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Obama Admin May Be Arming Syrian Rebels, Despite Denials

Obama Admin May Be Arming Syrian Rebels, Despite Denials

A source inside of Russia claims Syrian militants are firing American-made surface-to-air missiles at Bashar al-Assad’s warplanes. Russia has supplied many of those warplanes, so they see the situation as American weapons shooting down Russian planes. Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov

Obama Losing Post-Debate Fact Check Battle

Everyone knows how much I hate these corrupt media fact-checkers, but right now they are being hoisted by their own left-wing petard because it was Obama who told lie after lie after lie last night. And late last night and first

Rahm: Obama Building On Clinton Policies

Rahm: Obama Building On Clinton Policies

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on ABC’s “This Week”: “After a decade of war, both in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most important thing we have to do now is bring American troops home and battle for America’s future economically and strengthen

UN Warns Americans: Do Not Elect Mitt Romney

UN Warns Americans: Do Not Elect Mitt Romney

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights has warned Americans not to elect Republican Mitt Romney in next month’s presidential election, saying that doing so would be “a democratic mandate for torture.”  The UN’s Ben Emmerson was

Syria Drops Cluster Bombs on Maaret al-Numan: Rebels

Syria Drops Cluster Bombs on Maaret al-Numan: Rebels

Syrian regime warplanes have dropped cluster bombs in sorties against rebels in the northwestern town of Maaret al-Numan, the insurgents told AFP on Friday. The rebels showed an AFP correspondent in the battleground Idlib province town debris from one such

Springsteen Explains His Support for Obama

Springsteen Explains His Support for Obama

(AP) Springsteen explains why he’s supporting ObamaNEW YORKAfter vowing not to get involved in this year’s presidential election, Bruce Springsteen is supporting Barack Obama again, saying he believes Obama is the best person to lead America. The Boss posted a

Iraq to Buy Czech Military Planes for $1 Billion

Iraq to Buy Czech Military Planes for $1 Billion

(AP) PRAGUEIraq has agreed to buy 28 Czech-made military airplanes in a deal worth $1 billion ((EURO)775 million), part of a broader effort by Baghdad to rebuild military capabilities destroyed during the U.S.-led invasion of the country, officials said Friday. Iraq

US Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for Fourth Year

US Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for Fourth Year

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe U.S. budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for a fourth straight year, but a modest improvement in economic growth helped narrow the gap by $207 billion compared with last year. The Treasury Department said Friday

Fact Check: Biden Voted for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

Fact Check: Biden Voted for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

During this evening’s vice presidential debate, Vice President Joe Biden stated that Ryan, as a member of Congress, had voted for a blank check for two wars.  But, of course, Joe Biden, as a member of Senate, voted for both