Senate majority leader Harry Reid defended the special Obamacare exemptions carved out for lawmakers and their staff on Thursday during a Capitol press conference, insisting that Congress members and staff will participate in Obamacare’s exchanges.
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“We abandoned four Americans who were under attack, and that’s not who we are as a people. That’s not who we are as a nation,” a somber, but determined, Col. Allen West told WND.
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A Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole after the grieving mother asked a judge to punish the gunman for taking “the love of my life.”
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Protesters at Middlebury College in Vermont uprooted 2,977 flags that were part of a 9/11 memorial display on Wednesday.
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At least three people were killed when insurgents attacked the U.S. consulate in western Afghanistan’s main city on Friday, detonating a powerful truck bomb outside the front gates and launching a gunbattle with security forces, officials said.
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Nearly a dozen NASA websites run from the heart of Silicon Valley were hacked on Tuesday and remain offline days later, following a politically motivated digital broadside against the space agency.
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If a recently leaked document is any indication, the US National Security Agency — or its UK counterpart — appears to have put on a Google suit to gather intelligence.
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Foreign policy expert Ilan Berman says Russia is falling apart — and that could bode ill for the United States.
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Watch out Miss America, Miss Kansas Theresa Vail is here.
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Lois G. Lerner, the woman at the center of the Internal Revenue Service scandal over special scrutiny of conservative groups, specifically targeted tea party applications and directed that they be held up in 2011 in order to come up with an agency policy, according to several of Ms. Lerner’s emails released by a House committee Thursday.
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He twisted the knife and gloated, which was an odd and self-indulgent thing to do when he was winning. Vladimir Putin, in his essay in the New York Times, may even to some degree have overplayed his hand, though that won’t matter much immediately.
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President Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is coordinating his campaign with two lobbyists for energy companies, a Democratic strategy firm and several other green-technology strategists, according to emails that show an unprecedented effort to gain a position on the obscure board.
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Firefighters dug a trench and tore out a section of Jersey Shore boardwalk in an effort to prevent a furious, wind-whipped blaze from jumping to an area just rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy.
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Republicans in record numbers moving toward the ideals and principles of libertarianism, according to a new poll by released by the grassroots group FreedomWorks.
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Highly sensitive U.S. military equipment stored in Libya was stolen over the summer by groups likely aligned and working with terrorist organizations, State Department sources told Fox News — in raids that contributed to the decision to pull Special Forces personnel from the country.
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Demonstrators at the “Million Muslim March” in Washington, D.C. Wednesday were met with counter-protesters who shouted “Allah is a lie!” and other charges on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fielded hecklers who hounded her on Benghazi at the tail end of an award acceptance speech she delivered at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening.
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In an interview on the nationally syndicated Mark Levin Show yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) slammed the Republican-led initiative to simultaneously propose legislation to fund and defund Obamacare.
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As lawmakers return for what promises to be a busy fall session, GOP congressional leaders face mounting disapproval among Tea Party Republicans. Just 27% of Republicans and GOP leaners who agree with the Tea Party approve of the job Republican leaders in Congress are doing, compared with 71% who disapprove.
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Democratic congresswoman and Iraq War veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii stated her opposition earlier this week to punitive military strikes against Syria, underscoring the Obama Administration’s struggle in trying to rally even members of his own party to back the use of force.
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After extending health care coverage to many of its part-time employees for years, Trader Joe’s has told workers who log fewer than 30 hours a week that they will need to find insurance on the Obamacare exchanges next year, according to a confidential memo from the grocer’s chief executive.
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The Obama administration shares with Israeli intelligence the vast data dumps the National Security Agency vacuums up from the Internet without removing private information about Americans, even though Israel is one of the nations that spy most aggressively on the United States, according to leaked documents.
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An unusually cold Arctic summer has resulted in almost a million more square miles of ocean covered with ice compared to the same time last year, bucking predictions that global warming would result in the disappearance of the ice cap by 2013.
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President Obama has already signed 14 laws that amend, rescind or otherwise change parts of his health care law, and he’s taken five independent steps to delay the Affordable Care Act on his own, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, released Wednesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will offer to supply Iran S-300 air defence missile systems as well as build a second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday.
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Reid Defends Obamacare Exemption for Congress: ‘That’s What the Law Says’
/15 Comments/in Featured, News /by Alex PappasSenate majority leader Harry Reid defended the special Obamacare exemptions carved out for lawmakers and their staff on Thursday during a Capitol press conference, insisting that Congress members and staff will participate in Obamacare’s exchanges.
Col. West: Benghazi Can’t Be ‘the New Normal’ (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Liz Thatcher and Garth Kant“We abandoned four Americans who were under attack, and that’s not who we are as a people. That’s not who we are as a nation,” a somber, but determined, Col. Allen West told WND.
Teen Convicted of Killing Baby Gets Life in Prison
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by RUSS BYNUMA Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole after the grieving mother asked a judge to punish the gunman for taking “the love of my life.”
Student Destroys 9/11 Memorial Flag Display, Citing US Imperialism
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Robby SoaveProtesters at Middlebury College in Vermont uprooted 2,977 flags that were part of a 9/11 memorial display on Wednesday.
At Least Three Killed as Insurgents Attack U.S. Consulate in Afghan West
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Sharafuddin StanekzaiAt least three people were killed when insurgents attacked the U.S. consulate in western Afghanistan’s main city on Friday, detonating a powerful truck bomb outside the front gates and launching a gunbattle with security forces, officials said.
Multiple NASA Websites Hacked
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Sasha Bogursky and Jeremy A. KaplanNearly a dozen NASA websites run from the heart of Silicon Valley were hacked on Tuesday and remain offline days later, following a politically motivated digital broadside against the space agency.
NSA Disguised Itself as Google to Spy, say Reports
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Edward MoyerIf a recently leaked document is any indication, the US National Security Agency — or its UK counterpart — appears to have put on a Google suit to gather intelligence.
Russia Entering Cultural Abyss – Close to Two Percent of Potential Population Aborted Every Year
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Jamie WeinsteinForeign policy expert Ilan Berman says Russia is falling apart — and that could bode ill for the United States.
Tattooed National Guard Sergeant Theresa Vail Takes on Miss America
/11 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Susan L RuthWatch out Miss America, Miss Kansas Theresa Vail is here.
Emails Show IRS’ Lois Lerner Specifically Targeted Tea Party
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlinLois G. Lerner, the woman at the center of the Internal Revenue Service scandal over special scrutiny of conservative groups, specifically targeted tea party applications and directed that they be held up in 2011 in order to come up with an agency policy, according to several of Ms. Lerner’s emails released by a House committee Thursday.
Putin Pens Article Against US Syrian Strike in NY Times Article (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorHe twisted the knife and gloated, which was an odd and self-indulgent thing to do when he was winning. Vladimir Putin, in his essay in the New York Times, may even to some degree have overplayed his hand, though that won’t matter much immediately.
Greens, Lobbyists and Partisans Helping Obama’s Fed Energy Commission Pick Move Through Senate
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanPresident Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is coordinating his campaign with two lobbyists for energy companies, a Democratic strategy firm and several other green-technology strategists, according to emails that show an unprecedented effort to gain a position on the obscure board.
Firefighters Make Stand Against NJ Boardwalk Blaze (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, Video /by COLLEEN CURRY and MICHAEL S. JAMESFirefighters dug a trench and tore out a section of Jersey Shore boardwalk in an effort to prevent a furious, wind-whipped blaze from jumping to an area just rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy.
New Poll Shows GOP Shifting in Fascinating New Direction
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Becket AdamsRepublicans in record numbers moving toward the ideals and principles of libertarianism, according to a new poll by released by the grassroots group FreedomWorks.
Sources: US Weapons Stolen in Libya Raids, Fueling Special Forces Pull-Out
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Adam HousleyHighly sensitive U.S. military equipment stored in Libya was stolen over the summer by groups likely aligned and working with terrorist organizations, State Department sources told Fox News — in raids that contributed to the decision to pull Special Forces personnel from the country.
‘Allah is a Lie!’ “Muhammad is a Pedophile!’: ‘Million Muslim March’ Met with Counter-Protest (+videos)
/4 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Oliver DarcyDemonstrators at the “Million Muslim March” in Washington, D.C. Wednesday were met with counter-protesters who shouted “Allah is a lie!” and other charges on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Hillary Clinton Heckled on Benghazi During Award Ceremony
/8 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Cheryl K. ChumleyFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fielded hecklers who hounded her on Benghazi at the tail end of an award acceptance speech she delivered at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening.
Sen. Lee: GOP Scheme to Both Defund AND Fund Obamacare ‘Disgraceful’ (+audio)
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr.In an interview on the nationally syndicated Mark Levin Show yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) slammed the Republican-led initiative to simultaneously propose legislation to fund and defund Obamacare.
Tea Party Increasingly Unhappy with GOP Leadership
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Pew ResearchAs lawmakers return for what promises to be a busy fall session, GOP congressional leaders face mounting disapproval among Tea Party Republicans. Just 27% of Republicans and GOP leaners who agree with the Tea Party approve of the job Republican leaders in Congress are doing, compared with 71% who disapprove.
Iraq War Vet, now Democratic Congresswoman Strongly Opposes Military Strikes Against Syria
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Donna Cassata and News EditorDemocratic congresswoman and Iraq War veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii stated her opposition earlier this week to punitive military strikes against Syria, underscoring the Obama Administration’s struggle in trying to rally even members of his own party to back the use of force.
Trader Joe’s To Drop Health Coverage For Part-Time Workers Under Obamacare (+video)
/5 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Dave JamiesonAfter extending health care coverage to many of its part-time employees for years, Trader Joe’s has told workers who log fewer than 30 hours a week that they will need to find insurance on the Obamacare exchanges next year, according to a confidential memo from the grocer’s chief executive.
NSA Shares Raw Data on Americans with Israeli Spy Agency
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Shaun WatermanThe Obama administration shares with Israeli intelligence the vast data dumps the National Security Agency vacuums up from the Internet without removing private information about Americans, even though Israel is one of the nations that spy most aggressively on the United States, according to leaked documents.
Arctic Sea Ice Up 60 Percent in 2013
/5 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Melanie BatleyAn unusually cold Arctic summer has resulted in almost a million more square miles of ocean covered with ice compared to the same time last year, bucking predictions that global warming would result in the disappearance of the ice cap by 2013.
Study: Obamacare has Been Amended or Delayed 19 Times
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanPresident Obama has already signed 14 laws that amend, rescind or otherwise change parts of his health care law, and he’s taken five independent steps to delay the Affordable Care Act on his own, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, released Wednesday.
Russia ‘to Renew Offer to Supply S-300s to Iran’
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by AFPRussian President Vladimir Putin will offer to supply Iran S-300 air defence missile systems as well as build a second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday.