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Shutting Down National Security

Shutting Down National Security

On October 15th, our military personnel will receive their paychecks as usual, thanks to a last-minute act of Congress passed in spite of the government shutdown affecting much of the rest of the government. But our servicemen and women are

Private Air Show Stopped Due to Government Shutdown

Private Air Show Stopped Due to Government Shutdown

Following the cancellation of the military airshow at Miramar Marine Base, civilians stepped up to carry out the airshow in private planes at their own expense. Now the Department of Defense has canceled that, too. According to the Los Angeles

Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Wants Prison Restrictions Lifted

Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Wants Prison Restrictions Lifted

(AP) Marathon suspect wants prison restrictions liftedBy DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs WriterBOSTONLawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Wednesday to lift restrictions placed on him in prison, arguing that the conditions are overly harsh, have left

Cancellation of Navy-Air Force Game Could Cost Navy $4 Million

Cancellation of Navy-Air Force Game Could Cost Navy $4 Million

If the Air Force-Navy college football game is canceled this weekend because of the government shutdown, the Navy’s athletic department may lose $4 million.  Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk said the “emotional” and “financial toll it would take would be

Israel's Danon: 'We Will Count Only on Ourselves'

Israel's Danon: 'We Will Count Only on Ourselves'

Israel’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Danny Danon, told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Israel was prepared to act alone in preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. His message echoed that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who addressed the United

Texas Homeowner Shoots Intruder, Gets Shot by Cops

Texas Homeowner Shoots Intruder, Gets Shot by Cops

Fifty-seven year old Texas homeowner William Keith Hall shot “a career criminal” who broke into his home on September 26 and was subsequently shot by police after refusing to drop his gun once they arrived. In fact, Police say he

Blackhawks Raise Stanley Cup Banner, Win Opener

Blackhawks Raise Stanley Cup Banner, Win Opener

(AP) Blackhawks score 3 in 3rd, beat Capitals in openerBy JAY COHENAP Sports WriterCHICAGOBrandon Saad, Johnny Oduya and Marian Hossa scored in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks kicked off their Stanley Cup title defense with a 6-4 victory

***Live Updates*** Netanyahu at UN

***Live Updates*** Netanyahu at UN

12:05 p.m. EDT: Netanyahu has taken the podium. Bibi says: “Jewish people’s odyssey teaches never give up hope, always remain vigilant” Too late for stopping Iranian nuke? #UNGA — Anne Bayefsky (@AnneBayefsky) October 1, 2013 Bibi tells #UN “our hope is

Pentagon Wants More Workers Exempt from Furloughs

Pentagon Wants More Workers Exempt from Furloughs

(AP) Pentagon wants more workers exempt from furloughsBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaPentagon and administration lawyers are looking for ways to expand the number of Defense Department civilians who are exempt from furloughs, amid worries that the government shutdown

5 Things to Know about Saints' Defeat of Dolphins

5 Things to Know about Saints' Defeat of Dolphins

(AP) 5 things to know about Saints’ defeat of DolphinsBy BRETT MARTELAP Sports WriterNEW ORLEANSWhether Drew Brees passed to diminutive running back Darren Sproles or to 6-foot-7 tight end Jimmy Graham, there wasn’t much the previously unbeaten Miami Dolphins could

Top 5 Things That Won't Shut Down on Tuesday

Top 5 Things That Won't Shut Down on Tuesday

As I write this, the U.S. is just hours away from its 18th government shutdown over the last 35 years. Beyond expectations, House Republicans are sticking to their guns and insisting that President Obama and Senate Democrats make changes to

Help! Survival Tips for a Government Shutdown

Help! Survival Tips for a Government Shutdown

With all the Democrat hand-wringing over a pending government shutdown–including Bill Clinton’s warning that the GOP and “Tea Party people” want to take food from poor people–we thought a guide to surviving a horrendous event like a government shutdown is

Wilfork Out for Season with Torn Achilles

Wilfork Out for Season with Torn Achilles

The New England Patriots won Sunday night’s road game against the Atlanta Falcons, but lost their difference maker in the middle on defense, defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, possibly for the rest of the year, with a torn right Achilles. The

The War of Words Is Over

The war of words to define American Betrayal as being beyond the boundaries of rational, productive debate is over. The same book that Ronald Radosh condemned as “yellow journalism conspiracy theories,” and that David Horowitz publicly declared I “should not

Redskins Beat Raiders 24-14 for 1st Win

Redskins Beat Raiders 24-14 for 1st Win

(AP) Redskins beat Raiders 24-14 for 1st winBy JOSH DUBOWAP Sports WriterOAKLAND, Calif.After three straight losses to open the season, Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins aren’t worried about the aesthetics of their first win. Griffin threw a go-ahead