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Political Lessons From the NFL Scandals

Political Lessons From the NFL Scandals

Confession: At first I was supportive of the NFL’s two-game suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. Why? Because the incident that ignited the scandal took place inside of a casino elevator, and casinos have security cameras everywhere (Initially, we only

Ted Cruz: I Think We Stayed Too Long in Iraq

Ted Cruz: I Think We Stayed Too Long in Iraq

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized former President George W. Bush for staying too long in Iraq and trying to stabilize the fledgling democracy in the country. Cruz made his comments during a discussion on the threat posed by the Islamic

CNN: Teen Who Escaped ISIS: 'My Friends were Raped'

CNN: Teen Who Escaped ISIS: 'My Friends were Raped'

This article originally appeared at CNN: Dohuk, Iraq (CNN) — “Aria” is only 15, smiling as she greets and welcomes us into her family’s tent inside the Khanke refugee camp in northwest Iraq. Her parents sit nearby. Their faces, with their

Cameron in Meetings with Iranian And Iraqi Leaders

Cameron in Meetings with Iranian And Iraqi Leaders

Despite having voted against military intervention in Syria last year, the United Kingdom appears to be drifting closer to another war in the Middle East as Prime Minister David Cameron meets with world leaders at the United Nations, and rumours

Obama's War As Mid-Term Strategy

With the prospect of more beheading videos out of the Middle-east and the Obama administration now taking action against ISIS in Syria, foreign policy is likely to take an increasingly significant role in this year’s Mid-term elections. In fact, recent

Brokaw: Obama ISIS Bombing Too Little, Too Late

Brokaw: Obama ISIS Bombing Too Little, Too Late

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Live,” long-time “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw criticized President Barack Obama’s ISIS strategy saying an air war campaign as the main role for U.S. troops will be a huge recruiting tool for ISIS who

Flashback: Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize citation

As President Obama drops bombs on a record-breaking seventh country, let’s look back to 2009 and remember what the Nobel committee said when it bestowed a Peace Prize upon him for simply existing.  You’ll need a heart of stone to

Israel shoots down a Syrian warplane

Just to add to the fun over in Syria – where the stated goal of taking down ISIS has already expanded into airstrikes against their al-Qaeda rivals, who might very well have been the more urgent target – a Syrian

Russia Considers Joining the Fight Against ISIS

Russia Considers Joining the Fight Against ISIS

Russian leaders are sending mixed messages about their take on the United States’ airstrikes in Syria. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted to Secretary of State John Kerry that the United States must respect Syria’s sovereignty after President Barack Obama

US Airstrikes in Syria Light Up Social Media

US Airstrikes in Syria Light Up Social Media

On Monday night, the United States and five Arab countries–Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Jordan–conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) and other radical Islamist terrorist groups in Syria. Social media immediately lit up with alleged photos and