After 24 years of litigation, a federal court revealed in an emotional hearing that it has ordered the famous Mount Soledad Cross removed from a veterans memorial, holding it is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Since 1913, a cross has
Stephen Colbert isn’t officially on the celebrity Enroll America bandwagon, but he deserves to be riding up front. The host of Comedy Centrals’ The Colbert Report proved once more Wednesday night that when it comes to protecting the president against
Throughout our history, America has been a place where if you work hard and play by the rules, you can go as far as your God-given talents will take you. Those sacrifices help pave the way for your children and
One of the main arguments that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is using in favor of the budget deal struck with Sen. Patti Murray (D-WA) is that the next wave of sequester cuts under the Budget Control Act would hurt the
Officials in the Obama administration have admitted privately that Israel was correct about the value of sanctions relief in the deal on Iran’s nuclear program struck in Geneva last month, according to Ha’aretz. In defending the deal at the time,
(AP) Japan panel urges strong military amid China riseBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOA near-final draft of a new Japanese national security strategy calls for a stronger military to deal with a rising China and other growing risks close to home. The
A new US congressional deal that could ease restrictions on releasing Guantanamo detainees doesn’t go nearly far enough towards closing the controversial prison, defense lawyers and rights advocates said. The deal, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senior lawmakers late
(AP) AP Study: Hits to head still prevalent in NFLBy NANCY ARMOUR and EDDIE PELLSAP National WritersAlmost once a game, an NFL player absorbs an illegal blow to the head or neck that could put his career _ or worse
(AP) 2 French soldiers die in Central African RepublicPARISTwo French soldiers were killed in combat in Central African Republic’s capital, President Francois Hollande’s office announced Tuesday, the first French casualties since he ordered a stepped-up military presence in the restive
Almost three quarters of the 2,153 U.S. military fatalities in the 12-year-old Afghanistan war have taken place since Obama was first inaugurated, according to an Associated Press (AP) tally. Using the AP’s Afghanistan casualties database, Breitbart News calculated that between
Congress is racing towards the end of its 2013 session with a full agenda of unfinished business. The House is scheduled to adjourn for the year on Friday, December 13th. The Senate comes back into session this week and is
(AP) Hagel to meet with Pakistan’s prime ministerBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressISLAMABADU.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Pakistan Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the nation’s new army chief, hoping to further repair a strained and
(AP) North Korea purges Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncleBy FOSTER KLUGAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korea announced Monday it had sacked leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, long considered the country’s No. 2 power, saying corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally
In the last BCS title game of the BCS era, Auburn will face Florida State at the Rose Bowl and attempt to win the Southeastern Conference’s eight straight national title and the state of Alabama’s fifth straight. Auburn seems like
(AP) SKorea announces expanded air defense zoneSEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea on Sunday announced an expansion of its air defense zone following China’s move to establish a similar zone that has been criticized by Beijing’s neighbors. South Korea earlier requested China
Think all there is to say about the War on Christmas has already been said? Think again. With her trademark fearlessness and verve, Governor Sarah Palin’s new book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas, offers readers an impassioned,
(AP) AP WAS THERE: Japanese attack on Pearl HarborBy The Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE _ On Dec. 7, 1941, Eugene Burns, AP’s chief of bureau in Honolulu, couldn’t get out the urgent news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
I hate Ohio State. But they deserve to be in the BCS national championship game if they win the Big 10 Championship game against Michigan State on Saturday. I fought for them on Twitter after Auburn beat Alabama, when many
(AP) French troops move into Central African RepublicBy KRISTA LARSONAssociated PressBANGUI, Central African RepublicFrench troops rumbled into Central African Republic on Friday, trying to quell violence in the capital a day after armed Christian fighters raided Muslim neighborhoods, leaving nearly
Bill Clinton, parsing his words carefully, told Jorge Ramos on Fusion TV that he never denied using marijuana. He said, “I never denied that I used marijuana. I told the truth.” Of course, before he was elected president, Clinton once
John Brown has hit 65 percent of his shots, but Thursday he will face a Georgetown team that only lets opponents make 36.8 percent of their shots. Brown ranks 2nd in Value Add on the initial top 50 that includes
On December 4 the Obama administration and Pentagon officials indicated “a willingness to temporarily accept China’s new, controversial air defense identification zone” (ADIZ). They simultaneously condemned the way in which China plans to enforce the new zone. According to Foreign
Hoping that the best defense is a good offense, President Obama and his supporters are exhibiting a new found bravura to reinvigorate enthusiasm for his besieged healthcare law. Congressional Democrats, afraid of getting trounced in the upcoming 2014 midterm elections, are hoping
(AP) Car bomb hits Yemen’s Defense Ministry, killing 2By AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressADEN, YemenA suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Thursday at Yemen’s Defense Ministry, killing at least two people and wounding 20, security and hospital officials said. They said the
Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D., Mo.) offered what may be the most bizarre defense ever heard of Healthcare.gov’s notable failures this evening on MSNBC. “I’ve got a one-year-old granddaughter, and on Thanksgiving Day she had a number of little glitches, but
