Ben Carson: This Is How You Can Destroy America

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In an apparent hit at President Obama, Republican presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson, told Republicans gathered at the Harris County GOP Lincoln-Reagan dinner that if “you wanted to destroy America, you would do it from inside.”

The soft spoken candidate then detailed exactly how that could be done. The examples he gave were strikingly familiar to what has occurred during the Obama administration.

Carson was in Houston to speak to Republicans at their annual Lincoln-Reagan dinner, and to participate in the GOP debate at the University of Houston on Thursday.

Dr. Carson said the first thing you would do to destroy the country would be to drive wedges between people. He said you would do so, not only on racial lines, but also with women, age, religion, and Republicans and Democrats.

Carson said you would bring the country to financial ruin by spending money at “unsustainable levels.” You would also bring people in from other countries and put them on public benefits. (Read more from “Ben Carson: This Is How You Can Destroy America” HERE)

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Rubio Attacks Trump, Claims This Is the Way Donald Would Build Wall

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By Gabby Morrongiello. Marco Rubio attacked Donald Trump Thursday night over his immigration stance, and said that position is at odds with Trump’s history of hiring illegal immigrants, and getting fined for it.

“If he builds the wall the way he built Trump Tower, he’ll be using illegal immigrants to build it,” Rubio said of Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

“It’s an important point that you make on immigration, this is a huge issue for the country,” Rubio said to Trump at another point in the debate. “But I also think that if you’re going to claim that if you’re going to lift this into the campaign that you acknowledge that, for example, you’re the only person on this stage that has ever been fined for hiring to work on your projects illegally.”

“No, no, no,” Trump shot back. “I’m the only one on this stage that’s hired people. You haven’t hired anybody. I’ve hired tens of thousands of people over my job, you’ve hired no one.” (Read more from “Rubio Attacks Trump, Claims This Is the Way Donald Would Build Wall” HERE)

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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox to Trump: We’re ‘Not Paying for That F***Ing Wall’

By Tim Hains. In an interview Thursday with Jorge Ramos on Fusion, former Mexican president Vicente Fox responds to Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border.

“I’m not going to pay for that f***ing wall! He should pay for it. He’s got the money,” Fox said.

“Are you afraid that he’s going to be the next President of the United States?” Ramos asked. “What would that mean for Mexico?”

“No no no, democracy can not take that, crazy people that don’t know what is going on in the world today. This worries me, the last caucus in Nevada… he won 44 percent of Hispanics.” (Read more from “Former Mexican President Vicente Fox to Trump: We’re ‘Not Paying for That F***Ing Wall'” HERE)

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House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization

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The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that calls on the U.S. Department of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, citing national security as the reason the designation is needed.

H.R. 3892, or the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015, passed on a vote of 17-10, according to a press release distributed to the media.

“The Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, remains headquartered in Egypt but operates throughout the world,” the press release stated.

“The Muslim Brotherhood’s strategic goal ‘in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions,” it stated.

Aside from the terrorist designation, the bill would also deny admittance into the U.S. to those with ties to the Brotherhood. Those who provide material support to the group could face “federal criminal penalties,” and it would empower the U.S. Treasury Department to block financial assets associated with the Brotherhood. (Read more from “House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization” HERE)

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REPORT: Ted Cruz Trying to Secure Rand Paul Endorsement

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After winning the Iowa caucuses, [Ted Cruz] has suffered three consecutive third-place finishes. And after spending a year courting the religious vote, Cruz has seen his pristine image blemished by charges — directed at him by Trump and Rubio — that his campaign plays too rough . . .

The debate precedes a slate of Southern Super Tuesday primaries that has been Cruz’s focus — and from which, without a good showing, it may be hard for him to recover. That means that during the debate he’ll reinforce his pitch that he is a conservative-minded Southerner whom voters in states like Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas can relate to. He’ll also be tailoring his message for his home state of Texas, which also votes on March 1 — and where anything short of a victory would be devastating.

“The fact that Texas is a must-win for Cruz makes me suspect a lot of his strategy will be aimed at fortifying his position there by really demonstrating knowledge and key issues for Texas voters,” said Phil Musser, a former Republican Governors Association executive director. “Home state appeal — and a win — is a must.”

In the lead-up to Super Tuesday, Cruz is seeking other ways to reinforce his Southern credentials. In recent weeks, he has been aggressively appealing to Rand Paul for an endorsement. Yet three sources close to the Kentucky senator said Paul had rebuffed Cruz, saying that he had no intention of endorsing anyone anytime soon. A Cruz spokesperson declined to comment. (Read more from “REPORT: Ted Cruz Trying to Secure Rand Paul Endorsement” HERE)

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New York Times Columnist Jokes About Trump Assassination

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A columnist with the New York Times caused a social media stir with a tweet that joked of billionaire businessman and GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s assassination.

“Good news guys,” wrote Ross Douthat in his tweet, as found by Infowars.com. “I’ve figure out how the Trump campaign ends” . . .

He then included a link to a YouTube video of the 1983 movie, “The Dead Zone,” a flick that features Christopher Walken as a character who tries to shoot to death a politician played by Martin Sheen. Sheen’s character uses a human baby to shield himself from the assassination attempt.

Twitter users were quick to respond to Douthat.

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Judge Orders That Hillary Clinton Give Sworn Testimony About Her Private Email Server

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A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington came in a lawsuit over public records brought by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group, regarding its May 2013 request for information about the employment arrangement of Huma Abedin, a longtime Clinton aide.

Officials with the State and Justice departments said that they were aware of the order but declined to comment further, citing the ongoing litigation. Discovery orders are not readily appealable. An attorney for Abedin declined to comment.

Sullivan set an April 12 deadline for parties to litigate a detailed investigative plan–subject to court approval–that would reach well beyond the limited and carefully worded explanations of the use of the private server that department and Clinton officials have given. (Read more from “Judge Orders That Hillary Clinton Give Sworn Testimony About Her Private Email Server” HERE)

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Attacks on Christians in U.S. Double in 3 Years

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Hostility toward religion in America has expanded dramatically in recent years, with florists targeted, bakers punished, nuns coerced and even retail companies facing discrimination for their faith, according to a new report from First Liberty Institute.

The new report, titled “Undeniable: The Survey of Hostility to Religion in America,” reveals a list that admittedly is not exhaustive but still totals 1,285 cases at the start of this year.

“These cases … show a clear expansion during this past year,” the report said. “Quantitatively and qualitatively, the hostility is undeniable. And it is dangerous.”

Kelly Shackelford, the chief counsel for First Liberty, explained that “hostility to religion in America is rising like floodwaters.”

“This flood is engulfing ordinary citizens who simply try to live normal lives according to their faith and conscience. It is eroding the bedrock on which stand vital American institutions such as government, education, the military, business, houses of worship, and charity. It has the potential to wash away the ground that supports our other rights, including freedom of speech, press, assembly, and government by consent of the people.” (Read more from “Attacks on Christians in U.S. Double in 3 Years” HERE)

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Ammon Bundy, Others Plead Not Guilty in Oregon Refuge Case

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Ammon Bundy and another 15 defendants pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal conspiracy charge related to 41-day occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge. Several of the accused, however, expressed doubt that they enjoy the presumption of innocence.

Bundy sat at the main defense table while most of his co-defendants sat in the jury box as they listened to a government prosecutor read the indictment and U.S. District Judge Anna Brown tell them their rights.

Brown reminded the defendants that they are considered innocent until proven guilty. One by one, she asked them if they understood. Bundy simply said “yes,” but four co-defendants took the opportunity to express doubt. (Read more from “Ammon Bundy, Others Plead Not Guilty in Oregon Refuge Case” HERE)

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Ben Carson Says This Is the Way to Get Information From Terror Suspects

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Ben Carson offered a way to enhance the country’s methods of interrogating suspected terrorists: using “medical ways” to put people in a “less-than-conscious state.”

“I believe there are a number of ways to extract information,” Carson told CNN’s Poppy Harlow on “CNN Newsroom” Tuesday afternoon. “An average person might understand it as ‘truth serum’ — there are ways where you decrease a person’s conscious defenses, and they might be much more willing to give up information.”

Carson, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, pointed to a specific treatment that could be used: sodium amytal. The drug was used during World War II to treat soldiers for anxiety or trauma, though its usefulness as a truth-inducing treatment is debatable. (Read more from “Ben Carson Says This Is the Way to Get Information From Terror Suspects” HERE)

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Trump Just Landed Some Huge Endorsements

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By Nick Gass. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told POLITICO on Wednesday that he will support Trump for the Republican nomination, making him one of the first members of Congress to express public support for the Manhattan businessman who is the prohibitive front-runner after his victory in Tuesday’s Nevada caucuses.

Also on Wednesday, Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) told The Buffalo News that he is backing Trump, saying he has the “guts and fortitude” to get jobs back from China and to take on foreign threats such as the Islamic State and North Korea.

In an interview on Wednesday, Hunter told POLITICO that Trump has the strength needed for the job. “We don’t need a policy wonk as president. We need a leader as president,” Hunter said, adding that he has told his colleagues much of the same thing. “I’m in, and I’ve been in,” he said in a telephone interview. (Read more from “Trump Just Landed Some Huge Endorsements” HERE)

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Mega-Donors Shy Away From Fight With Trump

By Kenneth P. Vogel and Isaac Arnsdorf. As Donald Trump picks up momentum, the chances of a well-funded assault to block him from the Republican presidential nomination are dramatically dwindling, according to interviews with about a dozen donors and operatives who are appalled by the billionaire real estate showman’s campaign.

The party’s elite donor class has mostly closed its checkbooks to groups dedicated to stopping Trump, while the outfits that have built massive reserves are increasingly deciding to forgo anti-Trump campaigns, despite widespread fears that he is making a mockery of conservatism and could undermine Republicans up and down the ballot.

The deepest-pocketed operation on the right, the network helmed by the billionaires Charles and David Koch, had seriously debated launching an aggressive assault on Trump, but sources familiar with the network’s planning tell POLITICO that’s now highly unlikely. And the Karl Rove-conceived Crossroads outfits also are sitting out the party’s bitter primary, instead spending their cash attacking Democrats. (Read more from “Mega-Donors Shy Away From Fight With Trump” HERE)

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