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Group Readies Benghazi Report Based on Witness Accounts

A private group of national security officials is preparing to release its own report on the Benghazi scandal, with a top official behind the report saying they have interviewed numerous eyewitnesses from before, during, and after the Sept. 11, 2012

Group Readies Benghazi Report Based on Witness Accounts

Bill Clinton's Marc Rich Pardon: The Tell-Tale Cable

For years, there has been conjecture as to why Bill Clinton,in the waning moments of his presidency, suddenly and unexpectedly granted afull pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich. Even the New York Times, normally ashameless cheerleader for the Clintons, excoriated

Bill Clinton's Marc Rich Pardon: The Tell-Tale Cable

Obama Can't Handle Ya'alon's Truth

Israel’s Minister of Defense, Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon, has been forced to apologize to the U.S. for the second time this year. His crime: telling the truth–again. Earlier this week, he said that Israel would have to face Iran alone because

'It Wasn't a Failure' Claims Obama's Russian Re-Set Architect

As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success.  Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted

'It Wasn't a Failure' Claims Obama's Russian Re-Set Architect

Don't Give Away the Internet

On Friday, March 14, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it was taking a step-without prior notice or evident consultation with Congress-to “support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance.” Like so many other of Team Obama’s

Don't Give Away the Internet

National Geographic to Map Crimea as Part of Russia

On Wednesday, the National Geographic Society announced that they would be altering the global map to include Crimea in the map of Russia after Crimea’s secession from Ukraine is legally finalized. On Tuesday, National Geographic editorial leadership, led by geographer

National Geographic to Map Crimea as Part of Russia

Obama: Russia on 'the Wrong Side of History'

President Obama addressed the situation between Ukraine and Russia before his meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sanctions against Russia are on the table. “There are two paths that Russia can take at this point,” he said. “Actions on

Obama: Russia on 'the Wrong Side of History'

California Farmers Hire Dowsers to Find Water

ST. HELENA, Calif. (AP) — With California in the grips of drought, farmers throughout the state are using a mysterious and some say foolhardy tool for locating underground water: dowsers, or water witches. Practitioners of dowsing use rudimentary tools —

California Farmers Hire Dowsers to Find Water

Ronan Farrow Show: Let's Talk About Me!

Ronan Farrow, the new darling of the paltry few leftists who watch MSNBC, has a word cloud behind him on the set of his show, Ronan Farrow Daily, that exists to remind viewers of his resume as well as his preferences. 

Ronan Farrow Show: Let's Talk About Me!

Big Storm Brings New Worries to California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first wave of a powerful Pacific storm spread rain and snow early Friday through much of California, where communities endangered by a wildfire just weeks ago now faced the threat of mud and debris flows.

Big Storm Brings New Worries to California

Hagel 2005: Beware Defense Cuts!

Secretary of State Chuck Hagel has just announced sweeping defense cuts that will reduce the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War II. In 2013, during Hagel’s confirmation hearing, I pointed out that his newfound love of

Has the State Department 'Gone Rogue' in Ukraine?

Now that the Ukrainian opposition has toppled the government, the leaked telephone conversation between the U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, in which the latter told him to “f— the E.U.,” has taken

Has the State Department 'Gone Rogue' in Ukraine?

Is the Keystone XL Pipeline Dead?

Is the Keystone XL pipeline dead? Bold Nebraska, a group that is fighting the pipeline, is celebrating the decision by Lancaster County District Court Judge Stephanie Stacy to invalidate as unconstitutional a 2012 state law that gave Gov. Dave Heineman the

Is the Keystone XL Pipeline Dead?

US Judge Blocks Keystone Pipeline Route in Nebraska

The controversial Keystone XL pipeline met with another hurdle Wednesday when a Nebraska judge ruled that a state law granting approval to a proposed route was unconstitutional, court records showed. The decision came as US President Barack Obama was set

US Judge Blocks Keystone Pipeline Route in Nebraska