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The dam has to burst. I was against CBO health care scoring before it was cool to be against CBO healthcare scoring. In the run-up and aftermath of passage of Obamacare, I devoted numerous posts to the way the way Democrats gamed CBO scoring to present an unrealistic projection of how the law would actually work. CBO Credibility The First Victim Of Obamacare (March 19, 2010): Nancy Pelosi announced yesterday how pleased she was with the precision of the CBO report on the cost of Obamacare. It would be easy to laugh out loud if so much were not at...

CORBIN, Ky. (WKYT) - A bizarre situation brought the Friday morning practice for the Corbin High School track team to a screeching halt. Sickness canceled classes on Friday, but the track team still held practice. The track coach spotted a woman taking off her clothes. Before he could react, the naked woman jumped the chain link fence and began running with the boys on the track. Police say Leger never touched the boys, but just ran alongside them. "One of the coaches saw her a couple hundred yards away I guess by the softball field. She had clothes on. He...

FRANKFORT, KY (WCMH) — A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require men seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction to jump through several hoops beforehand. Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-Louisville) introduced House Bill 369 on Feb. 12. The bill would require that a man visit a doctor twice before the doctor can prescribe any drug for erectile dysfunction, be married and get a signed and dated letter of consent from his spouse. The bill also calls for the man to “make a sworn statement with his hand on a bible that he will only use a prescription for a...

WINTER HAVEN, FL (WFLA) – Two Florida teens are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the disturbing murder of a man that detectives say happened during a sexual encounter. Donald Merkley, 67, was found dead in his house on Jan. 11, after a fire at his home. Detectives initially believed the fire was caused by a small electric heater, and ruled it accidental. But, when one of the teens came forward with details about what happened, the fire turned into a murder investigation. Detectives say Byron Lasiak, 16, of Winter Haven told them that he and Jerry Johnsey, 18,...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Immigration advocates are pushing for Indianapolis to become a “sanctuary city.” These advocates say families are being torn apart because of deportations under the Trump administration. That’s why they came to the sheriff’s office looking for answers. About 20 people went to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office looking to speak with him. They say they don’t want local resources to be used to deport people. This is after President Trump’s immigration executive orders and ramped up deportations. Sheriff John Layton originally said that he wouldn’t meet with this group but eventually met with them. “I am standing...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman scammed thousands out of members of Hispanic churches after saying she would get them immigration documents, according to prosecutors. Judith Palma, 57, also went by the name Roma Smith, according to investigators. She is accused of committing 17 counts of theft by taking more than $67,000 from 31 victims. “Anyone with concerns regarding immigration status is urged to seek services from a licensed immigration attorney,” Prosecutor Terry Curry said. “We understand recent federal policy changes have heightened the urgency to resolve outstanding immigration issues, but such conditions may make individuals easier targets for scam artists....

PUTNAM COUNTY (WTHR) - Police are looking for two men who ran from a traffic stop along Interstate 70 near Cloverdale Saturday morning. Indiana State Police stopped a van with Texas registration for unsafe lane movement on eastbound I-70 near the 43 mile marker just east of Cloverdale around 9:00 a.m. During conversation with the driver of the blue Toyota Sequoia, the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Trooper noticed possible criminal activity. Eight passengers were carrying no identification, including a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, both traveling without parents. The people in the van are believed to be from Guatemala, Honduras,...

<p>SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Alec Baldwin does a pretty convincing Donald Trump impersonation – just ask a newspaper in the Dominican Republic.</p> <p>El Nacional published an apology on Saturday after mistakenly running a photo of the actor doing his impression of the U.S. president on “Saturday Night Live” instead of Trump himself.</p>

(WISH) – Gallup has been tracking a question for 16 years, and for the first time more than half of Americans say “it’s a good time to find a quality job.” According to the study, in January 50 percent of Americans agreed it’s a good time to find a quality job, whereas in February it increased to 54 percent. In January 2007, Gallup recorded the nation’s job climate was 48 percent. In January 2008 it decreased to 33 percent. In Nov. 2009, it hit a record-low of 8 percent. In Oct. 2009, the United States unemployment rate was 10.2 percent....

PETERSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — U.S. Marshals need help to find a convicted sex offender recently released from a Virginia prison. Marshals say 44-year-old Matthew Ezekiel Stager was released from Federal Correctional Complex in Petersburg on Thursday, Feb. 2. He was supposed to check into a transitional center in Texas that day, but he never showed up. Its not clear where he is now. Stagers last known location was in Petersburg. He has no specific ties to Hampton Roads, but Marshals say it is possible he is in the area or has recently traveled through the region. Stager has known connections...

<p>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly says he will vote against Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general.</p> <p>Donnelly, the lone Democrat elected statewide, says he is concerned about Sessions’ commitment to civil rights. Sessions was rejected by the Senate for a federal judgeship in 1986 amid similar concerns.</p>

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Couples in Indianapolis and across the country saw their dreams of adopting children crushed in bankruptcy overnight. Without warning, the Independent Adoption Center closed its doors. Hopeful parents are heartbroken and looking for answers. Stacy and Mark Green had every reason to be happy. They thought they were close to adopting a newborn child. That changed overnight. "At this point, I don't see any chance of us having a child," Stacy said. Kristin and David Baldock's dream of having a child may also have vanished. Kristin described the emotions of receiving an email announcing the closing. "Just...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Lawmakers are considering a bill to change how people can buy some cars in Indiana. The Roads and Transportation Committee is set to discuss the bill on Wednesday morning. House Bill 1592 would stop car manufacturers like Tesla from selling directly to the consumer. The bill would require manufacturers sell through a dealer after selling 1,000 cars in a year or six years after receiving a dealer’s license. The bill does not name Tesla specifically, but it describes Tesla’s business model of skipping the dealer and selling straight to the customer. Traditional automakers do not sell straight...

WASHINGTON (NEWS10) – The country’s bacon reserves are at the lowest level in half a century. The demand for bacon is outpacing the supply and pig farmers just can’t keep up with the world’s appetite for it. Right now, the U.S. inventory is 7.8 million pounds, the lowest since 1957. They’re not going to run out but expected to be paying more for bacon.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Neighbors in a historic Fort Wayne neighborhood are growing uncomfortable with a hanging effigy of President Donald Trump that appeared on their street after he was inaugurated. The large doll is hanging from a tree by a noose and is adorned with a flag of the former Soviet Union. “It was kind of shocking,” said neighbor Jared Paden. “Honestly, I don’t necessarily like it. I’m not really excited about it being in my neighborhood.” 24-Hour News 8’s sister station, WANE, is told the home belongs to an army veteran, but he wouldn’t talk to them...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump never said he wanted to ban shows with gay-themed content from television, including Fox's "Empire," despite the claims of a widely shared story quoting him in a purported interview with Fox News. The network said the president never made such a statement, nor does he have the authority to ban programming. The story posted on several sites, including usinfonews.com and usainfocentar.com, cites a supposed interview Trump conducted with Fox News earlier this month in which he declared that he would ban "Empire" as part of a two-year effort "to remove all shows that...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The West Lafayette High School boys basketball coach is calling the president of the United States a bigot after two of his players were called the N-word. He wrote about it in a piece published by the Lafayette Journal and Courier. “I finally decided to do it publicly after this incident,” said Dave Wood, who is currently in his 23rd season as the Red Devils’ head coach. Wood said two of his players were walking from Happy Hollow Elementary School to the high school on Monday when an SUV stopped nearby. He said the people...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One year ago, we introduced you to an Indianapolis woman with a goal to collect as many bras as possible. It wasn’t a weird obsession, it was an effort to make sure all Hoosier women had the proper undergarments, even those who couldn’t afford them. Since then, she’s gathered more than 10,000 bras and her work has expanded to include menstrual items as well. “Can you imagine what it would be like if you didn’t have a bra that fit you for a job interview or if you had your period and you didn’t have access to...

After no pardon from Obama, claim of no possibility for fair trial under Trump. Military deserter Bowe Bergdahl was hoping for a pardon from President Obama which never came. Now that President Trump has taken office, Bergdahl’s lawyers are claiming he can’t be guaranteed a fair trial due to Trump’s prior criticism of him. The Hill reports: Bergdahl lawyers press for dismissal after Trump inauguration Lawyers for former prisoner of war and Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl made good on their promise to call for his case to be dismissed based on President Trump’s campaign comments against him, filing a motion...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It took just a few hours for President Donald Trump to give the Oval Office a makeover, including some fresh gold trim. There were changes from floor to ceiling as the White House brought reporters into the Oval Office on Friday evening for the first time since Trump became president at noon. He was signing an executive order and other paperwork in his first major acts as president. Gone was the giant, circular “quote rug” that took up most of the room when Barack Obama was in charge, featuring quotes attributed to former presidents lining the perimeter....