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WH Denies Claim Jarrett Talked Obama out of Bin Laden Mission

WH Denies Claim Jarrett Talked Obama out of Bin Laden Mission

As I wrote yesterday, Richard Miniter’s new book “Leading From Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisers Who Decide for Him,” contains the bombshell allegation that Valerie Jarrett talked President Obama out of okaying the mission to kill Osama bin

Obama White House Lax on Human Traffickers

Obama White House Lax on Human Traffickers

Breitbart News’s Brandon Darby alleged in Townhall.com Monday that officials in Eric Holder’s Justice Department have neglected their duties to sex-trafficked minors and human trafficking victims. Darby speculated that internal reports within the FBI were changed to conceal the involvement of

ABC News In Bed With White House … Literally

ABC News In Bed With White House … Literally

Matthew Jaffe of ABC News, a reporter assigned to cover “the 2012 presidential campaign,” got married this weekend to Katie Hogan, a deputy press secretary for Obama’s election campaign. Attendees at the event included multiple high-ranking members of the Obama

Relief Pitcher: Clinton to Make Case for Obama

Relief Pitcher: Clinton to Make Case for Obama

(AP) Key role for Bill Clinton at Democratic conventionBy JULIE PACE and KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONFormer President Bill Clinton will have a marquee role in this summer’s Democratic National Convention, where he will make a forceful case for President Barack Obama’s

Road to White House Will Decide Senate

Road to White House Will Decide Senate

Democrat control of the U.S. Senate is in serious jeopardy this November. Of the 33 seats up for election this Fall, Democrats are defending 22. The GOP needs a net-gain of 4 seats to take control of the chamber (3

Obama's Top Ten United Kingdom Gaffes

Obama's Top Ten United Kingdom Gaffes

So what did Mitt Romney do that was so terrible? What was the supposed “gaffe” that launched a thousand news-cycles and will likely lead tomorrow’s Sunday shows? While in London, Romney was asked by NBC’s Brian Williams about the security

Unemployment could stay high as US economy slows

Unemployment could stay high as US economy slows

(AP) Unemployment could stay high as US economy slowsBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONHigh unemployment isn’t going away _ not as long as the economy grows as slowly as it did in the April-June quarter. Weak consumer spending held growth to

Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget deficit

Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget deficit

(AP) Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget deficitBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe White House predicts this year’s federal budget deficit will end up at $1.2 trillion, marking the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar-plus deficits during President Barack Obama’s administration. The bleak

100 days to go

100 days to go

(AP) 100 days to go: Tight race, defining moments leftBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONStubbornly close and deeply divisive, the presidential race throttles into its last 100 days as an enormous clash over economic vision, with the outcome likely to

Tax the Rich or We'll Kill This Dog

Tax the Rich or We'll Kill This Dog

Back in the 1970s, National Lampoon released an edition of their parody magazine with a picture of (presumably) a man holding a gun to a dog’s head. The headline read, “If You Don’t Buy This Magazine We’ll Kill This Dog.” 

Romney Can Expect Warm Israeli Reception

Romney Can Expect Warm Israeli Reception

By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMMitt Romney’s support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he visits on Sunday – and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little

Us May Dip Flag to British Leaders at Olympics

Us May Dip Flag to British Leaders at Olympics

For the first since 1932, when the Olympics were held in the United States in Lake Placid and Los Angeles, the United States may instruct its athletes to dip the American flag when they pass the leaders of the host country, U.S. Olympic