President Obama determined that it is once again in the national interest of the United States to waive a provision of a law against aiding regimes that use child soldiers to provide non-lethal assistance and peace-keeping support to several African countries.
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For the first time in its 79-year history, the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) announced on Friday the need for a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover losses on its reverse home mortgage programs.
U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize.
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Critics of a new United Nations report on global warming say their skepticism is based on discrepancies between the UN’s climate models and actual, observable conditions.
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An adviser to the Department of Homeland Security — who was recently promoted — is defending his use of the controversial “R4BIA” four-finger salute symbol associated with the Muslim Brotherhood as decor on his Twitter profile, a choice that elicited criticism on Sunday on the social media site and from one Israeli blog.
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A 36-year-old North Dakota woman who married herself in a commitment ceremony last March has now spoken about her self-marriage choice in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
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Evangelical Christian airmen at Lackland Air Force Base are facing severe threats and retribution for their religious beliefs and some personnel have been ordered to publicly express their position on gay marriage.
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It’s an expenditure of only $100,000 – mere pocket change in the vast labyrinth of federal spending – but the funds are for the creation of a manual to teach people how to get more money from the U.S. government.
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A Syrian-born Alabama man says he was a Muslim when a brain aneurysm left him in a prolonged coma, but when he surprised doctors with his recovery, it started him on a path to Christianity.
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NBC’s David Gregory repeatedly pressed Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz Sunday, over his strategy aimed at defunding President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law.
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With the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president’s health care law.
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Senate Democrats must meet Sunday to vote on legislation funding the government, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said, calling their failure to do so “an act of breathtaking arrogance.”
President Barack Obama famously promised, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” He later got even more specific.
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Because Ben Bernanke’s public persona is as mild as milk, the transformation in American governance in which he has participated is imperfectly understood and hence insufficiently deplored. The change is dramatized by two recent developments.
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The Justice Department will file suit against North Carolina on Monday, charging that the Tar Heel State’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls violates the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against African Americans.
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Just days after the first conversation between the leaders of the U.S. and Iran in 34 years was hailed as a “breakthrough” in relations between the two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations: Don’t be fooled by Tehran’s “sweet talk.”
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CNN reports that President Obama is “putting millions of dollars into funding armed police officers in schools around the country, an idea not far removed from a National Rifle Association proposal.”
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Americans’ trust in “the American people” to make judgments about political issues facing the country has declined each year since 2009 and, at 61%, is down nearly 20 percentage points from its recent peak in 2005.
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Late night comedy show Saturday Night Live turned the tables on President Barack Obama and devoted an entire skit last night aimed at mocking his signature healthcare law.
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The FBI field office that defied clear and direct orders from Washington headquarters to “cease contact” with a terrorist front group at the same time allowed a Muslim agent investigated for compromising a major terrorism case to remain on the squad, WND has learned.
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Indictment described Joseph Hunter, 48, as a contract killer and leader of a trio of former soldiers trained as snipers.
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A sheriff who was murdered earlier this year was allegedly shot dead by a male gunman that he raped as a teenager.
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Hiding the Christian name on his ID with his thumb, Joshua Hakim approached the gunmen and showed them the plastic card. “They told me to go. Then an Indian man came forward, and they said, ‘What is the name of Muhammad’s mother?’ When he couldn’t answer they just shot him.”
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Yet another student has landed in trouble for having something that represents a gun, but isn’t actually anything like a real gun.
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Obama Ignores Law, Waives Ban on Aiding Regimes that Use Child Soldiers
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joel GehrkePresident Obama determined that it is once again in the national interest of the United States to waive a provision of a law against aiding regimes that use child soldiers to provide non-lethal assistance and peace-keeping support to several African countries.
FHA Gets $1.7 Billion Bailout, No Congressional Approval Required
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Wynton HallFor the first time in its 79-year history, the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) announced on Friday the need for a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover losses on its reverse home mortgage programs.
US Leaker Edward Snowden Among 3 Finalists for EU’s Top Human Rights Prize
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressU.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize.
Critics Dispute Global Warming Assertions Made by IPCC
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Lachlan MarkayCritics of a new United Nations report on global warming say their skepticism is based on discrepancies between the UN’s climate models and actual, observable conditions.
Controversial Homeland Security Adviser Defends Use of Muslim Brotherhood-Associated Icon on his Twitter
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sharona SchwartzAn adviser to the Department of Homeland Security — who was recently promoted — is defending his use of the controversial “R4BIA” four-finger salute symbol associated with the Muslim Brotherhood as decor on his Twitter profile, a choice that elicited criticism on Sunday on the social media site and from one Israeli blog.
Nadine Schweigert, North Dakota Woman, ‘Marries Herself,’ Opens Up About Self-Marriage (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Tara KellyA 36-year-old North Dakota woman who married herself in a commitment ceremony last March has now spoken about her self-marriage choice in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
Airmen say Air Force is Punishing Evangelical Christians
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesEvangelical Christian airmen at Lackland Air Force Base are facing severe threats and retribution for their religious beliefs and some personnel have been ordered to publicly express their position on gay marriage.
U.S. to Teach Mexicans to Game American System
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Steve PeacockIt’s an expenditure of only $100,000 – mere pocket change in the vast labyrinth of federal spending – but the funds are for the creation of a manual to teach people how to get more money from the U.S. government.
Muslim Man Becomes Christian after Recovering From Brain Aneurysm
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsA Syrian-born Alabama man says he was a Muslim when a brain aneurysm left him in a prolonged coma, but when he surprised doctors with his recovery, it started him on a path to Christianity.
Showdown on Meet the Press and Ted Cruz Doesn’t Back Down (+video)
/25 Comments/in Featured, News, Video /by Oliver DarcyNBC’s David Gregory repeatedly pressed Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz Sunday, over his strategy aimed at defunding President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law.
Who’ll Blink? Dems, GOP in Shutdown Stare Down
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Andrew TaylorWith the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president’s health care law.
Boehner Slams Senate Dems’ ‘Arrogance’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Julian PecquetSenate Democrats must meet Sunday to vote on legislation funding the government, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said, calling their failure to do so “an act of breathtaking arrogance.”
Ten States where Obamacare Wipes out Existing Health Care Plans (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Sarah HurtubisePresident Barack Obama famously promised, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” He later got even more specific.
The Fed has Become a Creature of Politics
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by George F. WillBecause Ben Bernanke’s public persona is as mild as milk, the transformation in American governance in which he has participated is imperfectly understood and hence insufficiently deplored. The change is dramatized by two recent developments.
Justice Department to Challenge North Carolina Voter ID Law
/17 Comments/in Featured, News /by Josh GersteinThe Justice Department will file suit against North Carolina on Monday, charging that the Tar Heel State’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls violates the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against African Americans.
Israel’s Netanyahu to Warn US, UN about Iran’s ‘Smiley Campaign’
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsJust days after the first conversation between the leaders of the U.S. and Iran in 34 years was hailed as a “breakthrough” in relations between the two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations: Don’t be fooled by Tehran’s “sweet talk.”
Obama, Holder to Place Good Guys with Guns in Schools
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Awr HawkinsCNN reports that President Obama is “putting millions of dollars into funding armed police officers in schools around the country, an idea not far removed from a National Rifle Association proposal.”
UN Inspectors Prepare to Dismantle Syria’s Chemical Weapons Cache
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Julian BorgerAt times team will have to wear protective suits and armour in 35C heat during most hazardous disarmament mission ever.
In U.S., Political Trust in “American People” at New Low
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jeffrey M. JonesAmericans’ trust in “the American people” to make judgments about political issues facing the country has declined each year since 2009 and, at 61%, is down nearly 20 percentage points from its recent peak in 2005.
Saturday Night Live Mocks Obamacare (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, Video /by Oliver Darcy and News EditorLate night comedy show Saturday Night Live turned the tables on President Barack Obama and devoted an entire skit last night aimed at mocking his signature healthcare law.
FBI’s Rogue L.A. Field Office has Muslim Mole
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by WNDThe FBI field office that defied clear and direct orders from Washington headquarters to “cease contact” with a terrorist front group at the same time allowed a Muslim agent investigated for compromising a major terrorism case to remain on the squad, WND has learned.
Ex-Soldier ‘Rambo’ Charged in Plot to Kill Federal Agent
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressIndictment described Joseph Hunter, 48, as a contract killer and leader of a trio of former soldiers trained as snipers.
Sheriff Gunned Down in his Cruiser as He Ate Lunch Raped his Killer Says Suspect’s Family
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Daily Mail ReporterA sheriff who was murdered earlier this year was allegedly shot dead by a male gunman that he raped as a teenager.
Christians in the Crosshairs
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Colbert KingHiding the Christian name on his ID with his thumb, Joshua Hakim approached the gunmen and showed them the plastic card. “They told me to go. Then an Indian man came forward, and they said, ‘What is the name of Muhammad’s mother?’ When he couldn’t answer they just shot him.”
Insanity: Seventh-Grader Suspended Three Days for Gun Keychain the Size of a Quarter
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Eric OwensYet another student has landed in trouble for having something that represents a gun, but isn’t actually anything like a real gun.