Hero Soldier Who Charged at Fort Hood Gunman was Shot 12 Times Before Dying
An Army soldier and father, active in his Baptist Church, was shot 12 times as he charged Maj. Nidal Hasan, it was revealed Thursday during Hasan’s court-martial.
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National Expert Says Alaska has Adopted Common Core “but With a Different Name”
Dr. Sandra Stotsky, a common core expert,explained this week that “Alaska has adopted the same limitations that are in the common core standards. I don’t see where they have done anything different.”
Obama’s Unconstitutional Steps Worse than Nixon’s
President Obama’s increasingly grandiose claims for presidential power are inversely proportional to his shriveling presidency. Desperation fuels arrogance as, barely 200 days into the 1,462 days of his second term, his pantry of excuses for failure is bare, his domestic agenda is nonexistent and his foreign policy of empty rhetorical deadlines and red lines is floundering.
NSA Broke Privacy Rules Thousands of Times Per Year, Audit Finds
The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents.
Oregon Supreme Court finds Portland Law Prohibiting Loaded Guns in Public Places Constitutional
A city of Portland ordinance that prohibits carrying loaded guns in public places does not violate a person’s right to bear arms, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in a ridiculous decision.
Term Limits for Federal Judges?
Life tenure for out-of control federal judges, including members of the Supreme Court will never be abolished unless there is an overwhelming public demand. Read why that’s imperative now.
Calif. Man’s Charge Upped to Murder after Boasting about Speeding on Twitter
An 18-year-old accused of killing a bicyclist with his car has had a vehicular manslaughter charge upgraded to murder in part because he boasted about speeding on Twitter, prosecutors said Thursday.
Snowden Downloaded NSA Secrets While Working for Dell, Sources Say
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden began to download NSA secrets describing the U.S. government’s electronic spying programs while he was working for Dell Inc in April 2012, almost a year earlier than previously reported, according to U.S. officials and other sources familiar with the matter.
Hagel Announces New Measures to Try to Stamp out Sex Assaults in the Military
The Pentagon has unveiled a range of initiatives to curb sexual assault in the ranks and tackle what military leaders have described as a “crisis” of confidence which prevents victims coming forward.
FreedomWorks Makes Big Anti-Obamacare Push
Conservatives are plotting an aggressive push during the last two weeks of August to boost the controversial effort in Congress to oppose spending bills this fall that contain funding for Obamacare.