Yesterday, the sequester-afflicted DHS ordered a large supply of musical equipment including bagpipes, drums and music writing software as well as the many small parts that go into the caring of bagpipes. Via Townhall: I guess Napolitano didn’t get the memo.
Since the release of President Obama’s budget, there has been a lot of focus on the entitlement reform aspects of it. One of the less commented-upon aspects of the budget, however, is the nearly $1 per pack federal cigarette tax
News coverage of the assassinations of Kaufman County, TX Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, District Attorney Mike McLelland, and McLelland’s wife Cynthia has turned to the alleged involvement of a group named the Aryan Brotherhood (AB). Considering McLelland was part of a task
In an ironic move, Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, politburo chief Khaled Mashaal Haniyeh, and other Hamas officials are going to Cairo to complain about alleged Israeli violations of the Pillar of Defense truce between Israel and Hamas.
Tuesday’s new episode of NCIS showed Hollywood putting aside its liberal bias and honoring our military. Specifically, they gave a particularly touching tribute to the brave U.S. Marine War Dogs and their handlers. (Episode spoilers to follow …) If your
Conor Friedersdorf devotes a column today to bashing Michelle Malkin for something she wrote back in 2002. Yes, that’s right, an 11 year old column was in desperate need of a rebuttal. Here’s the bit Friedersdorf is upset about: How
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton campaigned in 2010 on not increasing cigarette taxes, which he decried as “regressive” in a gubernatorial debate. But facing budget challenges, Dayton has now flip-flopped and is advocating a 94 cent per pack cigarette tax increase. According
In response to Bloods gang member had 100 bags of heroin in anus: If the legal punishment for smuggling or dealing illegal narcotics was to have the State shove 100 bags of heroin up the criminal’s backside, the public wouldn’t
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt flooding Gaza tunnels to curb smuggling Hamas closes hundreds of tunnels from Gaza over health concerns Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez undergoing ‘complex, tough’ treatment North Korean nuclear test exploits U.S. – China tensions Egypt
Wayne Ball, a former special agent of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG) pleaded guilty on Thursday in a Southern District of Texas federal court to participating in a scheme to falsify records and to obstruct an
(AP) Obama to nominate Jones as head of ATFBy AMY FORLITIAssociated PressMINNEAPOLISA federal prosecutor who worked to get the most violent criminals off the streets is expected to be named director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Although the the D.C. attorney general obviously believes NBC knowingly smuggled contraband into his city and then got cutesy about how they weren’t exactly sure if it was illegal or not, to no one’s surprise, David Gregory (a rich, white
The Egyptian army foiled a bid early Monday to attack a Coptic church in the Rafah border town with Gaza as the minority Christian community began celebrating its Christmas, MENA news agency reported. Another car carrying masked men sped away
Mexican authorities said they have discovered a “sophisticated” tunnel likely intended for smuggling drugs and migrants across the US-Mexico border. The entrance to the tunnel, which was still under construction, is located in a warehouse about 300 meters (328 yards)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) — Cameron Douglas, the 34-year-old son of actor Michael Douglas, suffered a broken leg and finger in the Pennsylvania prison where he is an inmate. Cameron is serving a nearly 10-year sentence in the Loretto,
By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated PressPHOENIXThe family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gun operation. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded on Dec. 14, 2010, in a firefight north of the Arizona-Mexico
Two Iranian warships docked in Port Sudan on Saturday, a witness said, marking the second port call by the Iranian navy in Sudan in five weeks. The Sudanese military said it was a “normal” port call but Israeli officials have
There was major confusion over a Facebook post from my new Facebook friend Walid Phares this morning. You may recall Phares is a professor and commentator of global terrorism and Middle Eastern Affairs. He is well published and well noted. But
(AP) VENTURA, Calif.A suspected smuggling vessel rammed a U.S. Coast Guard chase boat during a counter-drug operation off the California coast, killing one Coast Guard member and injuring another, authorities said. Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, of Redondo Beach,
Operation Fast & Furious is now linked to a local gun smuggling operation in the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Federal agents knew in April 2010 that the leader of the operation, town trustee Blas “Woody” Gutierrez, was found
The bones of nine people were found in desert graves in violence-plagued northern Mexico, raising the number of remains found there since the weekend to 20, authorities said Monday. The 20 male remains were discovered in 15 graves in the
(AP) 2 men sentenced in Fast and Furious gun caseBy BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated PressPHOENIXTwo men were sentenced Monday for their roles in a gun smuggling ring that was part of the U.S. government’s botched Operation Fast and Furious, an investigation that
Less than one week after signing the cease-fire agreement with Israel, reports indicate Hamas is already ignoring the truce by smuggling Iranian weapons into Gaza. Moreover, to make the smuggling easier, Hamas is demanding Israel accommodate them by ending the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s lawyers threaten strikes and legal action against Morsi Hamas says it’s OK to smuggle weapons into Gaza again Egypt’s lawyers threaten strikes and legal action against Morsi Anti-Morsi demonstrations in Tahrir Square on
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressCAIROGaza’s ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself, the No. 2 in the Palestinian group told The Associated Press on Saturday, signaling tough challenges ahead for indirect negotiations between Israel and the Islamist militants on a new
Enough about Hamas, enough about the Al-Aqsa, and quite enough about the Palestinians already. I’m turning the tables on CNN and the BBC, and this post is unlike their 24-7 news spiel echoing the Arab point of view. To do
(AP) Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 deadBy KARIN LAUB and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripIsraeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel’s border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s Morsi ‘appoints himself Pharaoh’ usurping all state powers Full text of Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement For Gaza, ‘Opening the crossings’ remains a problem As Greece’s economy unravels, suicides and attacks on immigrants soar Pakistan
Tonight on Fox News’ Special Report With Bret Baier, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol kept up his recent pattern of spouting nonsense when he began complimenting the current Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt for its supposed moderation. Despite the fact
Bill Kristol: If, as appears to be the case, the Muslim Brotherhood — which now rules Egypt — [does] not rally to Hamas’ defense, has been willing to broker what looks like will be a cease-fire in Israel’s interest, more
Just a day after Hamas dared Israel to send a ground attack into the Gaza Strip, Hamas has said that Egypt had put together a ceasefire deal set to declare at 9:00 p.m. Israel time. Hamas has been hurt militarily
On Friday, the Cook County, Illinois, County Board voted to increase taxes on cigarettes by $1 per pack, bringing the full amount of taxes paid on a pack of cigarettes legally purchased in Chicago to $6.67. That is just 19
Mexican authorities charged 14 federal police officers with attempted murder over a shooting in August that wounded two US government employees, reportedly CIA agents. The attorney general’s office said on Friday the officers, who were formally placed under arrest, “attempted
On Friday, the Cook County, Illinois, County Board gave its initial approval to at least one big tax hike included in the annual budget proposed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Last year, Preckwinkle pushed for tobacco tax increases in order to
I used to review movies, first for the Daily Bruin when I was attending UCLA, and then for Los Angeles magazine. Even I’m amazed I could stand to do it for 12 years when, at the end of each year,
By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMHamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel on Wednesday in the heaviest bombardment on the area in months, drawing ominous Israeli threats of retaliation and dangers of escalation.
Mexican authorities exhumed a relative of drug kingpin Heriberto Lazcano and took DNA samples from the corpse to remove any doubt they had killed the Zetas leader. Lazcano, one of Mexico’s most wanted men, is believed to have been killed
By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsraeli troops on Saturday commandeered a Gaza-bound ship that tried to break through Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled seaside strip, the military said. European lawmakers and other pro-Palestinian activists aboard did not resist, and the Finnish-flagged vessel
(AP) Syria conflict deepens sectarian rifts in LebanonBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressARSAL, LebanonThis Lebanese border town has become a safe haven for war-weary Syrian rebels, a way station for wounded fighters and home to hundreds of frightened Syrian refugee families. Residents
SIERRA VISTA, Arizona (Reuters) – Friends, family members and law enforcement colleagues of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed last week near the Mexico border by what authorities say may have been friendly fire gathered in a small Arizona town
