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Water Cooler Archive: May 2012

• PICKET: Energy and Commerce investigation reveal secret deal cut by WH with PhRMA on health care reform

  House Speaker John Boehner's Office released the following statement regarding a House Energy and Commerce Committee memo that details its "year-long investigation" into President Barack Obama's health care law and whether or not the legislation was created in exchange for "specific policy outcomes for public support of the law." Published May 31 2012

• PICKET: Report - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood candidate to Christians-'Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave'

  The Washington D.C. based International Policy Council posted on its website Wednesday an aggregated report from the Egyptian website, El Bashayer that says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood candidate wants Christians to either convert, pay tribute, or leave. Published May 31 2012

• PICKET: School punishes FLA teen for defending mentally challenged student from bullies

  18 year old Stormy Rich of Umatilla, Florida became popular among bloggers and numerous media outlets recently when she told her story about defending a mentally challenged middle school teen-ager to The Daily Commercial. Published May 30 2012

• PICKET: Former Dem congressman switches to GOP

  Former Democratic Alabama Congressman Artur Davis confirmed on Tuesday he is switching his party registration and becoming a Republican. Published May 30 2012

• PICKET: Report - U.S. military denies parachuting into N.Korea

  Following an article from AFP stating that U.S. forces parachuted into North Korea, AFP is now reporting the U.S. military is denying that any U.S. troops parachuted into the country. Published May 29 2012

• PICKET: (VIDEO) Obama angers Poles over 'death camp' remark

  The White House is explaining President Barack Obama's remarks when he described a World War II era German Nazi concentration camp in Poland as a "Polish death camp." Published May 29 2012

• PICKET: Gallup - Romney leads big over Obama with veterans

  Gallup this week shows that GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama among military veterans. According to Gallup, "U.S. veterans are about 13% of the adult population and consist of mostly of older men." Published May 28 2012

• PICKET: UPDATE - U.S. commandos in North Korea report in question

  AFP is reporting U.S. and South Korean special forces are parachuting into North Korea and gathering intelligence regarding underground military installations; however this story is now in question. Published May 28 2012

• PICKET: Sen. Hatch - 'No surprise' Kimberlin is harassing conservative bloggers-Utah GOP'er had 'run-ins' with Kimberlin before

  Conservative bloggers are learning first hand what it is like to be harassed and intimidated. Published May 25 2012

• PICKET (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE): Manchin - Private sector better at picking winners and losers than gov't

  Senator Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat, spoke with the Washington Times affiliated radio program America's Morning News on Wednesday he believes that the private sector was better at picking winners and loser in the free market than government was. Published May 24 2012

• GREEN: Sucking Reagan's blood

  How sensitive medical information was compromised remains an open question regarding the vial for sale that once reputedly held President Reagan's blood. According to the story accompanying the artifact for sale through PFC Auctions, a worker in the lab that processed the Gipper's blood sample in 1981 asked to keep the vial. Having been granted permission, the story goes, her family held onto it as an heirloom until her son sold it. Published May 23 2012

• PICKET: NATO 2012 protest video gallery

  NATO 2012 Protest Video Gallery Published May 22 2012

• GREEN: NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko resigns, White House mum on harassment charges

  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko announced his resignation today after a drawn out controversy over his managerial style. Published May 21 2012

• PICKET: (VIDEO) NATO protests expected to become larger today

  Around 2500 Anti-NATO protesters took to the streets of downtown Chicago on Saturday and played constant game of cat and mouse with local police. Police and protesters periodically had skirmishes along during the march that went from noon until late into the evening. Published May 20 2012

• PICKET: Was Chicago PD dealing with hackers for several days?

  CBS Chicago is starting to confirm that the Chicago Police Department's website has been hacked and taken offline. Published May 20 2012

• PICKET: NATO protesters charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts

  Three protesters who came to Chicago to protest the NATO Summit were arrested Wednesday night during a police raid werer charged with "possesing explosives to commit terrorist acts" reports CBS Chicago. Published May 19 2012

• PICKET: Gallup shows political and national climate comparable to one term presidential incumbents

  Gallup is showing some interesting numbers this week that average out the country's economic and political mood between January and May of this year and compares the time frame to recent past presidents. Published May 17 2012

• PICKET: Boehner to Obama - Tell Holder to cooperate with Issa on Fast and Furious

  House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to tell Attorney General Eric Holder to cooperate with the congressional investigation relating to the now defunct Fast and Furious gun walking operation. Published May 16 2012

• PICKET: S&P cautions California on its budget

  Four months after Standard and Poor's rating agency upgraded California's financial future from "stable" to "positive" the S&P is noting they could reverse that rating anytime soon if state lawmakers do not pass a solid budget this year. Published May 16 2012

• PICKET: (VIDEO) Bernie Sanders angrily defends so-called 'passed' year old Senate budget

  Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, was approached by the Washington Times affiliated radio program America's Morning News and was asked why Senate Democratic leadership has not passed a budget for three years. Mr. Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats, answered angrily that the Senate passed a budget last year and blamed the trillions of dollar debt on billionaires "who want to cut" social security. Published May 15 2012