THE FOUNDRY 3 Hours Ago 11 Problems with President Obama's Climate Change Plan by  Nicolas Loris Nicolas Loris June 26, 2013 at 4:40 pm Newscom President Obama's climate plan would have a chilling effect on the economy, not the environment. Here are 11 problems with the plan he outlined this week. 1. Higher energy bills.  The Environmental Protection Agency's carbon dioxide regulations on new and existing power plants would be huge blow to American families. It costs more to heat and cool your home, to cook your meals, to light your home. If the Administration phases out coal, then before 2030,  electricity prices would increase 20 percent and cause a family of four to lose more than $1,000  in annual income. 2. Lost jobs.  Higher energy prices ripple through the economy. Businesses face higher operating costs and pass those costs on to the consumer. Heritage found that significantly reducing coal, as the President's climate plan would do, would destroy 50...

 DAILYCALLER.COM 3 Hours Ago Huckabee on Supreme Court gay marriage ruling: 'Jesus wept' by  Jeff Poor Tweet Former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had strong words about Wednesday's rulings by the Supreme Court  that cleared the way for gay marriage in California and federal benefits for married gay couples. In an email with the subject heading "5 People In Robes Are Not Bigger Than God" sent on behalf of  his political action committee HuckPAC , the conservative talker and 2008 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination made a fundraising plea and encouraged recipients to make a donation. However, it came with Huckabee expressing his disappointment in the ruling on biblical grounds. Dear Friends, My immediate thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling that determined that same sex marriage is okay: "Jesus wept." Five people in robes said they are bigger than the voters of California and Congress combined. And bigger than God. May He forgive us all....

 BREITBART.COM 3 Hours Ago Protestors Dump Sewage at Airport Ahead of Obama's South Africa Visit by  Breitbart News 26 Jun 2013, 1:59 PM PDT post a comment Local news sources  report  that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), which is technically a governing partner with the ANC, plans to "disrupt" Obama's visit to the country by staging demonstrations involving thousands of protestors. Cosatu specifically objects to Obama's foreign policy, which it describes as imperialist and militaristic. Local Muslim groups are joining the protest, too, with the local Muslim Lawyers Association  calling  on the government to arrest President Obama on his arrival for war crimes. Several left-wing academics are vowing to  boycott  Obama's a ceremony at the University of Johannesburg in which Obama is to receive an honorary doctorate. The centrist Democratic Alliance, meanwhile, has come under fire for attempting to bestow an  award  on ...

 THE HUFFINGTON POST 13 Hours Ago Paula Deen Dropped By Caesars Entertainment, Loses Four Casino Buffets by  Rachel Tepper Paula Deen's partnership with Caesars Entertainment  is officially the latest casualty of the Southern chef's ongoing racism scandal, which resulted in her  firing from Food Network  . USA Today writes that, according to a Caesars Entertainment statement, the company has "reached an agreement with Paula Deen Enterprises  not to renew the business relationship."  Memphis Commercial Appeal has more of the statement, which states that although the company "appreciate[s] Paula's sincere apologies," the move is  "in the best interests of both parties." Caesars operates four Paula Deen Buffet properties in the following casinos: Horseshoe Southern Indiana, outside of Louisville; Harrah's Tunica, near Memphis; Harrah's Joliet, near Chicago; and Harrah's Cherokee in North Carolina. The buffets will be  rebranded in the ...

 SPEAKER.GOV 3 Hours Ago Republicans Advance Benghazi Investigation by  Katie Boyd House Oversight & Government Reform Committee  Chairman  Darrell Issa (R-CA)  issued four subpoenas this week to State Department officials in connection with the administration's response to the terrorist attack in Benghazi.  As Chairman Issa notes in his letter  to Secretary Kerry, the subpoenas were made necessary by nearly two months of stalling on the part of the State Department, which was first contacted by the committee on April 29. Here's more from the letter: "I respect the witnesses' interest in preparing to answer the Committee's questions; however, I am concerned that  waiting weeks or months while the Department prepares witnesses to be interviewed creates the risk that their testimony will have been rehearsed or coached.   It does not require weeks of preparation to answer questions truthfully.  These delays also take us us further ...

 THEGATEWAYPUNDIT.COM 3 Hours Ago National Cathedral Rings Bells for an Hour to Celebrate SCOTUS Gay Marriage Decision by  Jim Hoft National Cathedral celebrates gay marriage– The National Cathedral rang its bells today for an hour to celebrate the Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage. CBS Local  reported: The National Cathedral is pealing its church bells, along with some other Washington churches, to celebrate the Supreme Court's decisions on gay marriage. Cathedral spokesman Richard Weinberg said the bells rang at noon Wednesday for 45 minutes to an hour. Bells also rang at other Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian and other Christian churches. The cathedral scheduled a prayer service for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families Wednesday at 7 p.m. to celebrate the ruling. In a statement, the cathedral's dean, the Rev. Gary Hall, says the church is ringing its bells "to celebrate the extension of federal marriage equality to all the same-sex cou...

 DAILYCALLER.COM 3 Hours Ago Clintons praise Supreme Court reversal of Bill Clinton's gay marriage ban by  W. James Antle Tweet Bill and Hillary Clinton praised the Supreme Court's reversal of a key provision in the Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday, calling the 1996 law "discrimination." "By overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, the Court recognized that discrimination towards any group holds us all back in our efforts to form a more perfect union," the Clintons said in a  statement  posted on the Clinton Foundation website. "We are also encouraged that marriage equality may soon return to California." The former president and his wife, the former secretary of state, concluded, "We applaud the hard work of the advocates who have fought so relentlessly for this day, and congratulate Edie Windsor on her historic victory." Left unmentioned was the fact that Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law while president. The 1996 Cli...

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 CONNECTICUT.CBSLOCAL.COM 6 Hours Ago Rainbow Flag Flies At Governor's Residence Connecticut governor's residemce (Courtesy Office of the Governor) HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A rainbow flag, symbolizing gay pride, is being flown over the Connecticut governor's official residence in Hartford. The flag was raised Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been a strong proponent of same-sex marriage and gay rights. He hosted a gay wedding last weekend at the residence for one of his top advisers. In a written statement, Malloy said he implores "every state to give full faith and credit to valid same-sex marriages" and that every Connecticut resident "deserves to have their marriage recognized as they travel among the states."  (See the full Malloy statement) While Connecticut has recognized same-sex marriage since 2008, Malloy said the federal DOMA prevented the legally married ...

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 BUSINESSINSIDER.COM 3 Hours Ago Texas Governor Calls Special Section To Pass Filibustered Abortion Bill by  Brett LoGiurato REUTERS/Jaime R. Carrero Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has called for a July 1 special session of the Texas legislature to address "unfinished business" from the last session, which  ended in chaos after a marathon filibuster of a controversial abortion law Tuesday night . "I am calling the Legislature back into session because too much important work remains undone for the people of Texas. Through their duly elected representatives, the citizens of our state have made crystal clear their priorities for our great state," Perry said in a statement. "We will not allow the breakdown of decorum and decency to prevent us from doing what the people of this state hired us to do." There are three items of legislation on the agenda, but attention will center on the abortion bill, SB5, which temporarily died Tuesday night after a near  13-hour fil...