After receiving a complaint from “an unidentified official,” the U.S. Army War College is pondering whether to keep portraits of “enemies” like Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson hanging at the college. According to the Washington Times, college
Reps. Martha Roby (R-AL) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced a legislative plan to protect veterans’ pension benefits from the slashes they would receive if cuts from the recently-passed budget deal ever materialized. Instead of cutting veterans’ pensions, Roby’s and
On Thursday, PETA called for the cancellation of Duck Dynasty, one of the most highly-rated shows ever, a day after A&E suspended patriarch Phil Robertson for comments that were deemed to be “anti-gay.” PETA, which has a history of slamming
On December 12, Breitbart News reported that a federal judge had ordered the removal of the Latin cross atop the Mt. Soledad Veterans War Memorial. Although this is a federal war memorial, the Obama-Holder Justice Department has not attempted to
(AP) Jury: 2 men guilty of UK soldier murderBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA jury on Thursday convicted two British men who considered themselves “soldiers of Allah” of murdering a serviceman who was run down with a car and stabbed to death
(AP) Lockheed Martin ends Boy Scouts gifts over gay banBRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONDefense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is halting its donations to the Boy Scouts of America over the organization’s ban on gays serving as adult leaders after a review
A Facebook page dedicated to defense of Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” has received well over 400,000 likes since it was launched just 14 hours ago. The page was created late on Wednesday evening, after news broke that A&E was
In April of 2011, I rated Aaric Murray as No. 1 on the wish list of big men. By earlier this year ESPN’s Eamonn Brennan noted Murray was seeking redemption in the SWAC and saying he wanted movie rights if
A senior staffer for Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said the senator is more seriously considering a class-action lawsuit against the NSA after a ruling from a U.S. District Court judge gave standing to NSA opponents suing the agency over its bulk
In direct response to China’s surprise declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone over islands belonging to Japan, the latter country announced it will increase military spending by 2.6% in the next five years–a plan calling for more drones, submarines,
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said on the Senate floor Tuesday that he has discovered double counting accounting tactics were used in the budget deal House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
(AP) Germany’s Merkel starts 3rd term in new coalitionBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s Parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly three months after an awkward election result forced
(AP) Fla. man gets 6 years in NY Facebook share caseBy LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKA 71-year-old Florida investment adviser and onetime Oregon gubernatorial candidate cried as he apologized Monday before being sentenced to six years in prison in a $13
A leading lifestyle magazine that promotes gay rights and same-sex marriage has named Pope Francis its “Person of the Year.” The December issue of The Advocate features Pope Francis with a “NO H8” message photoshopped on his right cheek. Next
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem filed a legal opinion last week confirming that the state does not recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages, allowing a man married to another man to come to North Dakota and marry a woman without divorcing
According to the pro-regime Russian newspaper Izvestia, Russia has missiles with a range of hundreds of kilometers to the borders of Poland and Lithuania. The missiles were moved “some time” ago, according to Izvestia, and one of Izvestia‘s sources pegs
George P. Bush is warming up his political career in Texas, but instead of toeing the establishment GOP line, he is making an attempt to distance himself from his family’s reputation and align with conservatives and Tea Partiers. Early in
China’s December 15th soft-landing of an unmanned spacecraft on the moon was celebrated by the Xinhua news agency as, “The dream for lunar exploration once again lights up the China Dream“. China’s neighbors saw the action as a nightmare demonstration
(AP) US boosts maritime security aid to VietnamBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressHANOI, VietnamThe United States will boost maritime security assistance to China’s smaller neighbors amid rising tensions over disputed territories in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Lobbyists and the GOP political establishment applauded Speaker John Boehner’s strident attacks against the Tea Party and conservatives as the House prepared to approve the Ryan-Murray budget deal. Boehner had said that conservative groups had “lost all credibility” for opposing a budget
(AP) Assailants stab Japanese diplomat in Yemen attackBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenAssailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat stationed in Yemen’s capital Sunday when he fought back during a failed kidnapping attempt, officials said, the latest unrest in a country beset by
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry achieved nothing in his latest foray into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly rejected the idea of Israeli troops monitoring the Jordan border of a future Palestinian state and even the proposed recognition
An illegal immigrant felon with a checkered criminal history was finally deported after eight years in America’s legal system in 2012. But after illegally re-entering the country again, she is now free while her asylum hearing is pending because federal
Glenn Robinson finally looked like the preseason Value Add Player of the Year, hitting all seven of his first half shots against the No. 1 team in the nation Saturday. Two years ago, Value Add projected Arizona as one of the
In response to The Evolution of Politifact’s Lie of the Year: As humiliating as Politifact’s panicky walkback of their previous Obama defense may be, for my money they’re still spinning like crazy. The premise of this year’s “Lie of the
