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Senate Republicans Grill Point Man on Health Care Law

WASHINGTON (Nov. 17) -- Republican senators today grilled President Barack Obama's point man on the new health care law, vowing that the next Congress would keep a close eye on the federal agency that oversees coverage for one in three Americans. "You said you would be open and transparent. Many people may be a little...

Stephen Strasburg, Wimp, Had an Egg McMuffin Addiction in High School

Stephen Strasburg has been shut down by the Washington Nationals for 10 days. Because of that, he's obviously a wimp who can't handle the rigors of being a future Hall of Famer and the savior of a franchise, duh. But now seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the struggles of Strasburg the young man, who hit rock...

Jim Bunning Thinks Stephen Strasburg Is a Wimp

Some things never change: Birds fly, waves pound the sand and cranky old men complain that everything was better in their own day. Today's entrant is Jim Bunning who was, of course, a starting pitcher for 17 big-league seasons before becoming a Republican Senator from Kentucky. A reporter from Politico asked Bunning for...

Jim Bunning Still Beaning Opponents

According to various media reports on Tuesday, a Hall of Fame pitcher was a "heartless SOB," a "jackass" and a lot worse. According to other reports, he was a Constitutional hero who was just trying to stop the fiscal insanity in Washington. Speaking of nuts ... "Who is that crazy obstructionist?" Jon Stewart screamed...

Lawmaker's Impasse Ends, Senate OKs Jobless Aid

WASHINGTON (March 2) -- The Senate on Tuesday passed a $10 billion measure to maintain unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and provide stopgap funding for highway programs after a holdout Republican dropped stalling tactics that had generated a Washington firestorm. Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning had been...