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Obama orders top aides to praise Obamacare during commencement speeches
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013
President Obama has ordered his cabinet officials to praise Obamacare when giving speeches at college commencement ceremonies, even as the president’s aides fear that poor implementation of the law will tarnish his legacy. “To counter the criticism, the White House has told all Cabinet...
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After Kermit Gosnell, House GOP begins probe of abortion clinic health inspections
Joel Gehrke
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
House Republicans began a review of the state regulations that govern abortion clinics, citing the murder trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and a series of undercover interviews with other abortion doctors as evidence that clinics around the country operate under lax health policies....
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Benghazi whistleblower: ‘I’ve been demoted’ for challenging Susan Rice’s claims
Joel Gehrke
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Benghazi, told Congress today that a State Department official began criticizing his job performance, and he was ultimately demoted, after he asked why U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attributed the Benghazi attack to an...
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Benghazi whistleblower answers Clinton: It did make a difference
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission at Benghazi, answered then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s question, “what difference at this point does it make?” by explaining that the U.S. government’s claim that a Youtube video sparked the Benghazi attacked angered the Libyan...
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Email: Senior State Dept. officials knew terrorists had attacked Benghazi before Rice interviews
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., read from a State Department email sent the day after the Benghazi terrorist attack to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s counsel and the State Department spokesperson that states that a State Department official had informed the Libyan prime minister that terrorists...
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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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