U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 14 other Senators sent a letter to President Obama today, calling on the President to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense. The letter is signed by Sens. Cornyn, Inhofe (R-OK), Graham (R-SC), Wicker (R-MS), Vitter (R-LA), Cruz (R-TX), Lee (R-UT), Toomey (R-PA), Rubio (R-FL), Coats (R-IN), R. Johnson (R - WI), Risch (R-ID), Barrasso (R-WY), Coburn (R-OK), and Scott (R-SC). Read the full text of the letter below:

Dear President Obama: Last Thursday, the Senate voted to continue its consideration of your nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as our nation's next Secretary of Defense.  While we respect Senator Hagel's honorable military service, in the interest of national...
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The first-ever international Modern Quilting Convention—QuiltCon—starts right here in Austin today. So what exactly is “Modern Quilting”? Quilting has moved out of the attic and into the realm of cool. Just ask the millions of people on websites like Pinterest and Etsy. QuiltCon organizer Heather Grant says the craft started its internet revolution in 2005… when it became easier to share photos online. “People really started to share their work online and started to find each other online through blogs and Flickr," QuiltCon Director of Marketing & Programming Grant says. "Flickr was a very popular...
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