Glenn Greenwald, the reporter who broke the story of the NSA’s indiscriminate collection of Verizon customers’ phone records, takes on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) arguments defending the program and dismissing its threats to Americans’ rights and privacy. While Greenwald mistakenly
(AP) Evans’ late goal lifts US over Jamaica 2-1By The Associated PressBrad Evans scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, giving the U.S. a thrilling 2-1 win over Jamaica at Kingston on Friday night that solidified the Americans’
(AP) McQuaid’s goal sends Bruins to Stanley Cup finalsBy HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterBOSTONAdam McQuaid scored early in the third period, Tuukka Rask posted his second shutout of the series, and the Boston Bruins swept their way to the Stanley Cup
CNN is drawing criticism for a feature story on a Palestinian soccer player who is in the news for boycotting Israel. The cable network is being criticized because its glowing treatment of the Palestinian protester neglects to mention that he
Congress is taking action on religious liberty in the military, a story that was originally reported by Breitbart News. New legal language passed a key committee this week and next goes to the full House and then the Senate; it
(AP) Indians closer Perez charged with pot possessionBy THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated PressCLEVELANDCleveland Indians closer Chris Perez, who is charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession, had told drug agents he had pot in his home for personal use and pointed out two
In his June 4 column in The Washington Times, Frank J. Gaffney Jr. asked if Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is serious about running for president in 2016–or if he’d rather just be an accepted fixture in the Washington establishment. In
Reports indicate the Pentagon recently conducted tests in which advanced bunker buster bombs were used to destroy a replica of an Iranian underground nuclear facility. The tests proved a resounding success, and the U.S. shared the results with ally nations.
The Labor Department announced the economy added 175,000 jobs in May, but that is hardly the 360,000 thousand jobs needed each month to bring unemployment down to 6 percent over the next three years. The jobless rate rose to 7.6
A soldier who served Chick-fil-A sandwiches at a party he threw to honor the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and his promotion to Master Sergeant has received a letter of reprimand. The soldier received his promotion last summer, and since
(AP) Chicago’s Keith suspended for Gm 4 of West finals By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end the Los Angeles Kings’ perfect postseason on home ice in Game 4 of the
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat says that if U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts at restarting the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority fails, “the West Bank could fall to radicalism and violence.” According to The Guardian,
President Barack Obama’s supporters are defending his controversial appointment of Samantha Power as UN Ambassador with the same argument they once used to support Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel: she may have mocked the idea of Iran as a threat,
In 2011, Andrew Breitbart tweaked the Huffington Post’s liberal readers by arguing that the White House’s boasts about transparency were bogus–particularly regarding the White House guest list, which President Barack Obama had made available to the public for the first time under
This weekend, the American Freedom Alliance will be hosting an international conference in Los Angeles addressing the fate of Europe. Titled “Europe’s Last Stand? Debt, Demography and the Abandonment of National Sovereignty,” the conference will feature Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, economic thought
Not only did former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta leak the name of the Navy SEAL group responsible for the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, but the release of the Pentagon Inspector General’s (IG) report revealing the incident,
On Tuesday, Army psychiatrist and alleged terrorist Maj. Nidal Hasan told a military judge that he killed 13 Americans in “defense of others.” Who were those others? Hasan contends that American troops in Fort Hood were an imminent threat to
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is so good that even former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumseld has no idea how he can possibly be stopped. When approached by TMZ on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. and asked if James could be
With the all the cuts and loses blamed on sequester, one area that seems untouched thus far is the Pentagon. And particularly, the continued expansion of Pentagon staff. According to the Federal Times, “the size of the Pentagon’s vast oversight
(AP) LA Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of West finalsBy GREG BEACHAMAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESThe Los Angeles Kings know all about the creeping inevitability that sets in when a team gets behind 0-3 in a playoff series. After
Ratings for the once mighty American Idol franchise continue to fall, and several judges from the Fox series are now seeking new gigs. The troubled hitmaker is still having an impact, particularly on the political culture of the Windy City. That
In football, the risk of blitzing is that you expose your defense. You might sack the other team’s quarterback, but you may give up the long touchdown that seals the game instead. In Tuesday’s hearing before the House Ways and
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) offered a bizarre defense of the IRS’s behavior at a House Ways and Means hearing on Tuesday morning, amounting to an attack on the Tea Party and conservative organizations present as potential money-launderers seeking a tax
(AP) Judge accepts insanity plea in Colo. shooting caseBy DAN ELLIOTTAssociated PressCENTENNIAL, Colo.A judge has accepted James Holmes plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in the Colorado theater shootings. Tuesday’s decision sets the stage for a lengthy mental
(AP) Fort Hood victims upset; suspect can question themBy ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated PressFORT HOOD, TexasRetired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford says he will never forget locking eyes with the gunman who entered a Fort Hood building Nov. 5, 2009, and then
