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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee Changes Parties, Will Run As Democrat

Rhdode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee Changes Parties, Will Run As Democrat

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is changing parties, deciding to run for re-election as a Democrat. Chafee, who has been registered as an Independent, has been publicly considering a party switch for some time. Two years ago, when talking about running for re-election, he signaled an openness to doing so as a Democrat. Lincoln Chafee… Read more »

IRS Scandal Could Lead To Tax Code Reform, Lower Taxes

IRS Scandal Could Lead To Tax Code Reform, Lower Taxes

The IRS scandal could lead to tax code reform that simplifies the laws and perhaps even lowers taxes. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the IRS scandal has Republican hounding the Obama administration in addition to Benghazi and the AP and Fox News scandal. Representative David Camp, the Michigan Republican who chairs the tax-writing House… Read more »

Connecticut Senate Passes GMO Labeling Bill

Connecticut GMO Labeling Bill

The Connecticut state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would require foods containing genetically modified organisms to be labeled. The Senate approved the bill on a 35-1 vote. It will likely re-energize the movement to label GMO foods across the country. The measure has strong grassroots backing. While the GMO labeling bill flew through… Read more »

Rumsfeld’s Gay Marriage Worry: Polygamy Is Next

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Donald Rumsfeld’s gay marriage position is unclear — the former Bush administration big shot admits that he suspects acceptance of marriage equality is a slippery slope to polygamy. Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s gay marriage view is, he admits, not very solid either way — but Rummy said to Larry King recently that he… Read more »

Oklahoma Tornado Blamed On Republicans, Global Warming

Oklahoma Tornado Blamed On Republicans, Global Warming

The Oklahoma tornadoes are already being politicized with Democrats blaming Republicans and policies related to global warming. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the Oklahoma tornado was politicized by the Daily Show co-creator early on, making bad jokes like, “This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives,” and… Read more »