With the backing of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced a seismic shift in U.S. military policy–women can now serve in front-line combat roles. With this change, women could start filling combat positions as soon as later this year.
Senator John Kerry was asked about “balance” in the Executive appointments today concerning foreign policy. Kerry told the Senate Foreign relations committee that he was in full support of Hagel as the nomination for the Secretary of Defense and said
Senator Dianne Feinstein was joined by lawmakers, law enforcement, clergy, and Americans adversely affected by gun violence as she put forth her full updated version of the 2013 Assault Weapons ban legislation. Pointing to a display of high capacity weapons,
The President’s ill-starred and abysmal choices for his second-term national security team aren’t much more of a surprise than the rhetoric he used in his acceptance speech earlier this week. They won’t do much more for the reputation, standing, and
GEIST: senator barrasso, i want to ask you about your piece in this morning’s “wall street journal.” i can reduce it down for everybody. you’re not a big fan of Chuck Hagel, as it turns out. the headline, “Hagel’s unsettling
(AP) Kerry to field questions from panel he chairsBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocratic Sen. John Kerry, on a smooth path to confirmation as secretary of state, is likely to face friendly questioning when he testifies before the committee that he’s served
Americans For A Strong Defense (ASD) has launched a multi-state advertising campaign to convince Senators and their constituents that Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel is the wrong man for the job. ASD goes out of their way to make
In the Spring of 2010, a forgotten former Florida Gator began attending classes and going through workouts at Auburn University. With a full spring under his belt, he entered the season ready to take the Tigers to new heights. He
(AP) Panetta opens combat roles to womenBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military’s ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs
Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which describes itself as “the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world,” will bring over two hundred Christian leaders from around the country to
(AP) House votes to defuse debt limit crisisBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid a first avoid default for at least four months, defusing a crisis looming
As we all sit down to figure out the elections in Israel, one has to remember the old Jewish joke about the guy who is stranded on a desert island. After years alone, he is finally rescued, and he takes
(AP) – Explosions rang out at 3 a.m. last week as the radical Islamists descended on the town of Diabaly, home to a Malian military camp. Residents cowering in their homes believed the Malian soldiers would protect them. Instead dozens
I have seen more powerful men than Barack Obama fall. I worked in South Africa during Thabo Mbeki’s presidency, when the ruling African National Congress (ANC) won 70% of the vote and earned the power to change his country’s constitution
Monday wasn’t really an Inauguration as much as it was a new episode of Joy Porn starring the mainstream media — and an act of Joy Porn the American people weren’t all that interested in watching. According to the “L.A.
Speaking at the 56th Annual Weatherby Foundation International Hunting and Conservation Dinner on Jan. 22, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre responded to Obama’s inaugural speech by pointing out that the 2nd Amendment protects God-given rights. Of these rights–the right
For an explanation of the Value Add basketball rankings, you can always click on this post from the bottom of the www.valueaddbasketball.com database. I must thank Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports and all of the other outlets who have covered Value Add.
It was either an embarrassing slip, or a frightening revelation of the president’s true worldview. Either way, the words “peace in our time,” made infamous by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he promised an illusory peace with Adolf Hitler
Guns came to the rescue of three homeowners and a business this weekend. Five people tried to break into a home in Oklahoma City, OK. The woman homeowner and her friend shot two of them with her gun. The other
USC is coming off a 7-6 season despite national championship hype. They have a coach who could generously be described as a “lame duck,” reduced scholarships due to NCAA sanctions, and a team so divided that reports of an all-out
Grass roots activists from the country’s most well-known pro-Israel group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), are voicing increasing frustration at the organization’s passive approach to President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of
Group of “teachers, parents, substitute teachers, after school instructors, youth workers and community activists” have formed an organization, Classroom Struggle, in Oakland to promote their anticapitalist agenda. It’s another example of the long term danger of the Occupy Wall Street,
Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense is now being challenged because of his record on defense and Israel, and also because of rumors of poor staff management. Rabbi Marvin Hier and Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who run the Simon Wiesenthal
I’m sure Jeffrey Goldberg got it right. Whatever the reason the President leaked his unhappiness with Bibi to Goldberg just a few days before the Israeli election–whether in an effort to influence the vote against Bibi, serve payback to Bibi
THE PRESIDENT: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the
