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Israeli Soldier Thought Captured Is Declared Dead

Israeli Soldier Thought Captured Is Declared Dead

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday that an Israeli soldier it previously believed had been captured by Hamas fighters in a Gaza ambush had in fact been killed in battle that day. The soldier’s purported capture Friday had

Inmate Early Release Applications Soar Under New Obama Rule

Inmate Early Release Applications Soar Under New Obama Rule

Justice Department data obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday reveal that the Obama administration’s plan to reduce America’s prison population has sparked five times as many inmate applications for early release as the year prior.  Since April, 3,300 federal

Mohammed and Abdullah Love Them Some Cold Cash

In response to Terrorists are rolling in dough these days: Our Breitbart amigo, John Hayward posted as story about how terrorist are rolling in the dough these days.   While John is right, these clowns and their jihadist cause have

AP Claim: Israeli Unity Means Dissent is 'Silenced'

AP Claim: Israeli Unity Means Dissent is 'Silenced'

The Associated Press, noting the overwhelming support among Israelis for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the war effort in Gaza, concludes that the minority of Israelis who dissent are being “silenced.”  It is a tired, false charge often made by

AP Ridicules Congressional Support of Israel

AP Ridicules Congressional Support of Israel

Tuesday morning the Associated Press fired of a tweet mocking Congress over its support of Israel. “As much of the world watched Gaza war in horror, members of Congress fall over each other to support Israel.” — As much of

Liberian President Orders New Anti-Ebola Measures

Liberian President Orders New Anti-Ebola Measures

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s president has closed all but three land border crossings, restricted public gatherings and quarantined communities heavily affected by the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf described the measures late Sunday

Hamas Tunnel Threat at Center of War with Israel

Hamas Tunnel Threat at Center of War with Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — A network of tunnels Palestinian militants have dug from Gaza to Israel — dubbed “lower Gaza” by the Israeli military — is taking center stage in the latest war between Hamas and Israel. Gaza’s Hamas rulers view

Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 4th West African Country

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has left more than 660 people dead across West Africa has spread to the continent’s most populous nation after a Liberian man with a high fever vomited aboard an airplane to Nigeria

11 Parents of Nigeria's Abducted Girls Die

11 Parents of Nigeria's Abducted Girls Die

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In the three months since Islamic extremists kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of their parents have died, town residents say. The town where the girls were kidnapped, Chibok, is cut off by militants, who

AP Reports Airline 'Crash Lands' — When It Didn't

 This isn’t a typo or punctuation or wording problem, this is the Associated Press reporting that the plane carrying the bodies of Malaysian Flight 117 back to the Netherlands crash landed, when it didn’t: — BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying

Iraq to Vote on President After Deadly Bombing

Iraq to Vote on President After Deadly Bombing

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament convened to vote for a new president on Wednesday as the extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Baghdad the night before that killed 31 people, mainly civilians. The bomber had

Obama in Bay Area Tuesday for Fundraising Coastal Trip

Obama in Bay Area Tuesday for Fundraising Coastal Trip

The Contra Costa Times has outlined Barack Obama’s schedule for his fundraising visit to California this week. Fresh out of raiding the fundraisers in Seattle, Obama will arrive Tuesday night in the Bay Area, then appear at a Democratic Congressional

Overnight Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 16 People

Overnight Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 16 People

BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks overnight in two Iraqi cities killed at least 16 people, officials said Monday as authorities struggle to stop the Sunni militants’ offensive that has left huge areas in northern and western Iraq outside of government control.

Israeli Bulldozers Destroy Hamas Tunnels in Gaza

Israeli Bulldozers Destroy Hamas Tunnels in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it widened its ground offensive early Sunday, sending more troops into Gaza after demolishing more than a dozen Hamas tunnels and intensifying tank fire on border areas. Loud explosions shook Gaza as