Four American military personnel who were working at the United States Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, were detained today by the Libyan government.. Details are sketchy, but according to the New York Times, “the four were believed to have been reviewing
The end of December is a special time for donors and charities alike. Whether the increase in charitable giving is inspired by Uncle Sam’s year-end tax deduction, the Judeo-Christian values of the season, or Santa Claus himself, only the heart
One of the hallmarks of the Obama Administration has been a pass-the-buck mentality where President Barack Obama rarely claims responsibility for scandals or failures. In 2013, this trend continued, with federal agencies, political allies, servicemembers, and even whole countries thrown
They couldn’t have less in common, but Secretary of State John Kerry and rapper Snoop Dogg will always have their fist bump moment. The oh, so odd couple exchanged the hip greeting this week, an event that both the rapper
Rapper Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion) posted a video on his Instagram account of his fist bump with Secretary of State John Kerry at a recent White House event…
(AP) ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance rulingBy LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKA civil rights lawyer says the American Civil Liberties Union is very disappointed that a New York judge has found that a government program that collects millions of
Approximately 100 Iranian lawmakers introduced a bill that “would force [the Iranian] government to increase Uranium enrichment to 60 percent if new sanctions are imposed on the Iranian Republic.” According to the Associated Press (AP), the bill has been turned
Obamacare is not going to bend the cost curve downward. In fact, there are reasons to think it may exacerbate monopolistic practices which lead to overcharging. That’s the premise of a new piece in Washington Monthly which suggests further government
There was a surge in enrollment in December which brought Obamacare back from the brink of abysmal failure to something more like plain-old failure. A spreadsheet suggests enrollment in private plans is now at 26 percent of the goal for
At the beginning of 2013, Obama and his Democrat party were in firm control of the nation’s political terrain. Obama had won a convincing reelection by again boosting turnout of his young and minority voter base. Contrary to expectations, the
President Obama is using Pope Francis to foster wealth redistribution ideas in his speeches on the importance of reducing the gap between rich and poor. Now that the President’s message of “Hope and Change” has drastically soured over his last
(AP) American abducted in Pakistan calls for US helpBy REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressISLAMABADA 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released Thursday to negotiate his
For those who believe that the deal struck with Iran in Geneva was a positive step rather than one towards a future disaster, they can credit Vice President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, who secretly met with Iranian officials
On Christmas Day, the White House released a joint Christmas message from President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Obama and his wife thanked the troops and touted the Obama foreign policy record of bringing troops back to the United
On Christmas Eve, the Obama administration announced yet another Obamacare enrollment extension on its HealthCare.gov blog for anyone who claims to have missed the myriad sign-up deadlines due to problems with the website. The New York Times called the announcement
The New York Times just left a shiny lump of coal in Chris Christie’s stocking. In light of accusations that the Governor shut down a bridge to harm a mayor who didn’t endorse him, the paper makes the circumstantial case
On Christmas Eve in the afternoon, Reuters dumped this story recapitulating the long history of Obamacare’s IT failure. It’s a technology failure that stemmed from management failure, one which the ultimate manager, the President himself, was completely unaware of until
Just six months after first leaking National Security Agency secrets in a move that triggered a revaluation of US surveillance policies, Edward Snowden is declaring “mission’s already accomplished.” Snowden told The Washington Post in his first in-person interview since his
In response to Guess What? There’s No Plan B If ObamaCare Falls Apart: This is yet another reason Obama’s frequent comparisons between his health-care disaster and a troubled private sector product rollout – to cite his favorite example, Apple launching
Oliver Stone took the occasion of a trip to Venezuela to announce that he is officially working on a biographical film on the life of Hugo Chavez. With Stone working on such a project to praise such a “magnanimous, warm,
Explaining the latest of President Obama’s executive changes to the Affordable Care Act extending today’s deadline for January 1 coverage Assistant to the President and Director of Communications Jennifer Palmieri on MSNBC.
Last week the White House announced that Obamacare itself could count as a hardship, meaning anyone with a cancelled plan could opt out of the individual mandate for 2014. Friday, CBS This Morning got some reaction from insurers, who were
Obama had a bad 2013 but Huff Post’s Sam Stein wants to know why. Among the answers he comes up with is the White House’s own arrogance. Stein reviews a series of reasons why 2013 broke bad for the President.
The sequel to the beloved 2004 comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy seemed like the winter’s surest smash not involving wood elves and dragons. So why did Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues underwhelm at the box office this past
On the very last day to sign up for ObamaCare before the end of the year, President Obama and his signature piece of legislation received more bad news via a sympathetic media outlet. A new CNN poll shows that support
