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The Lost Tribe: Jewish Democrats Back Hagel

The Lost Tribe: Jewish Democrats Back Hagel

With Democrats poised to ram former Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination through the Senate, despite Hagel’s refusal to turn over all relevant financial records and speeches, all eyes should now turn to the Democrats who portray themselves as pro-Israel.  If a

Obama Rejects Age Increase for Medicare Eligibility

Obama Rejects Age Increase for Medicare Eligibility

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney revealed Monday that President Barack Obama will not consider raising the Medicare eligibility age to help balance the entitlement program’s books. “The president’s made clear that we don’t believe that’s the right policy to

More Hagel Speeches Emerge, Suggesting he Misled Senate

More Hagel Speeches Emerge, Suggesting he Misled Senate

Steven Emerson’s Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) told Breitbart News Monday that it has uncovered additional speeches given by former Sen. Chuck Hagel, who is awaiting confirmation as Secretary of Defense.  The speeches suggest that Hagel may have misled the Senate

Menendez under Fire

Menendez under Fire

In January, Judicial Watch announced that Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) had made its list of Washington’s “Ten Most Corrupt” politicians for 2012. And what were the senator’s transgressions? You can read his entry for yourself, but here’s the Reader’s Digest

That rejected SNL skit on Hagel & Israel

To their credit, they canned it. It’s unfunny, clearly. And also just repeats stupid left-wing clichés about Israel. It’s only insightful to those who think Israel controls the U.S. Congress, and to those who don’t know the facts about Hagel’s

Senate Panel Plans Vote on Hagel for Tuesday

Senate Panel Plans Vote on Hagel for Tuesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, plans to seek a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense during a meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the committee said

Menendez Exit Would Scramble NJ Senate Races

Menendez Exit Would Scramble NJ Senate Races

This weekend, the New York Times editorialized that Senate Majority Leader Reid should remove embattled NJ Senator Bob Menendez from his Chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The paper argued that, until Sen. Menendez adequately addresses recent allegations, he

Rand Paul to Give Tea Party Response to SOTU

Rand Paul to Give Tea Party Response to SOTU

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will give the Tea Party response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Paul will deliver his remarks at the National Press Club after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivers the Republican response,