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Ted Cruz, Ken Cuccinelli elbowing way into 2016 starting grid
Paul Bedard
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Add another name to the growing list of possible GOP 2016 presidential hopefuls: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the party's gubernatorial candidate running against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Suggestions that the conservative will run were raised Thursday by the team that puts out the...
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$12 million to help Bengal tigers survive global warming — in Bangladesh
Paul Bedard
Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013
Stymied in its war on global warming in the United States, the administration is taking its fight overseas and into Bangladeshi jungles to help the Bengal tiger survive the effects of climate change. While the most numerous of all tigers, there are only about 2,500 left in the wild and 440 in...
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NRA conventioneers spent $1.1 million on gun souvenirs
Paul Bedard
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Last weekend's national National Rifle Association convention in Houston didn't just break attendance records, mostly due to the gun control debate sweeping Washington and the nation. NRA supporters also spent record amounts on hats and T-shirts to brag about their membership in the Second...
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'Rumsfeld's Rules' cribs from Chinese, Democrats, Jon Stewart
Paul Bedard
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
In his new book "Rumsfeld's Rules, Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War and Life," former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld blows past his long-time rule of having no more than 10 to include "rules" from several from Chinese thinkers, six from Democrats, even liberals, and one from TV...
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Video: Gov. Rick Perry says gays in Boy Scouts just 'flavor of the month' fad
Paul Bedard
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who became an Eagle Scout at 14, is urging the Boy Scouts to resist accepting homosexuals as scouts, charging that the pro-gay push is just "the flavor of the month" from liberal advocates. Appearing on a simulcast designed to boost opposition to the plan to open Boy...
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Honeybee die-off reaches catastrophic 31% in just one year
Paul Bedard
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Preliminary results from an annual survey of beekeepers suggests that 31 percent of the nation's bee colonies died over the winter, raising new concerns over whether the country has enough honey bees to pollinate America's food supply. Details provided to Secrets from the industry journal Bee...
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Obamacare red tape burden surges to 189 million hours a year — and it hasn't even started
Paul Bedard
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
The growing tower of Obamacare red tape flooding out of federal agencies will sock American businesses and families with nearly 200 million hours of paperwork compliance a year, a 50 percent jump in just the past three months as the administration pushes out more rules. The number of...
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Poll: Carter most trusted politician; Matt Lauer least trusted network newsie
Paul Bedard
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Former President Jimmy Carter stands head and shoulders above other American politicians -- including President Obama -- in a new Reader's Digest poll of the 100 most trusted people in America that also suggests the problems dogging "Today Show" co-host Matt Lauer have nicked his integrity....
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