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A quick glimpse of the presidential candidates’ accounts on the anniversary of 9/11 shows a stark contrast between the two: As of this writing, the supposed social media president, President Obama, has yet to say anything about 9/11 on Twitter.

Buried deep within an MSNBC story accusing Mitt Romney of “throwing the kitchen sink” at Barack Obama is this gem: *** Clinton stumps in Florida: While the presidential candidates are taking a day off from the actual campaign trail, Bill

Former President Bill Clinton is campaigning on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, hitting the stump for President Barack Obama’s re-election effort in swing states, despite the fact that both campaigns are supposedly taking the day off. That is typical Obama–take

As some of the latest polls move back towards a tied race, you just can’t help but chuckle at the feckless, impotent, corrupt Politico’s feckless, impotent, corrupt attempt over these past few days to seal the deal for Obama. Politico

(AP) Both campaigns eschew politics on 9/11 anniversaryBy PHILIP ELLIOTT and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt could be the only day before Nov. 6 without explicit partisan rancor. Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to take down their

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a video coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, confirming for the first time the death of his deputy, US monitors said. The 42-minute video is Zawahiri’s first release in three months,

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Americans not to forget the troops who are fighting and dying in Afghanistan, as he paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. In a visit to a memorial in southwestern Pennsylvania honoring

Earlier this year, Hollywood and the media tag teamed to boost the box office fortunes of “Bully.” Celebrities Tweeted their approval of the new film while others actively promoted it via media appearances. The film’s battle to reduce its R

From the Huffington Post: “They need to give Obama four more years, man,” Snoop told an audience of mostly amused reporters. Referring to Obama’s predecessor, President George W. Bush, who started two wars and left office during a financial crisis,

When Naval Institute Press decided to publish “The Hunt for Red October” in 1983, few ever imagined the book would become a hit, much less create a literary genre. But it did, and as a result, author Tom Clancy took

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore: “Obviously I’m not a fan of his presidency, but I want to make a point, Things went so badly wrong they cannot all be laid at his doorstep. One quick example: When the Senate

Hollywood was slow – snail like, even – in dealing with the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The industry avoided the subject altogether for some time. Slowly, we saw movies like “United 93” and “World Trade Center” which dealt with that

The Hill reports Ron Paul is happy with the GOP’s foreign policy plank in the platform because there is strong language that reiterates that only Congress has the power to declare war, which is explicitly written in the Constitution. Paul

The Hollywood Reporter: Robert Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Co., didn’t take the bait on Tuesday when he was given the opportunity to get politically partisan, though he did make an appeal for a lower corporate tax rate….

On May 1, 2011, the free world applauded as Osama bin Laden’s death was announced. The U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six had stormed his compound, killing the terrorist leader who had taunted America in video and audio recordings from secret

Radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who counseled Ft. Hood murderer Maj. Nidal Hasan, was in FBI custody briefly in 2002 but was abruptly released from federal custody, according to a hearing on Wednesday. The cleric was returning to the U.S.

There is nothing like the threat of insolvency and a downgrade to junk bond status to motivate traditionally liberal politicians to abandon the environmentalists who heavily fund their campaigns. Last week, Governor Jerry Brown of California tossed one of his

As California teeters near default in many areas, news is breaking that Gov. Jerry Brown may have taken up to $3 million from a fund created “in honor of the victims of the 2001 terror attacks” to make up for shortfalls. The

Filmmaker Michael Moore couldn’t wait to share his thoughts on the tragic theater shooting earlier today in Aurora, Colo.  As President Barack Obama’s key adviser once said, “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” So the Oscar-winning

The U.S. Military Judge presiding over the trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants has suspended hearings at Guantanamo Bay “to avoid a conflict with the Muslim holy period of Ramadan.”  The judge, Army Col. James Pohl,

A Missouri Democrat running to be the state’s next secretary of state thinks not a single Jewish person died in the 9/11 attacks. He’s also a 9/11 Truther.  And he’s even willing to talk about these beliefs in on-the-record interviews. 

The Taliban’s public execution of a young Afghan woman, captured in a shocking video, should serve as a reminder of the Islamist militant movement’s brutality, the White House said Monday. The 22-year-old victim, who was accused of adultery, was shot

SOMEONE should tell Julie Hurley that kids are not a political katyusha to be fired against Israel in the ongoing effort to delegitimize the Jewish state. In her Op-Ed article in New Jersey’s ‘The Record’ (“The subtle costs of constant

News that the U.S. State Department issued a visa to Hani Nour Eldin, a member of Egypt’s Gama’a al-Islamiya or Islamic Group, has sparked a roaring controversy over the circumstances and appropriateness of the decision. On June 24, Representative Peter

Tooting one’s own horn has always been considered a social faux pas, an example of arrogance, and just plain ignorant. But it seems that someone forgot to teach these social niceties to Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald, because this

The official synopsis for the upcoming science fiction film “Elysium” has been released online. It’s from “District 9” director Neill Blomkamp and stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster:  In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy

It’s a near certainty that every movie fan has heard the music of Celldweller. Klayton, the man behind the electronic rock project, has become one of Hollywood’s go-to musicians. His unique style of rock/metal mixed with orchestral elements and the

A Coney Island principal has scrapped plans to perform Lee Greenwood’s patriotic “God Bless the U.S.A.” at a moving up ceremony this week for fear of offending other cultures, according to The New York Post. Five classes spent months learning

This week, when liberal talk radio host Bill Press announced he wanted to go on a crusade to get rid of the Star-Spangled Banner because its lyrics were too militaristic and he was “embarrassed” every time he heard the song,

A suicide motorcycle bombing killed 21 people and wounded 22 others Wednesday in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, police said. The bomber struck in a parking lot crowded with dozens of trucks supplying the NATO-run Kandahar Air Base and a

Ward Churchill’s lawsuit against the University of Colorado for firing him after his comments labeling victims of 9/11 “little Eichmanns” has now proceeded to the Colorado Supreme Court. Churchill says that his comments fall under First Amendment guidelines; essentially, he

(AP) Bangor, Maine: The place where diverted flights goBy GLENN ADAMS and DAVID SHARPAssociated PressBANGOR, MaineGiven the size of the place, the name “Bangor International Airport” might seem a little grandiose. But the airport actually gets an outsize share of

As much as the Tea Party movement is a counter force against liberals, the movement began as much in part due to the fiscal irresponsibility of Republicans in Congress in the 2000s. And that is partly why Republicans associated with

A diplomatic battle has broken out between the South African and Israeli government after South Africa took steps to isolate Israel–steps the Israeli government has labeled “racist.” The conflict began when the South African government prevented a provincial official from

Few memes about President Barack Obama are as comical or aggravating as his “gutsy decision” to take out Osama bin Laden. For one thing, military and intelligence insiders are strongly suggesting that he didn’t even make that call. And after