The F.B.I. has concluded that there was little its agents could have done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, according to law enforcement officials, rejecting criticism that it could have better monitored one of the suspects before the attack.
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Washington has been abuzz for months over the fear and loathing that Congressional staffers have for Obamacare. Now Obama wants to help them avoid his signature healthcare law.
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At the launch of a campaign to deny any further funding for implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, dubbed “You Fund it, You Own It,” Brent Bozell, chairman of ForAmerica, a non-profit 501(c) organization, said Republicans in Congress will be held accountable for their upcoming budget votes.
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The Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial page editor who criticized President Obama’s jobs plan courtesy of a Johnny Paycheck song is now out of a job.
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As a notorious hacker seeks to distribute “very personal” e-mails sent to Colin Powell by a female Romanian diplomat, the retired general is denying that he engaged in an extramarital affair with the woman while he served as Secretary of State, though he recently advised her to delete all their online exchanges.
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An astonishing survey from a veterans group found that 30 per cent of recent military vets have considered committing suicide since returning from active duty.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-02 01:17:202016-04-11 11:17:53Almost One-Third of Recent Vets Consider Suicide; Felons, Illegals “Treated Better than Our Military Heroes”
Ouch. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie turned down an offer by Sen. Rand Paul to join him for a beer and bury the hatchet in their ongoing — and very public — feud.
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On the eve of his military trial, accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan released seven pages of handwritten and typed documents in which he explains his relationship with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki – the first American targeted for death by the CIA – and makes other curious statements.
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Several more confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infections in the Saudi Kingdom have been recorded, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday, causing real concern to international health experts.
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The Obama administration was forced into damage control on Thursday as officials attempted to walk back Secretary of State John Kerry’s pledge to end armed drone operations in Pakistan.
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Chanting “Si, se puede” – “Yes, we can” – protesters blocked intersections and held signs asking, “GOP, Do You Want our Vote?”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-02 01:10:122016-04-11 11:17:54Dozens Arrested in Pro-Amnesty Protest in DC
The Federal Communications Commission oversees the so-called Lifeline program, created in 1984 to make sure impoverished Americans had telephone service available to call their moms, bosses, and 911.
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Three major drugstore chains–CVS, RiteAid, and Walgreens–have moved “Plan B,” a drug that can induce an abortion, onto the open shelves in their stores, where it is now sold like aspirin or other non-prescription drugs.
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has given a September 1st deadline to the Turkish government, to advance the Kurdish-Turk peace process, the AFP has reported.
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The amount of illegal marijuana from Colorado and seized elsewhere quadrupled in the past few years, according to a report by a network of law enforcement organizations.
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Turkish archaeologists say they have found a stone chest in a 1,350-year-old church that appears to contain a relic venerated as a piece of Jesus’ cross.
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A strange payment rolled up to two local law offices in Southern Illinois. A truck carrying $150,000 in quarters. It was part of a protest by Roger Herrin about a court ruling in a wrongful death case.
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Startling new housing data released this week could take the pep out of President Obama’s blitz of economic rallies, as they show homeownership dropping despite the push — by him and his predecessors — to prop up the market.
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68-year-old Pierre-Paul Thomas was born blind and would have continued to live without vision if he hadn’t fallen down his stairs two years ago.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-08-02 00:36:412016-04-11 11:17:56Blind No More: ‘It’s Like I’m a Child All Over Again’
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of the NSA’s and its congressional defenders’ lies about its unconstitutional surveillance programs. Wednesday’s revelations about XKeyscore further substantiates Snowden’s claims.
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House Republicans, in a lengthy report on the Justice Department’s leak investigations, formally accused Attorney General Eric Holder of misleading Congress with “deceptive” testimony that he knew nothing of the “potential prosecution” of the press.
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During his Wednesday broadcast, MSNBC host Chris Matthews reiterated his insistence that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) both looks and acts like former U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-WI). And that wasn’t all…
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The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. to cut off aid to Egypt.
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FBI Claims it Couldn’t Have Prevented Boston Marathon Bombing, Needed Even MORE Surveillance Tools
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTThe F.B.I. has concluded that there was little its agents could have done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, according to law enforcement officials, rejecting criticism that it could have better monitored one of the suspects before the attack.
Obama Promises to Help Congressional Staffers Avoid Obamacare
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by WARNER TODD HUSTONWashington has been abuzz for months over the fear and loathing that Congressional staffers have for Obamacare. Now Obama wants to help them avoid his signature healthcare law.
Brent Bozell to GOP on Obamacare: “You Fund It, You Own It”
/1 Comment/in Featured, Opinion /by Penny StarrAt the launch of a campaign to deny any further funding for implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, dubbed “You Fund it, You Own It,” Brent Bozell, chairman of ForAmerica, a non-profit 501(c) organization, said Republicans in Congress will be held accountable for their upcoming budget votes.
Newspaper Editor Who Wrote, “Take Your Jobs Plan and Shove it, Mr. President,” Fired
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesThe Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial page editor who criticized President Obama’s jobs plan courtesy of a Johnny Paycheck song is now out of a job.
Hacker Publishes “Very Personal” Emails, Bikini Photos, Forces Colin Powell To Deny Affair with Foreign Diplomat
/12 Comments/in Featured, International /by The Smoking GunAs a notorious hacker seeks to distribute “very personal” e-mails sent to Colin Powell by a female Romanian diplomat, the retired general is denying that he engaged in an extramarital affair with the woman while he served as Secretary of State, though he recently advised her to delete all their online exchanges.
Almost One-Third of Recent Vets Consider Suicide; Felons, Illegals “Treated Better than Our Military Heroes”
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by DAVID MARTOSKOAn astonishing survey from a veterans group found that 30 per cent of recent military vets have considered committing suicide since returning from active duty.
Christie Turns Down Sen. Paul’s Beer Summit Offer (+video)
/8 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorOuch. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie turned down an offer by Sen. Rand Paul to join him for a beer and bury the hatchet in their ongoing — and very public — feud.
Hasan Renounces Citizenship, Military Oath in Handwritten Documents Provided to Fox (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Catherine Herridge, Pamela BrowneOn the eve of his military trial, accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan released seven pages of handwritten and typed documents in which he explains his relationship with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki – the first American targeted for death by the CIA – and makes other curious statements.
Saudi Arabia Confirms More Deadly MERS Cases
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by SyndiGate.infoSeveral more confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infections in the Saudi Kingdom have been recorded, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday, causing real concern to international health experts.
Kerry Screws Up, Mistakenly Promises Pakistan to End Drone Strikes
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by Carlo Muñoz -The Obama administration was forced into damage control on Thursday as officials attempted to walk back Secretary of State John Kerry’s pledge to end armed drone operations in Pakistan.
Dozens Arrested in Pro-Amnesty Protest in DC
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Franco Ordonez and Kevin ThibodeauxChanting “Si, se puede” – “Yes, we can” – protesters blocked intersections and held signs asking, “GOP, Do You Want our Vote?”
Senators Murkowski, Begich Vote to Confirm Obama’s Radical UN Ambassador Samantha Powers
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Ramsey CoxAlaska’s Senators Begich and Murkowksi voted to confirm President Obama’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Not on Welfare or Living Below Poverty Line? Never Mind, Here’s Your Free Obamaphones
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Jillian Kay MelchiorThe Federal Communications Commission oversees the so-called Lifeline program, created in 1984 to make sure impoverished Americans had telephone service available to call their moms, bosses, and 911.
Major Drugstore Chains Now Selling Abortion-Inducing ‘Plan B’ Off the Shelf
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Penny StarrThree major drugstore chains–CVS, RiteAid, and Walgreens–have moved “Plan B,” a drug that can induce an abortion, onto the open shelves in their stores, where it is now sold like aspirin or other non-prescription drugs.
Kurds Issue Ultimatum to Turkish Government
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by SyndiGate.infoThe Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has given a September 1st deadline to the Turkish government, to advance the Kurdish-Turk peace process, the AFP has reported.
Report: Colorado Now a Major Exporter of Illegal Marijuana
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Thomas HendrickThe amount of illegal marijuana from Colorado and seized elsewhere quadrupled in the past few years, according to a report by a network of law enforcement organizations.
A Piece of Jesus’ Cross? Relics Unearthed in Turkey
/1 Comment/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Alan BoyleTurkish archaeologists say they have found a stone chest in a 1,350-year-old church that appears to contain a relic venerated as a piece of Jesus’ cross.
Literally Tons of Quarters Used to Pay Court Order in Wrongful Death Case (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Sam SmithA strange payment rolled up to two local law offices in Southern Illinois. A truck carrying $150,000 in quarters. It was part of a protest by Roger Herrin about a court ruling in a wrongful death case.
Startling Slide in Home Ownership, Now at 18-Year Low
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Barnini ChakrabortyStartling new housing data released this week could take the pep out of President Obama’s blitz of economic rallies, as they show homeownership dropping despite the push — by him and his predecessors — to prop up the market.
Blind No More: ‘It’s Like I’m a Child All Over Again’
/2 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by AARON DERFEL68-year-old Pierre-Paul Thomas was born blind and would have continued to live without vision if he hadn’t fallen down his stairs two years ago.
NSA Lies Again: XKeyscore Tool Collects “Everything” an Internet User Does, Substantiates Snowden’s Claims (+video)
/9 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorI don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of the NSA’s and its congressional defenders’ lies about its unconstitutional surveillance programs. Wednesday’s revelations about XKeyscore further substantiates Snowden’s claims.
Edward Snowden Asylum: US ‘Disappointed’ by Russian Decision
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reportedly has left the Moscow airport and entered Russian territory after receiving refugee status in the country.
GOP Report: Holder Deliberately Misled Congress, Should be Fired (+video)
/16 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorHouse Republicans, in a lengthy report on the Justice Department’s leak investigations, formally accused Attorney General Eric Holder of misleading Congress with “deceptive” testimony that he knew nothing of the “potential prosecution” of the press.
Chris Matthews Repeatedly Calls Senator Ted Cruz a Terrorist (+video)
/21 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Noah RothmanDuring his Wednesday broadcast, MSNBC host Chris Matthews reiterated his insistence that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) both looks and acts like former U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-WI). And that wasn’t all…
Senate Overwhelmingly Kills Rand Paul’s Bill to Cut Off Aid to Egypt and, Instead, Rebuild Nation’s Bridges
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by SEAN LENGELLThe Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. to cut off aid to Egypt.