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No, Obama Did Not Have to Shake Castro's Hand

No, Obama Did Not Have to Shake Castro's Hand

The handshake between President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro is being described as a spontaneous gesture. However, the State Department has a large bureaucracy devoted to diplomatic protocol that would surely have kept Obama from greeting Castro if

Obama Hires Top Clinton Aide John Podesta

Obama Hires Top Clinton Aide John Podesta

(AP) Obama to get help from former top Clinton aideBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONJohn Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a trusted Democratic operative, will join the White House staff as a senior counselor to President

Committee to Ask Sebelius About Obama Meetings Controversy

Committee to Ask Sebelius About Obama Meetings Controversy

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) said on Monday that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius better come prepared to answer tough questions from the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. The hearing is scheduled in the wake of

Obama Hires Democratic Heavyweight Podesta

Obama Hires Democratic Heavyweight Podesta

President Barack Obama has hired senior Democratic strategist John Podesta to try to get his troubled second term back on course, The Washington Post reported. Podesta, 64, served as chief of staff to Bill Clinton when he was president and

Obama Trumpets GM Bailout, No Mention of $10B Loss

Obama Trumpets GM Bailout, No Mention of $10B Loss

Barack Obama covered himself with praise in a statement released on the White House website trumpeting his success in bailing out the auto industry. There’s just one little problem with Obama’s rose-colored view: he never admitted that taxpayers lost $10

'Mitt' Doc Netflix Bound

'Mitt' Doc Netflix Bound

Netflix, the streaming giant responsible for breakout hits like House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, is getting political. The company will debut Mitt, a new documentary about the man who led the GOP’s Presidential ticket in 2012,

Peter Schweizer: GAI Report Making White House 'Very Uncomfortable'

Peter Schweizer: GAI Report Making White House 'Very Uncomfortable'

On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125, Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President Peter Schweizer said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was “uncomfortable” last Friday in trying to dismiss the stunning GAI

Report: Iran Takes Next Step in Uranium Enrichment

Report: Iran Takes Next Step in Uranium Enrichment

On December 7, Iranian atomic energy agency’s Behrouz Kamalvandi said Iran is taking the next step in uranium enrichment by testing more efficient technology. This includes more advanced centrifuges. According to The Jerusalem Post, Kamalvandi said “initial testing on a