to that candidate.<span class=\"yiv0515263019\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>But don&rsquo;t sit this one out because you didn&rsquo;t get the candidate you wanted.<span class=\"yiv0515263019\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Be an informed, educated VOTER!! &nbsp;Read the full article: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.freep.com/article/20140825/NEWS06/308250174/1001/news\">www.freep.com/article/20140825/NEWS06/308250174/1001/news</a></div>',2,4354,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5012,5012,'We\'ve been funding a war on poverty for half a century, yet there are still millions of Americans that qualify for federally &quot;means-tested&quot; benefits. &nbsp;What will it take for the federal goverment to figure out the war on poverty isn\'t working? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/18977-more-than-1-3-of-americans-in-households-receiving-federal-welfare\">www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/18977-more-than-1-3-of-americans-in-households-receiving-federal-welfare<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n</a>',2,4355,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5013,5013,'Would you be surprised to learn that Republicans oppose expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare? &nbsp;Polling suggests it is very unpopular among Republican voters in key presidential-selection states. &nbsp;Will this have an impact on those Republicans who want to throw their hats into the ring for 2016? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/386384/expanding-medicaid-jim-geraghty\">www.nationalreview.com/article/386384/expanding-medicaid-jim-geraghty</a>',2,4361,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5014,5014,'A leader works within the system, building coalitions to advance an idea. &nbsp;We never see this from our current president. &nbsp;All he can do is whine about Republican opposition and then do whatever he can on his own. &nbsp;This time the issue is a United Nations &quot;agreement&quot; that will name and shame countries into cutitng greenhouse gases. &nbsp;Without the status of a treaty, Obama can sign on without having to get Senate approval. &nbsp;Do you really think a United Nations agreement is going to shame the Chinese into doing something they don\'t want to do? &nbsp;Unbelievable! &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/27/obama-reportedly-plotting-end-run-around-congress-on-global-climate-change-deal/\">www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/27/obama-reportedly-plotting-end-run-around-congress-on-global-climate-change-deal/</a>',2,4362,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5015,5015,'The numbers reported this morning are looking better: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/jobs-gdp-not-bad_803919.html\">www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/jobs-gdp-not-bad_803919.html</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5017,5017,'Do you think this has anything to do with a $100 million contribution for candidates that push a global warming agenda? &nbsp;Just askin\'... &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/29/Democrats-More-Afraid-of-Global-Warming-Than-ISIS\">www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/29/Democrats-More-Afraid-of-Global-Warming-Than-ISIS</a>',2,4364,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5018,5018,'One aspect of equal opportunity involves getting a quality education. &nbsp;There are lots of ideas thrown around about what might level the playing field, and we\'ve been throwing money at the problem for years with little or no appreciable difference. &nbsp;Could an economist have discovered the most important factor to student performance? &nbsp;What paves the way for student success? &nbsp;Read on: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2014/08/29/build-better-teachers-n1884595?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2014/08/29/build-better-teachers-n1884595</a>',2,4365,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5019,5019,'When Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in&nbsp;2007, he said the polar ice cap could be melted in as few as seven years. &nbsp;That would be now! &nbsp;Is the arctic ice cap shrinking? &nbsp;Get the facts: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2738653/Stunning-satellite-images-summer-ice-cap-thicker-covers-1-7million-square-kilometres-MORE-2-years-ago-despite-Al-Gore-s-prediction-ICE-FREE-now.html\">www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2738653/Stunning-satellite-images-summer-ice-cap-thicker-covers-1-7million-square-kilometres-MORE-2-years-ago-despite-Al-Gore-s-prediction-ICE-FREE-now.html</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5021,5021,'Bidders for federal contracts may find that there are more rules to follow to qualify for the work. &nbsp;How will these changes affect the bidding process? &nbsp;Why is the federal government doing this? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/1/federal-contractors-used-as-testing-ground-for-oba/\">www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/1/federal-contractors-used-as-testing-ground-for-oba/</a>',2,4367,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5024,5024,'Detroit\'s bankruptcy plan goes to court today. &nbsp;Will the grand bargain hold up? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/31/detroit-bankruptcy-trial-begins/14899547/\">www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/31/detroit-bankruptcy-trial-begins/14899547/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5026,5026,'Especially in the mid-term elections, voter turnout is critical to success. &nbsp;So how do you get people to the polls? &nbsp;Some of the techniques tested in the past might surprise you. &nbsp;And what\'s going to work this year? &nbsp;Learn more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20450\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20450</a>',2,4369,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5027,5027,'For the first time this year, a federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana constitutional amendment that defined &quot;marriage as between one man and one woman&quot; does not go against the Equal Protection or Due Processes clauses of the U.S. Constitution. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/216545-louisiana-judge-upholds-gay-marriage-ban\">thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/216545-louisiana-judge-upholds-gay-marriage-ban</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5031,5031,'It\'s the gift that keeps on giving! &nbsp;Obamacare continues to reveal itself in unexpected and undesirable ways. &nbsp;For a discussion on some of the latest things we\'re learning about the law, don\'t miss: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/09/04/obamacare-consumers-bracing-for-year-two-tax-season-headaches-predicted-n1887029?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/09/04/obamacare-consumers-bracing-for-year-two-tax-season-headaches-predicted-n1887029</a>',2,4371,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5032,5032,'What a surprise! &nbsp;Big Labor sees an opportunity to insinutate itself into the world of fast food workers, hoping they can unionize them and increase their numbers. &nbsp;Somebody has to make up the shortfall in their pension fund. &nbsp;Can minimum wage workers close the gap? &nbsp;See how much they\'ve already spent: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/09/05/big-labor-spending-big-bucks-on-co-ordinated-fast-food-protests/\">humanevents.com/2014/09/05/big-labor-spending-big-bucks-on-co-ordinated-fast-food-protests/</a>',2,4372,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5033,5033,'During a statewide, public radio, &nbsp;call-in show in Friday, Gov. Rick Snyder discussed the changes his administration made to Michigan business taxes. &nbsp;What impact did these changes have on the state\'s business environment? &nbsp; What about the decision to tax some public-employee pensions? &nbsp;How did this impact seniors in the state? &nbsp;What does his Democrat opponent have to say about it? &nbsp;Get the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140905/POLITICS02/309050088/0/politics/Snyder-defends-tax-pensions-downplays-1-8B-tax-cut-businesses\">www.detroitnews.com/article/20140905/POLITICS02/309050088/0/politics/Snyder-defends-tax-pensions-downplays-1-8B-tax-cut-businesses</a>',2,4373,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5034,5034,'Earlier this year, President Obama vowed to address the immigration issue on his own, due to the inability of Congress to act. &nbsp;But now he\'s decided to put off any action until after the mid-term elections. &nbsp;Obama claims it\'s because the politics shifted during the summer. &nbsp;Others say it\'s because any unilateral, constitutionally-questionable action by the president will hurt the Democrats in the mid-tersm. &nbsp;What do you think? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/07/obama-blames-children-for-hostility-to-his-amnesty-plans/?advD=1248,146049\">dailycaller.com/2014/09/07/obama-blames-children-for-hostility-to-his-amnesty-plans/</a><br type=\"_moz\" />',2,4376,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5037,5037,'The Michigan Legislature is back in session... at least for a little while. &nbsp;They\'ll be heading out of town again soon to campaign for the fall elections. &nbsp;But what\'re going to be the hot topics while they\'re here? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/marijuana_lgbt_road_funding_mi.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/marijuana_lgbt_road_funding_mi.html</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5039,5039,'Since 1992, Michigan legislators have been limited to a maximum of three terms in the House and two terms in the Senate, giving any one legislator a maximum of 14 years in office. &nbsp;Has this idea served Michigan well? &nbsp;Some don\'t think so. &nbsp;After serving his 14 years in the Michigan Legislature, Sen. Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) is working on a proposal that would allow more flexibility in the process. &nbsp;How would that work? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/should_michigan_re-think_term.html#incart_river\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/should_michigan_re-think_term.html#incart_river</a>',2,4381,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5040,5040,'American is on track to deport the fewest number of people since 2007. &nbsp;Given the President\'s promise to act unilaterally to allow millions to stay, this shouldn\'t be a surprise. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-us-sharply-cutting-deportations-175849467.html\">news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-us-sharply-cutting-deportations-175849467.html</a>',2,4382,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5042,5042,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This is a perfect example of the demise of the GOP as it has slowly been infiltrated by &ldquo;democrat lights&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Milliken has shown his true &ldquo;political credentials&rdquo; in some of his previous endorsements, namely the endorsement of John Kerry for President in 2004.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In&nbsp; his endorsement of Peters he states, &ldquo;he has proven to be an independent voice for Michigan who puts good public policy ahead of partisan gain,&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Our former Governor fails to acknowledge that, as any moderate would, that it isn&rsquo;t about partisanship -- it&rsquo;s about upholding our constitutional rights and defending the principles our country was founded upon.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on former Governor Milliken&rsquo;s decision to endorse Gary Peters go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/former_michigan_gov_bill_milli.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/former_michigan_gov_bill_milli.html</span></a><br />',2,4383,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5043,5043,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Dansville Schools has saved $736,873.87 and its employees haven\'t had to pay for any health insurance premiums during that time sinply by changing their insurance provider.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">By dropping MESSA as their third-party administrator affiliated with the Michigan Education Association Dansville Superintendent Amy Hodgson said they have saved $736,873. She said the employees do have to make co-pays for things such as office visits. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the savings Dansville Schools have seen go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20500\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20500</span></a><br />',2,4384,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5046,5046,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">According to an article at &ldquo;FRONTPAGEMAG.com&rdquo; the republican party could well be impacted by decisions related to marriage by single adults.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<em><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;For the first time in American statistical history, the majority of American adults are single. 124 million or 50.2% of Americans are single. Some will get married, but increasing numbers never will.&rdquo;</span></span></strong></em><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Demographically a population of single adults means the death of the Republican Party. It eliminates the possibility of libertarian and fiscally conservative policies. It leads inevitably to the welfare state.&rdquo;</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the trend of single adults to not marry and how it may impact the republican party go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/can-republicans-win-in-a-post-family-america/#.VBLw6TQ8AVI.facebook\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/can-republicans-win-in-a-post-family-america/#.VBLw6TQ8AVI.facebook</span></a><br />',2,4385,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5047,5047,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In politics it&rsquo;s all about the money and where it comes from. These contributions are a good indicator of what the various interests who contribute to their campaign might expect in return from &ldquo;their candidate&rdquo; if they get elected.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on where campaign contributions come from go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20489\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20489</span></a><br />',2,4386,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5049,5049,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">According to &ldquo;TheHill.com&rdquo; House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp&rsquo;s tax reform plan would slash charitable giving by as much as $34 billion a year, according to a new study.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on how the proposed tax plan would impact our taxes go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/finance/domestic-taxes/217617-study-camps-tax-reform-would-reduce-charitable-giving\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://thehill.com/policy/finance/domestic-taxes/217617-study-camps-tax-reform-would-reduce-charitable-giving</span></a><br />',2,4388,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5053,5053,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Federal regulations are costing the U.S. economy more than $2 trillion every year according to a new study that sought to quantify the economic damage inflicted by Washington, D.C., politicians and bureaucrats. The regulations represent well over 10 percent of GDP. Especially burdened under the perpetually expanding regulatory regime are manufacturers and small businesses.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the impact the draconian federal regulations are costing our businesses go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/19116-federal-regulations-cost-u-s-2-trillion-per-year-study-shows\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/19116-federal-regulations-cost-u-s-2-trillion-per-year-study-shows</span></a><br />',2,4390,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5055,5055,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As a congressional panel grills our military leaders and Obama&rsquo;s appointed cabinet defense and security &ldquo;experts&rdquo; congressional members are having serious doubts about the cost and possible outcome of the president\'s dithering and absence of a coherent strategy in Syria.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the reluctance of some congressional members to approve the president&rsquo;s request for funding for Syria go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/sen-fischer-we-are-not-being-honest-american-people\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/sen-fischer-we-are-not-being-honest-american-people</span></a><br />',2,4392,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5057,5057,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This is what&rsquo;s wrong with the republican party! </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">We have&nbsp; former Michigan Governor Milliken who has endorsed John Kerry and Barack Obama for president, and former governor Jennifer Granhom, and now endorses Liberal Democrat Gary Peters for the U.S. Senate and Democtart Mark Toten for Michigan Attorney General.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">When will we ever learn that we need a truly &ldquo;closed primary&rdquo; to weed out the liberal interlopers who have infiltrated our party and continue to cause havoc.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This is the same guy that also has endorsed Governor Snyder for a second term - what does that tell you?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on former Governor Milliken&rsquo;s endorsement of Democrat Mark Toten for Michigan Attorney General go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/former_republican_gov_bill_mil.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/former_republican_gov_bill_mil.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4394,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5059,5059,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The debate continues in Lansing on how to equally address the &ldquo;Rights&rdquo; of the LGBT community and the religious community to make sure the constitutional rights of both groups are protected.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the steps that are being taken to assure these groups the rights they are entitled to go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/michigan_may_pair_gay_rights_a.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/michigan_may_pair_gay_rights_a.html</span></a><br />',2,4396,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5062,5062,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The continued travesty of the testimony of Mr. Koskinen, from the IRS, before congress just shows the corruption that exists within our government and the need for accountability.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the continued deception being shown by the head of the IRS before congress go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/kim-strassel-stonewall-koskinen-1411081532-lMyQjAxMTE0ODEyOTgxMzk4Wj?tesla=y\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/kim-strassel-stonewall-koskinen-1411081532-lMyQjAxMTE0ODEyOTgxMzk4Wj?tesla=y</span></a><br />',2,4397,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5063,5063,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">SSG Tactical, is one of the largest gun dealers in Virginia, with 10 employees, offering training classes and concealed-carry fashion bags.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The business owners are part of an industry that adds $31.8 billion to the U.S. economy.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Many in the gun industry worry that heightened federal scrutiny and government regulations will put them out of business.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on bureaucratic red tape that many run gun dealers out of business go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/18/onerous-atf-rules-threaten-to-put-gun-dealers-out-/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/18/onerous-atf-rules-threaten-to-put-gun-dealers-out-/</span></a><br />',2,4398,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5065,5065,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As the republican candidates jockey for position in the upcoming presidential&nbsp; in 2016 is it time take a new path and actually pick a conservative instead of the traditional moderates we have had in the last two elections?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the outlook of winning the U.S. Senate in November and the Presidency in 2016 go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/09/bad_news_for_gop_2016_presidential_run.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/09/bad_news_for_gop_2016_presidential_run.html</span></a><br />',2,4399,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5069,5069,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The founders fears of an elected class of elite bureaucrats has truly come to fruition.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With frequent vacations, high wages, and exorbitant benefits it&rsquo;s time to hold our elected leaders in Washington accountable. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an enlightening article that equates the wages of those who we send to Washington as an hourly rate of pay go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://thehill.com/homenews/news/218579-time-in-dc-for-lawmakers-works-out-to-608-per-hour\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://thehill.com/homenews/news/218579-time-in-dc-for-lawmakers-works-out-to-608-per-hour</span></a><br />',2,4402,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5071,5071,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The war between Islam and Christianity has been going on for centuries.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an historic view of the past, the present, and the future of this ongoing battle go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/21/The-Ancient-War-Between-the-Judeo-Christian-West-and-Islam?utm_source=e_breitbart_com&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+September+22%2C+2014&amp;utm_campaign=20140922_m122259703_Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+September+22%2C+2014&amp;utm_term=More\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/21/The-Ancient-War-Between-the-Judeo-Christian-West-and-Islam?utm_source=e_breitbart_com&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+September+22%2C+2014&amp;utm_campaign=20140922_m122259703_Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+September+22%2C+2014&amp;utm_term=More</span></a><br />',2,4404,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5073,5073,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\"><strong>The Michigan Legislature is having ongoing discussions regarding what &ldquo;rights&rdquo; various groups have, or should have based on their sexual identity and religious beliefs.</strong></span><strong><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Regardless of the outcome neither side will probably be satisfied with the final version of the legislation.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the debate currently going on about what the legislation should include or nor include go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/lgb_not_t_bolger_questions_nee.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/09/lgb_not_t_bolger_questions_nee.html#incart_river</span></a><br />\r\n</strong><br />',2,4406,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5074,5074,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A new Pew poll asked voters which ideological category they fit into. </span><br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 39% said moderate</span></strong></span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 34%&nbsp; said conservative </span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21%&nbsp; said liberal</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With both mainstream political parties leaning to far to the left or right people have become disenchanted with the candidates that each party puts forth.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the viability of a thirds political party that will appeal to middle americans go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2014/09/20/finley-party-rest-us/15908767/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2014/09/20/finley-party-rest-us/15908767/</span></a><br />',2,4407,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5075,5075,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Rumor has it that Dr. Ben Carson may be seriously considering running for president in 2016.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As devout Christian and a conservative the question is whether the Black voters will vote for him because of his stands on conservative issues?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Dr. Carsons possible run for president go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_native_dr_ben_carson_o.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_native_dr_ben_carson_o.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4408,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5076,5076,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Our fearless leader has issued another executive order to create a 30-day alter system to warn us of the imminent danger that will be caused by &ldquo;Climate change&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For read more on the President&rsquo;s latest action to keep us safe from climate change disasters go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/09/23/Obama-Announces-New-Executive-Actions-To-Fight-Climate-Change\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/09/23/Obama-Announces-New-Executive-Actions-To-Fight-Climate-Change</span></a><br />',2,4409,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5080,5080,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The man who said he would bring peace to the world and won the Nobel peace prize continues to see the world become a more dangerous place day by day.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In a time when we need a stronger military, we have more military cuts and less capabilities to address critical issues that face us daily.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For more on the President&rsquo;s military cuts that could effect our ability to combat terrorists around the world go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/25/Top-Two-Weapons-In-US-Campaign-Against-ISIS-Both-Cancelled-By-Obama\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/25/Top-Two-Weapons-In-US-Campaign-Against-ISIS-Both-Cancelled-By-Obama</span></a><br />',2,4410,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5082,5082,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The jockeying for the nomination by the GOP as their &ldquo;Chosen&rdquo; candidate for president in 2016 is just beginning.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">At the Annual Voter Values Summit many of the candidates were there to stake their ground with the Religious Liberty conservative base hoping to garner their support.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on who was and wasn&rsquo;t there go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/26/republicans-rallying-behind-religious-liberty/16253191/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/26/republicans-rallying-behind-religious-liberty/16253191/</span></a><br />',2,4412,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5084,5084,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">We continue down a path that will continue to see our rights infringed if we contunue to liberal judges rule against the rights of those who hold strong religious beliefs. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on family a run business by a Christian couple that has experienced first hand the effects of the LGBT agenda and what they have done to comply with the courts go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/26/farmers-lesbian-couple-hateful-people/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=saturday&amp;mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqjLZKXonjHpfsX57e8vWKW3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DS8ZhI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D\">http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/26/farmers-lesbian-couple-hateful-people/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=saturday&amp;mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqjLZKXonjHpfsX57e8vWKW3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DS8ZhI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D</a><br />',2,4414,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5086,5086,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to <em><strong>The New Republic</strong></em> former Governor Granholm is one if four people left that is under consideration for U.S. Attorney General to replace outgoing Eric Holder.</span><br />\r\n&nbsp;<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Even though I think she would be a horrible choice, she would be a step up from Mr. Holder and his openly racial animus.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the four people who are being mentioned to be in the running for U.S. Attorney General go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119594/one-these-four-people-will-replace-eric-holder-attorney-general\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119594/one-these-four-people-will-replace-eric-holder-attorney-general</span></a><br />',2,4416,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5087,5087,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer, at a conference of business leaders in Grand Rapids, the republicans have a 70 to 80 percent chance of taking the Senate back in November.</span><br />\r\n&nbsp;<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Krauthammer&rsquo;s comments for the 2014 midterms and the 2016 presidential election go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/09/krauthammer_grand_rapids.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/09/krauthammer_grand_rapids.html</span></a><br />',2,4417,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5089,5089,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to BRIEBART.COM, &ldquo;A new Government Accountability Institute (GAI) report reveals that President Barack Obama has attended only 42.1% of his daily intelligence briefings (known officially as the Presidential Daily Brief, or PDB) in the 2,079 days of his presidency through September 29, 2014.&rdquo;</span><br />\r\n&nbsp;<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what President Obama&rsquo;s lack of interest in national Security concerns go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/29/Report-Obama-Has-Missed-Over-Half-His-Second-Term-Daily-Intel-Briefings\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/29/Report-Obama-Has-Missed-Over-Half-His-Second-Term-Daily-Intel-Briefings</span></a><br />',2,4419,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5091,5091,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Political ads are never truly accurate in that there may be half truths and make inmplications about candidates that may not be totally accurate.</span><br />\r\n&nbsp;<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on campaign ads in the Governor&rsquo;s race regarding education funding&nbsp; go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/09/29/snyder-tv-ad-touts-education-spending/16425359/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/09/29/snyder-tv-ad-touts-education-spending/16425359/</span></a><br />',2,4421,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5092,5092,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As a country we are falling far behind other countries in the world in math and science and have to hire people from other countries to fill skilled job vacancies.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; However, we will have the most educated kids in the world regarding varied sex practices.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In a world turned upside down we have lost focus on what our priorities should be as a country.</span><br />\r\n&nbsp;<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what is happening around the country in our schools regarding sex education of our children, beginning as early as the age of 5, go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/19181-sex-education-for-five-year-olds-pushed-by-pedophiles\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/19181-sex-education-for-five-year-olds-pushed-by-pedophiles</span></a><br />',2,4422,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5094,5094,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As a major proponent and financial supporter if Common Core Bill Gates, feels standardization is critical to the success of our educational system. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; However, Common Core critics feel that national education standards will erode local decision-making. </span><br />\r\n&nbsp;<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the part Bill Gates has played in the Common Core agenda go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/30/watch-bill-gates-confirm-everybodys-wor\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/30/watch-bill-gates-confirm-everybodys-wor</span></a><br />',2,4424,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5095,5095,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Members of the Michigan political class&nbsp; are first and foremost known for always taking care of themselves. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These &ldquo;Public Servants&rdquo; always maximize their own self interest. Many as part of their legislative education quickly learn that by pandering to special interests during their tenure&nbsp; they end up working in the private sector as a lobbyist.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the perks of being a legislator go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20559\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20559</span></a><br />',2,4425,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5098,5098,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Governor Snyder accused the Obama administration of potentially alienating Canada over the federal government&rsquo;s refusal to pony up&nbsp; $250,000,000 for a customs plaza for the new Detroit River bridge.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Governor has gone after federal funding for the plaza after the Michigan legislature failed to allow state funds to be used for that purpose earlier.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the Governor&rsquo;s frustration in acquiring federal funding for the plaza go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/10/02/snyder-feds-foot-bill-plaza-alienate-canada/16624255/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/10/02/snyder-feds-foot-bill-plaza-alienate-canada/16624255/</span></a><br />',2,4426,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5100,5100,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, one of the architects for the Affordable Care Act, is arguing that living to be 75 years old should be long enough for anyone. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now we understand where the cost savings will be because Obamacare just wants older people to go away. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As we get closer to its full implementation we will see if &ldquo;Death Panels&rdquo;, to deny care will become a reality to expedite the demise of the elderly.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Ezekiel Emanuel&rsquo;s comments about packing it in at 75 go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/388787/should-we-hope-die-75-victor-davis-hanson\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.nationalreview.com/article/388787/should-we-hope-die-75-victor-davis-hanson</span></a><br />',2,4428,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5101,5101,'Although potholes were grabbing more attention in the spring, Michigan residents still rate it right up there with problems the state needs to solve. &nbsp;How do Michiganders rate the condition of the roads? &nbsp;And how should we pay for their repair? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/05/sales-tax-hike-preferred-michigan-road-fix/16726831/\">www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/05/sales-tax-hike-preferred-michigan-road-fix/16726831/</a>',2,4429,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5102,5102,'Have you seen Harry Reid standing at the podium in the Senate denouncing the Koch brothers for trying to &quot;buy&quot; elections? &nbsp;He\'s done it several times. &nbsp;Some even believe it\'s an obsession with him! &nbsp;But, when you start looking at the facts, it looks like the Democrats are some of the biggest spenders around. &nbsp;And guess whose PAC is spending the most? &nbsp;No shortage of hypocrisy in the Dems\' camp! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp; <a href=\"http://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-blasts-sen-reid-as-hypocritical-sad-and-pathetic-to-call-koch-bros-un-american/\">online.wsj.com/articles/the-big-money-democrats-1411599398<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;\">And in case you\'ve missed some of Harry\'s &quot;greatest hits&quot; on the Senate floor, check this out: &nbsp;</span><a href=\"http://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-blasts-sen-reid-as-hypocritical-sad-and-pathetic-to-call-koch-bros-un-american/\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-family: georgia, serif;\">freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-blasts-sen-reid-as-hypocritical-sad-and-pathetic-to-call-koch-bros-un-american/</a><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;\"><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n<br />\r\n</span><br style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\" />\r\n</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5105,5105,'By refusing to take up any of the cases before them relating to same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court allowed the lower-court decisions against bans on gay marriage to remain in effect. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/219845-court-paves-way-for-gay-marriage\">thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/219845-court-paves-way-for-gay-marriage</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5107,5107,'Independence USA, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg\'s PAC, is supporting Gov. Snyder\'s re-election bid with an ad buy. The ads highlight some of the same positive themes as Snyder\'s campaign. &nbsp;What else has Bloomberg done to support the Governor? &nbsp;Get more information: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/michael_bloomberg_pac_backing.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/michael_bloomberg_pac_backing.html</a>',2,4433,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5108,5108,'The Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor recently suggested that the Granholm years weren\'t really so bad. &nbsp;What do you think? &nbsp;Let\'s take a look at a some facts. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20563\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20563</a>',2,4434,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5109,5109,'The administration has been telling us that the unemployment numbers are really good and the economy is getting a lot better. &nbsp;But are people buying it? &nbsp;Maybe not! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102063107\">www.cnbc.com/id/102063107</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5112,5112,'Rumor has it that the Healthcare.gov website is in much better shape for the upcoming open enrollment period than it was when first implemented. &nbsp;It\'ll be opening soon, but premium rates won\'t be released until after the November midterms. &nbsp;If the rates have already been determined, what\'s the holdup? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/09/admin-wont-release-final-healthcare-gov-premiums-until-after-elections/?advD=1248,146049\">dailycaller.com/2014/10/09/admin-wont-release-final-healthcare-gov-premiums-until-after-elections/</a>&nbsp;',2,4436,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5113,5113,'Would you be surprised to learn that half of Michigan college student don\'t know who is governor of Michigan? &nbsp;Me, neither! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/tim_skubick_can_you_name_all_t.html#incart_river\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/tim_skubick_can_you_name_all_t.html#incart_river</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5115,5115,'On Wednesday evening at 7:15 p.m., Gov. Rick Snyder will hold a one-hour town hall at Haslett High School. &nbsp;For details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/10/13/snyder-hold-town-hall-haslett-wednesday/17210109/\">www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/10/13/snyder-hold-town-hall-haslett-wednesday/17210109/</a>',2,4440,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5116,5116,'Let\'s not confuse the issue with facts! &nbsp;A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) entitled, &quot;Explaining Extremes of 20q13 from a Climate Perspective&quot; didn\'t find any connection between extreme weather and an increase in greenhouse gases. &nbsp;Get the facts: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/10/13/noaa-says-global-warming-not-linked-to-extreme-weather/\">humanevents.com/2014/10/13/noaa-says-global-warming-not-linked-to-extreme-weather/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5119,5119,'Nothing would make the liberals happier than to see the demise of conservative talk-radio. &nbsp;Some believe it is struggling because conservatism has become so unpopular that conservatives have given up. &nbsp;Could that explain what\'s going on? &nbsp;Read on: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/10/14/the-collective-suicide-of-conservative-talk-radio/\">humanevents.com/2014/10/14/the-collective-suicide-of-conservative-talk-radio/</a>',2,4442,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5120,5120,'No shortage of hypocrisy here. &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20588\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20588</a>',2,4443,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5121,5121,'Still above the national average, but heading in the right direction. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/michigan_records_best_unemploy.html#incart_m-rpt-2\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/michigan_records_best_unemploy.html#incart_m-rpt-2</a>',2,4444,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5122,5122,'Do you wonder why people don\'t trust the government? &nbsp;Just take a look at this situation in Houston, TX, where the city government invalidated a citizens\' petition drive and then went after the organizers of the petition. &nbsp;Talk about vindictiveness and overreach! &nbsp;Too many politicians today believe they have the right to advance their agenda no matter what! &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nationalreview.com/article/390408/houstons-mayor-throws-out-citizens-petition-goes-after-local-pastors-ian-tuttle\">www.nationalreview.com/article/390408/houstons-mayor-throws-out-citizens-petition-goes-after-local-pastors-ian-tuttle</a>',2,4445,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5123,5123,'After an epic failure of the Obamacare rollout last year, Democrats are trying a new strategy this time: &nbsp;lower expectations. &nbsp;After last year\'s debacle with people losing their plans, their hospitals and their doctors, the public isn\'t so willing to believe the rhetoric they were fed before. &nbsp;What surprises will the enrollment process bring this time? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/10/14/democrats-new-obamacare-strategy-lowering-expectations-n1904607\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/10/14/democrats-new-obamacare-strategy-lowering-expectations-n1904607</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5126,5126,'In a rare Saturday morning order, the Supreme Court ruled against the Obama administration and civil right groups, refusing to uphold an injunction against the Texas voter ID law. &nbsp; For more, read: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/supreme-court-scotus-voter-id-laws-texas-112007.html?hp=f1\">www.politico.com/story/2014/10/supreme-court-scotus-voter-id-laws-texas-112007.html</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5130,5130,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The promulgation of new regulations by the EPA is intended to be driven by all all of the &ldquo;stakeholders&rdquo; that will be impacted by the new regulations. Their opinions must be considered in a serious and unbiased manner. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Any process and any final decisions should not be unduly influenced by any outside organization. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the collusion between the EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council in the development of the proposed &ldquo;carbon plan&rdquo; go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/17/romance-in-obamaland-the-epa-and-the-nrdcs-beyond-cozy-conspiracy/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/17/romance-in-obamaland-the-epa-and-the-nrdcs-beyond-cozy-conspiracy/</span></a><br />',2,4451,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5132,5132,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Every year all of the federal departments experience Christmas early when they determine how frugal they have been over the last fiscal year.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">That&rsquo;s &ldquo;Great News&rdquo; right? Well, not really! What it means is that they need to spend it before the end of September or they will lose it.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on our federal government&rsquo;s annual September spending spree go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/19/editorial-blowing-billions/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/19/editorial-blowing-billions/</span></a><br />',2,4453,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5136,5136,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The outcome of the State Board of Education race on the Nov. 4 will profoundly impact Michigan&rsquo;s education policies on issues ranging from charter public schools to teacher and school district performance evaluations.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Democrats currently control the board with a 6-2 majority. If both Carl and Williams were to be elected it would change that to a 4-4 balance; any other result will leave the Democrats in charge.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on why this race is so important go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20618\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20618</span></a><br />',2,4455,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5137,5137,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Based on a new law the Michigan Department of Human Services was able&nbsp; to cross-check lottery winnings with public assistance programs and, in some cases, end benefits.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on how much the new law has saved Michigan Taxpayers by removing assistance from some lottery winners go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/more_than_800_michigan_lottery.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/10/more_than_800_michigan_lottery.html</span></a><br />',2,4456,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5138,5138,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman recently stated: &ldquo;There is no significant man-made global warming at this time, there has been none in the past and there is no reason to fear any in the future.&rdquo;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the credentials of the &ldquo;global warming&rdquo; alarmists and what Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman had to say go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/19378-weather-channel-co-founder-tells-ucla-forum-there-is-no-climate-crisis\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/19378-weather-channel-co-founder-tells-ucla-forum-there-is-no-climate-crisis</span></a><br />',2,4457,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5140,5140,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It&rsquo;s the same old game with the progressives when it comes to freedom of speech.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Their latest move is to stifle any political content on the internet that might reflect badly on them or their candidates.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what the Federal Communications Commission may be recommending to limit political free speech on the internet go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/25/Democrats-Push-for-New-Heavy-Regulations-on-Internet-Postings-Drudge-and-Blogs\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/25/Democrats-Push-for-New-Heavy-Regulations-on-Internet-Postings-Drudge-and-Blogs</span></a><br />',2,4459,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5143,5143,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Michigan Senate just passed Senate Bill 1103 that will eliminate the sunset provision of the original bill. The removal of the sunset provision means that film subsidies will continue beyond 2017. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The bill would also remove language that capped the amount taxpayers would spend on highly paid out-of-state workers which is currently set at $540,000.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The bill now moves on to the house for consideration.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on film subsidies and what their benefits or detriments to the state&nbsp; are go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20633\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20633</span></a><br />',2,4462,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5147,5147,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The democrats say the good news is that the federal government will only be$506,000,000,000 in the RED for 2014. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on our government&rsquo;s unbridled spending and what the future holds go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary/item/19319-national-debt-to-be-27-trillion-in-ten-years-says-the-cbo\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary/item/19319-national-debt-to-be-27-trillion-in-ten-years-says-the-cbo</span></a><br />',2,4464,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5149,5149,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Obama administration continues to show their disdain for Israel. With U.S. Israel relations an all time low we continue to vilify our only real ally in the middle east while cozying up with Iran and the Palestinians.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the Obama administration&rsquo;s latest actions toward Israel go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://thehill.com/policy/international/222284-us-israel-relations-hit-new-low\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://thehill.com/policy/international/222284-us-israel-relations-hit-new-low</span></a><br />',2,4466,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5150,5150,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The outcome of the November 4 election could turn out with many different results.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With the races so close in so many districts and with the voters being so disenchanted with politicians any number of potential outcomes are possible.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Michigan Senate appears to be solidly Republican but both the House and the Governors race could be close.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the possible outcomes from the election go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/election_preview_how_a_handful.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/election_preview_how_a_handful.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4467,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5151,5151,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;Obamacare also known as &ldquo;The Affordable Care Act&rdquo; was supposed to make health care more affordable, but a study of insurance policies before and after Obamacare shows that average premiums have skyrocketed, for some groups by as much as 78 percent.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what the actual costs for insurance for medical care have turned out to be go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/28/obamacare-sends-health-premiums-skyrocketing-by-as/?page=1\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/28/obamacare-sends-health-premiums-skyrocketing-by-as/?page=1</span></a><br />',2,4469,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5153,5153,'<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Churches in California are exempt from a contraceptive mandate, but what about abortions? &nbsp;California\'s Department of Managed Health Care has interpreted the state\'s law that requires health plans to provide &quot;basic health services&quot; to include elective abortion. &nbsp;Will California be successful in finally stomping out the constitutional protection of religious freedom? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thefederalist.com/2014/10/22/california-orders-churches-to-fund-abortions-or-else/\">thefederalist.com/2014/10/22/california-orders-churches-to-fund-abortions-or-else/</a><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span>',2,4471,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5154,5154,'Getting a new TV might get you more than you expected! &nbsp;Interesting what\'s considered &quot;smart&quot;. &nbsp;Read on: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.salon.com/2014/10/30/im_terrified_of_my_new_tv_why_im_scared_to_turn_this_thing_on_and_youd_be_too/\">www.salon.com/2014/10/30/im_terrified_of_my_new_tv_why_im_scared_to_turn_this_thing_on_and_youd_be_too/</a>',2,4472,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5155,5155,'Citizens across Michigan will be going to the polls on Tuesday to fill several seats in the state legislature, with polling showing the govenror\'s race is a statistical dead heat. &nbsp;The turnout will be <strong>key</strong> in who wins the seat. &nbsp;BE SURE TO GET OUT AND VOTE!! &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/new_poll_shows_snyder_schauer.html#incart_river\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/new_poll_shows_snyder_schauer.html#incart_river</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5157,5157,'The polling seesawed back and forth during the weeks running up to Tuesday, with late polls on Monday showing a tight race. &nbsp;But Michigan Governor Rick Snyder pulled in out on Tuesday for another 4-year term. &nbsp;He gave an uplifting and positive acceptance speech, noting that it\'s possible to run a positive campaign and win. &nbsp;For more, see: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/11/04/michigan-election-governor-results/18490355/\">www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/11/04/michigan-election-governor-results/18490355/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5159,5159,'in 2006, then President George Bush took &quot;a thumpin\' &quot; and in 2010 President Obama took &quot;a shellacking&quot;. &nbsp;But what happened in Tuesday\'s election? &nbsp;Not only did the republicans take control of the Senate, they also gained seats in the House and won or retained many governor\'s seats. &nbsp;What does it all mean? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/11/05/361689748/we-need-a-new-word-for-the-latest-republican-wave\">www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/11/05/361689748/we-need-a-new-word-for-the-latest-republican-wave</a><br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />',2,4475,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5160,5160,'Republican gains in the US House, Senate and governor\'s races have brought some new blood to the Republican party, proving that the conservative message appeals to people across the spectrum. &nbsp;Who are some of the new rising stars? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/5/gops-new-stars-break-mold-refresh-republican-brand/\">www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/5/gops-new-stars-break-mold-refresh-republican-brand/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5162,5162,'Tuesday was a good day for Republican. &nbsp;In Michigan\'s legislature, Democrats thought they could make some gains, but ended up losing seats in both chambers. &nbsp;Get the results: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_republicans_grow_majorities_in_state_house_senate.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_republicans_grow_majorities_in_state_house_senate.html</a>',2,4478,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5163,5163,'<font color=\"#363636\" face=\"Georgia, serif\" size=\"2\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">On Thursday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Michigan\'s ban on gay marriage, overturned earlier this year by a federal judge. &nbsp;Many believe the nation has moved toward acceptance of gay couples since the ban was imposed, so why not put the measure on the ballot and allow the people to speak rather than look for activist judges to overturn a law? &nbsp;The measure will eventually end up in the Supreme Court. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_gay_marriage_ban_uphe.html\">www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_gay_marriage_ban_uphe.html</a></span></font>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5165,5165,'The law states the subsidies are paid to people who enroll for health care through an exchange &quot;established by the state&quot;. &nbsp;But what if they enrolled through the federal exchange? &nbsp;The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case. &nbsp;Where will Obamacare go from here? &nbsp;Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2014/11/07/draft-n1915745?utm_source=thdailypm&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_pm\">townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2014/11/07/draft-n1915745<br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />\r\n</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5167,5167,'What kind of a health hazard could a wind turbine possibly pose? &nbsp;You might be surprised! &nbsp;Read on:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20690\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20690</a><br />\r\n<br type=\"_moz\" />',2,4481,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5168,5168,'Health and Human Services is reporting that enrollment in Obamacare will not meet the original estimate of 13 million enrollees by the end of 2015. &nbsp;In fact, they don\'t expect to see enrollment hit the 25-million &quot;steady state&quot; the CBO projected by 2017. &nbsp;What\'s the hold up? &nbsp;How might this change affect premiums? &nbsp;Learn more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102169534?trknav=homestack:topnews:14\">www.cnbc.com/id/102169534</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5170,5170,'A video by President Obama, posted today on the White House website, urges the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a &quot;telecommunications service&quot; and regulate it like a public utility. &nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;\">&nbsp;Is this a good idea? &nbsp;</span>What potential impact would it have on the future of the Internet? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/obama-urges-fcc-to-seize-sweeping-new-internet-powers-to-enact-net-neutrality-20141110\">www.nationaljournal.com/tech/obama-urges-fcc-to-seize-sweeping-new-internet-powers-to-enact-net-neutrality-20141110</a>',2,4483,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5171,5171,'The U.S. agrees to cut emissions by 26-28% in 10 years and the Chinese say they\'ll reach the peak of their emissions in 15 years. &nbsp;This is progress? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/11/12/obama-makes-a-deal-with-china-on-climate-change-n1917567\">townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/11/12/obama-makes-a-deal-with-china-on-climate-change-n1917567</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5173,5173,'Seems that there was a lot of deception going on while Obamacare was being sold to the American public as the best thing since sliced bread! &nbsp;But we should have known something was fishy if we had to pass the bill to find out what was in it. &nbsp;Now another Obamacare adviser spills the bean on video about lying to us to get the bill passed. &nbsp;What possible benefit did anyone think would come from this? &nbsp;Is it any wonder that nobody trusts the government? &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nationaljournal.com/white-house/obamacare-s-foundation-of-lies-20141112\">www.nationaljournal.com/white-house/obamacare-s-foundation-of-lies-20141112</a>',2,4485,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5174,5174,'The economy in Michigan is getting better, and some believe now is the time to roll back the tax increases imposed in 2007. &nbsp;What do you think? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20724\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20724</a>',2,4486,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5175,5175,'Despite Republican warnings that moving forward unilaterally with immigration will &quot;poison the well&quot;, President Obama plans to overhaul the country\'s immigration enforcement system, protecting up to 5 million illegals from deportation. &nbsp;Can we draw any broad conclusions from this about how the president intends to deal with the Republican-controlled Congress? &nbsp;Will the Republicans be able to come up with a strategy to move the nation forward anyway? &nbsp;Time will tell. &nbsp;For the immigration story, see: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102132231?trknav=homestack:topnews:10\">www.cnbc.com/id/102132231</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5177,5177,'<span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;\">Maintaining our infrastructure is a crucial element of a good business climate. &nbsp;And Michigan\'s c</span>itizens &nbsp;have been complaining for years about the poor condition of our roads. &nbsp;It was estimated that the cost would be about $1 billion. &nbsp;But the Legislature was reluctant to consider a tax increase before the November election. &nbsp;Now, in the lame duck, the Senate has passed a bill that will change to Michigan\'s fuel tax that will most likely result in an increase at the pump. &nbsp;What\'s the new plan? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2014/11/13/senate-road-tax-changes-fail/18986819/\">www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2014/11/13/senate-road-tax-changes-fail/18986819/</a>',2,4488,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5178,5178,'Earlier this week the president urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent entity, to redefine the Internet so it can be regulated like a public utility. &nbsp;Would you be surprised to learn this idea comes with a proposed tax on your Internet bill? Has there ever been more regulation that didn\'t result in more expense? &nbsp;Learn more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/phil-kerpen/obama-s-taxing-plan-regulate-internet\">www.cnsnews.com/commentary/phil-kerpen/obama-s-taxing-plan-regulate-internet</a>',2,4489,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5179,5179,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senator Stabenow is still behind our disgraced president and his policies. She has stated that she plans to vote against a House approved bill that would move the bill on to the president for his signature and that he has vowed to veto.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on her comments about bnot voting for the pipeline go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/17/michigan-senators-keystone-xl-pipeline/19175521/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/17/michigan-senators-keystone-xl-pipeline/19175521/</span></a><br />',2,4490,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5180,5180,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senator Stabenow is still behind our disgraced president and his policies. She has stated that she plans to vote against a House approved bill that would move the bill on to the president for his signature and that he has vowed to veto.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on her comments about bnot voting for the pipeline go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/17/michigan-senators-keystone-xl-pipeline/19175521/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/17/michigan-senators-keystone-xl-pipeline/19175521/</span></a><br />',2,4491,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5183,5183,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The state of Michigan spent $481,050 to help set up state health-insurance exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act,&nbsp; even though the Michigan Legislature did not authorize creating a state-level exchange. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In 2012, the Senate approved legislation authorizing one but the House declined, with the result that Michigan currently has an exchange run by the federal government.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Representative elect Gary Glenn, R-Midland, will formally request that the state House of Representatives investigate&nbsp; Michigan&rsquo;s payment for these services.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the expenditure of these funds for consulting on a state exchange that was never approved by the legislature go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20748\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20748</span></a><br />',2,4492,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5185,5185,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A number of videos have emerged in recently showing Jonathon Gruber, one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act, telling college audiences that major parts of the law were designed purposely to mask its true cost to individual Americans.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the deception and blatant lies perpetrated by Gruber go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/tevi-troy-another-obamacare-deception-1416179540-lMyQjAxMTE0MTE1ODExMTg3Wj?tesla=y\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/tevi-troy-another-obamacare-deception-1416179540-lMyQjAxMTE0MTE1ODExMTg3Wj?tesla=y</span></a><br />',2,4494,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5186,5186,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senator Jeff Sessions wrote an article speaking to his fellow Congressmen Monday about the president&rsquo;s plans for immigration post-election, and how he can be stopped.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what Senator Sessions says congress can do to stop Obama&rsquo;s unconstitutional amnesty moves go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.westernjournalism.com/senator-jeff-sessions-tells-congress-stop-obama/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.westernjournalism.com/senator-jeff-sessions-tells-congress-stop-obama/</span></a><br />',2,4495,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5187,5187,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Governor has managed to get several controversial pieces of legislation passed into law in the last four years with bipartisan support and is looking forward to continuing that trend over his second four year term.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on what lies ahead for some of those initiatives and his chances of getting them passed go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www4.toledoblade.com/JackLessenberry/2014/11/14/Snyder-s-act-two-as-Mich-governor-roads-Tea-Party-new-bridge.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www4.toledoblade.com/JackLessenberry/2014/11/14/Snyder-s-act-two-as-Mich-governor-roads-Tea-Party-new-bridge.html</span></a><br />',2,4496,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5189,5189,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The $137,000,000 3.3 mile light rail M1 Rail project&nbsp; broke ground in Detroit last summer.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Many have questioned the feasibility of the project while others say it will be a boon for the resurgence of Detroit.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the M1 light rail project and its feasibility go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/9962/reason_magazine_m1_rail_one_of_most_confounding_development_projects_of_our_time#.VGtvn4flfSy\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/9962/reason_magazine_m1_rail_one_of_most_confounding_development_projects_of_our_time#.VGtvn4flfSy</span></a><br />',2,4498,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5190,5190,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">An excerpt from an article on how we have lost our way and have allowed the growth of the federal government to intrude into every aspect of our lives,</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<em><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;The disintegration of federalism has brought us boondoggle after boondoggle by the federal government. It has foisted a slow academic progression and a teach-to-the-test mentality on America&rsquo;s schools. It dictates to the states how to evaluate children and teachers. It burdens American business with draconian regulations. It denies western states their full sovereignty, preventing them from developing their natural resources while it gives a leg-up to foreign producers and a slap down to the American consumer. And its centrally driven healthcare system drives physicians out of the profession and jacks up consumers&rsquo; costs.&rdquo;</span></span></em><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the complete article on why we need to return to our founding principles as defined in the constitution go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/11/15/A-Forum-To-Spur-Americas-Return-to-Federalism\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/11/15/A-Forum-To-Spur-Americas-Return-to-Federalism</span></a><br />',2,4499,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5195,5195,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It wasn&rsquo;t long ago that GOOGLE was all on board the Al Gore Green Energy Bandwagon. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Now it appears the wheels have fallen off that wagon as two &ldquo;GOOGLE Experts&rdquo; looking into the feasibility of Green Energy investments for Google have come to the conclusion that it&rsquo;s a bad idea and a poor investment of time and resources.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the complete article on Google&rsquo;s decision to back away from the Green Energy movement go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/11/22/Renewable-energy-so-useless-that-even-greenie-Google-gave-up-on-it\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/11/22/Renewable-energy-so-useless-that-even-greenie-Google-gave-up-on-it</span></a><br />',2,4504,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5197,5197,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Responsibility and Accountability! </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As Pontiac, the MEA, and House Democrats complained that the Pontiac School District needed more help from the state they failed to look at what their responsibility was in getting into the mess in the first place,</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With a $51,000,000 deficit they were looking to blame the state for under funding.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the an article on who was really responsible for the Pontica School&rsquo;s money problems go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20761?fb_ref=Default&amp;fb_source=message\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20761?fb_ref=Default&amp;fb_source=message</span></a><br />\r\n<br />',2,4506,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5198,5198,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The possibility of reforming the Michigan Public School Employees&rsquo; Retirement System appears to be diminishing as we come to the end of the current legislative session.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the an article on why the legislature can&rsquo;t get the votes to fix the underfunded Michigan Public School Employees&rsquo; Retirement System and how it is only going to get worse go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20752\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20752</span></a><br />',2,4507,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5200,5200,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">I was not surprised when I heard that State Representative elect Todd Courser broke Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s 11th Commandment by attacking retiring House Speaker Jase Bolger on some of his stands on political issues before the legislature.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the an article Courser&rsquo;s chastisement of Bolger go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/tim_skubick_incoming_tea_party.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/tim_skubick_incoming_tea_party.html</span></a><br />',2,4509,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5203,5203,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">People will do anything to get and retain power and control.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">WXYZ in Detroit recently did a story on &ldquo;Secret Money&rdquo; and the impact it has had on elections in Michigan. They shed some light on what politicians have done to make sure no one finds out where that money comes from, and who these &ldquo;Secret Donors&rdquo; are that contribute to these &ldquo;Political agendas&rdquo; and &ldquo;campaigns&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the an article on what goes on with these secret groups and their money go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/dark-money-donations-fuel-ads-meant-to-influence-voters-lawmaker-fights-to-keep-donors-secret\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/dark-money-donations-fuel-ads-meant-to-influence-voters-lawmaker-fights-to-keep-donors-secret</span></a><br />',2,4514,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5207,5207,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Michigan Strategic Fund approved bonding of up to $70 million to purchase/renovate part of the Capitol View building at 201 Townsend Street for a new Michigan Senate Office Building.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senate offices currently are housed in the Farnum building at Southwest corner of Capitol Avenue and Allegan Street. The 10 story Farnum building has been extensively renovated over the years to accommodate the senators.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The new proposed Senate Office building is owned by Ron Boji, a businessman and political donor who had expressed interest in the Senate&rsquo;s move.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Is it really a necessity to have a new Senate Office Building when what we currently have is more than sufficient to meet the Senators\' needs?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This is just another instance of political cronyism at the cost of the taxpayers! I<br />\r\n</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on the potential move to a new Michigan Senate Office Building go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_strategic_fund_advanc.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_strategic_fund_advanc.html</span></a><br />',2,4516,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5209,5209,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">House Speaker Jase Bolger is pushing an idea to boost road funding that seeks to ensure all state taxes on motor fuel are dedicated to repairing Michigan roads while not affecting prices at the pump.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">His plan is to gradually repeal the 6 percent sales tax on gasoline and replace it with a tax on the wholesale price of fuel by a rate of 1 cent annually over six years. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The Legislature has the power to make the move &mdash; unlike other sales tax road proposals that require voter approval under the state Constitution.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on Speaker Bolger&rsquo;s alternative plan to solve to road funding problem go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2014/11/24/bolger-road-plan/70068570/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2014/11/24/bolger-road-plan/70068570/</span></a><br />',2,4518,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5210,5210,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Under the president&rsquo;s new amnesty, businesses will have a $3,000-per-employee incentive to hire illegal immigrants over native-born workers because of a quirk of Obamacare.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article how Obamacare will favor illegals over legal citizens go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/25/obama-amnesty-obamacare-clash-businesses-have-3000/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/25/obama-amnesty-obamacare-clash-businesses-have-3000/</span></a><br />',2,4519,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5212,5212,'Any chance the governor and the legislature can come up with a plan to pay for fixing the roads? &nbsp;Will we get a tax increase or can they come up another option that\'s agreeable to all? &nbsp;Only time will tell! &nbsp;Read the full story: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/tim_skubick_the_three_ts_that.html#incart_river\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/tim_skubick_the_three_ts_that.html#incart_river</a>',2,4520,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5213,5213,'The rich are getting richer... and there\'s lot of talk about income inequality. &nbsp;What can society do about it? &nbsp;Maybe more than you think. &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2014/11/30/as-twoparent-families-decline-income-inequality-grows-n1925485/page/full\">townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2014/11/30/as-twoparent-families-decline-income-inequality-grows-n1925485/page/full</a>',2,4521,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5214,5214,'What\'s the solution to a growing deficit problem? &nbsp;Give the top executives a big pay raise! &nbsp;Just ask the MEA how that works. &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20776\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20776</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5216,5216,'The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on Tuesday to gather citizen comments and concerns regarding the increasing use of &quot;smart meters&quot; by public utilities. &nbsp;The units are being used for measuring power usage and transmitting the data through the air back to the utility, emiting radio frequency (RF) fields in the process. &nbsp;Is that healthy? &nbsp;Are there other concerns? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/capitol/2014/12/02/smart-meters-slammed-house-committee-hearing/19809779/\">www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/capitol/2014/12/02/smart-meters-slammed-house-committee-hearing/19809779/</a>',2,4524,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5217,5217,'A two-bill package that approves suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients passed the Michigan House on Wednesday. &nbsp;The bills would require the Department of Human Services to set up one-year pilot programs in at least three counties. &nbsp;Get more information: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/welfare_drug_testing_pilot_pro.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/welfare_drug_testing_pilot_pro.html</a>',2,4525,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5218,5218,'In a symbolic vote on Thursday, House members voted 219-197 declaring the president\'s actions on immigration to be &quot;null and void and without legal effect&quot;. &nbsp;Will this be enough to forestall a budget stand-off next week? &nbsp;How does the House GOP leadership intend to address this immigration issue and avoid a government shutdown? &nbsp;Get the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/04/house-approves-rebuke-obama-immigration-actions-spending-fight-looms/\">www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/04/house-approves-rebuke-obama-immigration-actions-spending-fight-looms/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5220,5220,'With only a few more days left on the legislative calendar for this year, Michigan legislators must act on legislation before it all dies on December 31. &nbsp;What\'s going on during this lame-duck session? &nbsp;Here\'s what\'s on tap: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/michigan_lame-duck_watch_gay_r.html\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/michigan_lame-duck_watch_gay_r.html</a>',2,4527,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5221,5221,'Raise taxes or tighten our fiscal belt? &nbsp;We have to pay for fixing the roads somehow. &nbsp;What\'s the best plan? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20791\">www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20791</a>',2,4528,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5222,5222,'Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as &quot;fracking&quot;, has been a big boost to the American economy and, some would argue, is responsible for the drop in gas prices we are enjoying right now. &nbsp;But, like so many industries in the country, the federal goverment wants to regulate it out of existence! &nbsp;What\'s going on with the fracking industry? &nbsp;What impact will federal intervention have on jobs and energy resources in our country? &nbsp;Learn more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://humanevents.com/2014/12/05/whats-happening-in-the-fracking-industry/\">humanevents.com/2014/12/05/whats-happening-in-the-fracking-industry/</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5226,5226,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">MIT professor Jonathan Gruber has had another statement that clearly states his position on abortion, or more accurately, his endorsement of the genocide of &ldquo;marginal children&rdquo; for the &ldquo;social good&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Gruber co-authored a paper during the Clinton years which argued that legal abortion had saved the U.S. taxpayer upwards of $14 billion in welfare benefits and that it also lowered crime. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on Professor Jonathan Gruber&rsquo;s comments regarding his position on&nbsp; &ldquo;Eugenics&rdquo;&nbsp; on go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/12/07/Obamacare-Architect-Calls-Abortion-of-Marginal-Children-a-Social-Good\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/12/07/Obamacare-Architect-Calls-Abortion-of-Marginal-Children-a-Social-Good</span></a><br />',2,4530,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5227,5227,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville has bypassed the committee process and forced a bill to the senate floor for consideration that would let lenders loan Michigan consumers money against their cars at an annual interest rate of nearly 300 percent.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This bill would add a loophole to the state\'s 1917 Pawnbrokers Act allowing exorbitant interest rates to be charged to consumers.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on the bill that Senator Richardville is proposing the legislature consider passing go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2014/12/08/lame-duck-bill-allow-auto-title-lending/20120629/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2014/12/08/lame-duck-bill-allow-auto-title-lending/20120629/</span></a><br />',2,4531,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5228,5228,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As the 97th Legislature comes to a close bills are popping up like weeds as various special interests lobby to get their&nbsp; legislation passed and signed into law before this two year session ends.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This is politics at its worst when our elected leaders pass legislation that has languished in committee for almost two years in some cases.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Deals will be made and promises made, all at the cost to the People who voted them into office.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">One of those pieces of legislation is the internet sales tax that people are currently required to declare on their tax returns but few do.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on the internet sales tax bill go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/12/09/internet-sales-tax-revived-michigan-lawmakers/20129337/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/12/09/internet-sales-tax-revived-michigan-lawmakers/20129337/</span></a><br />',2,4532,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5230,5230,'Both the Michigan House and Michigan Senate have passed plans to fund fixing the roads. &nbsp;But their funding strategies are very different. &nbsp;The House plan doesn\'t raise taxes, but shifts funds from schools to infrastructure. &nbsp;The Senate plan sharply raises taxes to come up with $1 billion for the project. &nbsp;Both plans will end up in a conference committee to work out the details. &nbsp;How might the House plan impact your school district? &nbsp;Get more information: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/database_see_how_much_money_yo.html#incart_m-rpt-2\">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/database_see_how_much_money_yo.html#incart_m-rpt-2</a>',2,4534,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5231,5231,'The latest Bloomberg poll doesn\'t have much good news for the president. &nbsp;With his overall approval hovering just below 40%, his approval on various, specific areas isn\'t that great, either. &nbsp;Not many bright spots on this horizon: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/12/10/bloomberg-poll-heavy-public-opposition-to-obamas-executive-amnesty-n1929806\">townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/12/10/bloomberg-poll-heavy-public-opposition-to-obamas-executive-amnesty-n1929806</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5233,5233,'Sounds like a little sour grapes to me, Harry. &nbsp;Nothing new here... &nbsp;<a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/harry-reid-majority-leader-exit-interview-134656527.html\">news.yahoo.com/harry-reid-majority-leader-exit-interview-134656527.html</a>',2,4540,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5235,5235,'With the November elections behind him, Governor Snyder is working on his second-term agenda. &nbsp;Part of that agenda will include job training, a road funding package and a new approach to the Detroit schools. &nbsp;What does the governor have in mind? &nbsp;Read more: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/12/snyder-seeks-local-school-accountability/20313045/\">www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/12/snyder-seeks-local-school-accountability/20313045/</a>',2,4541,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5236,5236,'Everybody who drives a car has noticed that prices at the pump have been dropping over recent weeks. &nbsp;Is the price of oil dropping because there\'s a glut of oil on the market or because demand is dropping? &nbsp;What impact will this have on our economy and around the world? &nbsp;Get more information: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/1213/How-cheap-oil-changes-the-world\">www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/1213/How-cheap-oil-changes-the-world</a>',2,NULL,NULL,NULL),(5238,5238,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Jeb Bush says he will be exploring a 2016 presidential bid.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Former Florida governor in a post on Facebook has stated that over the Thanksgiving holiday there was a lot of discussion about the future of the nation.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs, I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States,&rdquo; Mr. Bush said.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the complete article on Jeb Bush&rsquo;s decision to toss his name into the ring for the 2016 presidential race go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/jeb-bush-says-he-will-actively-explore-the-possibility-of-running-for-president.html/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/jeb-bush-says-he-will-actively-explore-the-possibility-of-running-for-president.html/</span></a><br />',2,4543,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5240,5240,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">As the Lame-Duck legislative session in Lansing moves into its final few days it looks like the Internet Sales Tax is probably going to acquire the votes it needs for passage.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the fate of this new tax go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/12/13/michigan-closer-to-collecting-internet-sales-tax-after-senate-approval/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/12/13/michigan-closer-to-collecting-internet-sales-tax-after-senate-approval/</span></a><br />',2,4545,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5242,5242,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">A federal district court judge in Pennsylvania has ruled&nbsp; that portions of President Obama&rsquo;s executive amnesty are unconstitutional, according to the Washington Post.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Western Pennsylvania District Judge Arthur Schwab concluded in his opinion that Obama&rsquo;s executive actions go &ldquo;beyond prosecutorial discretion&rdquo; and into the realm of legislating.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Fderal Judge&rsquo;s Ruling online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/16/judge-finds-obama-amnesty-unconstitutional/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/16/judge-finds-obama-amnesty-unconstitutional/</span></a><br />',2,4547,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5244,5244,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The wheeling and dealing that has been going on behind closed doors will more than likely come to an end today.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Only those who have been complicit in the passage of this legislation will ever know what they were promised for their votes as they ignored the will of the people who sent them there.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the road funding wheeling and dealing that will generate $1,200,000,000 per year for roads go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/16/michigan-road-funding-talks/20485251/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/16/michigan-road-funding-talks/20485251/</span></a><br />',2,4549,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5247,5247,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">We wonder why &ldquo;OUR&rdquo; federal government is so far in the hole?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You need look no further than its project to construct the &ldquo;A-3 test stand tower&rdquo; in Mississippi. NASA has become just another bottomless pit with no direction.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the town that was build, that will never be used, and that we will continue to maintain and at our cost go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/12/15/nasas-349-million-monument-to-its-drift/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/12/15/nasas-349-million-monument-to-its-drift/</span></a><br />\r\n<br />',2,4550,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5248,5248,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;EARTHJUSTICE&rdquo;, whatever that is, has won in New York State.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">New York will be prohibiting fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on New York&rsquo;s decision to ban all fracking in the state go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/17/new-york-to-ban-fracking-environmentalists-cheer/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/17/new-york-to-ban-fracking-environmentalists-cheer/</span></a><br />',2,4551,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5249,5249,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It has taken over 3 years to get the &ldquo;GRAND ROAD DEAL&rdquo; through the legislature but after a marathon session lasting 20 hours where the legislators were locked into chambers and convinced (badgered, bought, traded, or who knows by what other measures) they have approved the road deal that &ldquo;WE THE PEOPLE&rdquo; WILL FINALLY HAVE TO APPROVE in May of 2015.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">There is no question the roads are in dire need of repair but the question is whether the people of Michigan are ready to have their taxes increased to cover the $1,600.000,000.00 of tax debt that will be loaded onto their backs.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">It seems that it would be more prudent to use some of $5,000,000,000.00 of the money the legislative budget has increased over the last 4 years. Maybe we should take a serious look at whether we should be in the crony capitalism business by using the money we give to MEDC, the Strategic Fund, the 21st Century Job Fund, and to the Film Industry. I thought republicans were suppose to be &ldquo;Fiscal Conservatives&rdquo; and believe in &ldquo;smaller government&rdquo;?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the &ldquo;Grand Road Deal&rdquo; go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/michigan_lawmakers_approve_roa.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/michigan_lawmakers_approve_roa.html</span></a><br />',2,4552,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5251,5251,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Governor Rick Snyder plans to sign an executive order creating a new state department that will combine several agencies and focuses on developing a workforce that can meet the needs of employers.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">This new Department of Talent and Economic Development will combine the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the state\'s unemployment insurance agency.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the new department the Governor will be creating by Executive Order go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/18/snyder-plans-create-state-talent-department/20580471/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/18/snyder-plans-create-state-talent-department/20580471/</span></a><br />',2,4554,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5255,5255,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Michigan Republican Party Chair Bobby Schostak announced Friday that he will not seek a third term.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The party chair will be elected to a two-year term during the party&rsquo;s bi-annual convention. Delegates for the convention will be elected by county parties during there elections.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Schostak&rsquo;s decision to not run for a third term and who the potential candidates are to replace him go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/michigan_gop_chair_bobby_schos.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/michigan_gop_chair_bobby_schos.html</span></a><br />',2,4556,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5256,5256,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">From Michigan Capital Confidential -- An Analysis of the &quot;TAX&nbsp;DEAL&quot;</span><br />\r\n<span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;The Michigan Senate&rsquo;s plan to find more money for road repairs was a $1.2 billion gas and diesel tax increase.&rdquo;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</strong></em></span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;The State House&rsquo;s response was to shift some current state tax revenue to roads, with no net tax increase.&rdquo;</span></strong></em></span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</strong></em></span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&ldquo;Leaders from both sides came up with a &quot;compromise,&quot; which was adopted in the predawn hours of Dec. 19: Increase state taxes and spending by $1.9 billion, of which just $1.2 billion goes to fix the roads, and the rest for other areas.&rdquo;</span></strong></em></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an the complete article and the FACTS on the &ldquo;ROAD DEAL&rdquo;&nbsp; go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20848\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20848</span></a><br />',2,4557,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5258,5258,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Governor Rick Perry&rsquo;s recently gave a keynote speech at the David Horowitz Freedom Center&rsquo;s 20th Anniversary Restoration Weekend. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The speech dealt with the issue of the 10th Amendment and now more than ever the States should continue to invoke the rights that the Constitution guaranteed to each state.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on Governor Perry&rsquo;s speech&nbsp; go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/frontpagemag-com/rick-perry-restore-the-10th-amendment-restore-freedom/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/frontpagemag-com/rick-perry-restore-the-10th-amendment-restore-freedom/</span></a><br />',2,4559,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5262,5262,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">FACT: Michigan has a higher incarceration rate than Iran, Russia and Cuba.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">In 2011, Michigan spent 24.1 percent of its budget on corrections, a larger portion than any other state, and total spending is approximately $2 billion per year. That is more than what the state spent on higher education in the same year; one of only eight states to do so.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on why the taxpayers spend so much for prisons go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2014/12/04/michigan-law-criminalizes-michiganians/19856787/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2014/12/04/michigan-law-criminalizes-michiganians/19856787/</span></a><br />',2,4561,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5264,5264,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Even though Congressman Camp will have retired from congress when the new legislative session roll around in 2015 he may still leave a legacy with the revisions to the U.S. Tax Code because of the changes he has been working on for the several years.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on what the likelihood of passage of this legislation could be and how you might be impacted go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/21/retiring-rep-camp-says-tax-reform-still-possible/20744571/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/21/retiring-rep-camp-says-tax-reform-still-possible/20744571/</span></a><br />',2,4563,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5265,5265,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Newly elected incoming &ldquo;Tea Party&rdquo; legislators will be pushing anti-abortion legislation when they take office in 2015 in the Michigan House.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">State Representatives Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser, have intimate to their supporters they plan to launch their legislative careers by introducing the &ldquo;Life at Conception Act.&rdquo;</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the article on the proposed new legislation that will be introduced and what its potential hope of passage might be go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/incoming_michigan_tea_party_re.html#incart_river\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/incoming_michigan_tea_party_re.html#incart_river</span></a><br />',2,4564,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5266,5266,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">The political prognosticators are mentioning Rick Snyder as a potential Presidential candidate in 2016 along with 3 other Midwestern governors.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on why he is being talked about as a potential candidate go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/midwestern_governors_build_cre.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/midwestern_governors_build_cre.html</span></a><br />',2,4566,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5267,5267,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Michigan now has more food stamp recipients than it does public school students, an analysis of federal and state statistics by Breitbart News reveals.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on how much food stamps are costing Michigan&rsquo;s taxpayers go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/29/michigan-has-more-food-stamp-recipients-than-students/\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/12/29/michigan-has-more-food-stamp-recipients-than-students/</span></a><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />',2,4567,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5268,5268,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">When Congress starts their new legislative session former State Senator John Moolenaar will be taking his place.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Only time will tell what his record will be as he learns the &ldquo;ropes&rdquo; and what will be &ldquo;expected&rdquo; of him as a congressman with no tenure. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Will he learn to tow the &ldquo;party line&rdquo; or will he be a voice of the people that is so dearly needed in Washington where cronyism is so rampant?</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on Congressman Elect Moolenaar&rsquo;s move to Washington D.C. go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/12/newcomer_prepares_to_take_over.html\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/12/newcomer_prepares_to_take_over.html</span></a><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />',2,4568,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5270,5270,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">When the republicans took office in 2011 it was expected that we would see fiscal constraints traditionally associated with republican governance. </span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">That hasn&rsquo;t proved to be the case.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article what has happened while the rpublicans have been in control since 2011 go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20858\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20858</span></a><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />',2,4570,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}'),(5272,5272,'<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">With the State of Michigan flush with money plans are in the works to pull out plans from 25&nbsp; years ago to create a &ldquo;Welcome Center&rdquo; at the west end of the Capitol Building.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">You wonder how many other pet projects are just waiting to be completed and possibly in the works as the &ldquo;good times roll&rdquo;.</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size: larger;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the proposed new addition to the Capitol Building go online at:</span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Plans-for-Capitol-Expansion-287174921.html?device=phone&amp;c=y\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Plans-for-Capitol-Expansion-287174921.html?device=phone&amp;c=y</span></a><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />',2,4571,1,'a:3:{s:11:\"description\";s:0:\"\";s:3:\"alt\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"title\";s:0:\"\";}');

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