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Teen Used Federal Financial Aid in Attempt to Join ISIS

Minnesota resident Hanad Mustofe Musse pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with no fewer than eight individuals to travel to Syria and provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organization ISIS/ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/the Levant) using federal aid funds.

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John Kerry: America Needs to Bring in More Refugees Next Year

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told legislators on Wednesday that he believes the United States should increase the amount of refugees that Washington absorbs per annum to 100,000 people, the New York Times reports, citing congressional staffers and Obama White House officials.

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) (2nd L) speaks to members of the media as (L-R) Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listen after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the Capitol September 9, 2015 in Washington, DC. Sen. Corker and the Republican leadership discussed the Iran nuclear agreement. (Photo by

GOP’s Iran ‘Failure Theater’ Becomes Sad-Sack Circus

GOP leaders in the Senate are feebly complaining and whining about the Democrats’ solid support for President Barack Obama’s nuke-and-cash deal give-away to Iran. GOP leaders will fight hard for goals sought by business groups–such as free-trade deals–but will only pretend to fight for conservatives’ ideological and social priorities, such as pro-American immigration reform, say these critics.

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Islamic State Attacks in Saudi Arabia Challenge Security of Hajj Pilgrimage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the U.S.-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month.

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Franklin Graham: ‘Jesus Was a Refugee’

Christian Evangelist Franklin Graham has called for prayers for refugees flooding into Europe, telling his followers that as a child, Jesus was a refugee in Egypt because his parents had to flee from Nazareth to avoid the murderous wrath of King Herod.

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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Filmmakers Investigated for Bribing CIA Officers

Production of the film Zero Dark Thirty, which chronicled the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the Navy SEAL raid that killed him in 2011, has long been controversial. Now a Zero Dark Thirty controversy is being brought to light by newly-released documents: the filmmakers were nearly prosecuted for bribing some of the CIA officials with whom they worked.