The Arabic textbooks which show children how to chop off hands and feet under Sharia law | Mail Online

The Arabic textbooks which show children how to chop off hands and feet under Sharia law | Mail Online: Barbaric textbooks handed out in Saudi Arabian schools teach children how to cut off a thief's hands and feet under Sharia law, it has emerged.

The shocking books, paid for and printed by the Saudi government, also tell teenagers that Jews need to be exterminated and homosexuals should be 'put to death'.

Recent editions were obtained by the Institute for Gulf Affairs in Washington, D.C., which says they should raise fears in the West over the use of jihadist language.

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Exiled cleric who taught UK knifeman praises 'courage' - Yahoo! News

Exiled cleric who taught UK knifeman praises 'courage' - Yahoo! News: TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the men accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see it as a strike on a military target.

In an interview in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, where he has lived since being banished from Britain in 2005, Omar Bakri, founder of banned British Islamist group Al Muhajiroun, said he knew suspect Michael Adebolajo from his lectures a decade ago.

"When I saw the footage I recognized the face immediately," Bakri told Reuters. "I used to know him. A quiet man, very shy, asking lots of questions about Islam."

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GOP lawmakers want Obama to hear out head of ICE union - Washington Times

GOP lawmakers want Obama to hear out head of ICE union - Washington Times: The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a top Republican senator on Thursday told President Obama that he and his aides must meet with immigration law enforcement “whistleblowers” who can expose the flaws in the Senate immigration bill.

In a letter to Mr. Obama, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, of Virginia, and Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, said the head of the union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers has been seeking a meeting for three months but has been shut out.

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Obama Meets In Oval Office With Illegal Aliens | CNS News

Obama Meets In Oval Office With Illegal Aliens | CNS News: (CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office on Tuesday with three people who are in the country in violation of U.S. immigration laws but who have received “deferred action” allowing them to stay in the country under the terms of a "memorandum" issued unilaterally last year by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

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VIDEO: Franken Slams Into Staffer While Dodging Reporter's IRS Question

VIDEO: Franken Slams Into Staffer While Dodging Reporter's IRS Question: Sen Al Franken (D-MN) was using such a circuitous "serpentine" walking pattern in an effort to avoid TRN's Jason Mattera's tough question that he inadvertently body checked one of his own staffers in the process. The absurd weaving to avoid the tough inquiry even brought the senator to laughter at one point as the beleaguered staffer tried to run interference for Franken by claiming that he doesn't talk to national press.

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Obama stretches terror definitions in national security speech, claims 'no large-scale attacks on the United States' since 9/11 | Mail Online

Obama stretches terror definitions in national security speech, claims 'no large-scale attacks on the United States' since 9/11 | Mail Online: In a long-awaited speech at the National Defense University, Barack Obama claimed that the nature of international terror attacks threatening the United States has changed since Sept. 11, 2001, with 'no large-scale attacks' on America occurring since then.

But his definition of 'large-scale attacks,' his speech made clear, doesn't include the 2013 Boston Marathon attack that wounded hundreds, the 2012 Benghazi terror attack that injured dozens and killed four, and the 2009 attack at Fort Hood that killed 13 and injured 30.

All those attacks had the potential to leave far more American bodies in their wake than they actually did.

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GOP Rep Steve King: Reagan's Amnesty Act 'Brought About' Obama's Election, 'Wouldn't Be Pres.' Witho - YouTube

GOP Rep Steve King: Reagan's Amnesty Act 'Brought About' Obama's Election, 'Wouldn't Be Pres.' Witho - YouTube

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Eric Holder Might Have a Perjury Problem

Eric Holder Might Have a Perjury Problem: Last week, and while under oath, Attorney General Eric Holder testified before a House committee that when it comes to "try[ing] to prosecute the press for the publication of material" he has "never been involved in, heard of" such a thing. Watch below at the five-minute mark:

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Thursday, however, we learned that it was Holder who signed off on the application for a warrant to gain access to the private emails and phone records of Fox News reporter James Rosen. In doing so, Holder labeled Rosen a co-conspirator to obtain classified material under the Espionage Act of 1917.

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Obama calls on Gonzales to step down - YouTube

Obama calls on Gonzales to step down - YouTube

On Larry King Live in 2007, presidential candidate Barack Obama attacked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and called on him to resign for carrying out the President's "political vendettas." 

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2007: Obama Demanded Atty Gen Resign For Carrying Out 'Political Vendettas' Of Admin

2007: Obama Demanded Atty Gen Resign For Carrying Out 'Political Vendettas' Of Admin: On Larry King Live in 2007, presidential candidate Barack Obama attacked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and called on him to resign for carrying out the President's "political vendettas."

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EXCLUSIVE: IRS Org Chart Puts Ingram, Lerner at Center of Power

EXCLUSIVE: IRS Org Chart Puts Ingram, Lerner at Center of Power: An official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) organizational chart of the Tax Exempt & Government Entities division from February 2011 offers a more complete picture of the authority Lois Lerner--the now-removed IRS director of the tax-exempt unit--and Sarah Hall Ingram--presently tasked with overseeing the implementation of Obamacare--held as the IRS scheme to politically target conservative groups was hatched.

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EXCLUSIVE: IRS Org Chart Puts Ingram, Lerner at Center of Power

EXCLUSIVE: IRS Org Chart Puts Ingram, Lerner at Center of Power: An official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) organizational chart of the Tax Exempt & Government Entities division from February 2011 offers a more complete picture of the authority Lois Lerner--the now-removed IRS director of the tax-exempt unit--and Sarah Hall Ingram--presently tasked with overseeing the implementation of Obamacare--held as the IRS scheme to politically target conservative groups was hatched.

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Strassel: Conservatives Became Targets in 2008 - WSJ.com

Strassel: Conservatives Became Targets in 2008 - WSJ.com: The White House insists President Obama is "outraged" by the "inappropriate" targeting and harassment of conservative groups. If true, it's a remarkable turnaround for a man who helped pioneer those tactics.

On Aug. 21, 2008, the conservative American Issues Project ran an ad highlighting ties between candidate Obama and Bill Ayers, formerly of the Weather Underground. The Obama campaign and supporters were furious, and they pressured TV stations to pull the ad—a common-enough tactic in such ad spats.

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Disgraced IRS Chiefs: IRS Needs More Money

Disgraced IRS Chiefs: IRS Needs More Money: In their attempts to shift blame and evade clear answers to questions about the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups, disgraced former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and disgraced former Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller both said that what the IRS really needs are more people and money to function properly.

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Woman stabs intruder to death in North Bend home invasion | www.kirotv.com

Woman stabs intruder to death in North Bend home invasion | www.kirotv.com: NORTH BEND, Wash. —

The King County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion near North Bend in which a woman came to the aid of her husband and fatally stabbed an intruder.

Deputies were called to the home in the 10100 block of 420 Avenue Southeast around 1:40 a.m. after receiving 911 calls in reference to a home invasion.

King County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindi West said a man was at a home where he lived with his wife, daughter and mother-in-law when his dog began barking. He went to check on his dog and found a man standing in his hallway.

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Gun, drug texts feature in new Trayvon Martin shooting evidence - CNN.com

Gun, drug texts feature in new Trayvon Martin shooting evidence - CNN.com: Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including a text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.

The evidence, George Zimmerman's attorneys say, paints a different picture of the 17-year-old than the one portrayed by his family and supporters. Lead defense attorney Mark O'Mara says he will try to use the evidence if prosecutors attempt to attack Zimmerman's character during his trial on second-degree murder charges, set to begin next month.

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Coming Soon to America: A Two-Tiered, Canadian-Style Health Care System

Coming Soon to America: A Two-Tiered, Canadian-Style Health Care System: We are moving toward two different health systems, says John C. Goodman, president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis.

In one, patients will be able to see doctors promptly and they will talk to physicians by phone and email.
In the other system, waiting times will grow for almost everything -- to get appointments with physicians, to get tests, to obtain elective surgery, etc.
In terms of waiting times and bureaucratic hassles, health care for these patients in the "other" system may come to resemble the Canadian system -- or worse.

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Lois Lerner placed on administrative leave | The Daily Caller

Lois Lerner placed on administrative leave | The Daily Caller: Embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois G. Lerner has reportedly been placed on administrative leave.

Lerner, who apologized for improperly scrutinizing conservative nonprofit groups as the director of the IRS Exempt Organizations division between 2010 and 2012, is on administrative leave, according to a tweet from National Review.

Lerner pleaded the Fifth Amendment in a congressional hearing Wednesday on the exploding IRS scandal, invoking her right not to incriminate herself. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa publicly rejected Lerner’s plea.

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First lady to put child victims of Hurricane Sandy to work | The Daily Caller

First lady to put child victims of Hurricane Sandy to work | The Daily Caller: The White House announced Thursday that first lady Michelle Obama will be welcome the child victims of Hurricane Sandy to the White House Kitchen Garden and put them to work harvesting the summer crop.

According to a White House press announcement, the children affected by Hurricane Sandy from two New Jersey communities will be joining children from across the country who helped plant the garden in April assist with the harvest.

The students who planted the crops and are returning to pick them hail from Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont andWashington, DC.

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Obama urges end to war on terrorism | The Daily Caller

Obama urges end to war on terrorism | The Daily Caller: On Thursday, President Barack Obama urged an end to the war against terrorism, which legally began once Congress reacted to the jihadi attack on the Twin Towers.

“Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist organizations must continue” through the use of courts and police, he announced in a speech at the National Defense University.

“This war, like all wars, must end. That’s what history advises. That’s what our democracy demands,” he said.

Obama also acknowledged that the war war started by the jihadi ideology, which he called a “lie.”

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George Washington Bore A Cross - Obama Thinks He Wears A Crown : The Last Resistance

George Washington Bore A Cross - Obama Thinks He Wears A Crown : The Last Resistance: “Criminals mock society’s laws. Your compassion is a weakness that your enemies do not and will not share…”

- Bradlee Dean

As the White House has been slammed with scandals such as Benghazi, Extortion 17, the AP phone tapping scandal, targeting FOX News, and the IRS targeting conservative groups, Obama appeared before the nation at a press conference. In the middle of answering a question about the IRS scandal, it began to rain. Obama had the “audacity” to call up two marines to hold an umbrella for himself and the Turkish Prime Minister, stating, “Why don’t we get a couple of Marines [to hold umbrellas.] They’re gonna look good next to us.”

What a stark contrast to our first president, General George Washington!

It was said that Washington was hailed as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”

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Bowling Shoe Law Being Debated in State Legislature | wgrz.com

Bowling Shoe Law Being Debated in State Legislature | wgrz.com: ALBANY, N.Y. -- With all the corruption in Albany, one of your representatives is instead focusing efforts on something many of you like to do, bowl.

New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan (R-59th District) New York State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger (D-140th District) are sponsoring a bill that would cover bowling shoes. The bill in the assembly is co-sponsored by Assemblymembers Brian Kolb, Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Jane Corwin.

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Woolwich 'Beheading' Attack: Radical Preacher Anjem Choudary Blames 'Murdering' British Troops - IBTimes UK

Woolwich 'Beheading' Attack: Radical Preacher Anjem Choudary Blames 'Murdering' British Troops - IBTimes UK: Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has blamed the terrorist murder in Woolwich on David Cameron and Britain's actions in Afghanistan.

Choudary, who grew up in Woolwich, was responded to reports that the alleged beheading was perpetrated by Islamic terrorists shouting "Allah u Akbar" - God is great.

In response to the news, Choudary tweeted: "National News tell me that the man killed in woolwich is apparently being treated as "terrorist" as the attackers were shouting Allahu Akbar.

"If they were Muslims killing a British soldier then the presence of British troops in Muslim land [Afghanistan] is surely a cause of insecurity in the UK."

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PJTV: Real People - YouTube

PJTV: Real People - YouTube

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State Dept Won't Criticize Sharia Descrimination Against Women - YouTube

State Dept Won't Criticize Sharia Descrimination Against Women - YouTube

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Cub Scout leader and mom of 2 confronts cleaver-wielding terrorists seconds after they 'BEHEADED' British soldier on London street - NY Daily News

Cub Scout leader and mom of 2 confronts cleaver-wielding terrorists seconds after they 'BEHEADED' British soldier on London street - NY Daily News

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Knife-wielding 'terrorist' identified by local reports as Michael Adebolajo was caught on camera boasting after the attack.

A British soldier was hacked to death Wednesday on a busy London street by a pair of self-proclaimed jihadis wielding knives, cleavers and guns — and ranting about avenging the killing of Muslims.
Several witnesses said the victim was beheaded.
The barbaric slaying unfolded in front of stunned witnesses who said the attackers screamed “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is Great” in Arabic, as they wickedly butchered the victim.
The killers slaughtered the soldier, believed to be about 20, after mowing him down with their car on the sidewalk at about 2:20 p.m. The attackers’ blue Vauxhall Tigra crashed into a pole.

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Finally: Tax-Dodging, Union-Busting, Subprime Mortgage Banker Hauled Before Congress

Finally: Tax-Dodging, Union-Busting, Subprime Mortgage Banker Hauled Before Congress: The Senate will finally confront one of the architects of the subprime mortgage crisis today, hauling a tax-dodging, union-busting, bank-breaking, billionaire member of the "one percent" before the Senate Commerce Committee... to consider her confirmation as Secretary of Commerce in President Barack Obama's Cabinet.

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Ft. Hood Terrorist Still Drawing Full Pay 3 ½ Years Later Thanks to Obama

Ft. Hood Terrorist Still Drawing Full Pay 3 ½ Years Later Thanks to Obama: On Nov. 5, 2009, Army Major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas where he was stationed. Witnesses said he was making Islamic statements as he shot one serviceman/woman after another. By the time Hasan was taken into custody, he had killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.

His guilt is not a question as he was caught in the act. Those at the scene believed Hasan’s attack was an act of Islamic terrorism. Subsequent investigations revealed that he was against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Taxi king says Bloomberg threatened him with curse-filled rant - NYPOST.com

Taxi king says Bloomberg threatened him with curse-filled rant - NYPOST.com: Mayor Bloomberg went on a spitting-mad rant against a city cab-fleet boss who won a court victory over Hizzoner’s planned “Taxi of Tomorrow” — vowing to “destroy your f--king industry” when he leaves office, The Post has learned.

A fuming Bloomberg made the threat against Taxi Club Management CEO Gene Freidman at Madison Square Garden’s private 1879 Club during last Thursday’s Knick playoff game, a witness said yesterday.

“It was like Gene had kidnapped his child. He used the f-word twice,” the witness said.

Freidman confirmed the blow-up to The Post, and said Bloomberg’s tirade included the warning that, “After January, I am going to destroy all you f--king guys.”

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See what was really transpiring inside doomed compound

See what was really transpiring inside doomed compound: TEL AVIV – In a largely unnoticed speech to a think tank seven months before the Benghazi attack, a top State Department official described an unprecedented multi-million-dollar U.S. effort to secure anti-aircraft weapons in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gadhafi’s regime.

The official, Andrew J. Shapiro, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, explained how U.S. experts were fully coordinating the collection efforts with the Libyan opposition.

He said the efforts were taking place in Benghazi, where a leading U.S. expert was deployed.

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Bombshell: Govt Official Says Hillary Spearheaded Benghazi Review, Not Independent Board : Freedom Outpost

Bombshell: Govt Official Says Hillary Spearheaded Benghazi Review, Not Independent Board : Freedom Outpost: One of the four State Department employees, who was recently disciplined by their former boss Hillary Clinton, has broken his silence concerning Benghazi and has leveled some very big charges at the former Secretary of State. He is now indicating that the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her staff were the ones that led the review of the Benghazi attacks by perpetrating the flaws in the process of the review, not an independent board.

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U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes - NYTimes.com

U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes - NYTimes.com: WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation’s long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the C.I.A. to the military.

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Global warming debunked: NASA report verifies carbon dioxide actually cools atmosphere

Global warming debunked: NASA report verifies carbon dioxide actually cools atmosphere: Practically everything you have been told by the mainstream scientific community and the media about the alleged detriments of greenhouse gases, and particularly carbon dioxide, appears to be false, according to new data compiled by NASA's Langley Research Center. As it turns out, all those atmospheric greenhouse gases that Al Gore and all the other global warming hoaxers have long claimed are overheating and destroying our planet are actually cooling it, based on the latest evidence.

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NBC correspondent: Obama trying to ‘criminalize journalism’

NBC correspondent: Obama trying to ‘criminalize journalism’: The chief White House correspondent for NBC News, which largely has been enthusiastic about Barack Obama’s presidency, has delivered a stunning verdict on the latest moves to come out of the White House administration: It’s trying to criminalize journalism.

Wrote Noel Sheppard at Newsbusters, “One gets the sense this White House has finally gone too far for even liberal media members.”

It happened with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, who noted that some people who definitely are not “tea party” types were expressing concern.

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CBO: ‘Large Debt Increases Risk of Fiscal Crisis, During Which … Government Would be Unable to Borrow…’ | CNS News

CBO: ‘Large Debt Increases Risk of Fiscal Crisis, During Which … Government Would be Unable to Borrow…’ | CNS News: In its latest budget projections, released this month, the Congressional Budget Office warns that interest payments on the federal government's debt will more than double in the coming decade, that an expected increase in tax revenues to higher than average historical levels will not prevent the government’s persisting annual deficits from rising at the end of that period, and that the larger projected government debt will cause smaller American wages.

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Ex-IRS Chief: ‘I Certainly Believe I Did Not Have Any Conversations’ with WH About Tea Party | CNS News

Ex-IRS Chief: ‘I Certainly Believe I Did Not Have Any Conversations’ with WH About Tea Party | CNS News: Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman said he believes he did not have any conversations with the White House about his agency’s targeting of conservative groups that had applied for tax-exemption status.

After the hearing’s star witness Lois Lerner refused to testify today by pleading the Fifth Amendment, members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform trained their focus on Shulman, who visited the White House at least 118 times during his tenure at the IRS.

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Cuomo Flogs Weiner: 'Shame On Us' If We Elect Him

Cuomo Flogs Weiner: 'Shame On Us' If We Elect Him: Democrats are obviously not happy with the idea of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner running for mayor of New York City. In an editorial meeting with some local newspapers, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said "shame on us," if Weiner is elected.

Rogers: "So if Anthony Weiner wants to run for mayor, he can run for mayor."

Cuomo: "He runs? He runs."

Rogers: "And if we elect him?"

Cuomo: "Shame on us."




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U.S. Attorney Investigating Fox News Donated to Obama

U.S. Attorney Investigating Fox News Donated to Obama: The US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ronald C. Machen - the man responsible for the aggressive surveillance and phone record scrutiny at Fox News - is also a big donor to the Obama Campaigns. At the time of his appointment, the Washington Post wrote a profile on Machen including this tidbit:

Over the years, he has donated $4,350 to Obama's campaigns. He gave $250 to Obama's U.S. Senate campaign in 2003, a year before Obama, then an Illinois state senator, emerged on the nation's political radar, according to campaign finance records.

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Michelle Said to be Considering an Extended Vacation | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

Michelle Said to be Considering an Extended Vacation | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier: With scandal swirling about the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama may be considering an extended exit from Washington this summer, fleeing for weeks to the Obamas’ traditional summer haven, Martha’s Vineyard.

According to the Boston Globe, “Michelle Obama and the children may be on the island for an extended period.” But the president would hardly be suffering by comparison. He may come up on weekends and then stay for two weeks at the end of the summer, the Globe reports.

The White House has not commented on the Obamas’ vacation plans.

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FBI agent shoots Orlando man questioned in Boston bombing probe - FOX 35 News Orlando

FBI agent shoots Orlando man questioned in Boston bombing probe - FOX 35 News Orlando: ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) -

An FBI agent in Orlando shot dead a man questioned in the Boston bombing investigation whom the agency says turned violent during an interview late Tuesday.

The suspect was identified by the FBI as Ibragim Todashev, 27, of Orlando.

FBI spokesman Paul Bresson said the agent involved in the shooting on Peregrine Avenue near Kirkman and Vineland roads, near Universal Orlando, acted on an imminent threat and shot Todashev during an interview. The FBI agent was "conducting official duties" when Todashev was shot, agent Dave Couvertier said in a statement.

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The House’s IRS hearing: Live updates

The House’s IRS hearing: Live updates: For the second straight day and the third time in one week, IRS officials will testify Wednesday in front of Congress about the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups.

Highlighting today’s House Oversight Committee hearing is IRS official Lois Lerner’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment and not answer questions. Lerner is still under subpoena to testify, meaning she will have to invoke her rights in person — and likely repeatedly.

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Ex-Cincy IRS official doubts agency's explanation for Tea Party scandal - Open Channel

Ex-Cincy IRS official doubts agency's explanation for Tea Party scandal - Open Channel: A former manager at the IRS Cincinnati office at the center of the controversy over the targeting of conservative political organizations seeking tax-exempt status tells NBC News she doesn’t think low-level employees acted on their own in flagging them for further scrutiny.

But she also said that in her time at the IRS she has never known politics or partisan motivations to play any role in the office’s work, and doesn’t think it did in this case.

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Lois Lerner: Top IRS official will invoke the Fifth Amendment in congressional hearing about tea party targeting program | Mail Online

Lois Lerner: Top IRS official will invoke the Fifth Amendment in congressional hearing about tea party targeting program | Mail Online: The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday afternoon that Lois Lerner, who heads up the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt division, plans to invoke the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in a hearing Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs.

The Fifth Amendment provides that U.S. citizens may not be compelled to offer testimony if telling the truth would incriminate them.

Lerner's defense lawyer, William W. Taylor III, wrote to the committee on Tuesday that his client would refuse to answer questions related to what she knew about the extra levels of scrutiny applied to conservative nonprofit organizations that applied for tax-exempt status beginning in 2010.

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Parties divide over IRS scandal fallout - Washington Times

Parties divide over IRS scandal fallout - Washington Times: Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday the IRS, while engaging in “unacceptable” targeting of conservative groups, may have been set up for failure by campaign finance law ambiguities that allowed tax-exempt groups to engage in partisan politics without disclosing their donors.

In the Senate’s first hearing on revelations that the tax agency had targeted tea party and other conservative groups for special scrutiny, Democrats focused largely on the foggy environment that led to the scandal, while minority Republican members of the panel excoriated senior IRS officials for failing to stop specialists in Cincinnati from burdening tea party groups and others with excessive requests for information.

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IRS Worker Used Federal Plastic For Amazon Buys | The Smoking Gun

IRS Worker Used Federal Plastic For Amazon Buys | The Smoking Gun: MAY 21--Entrusted with a government credit card, an Internal Revenue Service worker allegedly used the plastic for a years-long Amazon.com shopping spree that netted her hundreds of items, including a chocolate fondue fountain; Bollywood movies; Pampers; Harlequin romance novels; Omaha Steaks; Apple Bottoms skinny jeans; mango body wash; and a Ginsu knife set.

Yetunde Oseni, 37, was named this month in a U.S. District Court felony complaint charging her with embezzling government funds. Oseni has worked since 2000 as a secretary in an IRS office in Lanham, Maryland.

According to a court filing, Oseni was

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Senate panel approves immigration bill

News from The Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.

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The IRS & The Liberal Media Set Their Sights On Same Groups : The Last Resistance

The IRS & The Liberal Media Set Their Sights On Same Groups : The Last Resistance: While the scandal with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting conservative and Tea Party groups continues in the news, there is a connected scandal as well and this one involves the media attacking a conservative Christian ministry. Back in 2010 and 2011, MSNBC’s liberal talk show host Rachel Maddow decided she would weigh in on Bradlee Dean’s comments on homosexuality. The problem with Maddow’s comments that she made is that she accused Dean of calling for the execution of homosexuals, which he never did. Because of that Dean filed a libel lawsuit against her. It was dismissed after Dean refused to pay $24,000 in court costs to Maddow’s attorneys, which she ordered, but the ministry is looking to take it to DC next month.

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Unions break ranks on ObamaCare - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com

Unions break ranks on ObamaCare - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com: Labor unions are breaking with President Obama on ObamaCare.

Months after the president’s reelection, a variety of unions are publicly balking at how the administration plans to implement the landmark law. They warn that unless there are changes, the results could be catastrophic.

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) — a 1.3 million-member labor group that twice endorsed Obama for president — is very worried about how the reform law will affect its members’ healthcare plans.

Last month, the president of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers released a statement calling “for repeal or complete reform of the Affordable Care Act.”

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Achilles Heel of the Anti-Gun Lobby's Position - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

Achilles Heel of the Anti-Gun Lobby's Position - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: I overheard an instructive conversation recently. Two people were discussing gun control. One was espousing the standard liberal position: outlaw assault weapons and limit the size of magazines. He based his argument on the need to prevent “another Sandy Hook.” The other party to this conversation opposed gun control on both philosophical and practical grounds. The latter commented: “Outlawing assault weapons and limiting the size of magazines would not have prevented Sandy Hook.” The former responded: “Yes, I know. But we have to do something.” This incredible response reveals in stark terms the Achilles Heel of the anti-gun lobby’s position. Anti-gun advocates are not so much interested in reducing gun violence as they are in appearing “to do something.” Theirs is a frantic, hyper-emotional response that makes no sense and will yield no results.

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Roger L. Simon » PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama

Roger L. Simon » PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama: More whistleblowers will emerge shortly in the escalating Benghazi scandal, according to two former U.S. diplomats who spoke with PJ Media Monday afternoon.

These whistleblowers, colleagues of the former diplomats, are currently securing legal counsel because they work in areas not fully protected by the Whistleblower law.

According to the diplomats, what these whistleblowers will say will be at least as explosive as what we have already learned about the scandal, including details about what really transpired in Benghazi that are potentially devastating to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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IRS Scandal: Lois Lerner to Invoke Fifth Amendment

IRS Scandal: Lois Lerner to Invoke Fifth Amendment: Tuesday afternoon a bombshell was dropped into the already explosive IRS scandal when it was reported that Lois Lerner, a top IRS official in the non-profit division that paralyzed Tea Party groups with ongoing harassment, would invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions during Congressional testimony schedule before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

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Trio sentenced in plot to behead terror witnesses | abc7chicago.com

Trio sentenced in plot to behead terror witnesses | abc7chicago.com: RALEIGH, N.C. -- A judge gave four life sentences Friday to a man already facing decades in federal prison for his role in a North Carolina terror plot.

Hysen Sherifi lectured federal Judge Earl Britt about Islamic teachings and warned the judge he faced damnation at his sentencing hearing.

Prosecutors say Sherifi conspired with his brother and a female friend to kill witnesses who testified against him about a plot with five other men in the Raleigh - Johnston County area to attack the U.S. Marine base at Quantico and targets overseas. In 2012, he was sentenced to 45 years in prison in the original case.

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Factchecker Destroys White House Claim of 'Doctored' Benghazi Emails

Factchecker Destroys White House Claim of 'Doctored' Benghazi Emails: Working together again, the White House and Media Matters have spent the last week attempting the herculean task of turning the Benghazi-scandal battleship around in the hopes of attacking conservatives. Washington Post factchecker, Glenn Kessler, just destroyed that cynical maneuver.

After Jonathan Karl of ABC News reported that emails proved that the Obama administration had in fact taken a major role in the shaping of the final draft of the CIA's Libya talking points, the actual transcript of a single email was leaked to CNN's Jake Tapper (probably by the White House).

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IRS Scandal: IRS Commissioner Defends 'Lie by Omission' to Congress

IRS Scandal: IRS Commissioner Defends 'Lie by Omission' to Congress: Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who led the agency when it targeted Tea Party and conservative groups, testified before the Senate Finance Committee today, under oath, about when he knew about the conduct of officials in the tax exempt organizations division. He was joined by his successor, Steven Miller, and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russel George.

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Carney Sweats it Out | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

Carney Sweats it Out | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is sweating it out under the harsh lights of the White House briefing room these days, revising stories and spinning away suspicious facts in what is becoming an almost comical daily exercise in scandal avoidance.

“Are you going to ask me about Myanmar?” Carney joked Monday as yet another White House reporter teed up a question about one of the various scandals swirling about the administration. The leader of Myanmar was to meet with President Obama later in the day.

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Issa Warns Hillary | National Review Online

Issa Warns Hillary | National Review Online: Since Hillary Clinton last came up to Capitol Hill, we’ve learned senior State Department officials sought to scrub references to terrorism from the infamous Benghazi talking points to insulate Foggy Bottom from political criticism — citing concerns of their “building’s leadership” to justify the demands.

The rising temperature of the scandal means it’s possible that Hillary could be asked to return and testify again. If she comes back, she had better be prepared, says House Oversight and Government Reform chairman Darrell Issa.

“We are interviewing lots of people, most of them under oath,” Issa says, describing the “methodical” approach his committee has been using for months.

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Obama Scandals Bring MSNBC 7-Year Low While Fox News Rises - Deadline.com

Obama Scandals Bring MSNBC 7-Year Low While Fox News Rises - Deadline.com: The scandals of the Obama administration seem to be hurting not just the White House but MSNBC as well, while Fox News Channel has just scored its second-best week of the year. After double-digit gains during last year’s presidential election, May 13-17 saw the progressive-aligned “Lean Forward” news network hit new lows as the IRS scandal erupted and revelations that the Justice Department secretly obtained AP records became public. With 350,000 viewers on average and 94,000 in the adults 25-54 demo, MSNBC had its least-watched and lowest-rated total-day results of the year last week. That was also the lowest total-day demo result the network has had since the week of June 26-July 2, 2006, when MSNBC pulled in just 83,000 viewers among adults 25-54, according to Nielsen data.

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Michael Savage Goes Off on Obama Morehouse College Speech, Opening Segment - 5/20/13 - YouTube

Michael Savage Goes Off on Obama Morehouse College Speech, Opening Segment - 5/20/13 - YouTube

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Capitol Confidential » Cuomo: Rensselaer Co. Clerk ‘is not upholding the law’

Capitol Confidential » Cuomo: Rensselaer Co. Clerk ‘is not upholding the law’: Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola is “not upholding the law” in his announced refusal last week to release information about pistol permit holders.

“I don’t believe that’s the law. That’s not for a county clerk to do on a blanket basis. That’s not my reading of the law,” Cuomo said. “Let me get the facts of what the clerk is doing, but that clerk is not upholding the law. You can’t decide what the law is or change the law — their job is to enforce the law, administratively.”

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Outgoing IRS Chief: Taxes Voluntary

Outgoing IRS Chief: Taxes Voluntary: On Friday, former acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, said that America’s tax system is “voluntary.”

During the hearing, Rep. Devin Nunes (D-CA) said in passing that the U.S. tax code is a "voluntary system." Miller simply responded, "Agreed."

This line has been used before by none other than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Interviewed by Jan Helfeld in 2008, this is how the conversation went:

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Roger L. Simon » PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama

Roger L. Simon » PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama: More whistleblowers will emerge shortly in the escalating Benghazi scandal, according to two former U.S. diplomats who spoke with PJ Media Monday afternoon.

These whistleblowers, colleagues of the former diplomats, are currently securing legal counsel because they work in areas not fully protected by the Whistleblower law.

According to the diplomats, what these whistleblowers will say will be at least as explosive as what we have already learned about the scandal, including details about what really transpired in Benghazi that are potentially devastating to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Report: Justice Department targeted TWO Fox News reporters and a producer for talking with government sources | Mail Online

Report: Justice Department targeted TWO Fox News reporters and a producer for talking with government sources | Mail Online: Inspector General report found agents read emails, tracked phone records
Reporters James Rosen and William La Jeunesse, producer Mike Levine were the subject of subpoenas but never notified by the government
Fox News says U.S. journalism 'up until now has always been a free press'
An FBI agent swore out an affidavit claiming that Rosen had broken the law, 'at the very least, either as an aider, abetter and/or co-conspirator'
New allegations add fuel to the fire started with a DOJ investigation into the Associated Press

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Justice Department targeted TWO Fox News Channel reporters and a producer for talking with government sources |

Justice Department targeted TWO Fox News Channel reporters and a producer for talking with government sources |: Inspector General report found agents read emails, tracked phone records
Reporters James Rosen and William La Jeunesse, producer Mike Levine were the subject of subpoenas but never notified by the government
Fox News says U.S. journalism ‘up until now has always been a free press’
An FBI agent swore out an affidavit claiming that Rosen had broken the law, ‘at the very least, either as an aider, abetter and/or co-conspirator’
New allegations add fuel to the fire started with a DOJ investigation into the Associated Press

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Former Counterterrorism Head: FBI Never Called Ft. Hood 'Workplace Violence'

Former Counterterrorism Head: FBI Never Called Ft. Hood 'Workplace Violence': Michael Steinbach, former head of the FBI’s counterterrorism division and now special agent in charge of Miami, told over 30 congressional staffers in March of 2012 that, contrary to the White House's classification, the bureau does not refer to the Fort Hood shooting as "workplace violence." As head of the FBI counterterrorism division, Steinbach oversaw the investigation into the mass murder at Texas Army base.

Steinbach made this claim during an unclassified counterterrorism briefing on Capitol Hill.

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Angry Press Corps Grills White House on Reporter Scandals

Angry Press Corps Grills White House on Reporter Scandals: The White House press corps posed several angry questions to Obama administration spokesperson Jay Carney about the James Rosen case in his daily briefing Monday. The Washington Post revealed Sunday that Rosen, who works for the Fox News Channel, had been the target of unusual surveillance by the Department of Justice, which treated his reports on North Korea as potential crimes against national security.

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Uh-Oh: Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out

Uh-Oh: Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat Speaks Out: The Daily Beast reports that one of the Benghazi fall guys is refusing to take the fall.

Raymond Maxwell was put on indefinite leave by the State Department after its Administrative Review Board (ARB) investigation of Benghazi for reasons that are still unknown to him. The person he claims made the decision to cast him out was Cheryl Mills--Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff and counsel at the State Department.

It is the second time Mills' name has turned up during scrutiny of the State Department's response to the attack.

According to a new report by Josh Rogin: "On the day after the unclassified version of the ARB’s report was released in December, Mills called Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Beth Jones and directed her to have Maxwell leave his job immediately."

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Hot Mic: Schumer Organizing Immigration Votes with 'Our Republicans'

Hot Mic: Schumer Organizing Immigration Votes with 'Our Republicans': A hot microphone caught Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) coordinating which way members of the “Gang of Eight” who serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee would vote on immigration bill amendments, Breitbart News has learned.

“Do our Republicans have a pass on this one if they want?” the microphone caught Schumer saying.

The hot mic remarks came during the Judiciary Committee markup on Monday, when Schumer was talking to his staff while senators were voting on an amendment that would prevent illegal immigrants from gaining access to public benefits, specifically the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

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The White House’s shifting IRS account - Reid J. Epstein - POLITICO.com

The White House’s shifting IRS account - Reid J. Epstein - POLITICO.com: The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups — saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago.

Press secretary Jay Carney said again that no one had told President Barack Obama ahead of the first news reports: not his top aide McDonough, nor his chief counsel Kathy Ruemmler, nor anyone from the Treasury Department.

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Arabs Fly Nazi Flag near Hevron - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News

Arabs Fly Nazi Flag near Hevron - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News: Hundreds of residents of Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem, were astounded Monday morning to see an oversized Nazi flag flying next to a mosque in the Arab town of Beit Omar.

The residents notified the IDF.

A resident, Uri Arnon, told the Tazpit News Agency: "I felt we were going back 75 years, losing our hold on the land. The Arabs no longer feel the need to hide their murderous tendencies, announcing out loud that they wish to annihilate us."

An IDF spokesman said that the flag was hung on an electrical line, and that they were waiting to professionals to come and remove it.

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IRS Employees 'Scared Off' From Talking By Armed Police Who Follow Reporters,

IRS Employees 'Scared Off' From Talking By Armed Police Who Follow Reporters,: Monday afternoon, ABC News released a chilling report that details what journalists have faced while trying to get some answers from the Cincinnati IRS office, which is where a majority of the Tea Party targeting took place.

According to ABC, an "armed uniform police officer with the Federal Protective Service" "escorted" reporters through the public building. ABC says if the intent wasn't to "scare off" employees who might talk, "it was the effect."

ABC News is also hearing conflicting reports from Cincinnati IRS employees and the IRS Headquarters in Washington. A Washington spokesman told ABC that press queries are "referred to the press office," but that "people have First Amendment rights, they are entitled to speak."

An employee in OH said that is not the case and that staffers have been threatened with their jobs if they are caught talking to the media:

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Breaking - Report: DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower, Says IG

Breaking - Report: DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower, Says IG: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General published a new report Monday that confirms former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke leaked a document intended to smear Operation Fast and Furious scandal whistleblower John Dodson.

The DOJ IG said it found “Burke’s conduct in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to be inappropriate for a Department employee and wholly unbefitting a U.S. Attorney.”

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The American Spectator : Obama and the IRS: The Smoking Gun?

The American Spectator : Obama and the IRS: The Smoking Gun?: “For me, it’s about collaboration.” — National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley on the relationship between the anti-Tea Party IRS union and the Obama White House

Is President Obama directly implicated in the IRS scandal?

Is the White House Visitors Log the trail to the smoking gun?

The stunning questions are raised by the following set of new facts.

March 31, 2010.

According to the White House Visitors Log, provided here in searchable form by U.S. News and World Report, the president of the anti-Tea Party National Treasury Employees Union, Colleen Kelley, visited the White House at 12:30pm that Wednesday noon time of March 31st.

The White House lists the IRS union leader’s visit this way:

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Mitt Romney Talks AP, IRS, Benghazi On "Tonight Show" With Leno, Says "I'm Not A Fan Of The President" | RealClearPolitics

Mitt Romney Talks AP, IRS, Benghazi On "Tonight Show" With Leno, Says "I'm Not A Fan Of The President" | RealClearPolitics: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican party's presidential nominee in 2012, received large applause as he was introduced on Friday's broadcast of The Tonight Show by host Jay Leno in his first appearance on the late night show since he lost to President Barack Obama in November.

Leno asked Romney about the Obama administration's scandal-plagued week and gave him ample time to address the AP, IRS and Benghazi investigations. After making it clear he was done in politics, Romney was given nearly ten minutes to slam Obama's handling of Benghazi and his administration's involvement in other scandals.

While discussing the IRS scandal, Romney said it is time that a special counsel be appointed to investigate. "My own view is, that a a special counsel should be appointed. Because only a special counsel can investigate the administration," he said.

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Snoop Lion No Guns Allowed ( We Don't Believe You ) - YouTube

Snoop Lion No Guns Allowed ( We Don't Believe You ) - YouTube

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Sheriff Joe to Congress: Investigate Obama’s eligibility

Sheriff Joe to Congress: Investigate Obama’s eligibility: Hey, while Congress is investigating the use of the IRS to harass conservative activists, is trying to find out what the Obama White House covered up about Benghazi and is looking into why the Justice Department went after reporters’ phone records, why not include a check into Obama’s eligibility, too?

That’s an idea confirmed in an affidavit filed with a legal case pending before the Alabama Supreme Court. It was brought by attorney Larry Klayman on behalf of 2012 Constitution Party presidential nominee Virgil Goode and Alabama Republican Party leader Hugh McInnish, who are seeking to force Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman to verify that all candidates on the state’s 2012 ballot were eligible to serve.

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President Obama admits he's a socialist - NYPOST.com

President Obama admits he's a socialist - NYPOST.com: You may be forgiven if you missed it during last week’s tsunami of scandals, but President Obama finally let slip that he is a socialist.

Buried in the 17th paragraph of one of those mewling New York Times pieces on the woes of Obama — can we start calling him Woe-bama yet? — appeared these two words: “going Bulworth.”

Obama himself, the Times explained, has been “longingly” telling his inner circle that what he’d really like to do is what Sen. Jay Bulworth, played by Warren Beatty in his 1998 movie “Bulworth,” did: to go public as an unabashed, angry and admitted socialist.

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IntellectualFroglegs.com: Jail to the Chief - IFL #29

IntellectualFroglegs.com: Jail to the Chief - IFL #29: Obama told a group of students to ‘reject those voices’ that warn of Government Tyranny… what’s more important than what he said, was what he did not say. He did not say ‘make them prove it”, he did not say “study for yourself”….and he did not say “Look at the track record”—because history proves him to be a lying marxist….

tenth-amendment-centerAgain.

Never in history…has an administration become so intertwined with the ‘day to day’ operations of America’s major news organizations.

If they haven’t received MASSIVE amounts of money—they have relatives on the payroll.

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Yes, the Obama Administration's Actions Amount to Tyranny | Restoring Liberty

Yes, the Obama Administration's Actions Amount to Tyranny | Restoring Liberty: What the Obama Administration has done with the IRS is nothing short of tyranny.

Let’s begin by stating the obvious. If government were a business, and subject to economic realities and the consequences of its ignoring them, it would have been liquidated long ago — its remaining assets of value would have been reclaimed by its creditors and shareholders (both of which are the American taxpayer), and its market share of consumers (also the American taxpayer, and those they are gracious enough to financially support) would be sought by other, more efficient businesses.

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Justice Department investigated Fox News reporter | The Daily Caller

Justice Department investigated Fox News reporter | The Daily Caller: Before the Justice Department was secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press reporters, the Obama administration was investigating a Fox News journalist.

The Washington Post reported Sunday evening that the federal authorities went to great lengths to investigate how James Rosen, the chief Washington correspondent for Fox News, was able to report on classified intelligence on North Korea in 2009.

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D.C. man won't face gun charges for shooting pit bull attacking boy - Washington Times

D.C. man won't face gun charges for shooting pit bull attacking boy - Washington Times: Authorities last week made an agreement not to prosecute a Northwest D.C. man who used his unregistered handgun to kill a pit bull in order to stop it from mauling a child in his neighborhood.

As part of the agreement, Benjamin Srigley, 39, was required to pay a $1,000 fine but will not have criminal charges filed against him for the three unregistered firearms and the ammunition that investigators found in his possession, said Ted Gest, a spokesman for the office of the attorney general.

“We took it into account that he saved this boy’s life,” Mr. Gest said.

Possession of an unregistered firearm or ammunition in the District is punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine, and prosecutors said Mr. Srigley could have faced up to seven criminal charges in the case.

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Gay activists pressure Sen. Chuck Schumer on immigration - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com

Gay activists pressure Sen. Chuck Schumer on immigration - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called a meeting with prominent New York gay elected officials and activists amid concern over whether a provision sought by same-sex couples will be included in the immigration reform bill, POLITICO has learned.

The meeting became heated at times, as many attendees made clear to Schumer how critical it is that the overhaul allow U.S. citizens to seek green cards for their foreign-born partners.

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HOLTZ-EAKIN: Sharp shoppers scuttle Obamacare - Washington Times

HOLTZ-EAKIN: Sharp shoppers scuttle Obamacare - Washington Times: The political travails of the Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — continue, as witnessed by the furor surrounding Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius‘ attempts to solicit funds to pay for its implementation. Politics do garner the bulk of the media attention, and the public may think that partisan battles will determine the law’s future. A recent poll sponsored by the American Action Forum, though, shows that the nuts and bolts of consumer decision-making may be its real Achilles heel.

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The Impeachment Option | National Review Online

The Impeachment Option | National Review Online: Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, says President Barack Obama may face impeachment over his administration’s response to the Benghazi attack.

“They purposefully and willfully misled the American people, and that’s unacceptable,” Chaffetz tells me. “It’s part of a pattern of deception.”

Behind the scenes, he says, House Republicans are frustrated by the White House’s evasiveness, and the calls for impeachment will likely increase.

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US Suspends Constitution in Permanent World War on Terror | Pakalert Press

US Suspends Constitution in Permanent World War on Terror | Pakalert Press: Two disturbing developments have occurred in the last couple of days that have gone relatively unnoticed compared to the recent IRS, AP, and Benghazi scandals.

First, the senate is debating an expansion of the already broad powers of the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) so the U.S. can essentially engage any area in the world in the war on terror, including America. Which brings us to the second development: the Pentagon has recently granted itself police powers on American soil.

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Politico: AG Holder Now Untouchable

Politico: AG Holder Now Untouchable: Politico has declared embattled Attorney General Eric Holder untouchable after the many scandals, lapses, overreaches, and contempt charges have failed to induce the President to fire him.

After noting that politicians have been calling for his ouster for years, Politico says that "after years of trying to get Holder, the attorney general doesn’t seem at all worried" that he'll be fired from his position as chief law enforcement officer of the United States of America.

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CNN's Crowley Admits Obama Didn't Call Benghazi a Terror Attack

CNN's Crowley Admits Obama Didn't Call Benghazi a Terror Attack: On the May 19 broadcast of CNN's State of the Union, host Candy Crowley said that Obama was late in identifying the attacks in Benghazi as terrorism quite contrary to what she said during the Presidential debates late last year.

As Crowley questioned White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer, she pressed him on whether or not the President was aware of the Benghazi talking points being written and re-written by the Department of State and the intel community, re-writes that eventually eliminated any mention that the attacks were perpetrated by terrorists.

In reply, Pfeiffer blithely told Crowley that "no president" would get involved in writing talking points like that.

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America Waiting on Big Decisions from SCOTUS

America Waiting on Big Decisions from SCOTUS: Several major cases will be decided by the Supreme Court over the next six weeks, including historic issues such as gay marriage and affirmative action. These cases make the remainder of the Court’s term—which ends in June—one of the most carefully watched terms by millions of Americans.

In addition to several significant cases that have already been decided this year, the justices of the High Court have at least ten important issues to decide before adjourning for the summer.

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Penny Pritzker: Obama's Worst Insult to His Left-Wing Base

Penny Pritzker: Obama's Worst Insult to His Left-Wing Base: In a crowded field, Chicago billionaire, bundler, sub-prime banker and union buster Penny Pritzker is clearly the worst nominee that President Barack Obama has chosen for his second term cabinet.

Though the position for which she has been nominated, Secretary of Commerce, often goes to a presidential crony or political insider, Pritzker would exceed all her predecessors and peers with her shocking record of cronyism and failure.

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Bill Maher To Michael Moore: I Have Guns And I Ain't Giving Them Up

Bill Maher To Michael Moore: I Have Guns And I Ain't Giving Them Up: During a segment on guns on the May 18 edition of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, host Bill Maher told Michael Moore, "As long as we live in the gun country, I ain't giving up my guns."

Maher said there have been "12 home invasions in [his] neighborhood in the last year," and he's going to have firearms in his house with which to protect himself. He said he keeps two guns in his home--one upstairs and one downstairs--and that he goes to the range twice a year to keep in practice with his shooting.

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Full Spin Mode on IRS, Benghazi, AP Scandals as WH Advisor Does 'Full Ginsburg'

Full Spin Mode on IRS, Benghazi, AP Scandals as WH Advisor Does 'Full Ginsburg': Senior White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer is set to perform the 'full Ginsburg' on Sunday, appearing on all five major Sunday morning news shows in the latest sign that the Obama administration is determined to fight for control of the news cycle following an explosion of major scandals in the past several days.

Pfeiffer will appear on CNN's State of the Union, ABC's This Week, CBS's Face the Nation, NBC's Meet the Press, and Fox News' Fox News Sunday.

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Anonymous Cincinnati IRS official: “Everything comes from the top.” | WashingtonExaminer.com

Anonymous Cincinnati IRS official: “Everything comes from the top.” | WashingtonExaminer.com: A story in the Washington Post yesterday about the Internal Revenue Service’s Cincinnati office, which does most of the agency’s nonprofit auditing, clearly contradicted earlier reports that the agency’s targeting of Tea Party groups was the result of rogue agents.

The Post story anonymously quoted a staffer in Cincinnati as saying they only operate on directives from headquarters:

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White House defends IRS handling, McConnell asserts 'culture of intimidation' - First Read

White House defends IRS handling, McConnell asserts 'culture of intimidation' - First Read: President Barack Obama's team emerged on Sunday to defend his handling of revelations that the IRS had targeted conservative groups for scrutiny, as senior Republicans conceded they lacked evidence — so far — that the president directed the abuses.

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Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse College speech - The Washington Post

Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse College speech - The Washington Post: President Obama on Sunday summoned the graduates of historically black Morehouse College to “transform the way we think about manhood,” urging the young men to avoid the temptation to make excuses and to take responsibility for their families and their communities.

Delivering a commencement address at the all-male private liberal arts college in Atlanta, Obama spoke in deeply personal terms about the “special obligation” he feels as a black man to help those left behind.

“There but for the grace of God, I might be in their shoes,” Obama said. “I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family — and that motivates me.”

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AP CEO calls government seizure of phone records unconstitutional, says chill already felt - The Washington Post

AP CEO calls government seizure of phone records unconstitutional, says chill already felt - The Washington Post: WASHINGTON — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records “unconstitutional” and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department.

Gary Pruitt, in his first television interviews since it was revealed the Justice Department subpoenaed phone records of AP reporters and editors, said the move already has had a chilling effect on journalism. Pruitt said the seizure has made sources less willing to talk to AP journalists and, in the long term, could limit Americans’ information from all news outlets.

Pruitt told CBS’ ”Face the Nation” that the government has no business monitoring the AP’s newsgathering activities.

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Obama Housing Nominee: White People Should Be Excluded From ‘The Democratic Process’ Because They Are Racist « Pat Dollard

Obama Housing Nominee: White People Should Be Excluded From ‘The Democratic Process’ Because They Are Racist « Pat Dollard: President Obama’s pick to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency once said that a “majority of white voters” would never vote for a black candidate and that they should be excluded from “the democratic process.”

The White House announced Wednesday that Obama will nominate Democratic North Carolina Congressman Mel Watt to take over the FHFA, which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country’s government sponsored mortgage companies.

Watt, the former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, has in the past accused white Americans of racism.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hofstra victim's twin sister's boyfriend recounts horrifying experience of being held hostage by LI parolee Dalton Smith - NYPOST.com

EXCLUSIVE: Hofstra victim's twin sister's boyfriend recounts horrifying experience of being held hostage by LI parolee Dalton Smith - NYPOST.com: Hofstra student John Kourtessis described a chaotic scene of fear and horror when a crazed parolee in a ski mask took his friends and him hostage in a gunpoint siege that ended with the death of a pretty co-ed.

“Somebody in this house f--ked up and owes this Russian guy $10,000,” yelled Dalton Smith, who was on the run after violating parole last month.

“I was trying to calm everyone down, like, ‘Don’t worry, just give the guy what he wants and we’re going to get out of here,’ ” Kourtessis recounted to The Post.

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Obama Uses Commencement Address to Recall Jim Crow, Racism | The Weekly Standard

Obama Uses Commencement Address to Recall Jim Crow, Racism | The Weekly Standard: In a commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, President Barack Obama recalls Jim Crow laws and racism of the 40s and 50s. Morehouse College is a historically black college.

"Dr. King was just 15 years old when he enrolled here at Morehouse. He was an unknown, undersized, unassuming young freshman who lived at home with his parents. I think it’s fair to say he wasn’t the coolest kid on campus; for the suits he wore, his classmates called him 'Tweed.' But his education at Morehouse helped to forge the intellect, the soul force, the disciple and compassion that would transform America. It was here that he was introduced to the writings of Gandhi, and Thoreau, and the theory of civil disobedience. It was here that professors encouraged him to look past the world as it was and fight for the world as it should be," Obama will say, according to text provided by the White House.

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Google insider exposes ‘immoral’ tax scam | The Sunday Times

Google insider exposes ‘immoral’ tax scam | The Sunday Times: A FORMER Google executive has blown the whistle on a massive and “immoral” tax avoidance scheme that has “cheated” British taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds over the past decade.

Barney Jones, 34, who worked for the internet search giant between 2002 and 2006, has lifted the lid on an elaborate structure which diverts British profits through Ireland to the Bermuda tax haven.

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American Way: don't impose Watergate on the scandals facing Obama - they stand on their own - Telegraph

American Way: don't impose Watergate on the scandals facing Obama - they stand on their own - Telegraph: Barack Obama's terrible week is drawing the inevitable historical comparisons - but the ritualistic invocation of Watergate just makes these scandals appear smaller than they are, writes John Avlon.

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First Lady Expands Anti-Obesity Campaign to Museums | CNS News

First Lady Expands Anti-Obesity Campaign to Museums | CNS News: First Lady Michelle Obama has expanded her anti-obesity campaign to museums, enlisting them to offer “healthy food options,” and change their menus.

Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative is now calling for museums, zoos, gardens, science and technology centers to “join the call to action,” to decrease obesity among children.

The first lady is recruiting these institutions to join the “Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens” project because of their power to “influence real and sustained behavior change” on the eating habits of kids.

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Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income: paper | Reuters

Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income: paper | Reuters: More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data.

The newspaper said that the exceptionally high level of taxation was due to a one-off levy last year on 2011 incomes for households with assets of more than 1.3 million euros ($1.67 million).

President Francois Hollande's Socialist government imposed the tax surcharge last year, shortly after taking office, to offset the impact of a rebate scheme created by its conservative predecessor to cap an individual's overall taxation at 50 percent of income.

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Obama Aide: 'Irrelevant' Who Edited Benghazi Talking Points | The Weekly Standard

Obama Aide: 'Irrelevant' Who Edited Benghazi Talking Points | The Weekly Standard: Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer said this morning on TV that it's "irrelevant" who edited the Benghazi talking points:

"Let's start with Susan Rice," said Pfeiffer. "Ambassador Rice went out that day, and represented the administration and spoke to what happened with the best information we had, that everyone in the administration had, is what she looked at. And that was the consensus of the intelligence community. What we do is we want to go out and speak to the problems ... And what's important is that when problems happen is that the president takes responsibility for them and tries to fix them. And that's what we're talking about in Benghazi. You're right, that is an abosulute tragedy what happened. And the question isn't who edited what talking points. That is largely irrelevant. What is relevant is to make sure that never happens again which is why the president is calling on Congress to pass legislation to beef up embassy security around the world and protect our diplomats."

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Bob Woodward: Obama Admin Didn't Tell Truth on Benghazi - YouTube

Bob Woodward: Obama Admin Didn't Tell Truth on Benghazi - YouTube

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Letting terrorism win: Shutting down Boston was the wrong decision | Washington Times Communities

Letting terrorism win: Shutting down Boston was the wrong decision | Washington Times Communities: BOSTON, May 18, 2013 –Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wanted to create fear throughout the city of Boston. They wanted Boston communities to be afraid of going to work and afraid of going to school.

They wanted people to be afraid of congregating.

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Empty Chair? Dan Pfeiffer: 'Irrelevant' Where Barry Was During Benghazi, "Offensive" To Even Ask - Riehl World News

Empty Chair? Dan Pfeiffer: 'Irrelevant' Where Barry Was During Benghazi, "Offensive" To Even Ask - Riehl World News
So, where was Obama on the night of the Benghazi attack and why is it “offensive” to ask, … that according to Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer. Video below. Is Clint’s empty chair coming back to bite Barry on the ass? Could be. Could be. Ha!

Asked about whether the president entered the Situation Room, Pfeiffer says, “I don’t remember what room the president was in on that night, and that’s a largely irrelevant fact.”

Pfeiffer then argues that Wallace’s questions about the president’s handling of the Benghazi terror attack are “offensive.”

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Update: North Korea launches fourth short range missile | NK News – North Korea News

Update: North Korea launches fourth short range missile | NK News – North Korea News: LONDON – North Korea has launched three short range missiles from its East Coast, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense reported this afternoon.

Two missiles were launched this morning with a further launch taking place this afternoon.

“A more detailed analysis will be needed but the missiles launched may be a modified anti-ship missile or the KN-02 surface-to-surface missile derived from the Soviet era SS-21 that has a range of about 120 kilometers,” a Seoul official told Yonhap News agency.

The launches come after the U.S. supercarrier Nimitz engaged in training drills with the South Korean navy earlier this week. Pyongyang called the joint naval action “a grave military provocation to unleash a nuclear war.”

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Non-deportation rate drops — to 99.2 percent - Washington Times

Non-deportation rate drops — to 99.2 percent - Washington Times: The Homeland Security Department has granted legal status to 99.2 percent of all illegal immigrants who have applied under President Obama’s new non-deportation policy for young adults, according to the latest numbers released Friday.

That’s a slight drop from the 99.5 percent approval rate reported last month.

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Bloomberg group targets Flake over gun vote - Washington Times

Bloomberg group targets Flake over gun vote - Washington Times: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the advocacy group co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is out with a new ad targeting Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, over his vote against a failed measure to expand gun-purchase background checks last month.

The television ad, which will air on broadcast and cable in the Phoenix and Tucson markets through May 30, features Caren Teves, whose son, Alex, was killed in the July movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo.

Mrs. Teves reads from a letter Mr. Flake sent to her saying that strengthening background checks "is something we agree on."

"The issue isn't just background checks," Mrs. Teves says in the spot. "It's keeping your promise. And Senator Flake didn't."

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Toledo woman confronts would-be home invader with handgun - 13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports

Toledo woman confronts would-be home invader with handgun - 13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports: Tense moments in the early morning hours, as a woman carrying a gun confronts a man trying to get into her home.

The attempted home invasion happened on the 1900 block of Loxley near Upton, just before 5 a.m. Thursday.

It proved Betty Collins is a woman who stands her ground - with a gun in her hand.

"I said, 'Get on the ground.' and he got on his knees. I said, 'no, put your face in the dirt and you're gonna stay there.'," recounted Collins.

The past two mornings, she says, someone has stolen items from her car.

This morning, she says someone was trying to get into her house.

It started outside of the Stop N Go at Loxley and Upton.

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Ammunition shortages spark bullet black market | Washington Times Communities

Ammunition shortages spark bullet black market | Washington Times Communities: WEST PALM BEACH, FL, May 17, 2013 — Thanks to ammunition shortages caused by high demand, the best place to buy bullets may be online.

Since President Obama’s election, gun sales have soared. Gun owners, concerned that the President is moving to outlaw weapons sales, purchased guns at high rates, and that already-high number increased after the Connecticut school shooting reinvigorated calls for gun control.

Gun owners have also increased the number of bullets they are buying, concerned about restrictions on the amounts and types of ammunition they will be able to buy.

This run on ammunition has led to a nationwide shortage, despite increased production by manufacturers.

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Judge Jeanine: "No One In This Administration Knows ANYTHING!" - Opening Statement - 5-18-13 - YouTube

Judge Jeanine: "No One In This Administration Knows ANYTHING!" - Opening Statement - 5-18-13 - YouTube

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HHS Chief Sebelius Is Pouring Taxpayer Money Into Community Orgs - Investors.com

HHS Chief Sebelius Is Pouring Taxpayer Money Into Community Orgs - Investors.com: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius was criticized last week for soliciting private contributions to Enroll America, a non-governmental organization run by former Obama campaign operatives.

The real monkey business is what the secretary is doing with taxpayers' money — pouring it into community organizations.

The pretext is that community organizations will do a better job than government employees in enrolling the uninsured in ObamaCare. But the likelihood is that these community organizations will steer the uninsured into the Democratic Party.

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Gun Ban by Default - Joe For America | Joe For America

Gun Ban by Default - Joe For America | Joe For America: As of today, May 17, 2013, no new semi-auto handguns will be added, or renewed, to the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale unless they incorporate microstamping technology. Just what is that you ask? Here is what that means according to the California Department of Justice:

“Therefore, to be listed on the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale in California, a semiautomatic pistol must be equipped with microstamping technology-i.e., a microscopic array of characters that identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol, etched or otherwise imprinted in two or more places on the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol, and that are transferred by imprinting
on each cartridge case when the firearm is fired.”

Read the whole announcement HERE

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Pentagon Authorizes Itself To Wage War : The Last Resistance

Pentagon Authorizes Itself To Wage War : The Last Resistance: I’m going to go out on a limb and claim that, if a hawk like John McCain says that the Pentagon’s assertion of its own authority to wage war is “disturbing,” then something might be extremely wrong.

According to Defense News:

“The Obama administration’s armed drone program, which reaches from Afghanistan to Pakistan to Yemen to Somalia, has prompted many Republican, Democratic and Independent senators to question whether the post-9/11 authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) resolution is outdated.”

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