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Whistleblower: White House refused to send counterterrorism team to Benghazi
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Mark Thompson, the State Department’s acting deputy assistant secretary for counter-terrorism, told Congress today that President Obama’s National Security Council refused his recommendation that they deploy a military counter-terrorism team to Benghazi. Thompson told the House Oversight...
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Patty Murray: Balanced budget would hurt economy
Joel Gehrke
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Senate Budget Committee chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said that the Democratic budget that she proposed never balances because such a schedule would harm the economy. “Well, in fact, our budget moves us towards balance,” Murray said this morning at the Peterson Foundation, adding that...
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Border Patrol chief: DHS doesn’t have a ‘scientific method’ for securing border
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Tue, May 7, 2013
Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher said today that he will never “feel comfortable” telling Congress that the border has been secured or that the government has a “scientific method” for tracking how many people attempt to enter the country illegally. “When there are no more bad...
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Rand Paul: Gang of Eight bill will die in House
Joel Gehrke
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., predicted that the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill will die in the House unless senators amend it with precise border security language, rather than delegating authority to President Obama and his adjutants. “It’s a little like Obamacare,”...
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Senate Republicans push for abortion clinic hearings in response to Kermit Gosnell
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Tue, May 7, 2013
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and ten colleagues introduced a resolution calling for the Senate to consider whether tighter regulations of abortion clinics are necessary in light of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial. “Congress and States should gather information about and correct abusive,...
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Pentagon directly accuses Chinese military of launching cyberattacks on U.S.
Joel Gehrke
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
Defense Department (DOD) officials reported that the Chinese military is launching cyber attacks on the United States, a charge the Chinese government has denied. “[I]n 2012, numerous computer systems around the world, including those owned by the United States government, continued to be...
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Obama lets company avoid contraception mandate, for now
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
President Obama’s attorneys dropped their appeal of a court ruling that the government may not require a Bible publisher to provide free contraception to employees until the company’s legal challenge to the mandate is finished. “Bible publishers should be free to do business according to...
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Whistle-blower: Benghazi rescue team told to stand down before second deadly attack
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
American Special Forces soldiers were preparing to board the C-130 that would fly them on a mission to rescue Americans under attack by terrorists in Benghazi on Sept. 11 last year, but they were stopped by a last-minute order from somebody higher up in the U.S. government, House investigators...
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Pentagon: No, we won’t court-martial Christians who talk about their religion
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013
Christians in the military are allowed to discuss their faith, a Defense Department official said in a statement contradicting reports that such behavior could lead to court-martial. “Service members can share their faith (evangelize) but must not force unwanted, intrusive attempts to...
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Ted Cruz challenges Joe Biden to debate about gun control
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, noting that Vice President Joe Biden reportedly plans to revive a legislative push for gun control, challenged him to a debate about policy responses to gun violence. “I would like to invite the vice president to engage in an hour long conversation and debate,...
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