Stossel: The Sequester Is Not Even A Cut
The truth is that the terrifying sequester cuts weren’t even cuts. They were merely a small reduction in government’s planned increase in spending. A very small reduction.
Entries by Joe Miller
Pilot Reports Mysterious Drone Near JFK Airport
The federal government has not released further information including where the drone headed after closing in on the runway. As of Tuesday, it is unclear whether the drone is a classified military or surveillance vehicle that needed to make an emergency landing.
Iditarod Mushers Welcome Rest in Villages
Mushers are required to take three mandatory rest periods during the race. They take one 24-hour layover any time during the race. They must take one eight-hour rest at a checkpoint along the Yukon River, and the other eight-hour rest at White Mountain, 77 miles from the finish line in Nome.
Ex-DEA Chiefs, Czars Urge Action Against States Legalizing Pot
The letter from former drug law enforcement officials comes as a United Nations agency, the International Narcotics Control Board, called on U.S. officials in its annual report released Monday to “ensure full compliance with the international drug control treaties on its entire territory.”
Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, Dead At 58
Chavez, an icon from his prison days, promised to rid the country of corruption and pledged to divert revenue from the country’s ample oil sales to projects aimed at helping the poor, including improved education and health care. Unemployment and poverty, however, remain high despite the country’s oil wealth.
Email Tells Feds To Make Sequester As Painful As Promised (+video)
The email signals that the administration is sacrificing flexibility in order to justify its earlier dire predictions. That’s very unfortunate.
Rush: The Real Reason Republicans Lose (+audio)
Radio host Rush Limbaugh says there’s a relatively simple reason why Republicans have not been able to win the presidency in the last two election cycles: they don’t have conservative candidates at the top of the ticket.
TSA Allows Knives On Planes, Flight Attendants Union Calls Decision ‘Dangerous’
The agency said the changes were made as part of its “overall risk-based security approach” and to align with the international standards and those of European countries.
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
A Chinese general who once threatened to use nuclear weapons against hundreds of U.S. cities will visit the Pentagon this week as part of a U.S.-China military exchange program.
Obama In Guns-To-Jihadists Cover-Up?
Senator Paul has raised questions about role of the CIA annex in Benghazi. Any arming of rebels would be considered highly controversial. Widespread reports have documented that Syrian and Libyan rebels consist in large part of jihadists, including members of several major al-Qaida groups.