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Rand Wants Vote on War Powers

Rand Wants Vote on War Powers

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) wants his Senate colleagues to go on record to declare whether they believe President Barack Obama can attack Syria without congressional authorization.  Roll Call reports Paul “has drafted an amendment to the Senate’s authorization for use of

Assad: American Attack Would Strengthen Al-Qaeda

Assad: American Attack Would Strengthen Al-Qaeda

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad said America would be supporting the terrorist group that attacked the United States on 9/11 if President Barack Obama uses military force against Syria.  In an interview with CBS News’s Charlie Rose on Sunday that PBS

Obama Makes Case for War, Then Diplomacy, Then War

Obama Makes Case for War, Then Diplomacy, Then War

On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered a hastily-cobbled-together speech, first making the aggressive case for action against Syria based on Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, then careening to the case against action in favor of more diplomacy, before concluding

Obama: Military 'To Maintain Their Current Posture'

Obama: Military 'To Maintain Their Current Posture'

President Obama told Americans on Tuesday night that he has ordered the military to maintain their current posture to keep “pressure on Assad” in Syria. The President has asked congress to postpone a vote on military action while other diplomatic

McCain, Graham Continue Push to Authorize Strike on Syria

McCain, Graham Continue Push to Authorize Strike on Syria

In light of Syria’s willingness to give control of their chemical weapons to a Russian-led international body, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) say the time to authorize a strike is now. According to Business Insider, on September

Congress Cautious as Putin Takes Lead on Syria Deal

Congress Cautious as Putin Takes Lead on Syria Deal

In the midst of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime accepting Russia’s proposal to confiscate its chemical weapons and place them under the the control of the international community to prevent a U.S. strike on the middle eastern country, members of Congress

GOP Doc: Vote to Defund Obamacare, Let Senate Erase It

GOP Doc: Vote to Defund Obamacare, Let Senate Erase It

A document House Majority Leader Eric Cantor distributed to all House Republicans on Tuesday, obtained by Breitbart News, confirms that he is planning to make it appear as though the House is voting to defund Obamacare while using a legislative

Cancer Patient's Bill Soars as Result of ObamaCare

Cancer Patient's Bill Soars as Result of ObamaCare

(AP) Patient’s bill soars as health law program faltersBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONCoping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute

The Rebuttal: Part Three

The Rebuttal: Part Three

THE REBUTTAL: PART THREE You can view part one of the rebuttal here and part two here. CHAPTER 3 THE AGRESSIVELY ATTACKED DETAIL #2: URANIUM The next aggressive attack on detail is plucked from the colossal Lend-Lease program the US

Talking Diplomacy in Syria, Obama Goes to Congress

Talking Diplomacy in Syria, Obama Goes to Congress

(AP) Talking diplomacy in Syria, Obama goes to CongressBy BRADLEY KLAPPER and DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith opposition to military action growing among Americans and lawmakers, President Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough

Obama to Cut Military Pay Raise Nearly in Half

Obama to Cut Military Pay Raise Nearly in Half

As President Barack Obama attempts to rally the American people and members of Congress to back his unpopular plan to strike Syria, Obama says he wants to cut the 1.8% raise the Republican-led House approved and that troops are due

Pro-Israel Groups Serving Obama, not Israel, on Syria

Pro-Israel Groups Serving Obama, not Israel, on Syria

There is only one possible good-faith reason that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) are lobbying Congress to approve President Barack Obama’s proposed

Susan Rice Lays Out The Case For Military Action In Syria

Susan Rice Lays Out The Case For Military Action In Syria

White House national security adviser Susan Rice says any U.S. military action against Syria “would not be another war.”She says the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its own people and said that raises threats to other countries in the