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A man looks at the electronic ad for Powerball Jackpot of $475 million at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif.

California lottery asks residents to ‘believe in something bigger’

Culture |  The ad starts with a soft choral singing of “California Dreaming,” and small white balls falling out of the sky like snowflakes onto sequoia forests, the…

Rep. James Lankford
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David and Goliath

Politics |  Second-term congressman James Lankford lacks the so-called credentials to take on Washington establishment, but he will anyway

Rep. Michele Bachmann speaks at a Tea Party rally on Capitol Hill Thursday, as Sen. Ted Cruz (left) looks on.

Tea Party revival

Politics |  The IRS scandal puts the spotlight back on a political movement many had written off

A crucifix hangs from a tree at the site of the second Boston Marathon bombing, one month after the bombing in Boston, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Midday Roundup: Boston bombs ‘payback’ for Americans killing Muslims

Newsworthy |  Payback. Suspected Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a message for authorities in the boat where he thought he would spend his last hours on earth: He and…

President Obama addresses the IRS scandal Wednesday evening.

Obama vows to hold IRS accountable

Government |  In a brief statement from the White House this evening, President Barack Obama tried to get ahead of the IRS scandal by laying out a three-point plan for…

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice

Obama administration releases Benghazi documents

Libya |  The White House is releasing 100 pages of emails and notes tied to the Obama administration's response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in…

The IRS Building in Washington, D.C.

When government abuses its power

Government |  What’s the old saying? It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you. By now you’re probably aware that the IRS, the taxpayer-supported…

Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency

Signs and Wonders: EPA takes cue from IRS in dealing with conservative groups

Newsworthy |  Easier being green. The IRS is not the only federal agency making it difficult for conservative groups. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is getting…

President Obama during a news conference Monday.

Obama’s loss of press support

Media |  Sure, some of President Barack Obama’s press allies are trying to minimize his administration’s self-inflicted damage. A telling New York Times headline:

The John Weld Peck Federal Building

Holder orders IRS investigation

Politics |  Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra…

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney

Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate?

Government |  In his defense of President Obama, Press Secretary Jay Carney is beginning to sound a lot like Ronald Zeigler, Richard Nixon’s spokesman. Carney only has to…

A wind turbine farm owned by PacifiCorp near Glenrock, Wyo.

Wind farms breeze past laws protecting vulnerable birds

Environment |  It happens about once a month in Converse County, Wyo.—A golden eagle, soaring over the barren foothills of one of America’s green-energy boomtowns,

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