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In an interview with John D. Villarreal of Conservative New Media (CNM) after a recent Town Hall, Florida GOP Congressman Allen West responded to a question about him possibly joining a presidential ticket as a VP. His answer? “It’s up to God.“ And someone would have to talk to ”the wife.” “As far as this VP thing, it’s up to God,” he said. “And someone would have to talk to the wife about that and we’d have to pray about that. I doubt I’m going to be the guy that anyone asks for. I think there are a lot of people leading toward Senator [Marco] Rubio.”

John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in October 2002, was executed Tuesday.

Has there ever been a political spectacle like the final throes of ObamaCare? We can't recall one outside of a banana republic, or, more accurately, Woody Allen's 1971 classic "Bananas." Capitol Hill resembles nothing so much as that movie's farcical coup d'etat in San Marcos as Democrats try to assemble the partisan minimum of 216 House votes.

Facing a backlash of criticism, Tea Party hero Rep. Allen West (R-FL) remains defiant saying he won’t apologize to DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) for his disparaging email in which he called her “vile, unprofessional, and despicable” and “not a lady.” West also told her to, “shut the heck up.” After refusing to apologize on Fox Business Netowrk, he does blame his lack of civility and decorum on something other than himself — and it’s not the English language or a lack thereof.

Now that Tim Allen's playing a dad again, we're thinking about some of our other favorite TV dads, inspiring this list of the actors we’d most love to see back on television in a dad-like role.

Some are pointing fingers at the Tea Party for the U.S. downgrade, saying their refusal to allow higher taxes kept Congress from reaching an even larger debt agreement. Even Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (D) had some harsh things to say on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press.’ After listening to those comments, Florida Congressman Allen West (R) says, “I find those comments to be the absolute most insidious thing I’ve ever heard. I think what you continue to see from the Left is them looking for someone to blame. It’s very simple. When we go back to 2007 when the Democrats took over the House and the Senate, the debt at that time was $8.6 trillion. Today, we see the debt at $14.5 trillion. They have to look at themselves and tell themselves they are the ones totally to blame.” In discussing Tim Geithner’s decision to stick around until President Obama’s reelection, West drew an unlikely comparison. “When you open that refrigerator, the lights don’t come on. So, I really think that he should move on and we should have someone else.”

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D .C. United will put its four-game winning ..... defeating the Philadelphia Union 1-0 at PPL Park. D .C. now returns to the pitch for a second straight ..... Bulls within touching distance of first-place D .C. United. "I think it speaks to the character …

… Saturday, as he was tagged for three runs and four hits in 5 1/3 frames, dropping him to 5-5 to go along with a 4.04 ERA. This will be Samardzija's first start versus the D 'Backs. Chicago took four of seven from Arizona last season.

The first significant deal on draft night saw the New York Islanders acquire veteran defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky from the Anaheim ducks in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2013.Visnovsky totaled six goals and 27 points in 68 games for the Ducks in 2011-12, his second full campaign with

Josh Collmenter and four other pitchers filled in for scheduled starter Joe Saunders, pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.

An Air Force captain who died in the Vietnam War has been buried with full military honors after his remains were positively identified 43 years after his plane went down in Laos.

Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO) expects global oil demand to peak at 103 million barrels a day around 2030, the company said in a report Thursday, adding it expects increasing complexity to push production costs for marginal barrels higher.

Matt Moore is enjoying the first winning streak of his young career. If he can stretch the run to four straight starts this evening, he'll give the Tampa Bay Rays a series victory over the Washington Nationals. Moore takes the hill for the finale of this three-game series having pitched to a 2.37

… first-round lead of the Montreal Championship at La Vallee du Richelieu Golf Club. Champions Tour leading money winner, Michael Allen , who made the cut last week at the U.S. Open, Jerry Pate, Rod Spittle and Larry Mize share second at 4- under 68. Senior …

Disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's former chief investment officer for his now defunct financial empire pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in helping …