“We believe the ordinance can be implemented and will help achieve the Mayor’s goal of reducing gun violence and illegal weapons in the city of Chicago,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office said in a statement.
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Africom was also looking to station other special operations teams in three strategic locations in southern Europe, and east and west Africa to bolster the command’s response capabilities, Gen. Ham said.
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This year was supposed to be the year of ‘solar maximum,’ the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle. But as new images reveal, solar activity is relatively low.
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Federal laws and regulations require that government email accounts be used to conduct official business and that whenever a federal employee must for whatever reason use a private email account, it must be made available to agency Freedom of Information Act administrators.
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being fired from ABC’s “The View” because market researchers found that her conservative views were out of touch with the show’s audience, according to a report in Us Weekly.
Republicans are denouncing the Obama administration’s decision to bring Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law to New York for a civilian trial, arguing he belongs in military custody in Guantanamo Bay.
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An ally of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has launched a “countdown to an attack on Israel” following the Jewish state’s launching of an operation to destroy weapons in Syria last month.
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According to a Google report released on Tuesday, the FBI is not required to get court approval to issue an National Security Letter (NSL). Additionally, the FBI has the power to prohibit Google from telling users that they received an NSL requesting their information.
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Limbaugh said, “Nobody in the Republican Party has dared take this president on. You did last night, and you’re alive today to talk about it, and nobody’s calling you names.”
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Conservatives have been starving for a fighter; longing for someone who will do something drastic, engage in a media savvy fight against an imperialistic president who has no respect for checks and balances and an invidious disregard for the separation of powers. Rand Paul has inspired hope.
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Many in U.S. intelligence believed Iran held onto them for use as bargaining chips and not just with the U.S. They were in effect hostages. If al-Qaida carried out attacks in Iran, as it had in the 1990s, the group could face harm.
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Nearly 11,000 kids who were recently awarded diplomas from city high schools needed remedial courses to re-learn the basics before beginning classes in City University’s community college system. And these were the one’s who graduated and went to college, folks!
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Wolf said the “management culture” within NASA “turns a blind eye or in some cases may outright encourage, violations of security regulations.”
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On Tuesday, North Korea said it planned to scrap the armistice that stopped the Korean War in 1953 and warned it could carry out strikes against the United States and South Korea.
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The bold and direct approach of Senator Cruz has already ruffled a few feathers among Senate colleagues. But many of us out in the hinterlands are appreciative of the energy and forthrightness the junior Senator from Texas brings to Washington.
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It remains to be seen if the cuts that are about to take effect are as palpably felt—or objected to—as the administration has said they will be.
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The Illinois Republican called on State Department Officials to rescind an award for Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim, who has numerous times made anti-American and anti-Semitic comments on Twitter.
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Huffington Post called Liberty a “notoriously conservative private college with an anti-gay reputation.” And more than 10,000 people have signed a petition launched by Faithful America calling on the quarterback to cancel his speech.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed John Brennan as the Obama administration’s next Central Intelligence Agency director, overcoming concerns expressed by Republicans and some Democrats about the administration’s use of lethal drone strikes.
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McCain said the filibuster would give fire to critics of the Senate rules and warned his colleagues that it set a bad precedent.
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Paul’s performance signaled a groundshift in the power base of the Republican Party. While establishment figures like Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) were dining with President Obama, Paul was drawing the nation’s attention from the floor of the Senate with his invocation of the most basic of all Senate rights: the right to be heard, in the fashion of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
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Texas Republican Sen.Ted Cruz declared Wednesday that he will reject any government spending bill that does not directly cut off funds to the Affordable Care Act.
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Godfather Doubles Down: Chicago May Expand ‘Gun Offender’ Registry
/0 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, News /by Tanveer Ali“We believe the ordinance can be implemented and will help achieve the Mayor’s goal of reducing gun violence and illegal weapons in the city of Chicago,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office said in a statement.
Video: Dianne Feinstein Says It’s ‘Legal To Hunt Humans?’
/0 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorWhat? Since when is it legal to hunt humans? Perhaps the Senator was referring to the President’s domestic drone program?
Marine Corps Rapid-Response Team Ordered To Africa To Thwart Another Benghazi Attack
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Shaun WatermanAfricom was also looking to station other special operations teams in three strategic locations in southern Europe, and east and west Africa to bolster the command’s response capabilities, Gen. Ham said.
The Calm Before The Solar Storm? NASA Warns ‘Something Unexpected Is Happening To The Sun’
/0 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Mark PriggThis year was supposed to be the year of ‘solar maximum,’ the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle. But as new images reveal, solar activity is relatively low.
Vitter: EPA Lied About Official’s Use Of Private Emails For Government Business
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Washington Examiner Watchdog StaffFederal laws and regulations require that government email accounts be used to conduct official business and that whenever a federal employee must for whatever reason use a private email account, it must be made available to agency Freedom of Information Act administrators.
ABC’s ‘The View’ Reportedly Firing Show’s Lone Conservative Over ‘Extreme’, ‘Right-Wing’ Views
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Jason HowertonElisabeth Hasselbeck is being fired from ABC’s “The View” because market researchers found that her conservative views were out of touch with the show’s audience, according to a report in Us Weekly.
Republicans Denounce NYC Terror Trial For Bin Laden Son-In-Law
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by The Washington TimesRepublicans are denouncing the Obama administration’s decision to bring Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law to New York for a civilian trial, arguing he belongs in military custody in Guantanamo Bay.
Countdown To Launch Former Iranian Official Launches ‘Countdown To An Attack On Israel’
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Adam KredoAn ally of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has launched a “countdown to an attack on Israel” following the Jewish state’s launching of an operation to destroy weapons in Syria last month.
Google: FBI Spying On Thousands Of Users
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Parker BunchAccording to a Google report released on Tuesday, the FBI is not required to get court approval to issue an National Security Letter (NSL). Additionally, the FBI has the power to prohibit Google from telling users that they received an NSL requesting their information.
Rush To Rand: ‘You’re A Hero’ (+audio)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Garth KantLimbaugh said, “Nobody in the Republican Party has dared take this president on. You did last night, and you’re alive today to talk about it, and nobody’s calling you names.”
Former Bush Adviser Continues Crusade Against Palin, Conservatives
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Tony LeeSince Bush left office, his top advisers have begun to show their true–and not-so-conservative–colors.
The Power of One Man’s Conviction
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Daniel HorowitzConservatives have been starving for a fighter; longing for someone who will do something drastic, engage in a media savvy fight against an imperialistic president who has no respect for checks and balances and an invidious disregard for the separation of powers. Rand Paul has inspired hope.
Iran Was Holding Bin Laden Son-In-Law Abu Ghaith, US Officials Say
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Robert WindremMany in U.S. intelligence believed Iran held onto them for use as bargaining chips and not just with the U.S. They were in effect hostages. If al-Qaida carried out attacks in Iran, as it had in the 1990s, the group could face harm.
Officials: 80 Percent Of Recent NYC High School Graduates Cannot Read (+video)
/0 Comments/in Education, Featured, News /by CBS New YorkNearly 11,000 kids who were recently awarded diplomas from city high schools needed remedial courses to re-learn the basics before beginning classes in City University’s community college system. And these were the one’s who graduated and went to college, folks!
Wolf Says NASA Prompted Hiring Of Person Linked To Chinese Espionage; May Be Dozens More In Agency
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Richard PollockWolf said the “management culture” within NASA “turns a blind eye or in some cases may outright encourage, violations of security regulations.”
U.S. Says U.N. Sanctions ‘Will Bite’ After North Korea Threatens Nuclear Attack
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Josh Levs and Jethro MullenOn Tuesday, North Korea said it planned to scrap the armistice that stopped the Korean War in 1953 and warned it could carry out strikes against the United States and South Korea.
Coburn Offers FAA Easy Alternatives To Closing Towers, Cutting Air Traffic Controllers
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Caroline MayCoburn offered the transportation secretary a list of reforms that could make up for the $600 million cut without major safety disruptions.
Video: Ted Cruz Grills Eric Holder
/0 Comments/in Featured, Video /by News EditorThe bold and direct approach of Senator Cruz has already ruffled a few feathers among Senate colleagues. But many of us out in the hinterlands are appreciative of the energy and forthrightness the junior Senator from Texas brings to Washington.
ABC Poll: Americans Are Totally Fine With Spending Cuts
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kate HicksIt remains to be seen if the cuts that are about to take effect are as palpably felt—or objected to—as the administration has said they will be.
Kirk to Kerry: No Award for Anti-Semite
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Alana GoodmanThe Illinois Republican called on State Department Officials to rescind an award for Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim, who has numerous times made anti-American and anti-Semitic comments on Twitter.
Gay Rights Activists Bully Tebow, Christian University
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesHuffington Post called Liberty a “notoriously conservative private college with an anti-gay reputation.” And more than 10,000 people have signed a petition launched by Faithful America calling on the quarterback to cancel his speech.
US Senate Confirms John Brennan As New CIA Director
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by CNBCThe U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed John Brennan as the Obama administration’s next Central Intelligence Agency director, overcoming concerns expressed by Republicans and some Democrats about the administration’s use of lethal drone strikes.
Rand Paul Filibuster Blasted By John McCain, Lindsey Graham (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kate NoceraMcCain said the filibuster would give fire to critics of the Senate rules and warned his colleagues that it set a bad precedent.
RebRANDing: New GOP Emerges
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ben ShapiroPaul’s performance signaled a groundshift in the power base of the Republican Party. While establishment figures like Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) were dining with President Obama, Paul was drawing the nation’s attention from the floor of the Senate with his invocation of the most basic of all Senate rights: the right to be heard, in the fashion of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Cruz: Defund Obamacare Through Spending Bill
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Betsi ForesTexas Republican Sen.Ted Cruz declared Wednesday that he will reject any government spending bill that does not directly cut off funds to the Affordable Care Act.