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Obama Admin Gave Classifed Info to bin Laden Filmmakers

Obama Admin Gave Classifed Info to bin Laden Filmmakers

The Obama administration is now countering itself and admitting classified information may have been divulged to filmmakers creating the film on SEAL Team Six’s raid on Osama bin Laden. Although the Obama White House claims, “We did not discuss classified

Five Factors Needed for a GOP Win in 2016

Five Factors Needed for a GOP Win in 2016

A review of the turnout model first presented prior to last week’s election still shows the road map for victory in 2016 based on five factors. First let’s look at the model, where 121 boxes represented 242 million American adults.

Spielberg Brings 'Lincoln' to Obama White House

Spielberg Brings 'Lincoln' to Obama White House

It’s Movie Night at the White House. Tonight’s feature follows a charismatic President who, in the middle of a national crisis, manages to bring people together through hard work, patience and a genuine willingness to listen to both sides of

House Republicans Take Hard Line On Tax Increases

House Republicans Take Hard Line On Tax Increases

President Barack Obama on Wednesday again said he would not sign any agreement that does not raise the top tax rate, but Republicans in the House steadfastly stood in opposition to raising tax rates on those making over $250,000 in

Pro-Amnesty Groups Worried Obama Avoiding Immigration Issue

Pro-Amnesty Groups Worried Obama Avoiding Immigration Issue

Pro-amnesty organizations pounced on President Barack Obama’s promise of giving illegal immigrants a “pathway for legal status,” arguing those words were not clear enough to them about his intentions.  When Obama used the phrase “legal status” instead of “citizenship” during his press

Bartiromo: 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal? Don't Count on It

Bartiromo: 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal? Don't Count on It

CNBC: The Mayans may not be right about the world ending by the end of 2012, but the next month and a half is looking a lot more panic-stricken than celebratory. The ongoing fight over the “fiscal cliff” may overshadow

McCain Smashes Obama Back: You're Incompetent or Corrupt

McCain Smashes Obama Back: You're Incompetent or Corrupt

Sen. John McCain launched a fierce counterattack on Barack Obama yesterday after Obama arrogantly called McCain’s criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice “outrageous” and said critics of Rice should “go after me.” McCain, speaking on the Senate floor, went straight

Rocket Attack from Gaza Strip Kills 3 Israelis

Rocket Attack from Gaza Strip Kills 3 Israelis

(AP) Rocket attack from Gaza Strip kills 3 IsraelisBy AMY TEIBEL AND IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressJERUSALEMMilitants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed three Israelis on Thursday in a rocket attack likely to deepen a bruising Israeli air, naval and artillery offensive,

No Letup in Israeli Offensive in Gaza

No Letup in Israeli Offensive in Gaza

(AP) No letup in Israeli offensive in GazaBy IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripMilitants in the Gaza Strip pounded southern Israel with rocket fire on Thursday, killing three people as the Israeli military pressed forward with a

Reporter Details Journalists' Private Anti-Mormon Bigotry

Reporter Details Journalists' Private Anti-Mormon Bigotry

The press corps following presidential candidate Mitt Romney frequently displayed anti-Mormon bigotry through the election season, according to fellow reporter and BuzzFeed Politics author McKay Coppins. Coppins, who is also a Mormon, offers several interesting bits of information and even

Gaza: First of Three Fronts Against Iran?

Gaza: First of Three Fronts Against Iran?

With its strike on Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari today, Israel may have opened the first of what could soon be three fronts against Iran.  The Israel Defense Force described the strike as the first of many in a campaign

Panetta: Cuts Must Come from Entitlements

Panetta: Cuts Must Come from Entitlements

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is acknowledging that cuts in the federal budget should come from entitlements, not the defense budget.  Asked about sequestration, which the White House proposed in order to play chicken with the Republicans over tax cuts,

Obama Still Silent as Egypt Backs Hamas

Obama Still Silent as Egypt Backs Hamas

Today, Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood – a party formerly headed by current President Mohammed Morsi – announced that Egypt would get involved if Israel continued to kill terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

NYT: Is It Okay To Sleep With Your Biographer?

NYT: Is It Okay To Sleep With Your Biographer?

The media, which has gone all-out in its quest to determine the vital details of the David Petraeus affair, is asking all the right questions. Yesterday, for example, Leslie Kaufman of the Times asked: “The Quandary for Biographers: Get Up

For Some, Obama Was Just Good Enough

For Some, Obama Was Just Good Enough

The secret of Barack Obama’s re-election is simply that for millions of Americans, he was just good enough. He had not fulfilled the promise of 2008, but he had passed a silent threshold.  His supporters weren’t particularly excited; they weren’t

Finally, Obama to Hold a Press Conference

Finally, Obama to Hold a Press Conference

Today at 1:30 PM, President Obama will hold an honest-to-goodness, question-taking press conference. It seems the President took to heart the plaintive plea of ABC’s Jake Tapper who asked Obama not to be a stranger as the president exited his

$1.6 Trillion? Obama Doesn't Want a Deal

$1.6 Trillion? Obama Doesn't Want a Deal

President Barack Obama has responded to House Speaker John Boehner’s gesture last week towards reaching a deal to avoid the Jan. 1 “fiscal cliff” of tax hikes and spending cuts, putting a specific demand on the table: $1.6 trillion in

Obama Promises MoveOn.org: We'll Raise Taxes

Obama Promises MoveOn.org: We'll Raise Taxes

President Obama held his unity meeting at the White House today over the fiscal cliff. Attendees ranged from John Podesta of the Center for American Progress to Bono; all were there to urge the president to stick by his guns