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'Failure will have serious consequences' Left-wing activists are threatening to shut down the Congressional Baseball Game five years after a far-left gunman shot up the bipartisan event, almost killing House Republican Whip Steve Scalise. A climate activist group called Now or Never on Wednesday unveiled a three-part plan that starts with shutting down the annual game to force action from Democratic leaders, who the group says are guilty of refusing "to act boldly" on issues like climate change, abortion, and voting rights "for fear it will be too ‘polarizing.'" Now or Never's parent organization, the Action Network, is located at...

Opinion versus Fact: Why Opposing Beliefs Leave No Room for Compromise Between Republicans and Democrats In Senator Jim DeMint’s new book, Now or Never, he boldly states, “The differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties are irreconcilable: there can be no compromise between collectivism and freedom.” How refreshing that someone in the U.S. Senate has the courage to speak the truth. I totally concur with Senator DeMint’s position. The vast majority of Democrats are not interested in truth. They are not interested in logic. They are not interested in helping others. And they certainly are not interested in upholding and...

San Francisco, Calif. (KCBS) -- U.S Senator Barbara Boxer plans to introduce a resolution in the Senate calling for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq within six months, if not earlier. The California Senator, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, held a news conference today at San Francisco's War Memorial Building. KCBS Reporter Barbara Taylor said the resolution conveys both strong language and a sense of irony, noting that each goal set by the Bush Administration has been met, whether it's eliminating Saddam Hussein or democratic elections. The senator said there's simply no more reason to be...