1776 COALITION EXTRA 07/22/2015

Obama defends IRS, says tea party targeting didn’t happen President Obama defended the IRS Tuesday in an interview with “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, saying the tea party-targeting scandal was actually Congress‘ fault for passing “a crummy law” and that the real problem is the agency doesn’t have enough... Read More Planned Parenthood: We Got $528.4 Million in Taxpayer Funds in One Year Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, received $528.4 million in taxpayer funding, according to its 2013-2014 annual report, which runs from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The report shows that Planned Parenthood received $528.4 million in “government... Read More FCC Commissioner ‘Outraged’ At What CBS4 Investigation Revealed About Free Phone Program DENVER (CBS4) – Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai says a CBS4 probe of a government cellphone program revealed fraud, waste and abuse in the government’s Lifeline cellphone program that he called “shocking.” “The CBS4 story highlighted the fact that... Read More Appeals Court Tosses Some Blagojevich Convictions, Vacates Prison Sentence CHICAGO (CBS) — A federal appeals court has thrown out some of the convictions against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and tossed out his 14-year prison sentence. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling Tuesday, throwing out five of... Read More Owner declares Florida gun store ‘Muslim-free’ INVERNESS, Fla. -A Florida man has sparked controversy after declaring his gun store "Muslim-free." "I will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots," Florida Gun Supply owner Andy Hallinan said in a YouTube... Read More Iran: ‘We Will Trample Upon America’ A senior Iranian cleric delivered Friday prayers in Tehran while standing behind a podium that declared, “We Will Trample Upon America,” according to photos released by Iran’s state-controlled media. Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, who was handpicked by... Read More