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The White House doubles its bet on some bad cards

In response to Does The Obama Administration Know the Difference Between The Taliban and Haqqani Networks?: It’s been interesting to watch this story unfold today, because you can’t shake the sense it’s not at all going the way Team Obama

Carney Declines to Call Taliban a 'Terrorist' Group

Carney Declines to Call Taliban a 'Terrorist' Group

Monday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Jay Carney refused to call the Taliban a terrorist group when prompted by CBS Radio’s White House Correspondent Mark Knoller. KNOLLER: Does the U.S. still regard the Taliban as a terrorist

168 Times Released Gitmo Detainees Returned to Terror

168 Times Released Gitmo Detainees Returned to Terror

Over the weekend, the Obama White House announced that it had made the worst trade since Ernie Broglio for Lou Brock: five senior Taliban commanders for apparent deserter Bowe Bergdahl. President Obama announced, “On behalf of the American people, I

Bergdahl backlash worse than expected?

In response to Red Flags Galore on Bergdahl Swap: No one can be faulted for overlooking the distinction between the Taliban and Haqqani networks, since our glorious multi-layerered fact-checking media gatekeepers haven’t been interested in discussing it so far.  The

Who Pays for First Lady Michelle Obama's Lavish Wardrobe?

Who Pays for First Lady Michelle Obama's Lavish Wardrobe?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama’s fashionable clothing has become something of a given in her five-plus years as first lady. Yet her wardrobe still is the subject of endless public fascination and one long-simmering question: Who pays for those incredible

Dinesh D'Souza Debuts New Film in Texas

Dinesh D'Souza Debuts New Film in Texas

HOUSTON, Texas–Dinesh D’Souza, filmmaker of 2016: Obama’s America, came to Houston to begin promotion of his new movie America. He had his latest book with him–America: Imagine The World Without Her.” Conservative and Republican activists and elected officials stood in

Matt Lauer Grills Jay Carney over Hostage Swap

Matt Lauer Grills Jay Carney over Hostage Swap

On Monday’s “Today” on NBC, co-host Matt Lauer took on outgoing White House press secretary Jay Carney over the Obama administration’s decision to swap five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl over the the weekend. Among those

Obama to Slam Power Plants with More Regulations

Obama to Slam Power Plants with More Regulations

The Obama administration is poised to announce even more stifling regulations on America’s power plants, a move sure to send our electric bills soaring again. To satisfy the President’s alarmist global warming policies, Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon

Sgt. Bergdahl: What We Are Not Being Told

Sgt. Bergdahl: What We Are Not Being Told

The inconsistencies and suspicious aspects of Sgt. Bergdahl’s release and exchange for five Taliban commanders would strain the credulity of an episode of the national security drama Homeland. Unfortunately, however, this is reality and part of a war in which

National Journal: 'White House Is Exhausted'

National Journal: 'White House Is Exhausted'

Day 1,956 of his presidency was not too kind to President Obama. Having to announce within a four-hour span that he had lost both an embattled Cabinet secretary and his chief spokesman, Obama looked Friday like a man gamely trying