By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 1 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:51 EST, 1 February 2013 Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is retiring this month after 30 years with the agency. Sullivan is stepping down less than a year … Read More ›
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A woman accused of helping the U.S. government infect hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis has full immunity from a class action
Guatemala Experiment Case Suffers New Setback By BARBARA LEONARD WASHINGTON (CN) – A woman accused of helping the U.S. government infect hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis has full immunity from a class action, a federal judge ruled. During the 40… Read More ›
Appeals court rules Obama’s appointments unconstitutional
Jan 26, 2013 05:14 Moscow Time Photo: EPA A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama violated the U.S. Constitution when he used recess appointments to fill a labor board, in a sweeping decision that could limit… Read More ›
Italian Mafia corrupts green energy sector, sting operations show
3:34 AM 01/25/2013 The Italian Mafia has heavily infiltrated the country’s renewable energy sector, according to reports of sting operations there. Since the early 2000s, when governments started flooding global energy markets with cheap loans, organized crime elements have taken… Read More ›
Say it ain’t so! The Times of London and other outlets are reporting that Beyonce lip-synced the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Beyonce rumored to have lip-synced anthem at inauguration US singer Beyonce performs the National Anthem to conclude the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in of US President Barack Obama at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Stan… Read More ›
America archives its billions of tweets
AFP Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Library of Congress, repository of the world’s largest collection of books, has set for itself the enormous task of archiving something less weighty and far more ephemeral – Americans’ billions of tweets…. Read More ›
Morsi blames media : Muslim children “must be nursed on hatred. The hatred must continue!,” Morsi 2010 Quote
Morsi blames media for his ‘apes and pigs’ comment Posted By Neil Munro On 11:02 AM 01/17/2013 @ 11:02 AM In DC Exclusives – Original Reporting,World | No Comments Egypt’s moderate Islamist president is complaining to U.S. Senators that his… Read More ›
David Cameron forced to delay key EU speech warning of Britain’s exit
ANDREW GRICE Thursday, 17 January 2013 David Cameron is to warn that the British people will “drift towards the exit” of the European Union unless the EU is reformed. The warning will be included in the speech on the UK’s… Read More ›
US Senator Rockefeller to announce retirement-Senate source
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:19 GMT Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia will announce later on Friday that he will not seek a sixth term in the Senate in 2014, according to a… Read More ›
Workers making $30,000 will take a bigger hit on their pay than those earning $500,000 under new fiscal deal
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 3 January 2013 | UPDATED: 06:25 EST, 4 January 2013 Middle-class workers will take a bigger hit to their income proportionately than those earning between $200,000 and $500,000 under the new fiscal cliff… Read More ›
Morsi ” Israeli Jews the descendants of apes and pigs ” 2010 Video
Morsi’s ‘apes and pigs’ comments highlight Obama’s Egyptian problem, experts say Posted By Neil Munro On 1:39 AM 01/04/2013 @ 1:39 AM In DC Exclusives – Original Reporting,World | No Comments Muslims should try to force Jews out of… Read More ›
State Department made “grievous mistake” over Benghazi: Senate report
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark HosenballPosted 2013/01/01 at 9:26 am EST WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 2013 (Reuters) — The State Department made a “grievous mistake” in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments… Read More ›
‘US, Russia plunging into new Cold War’
Published: 29 December, 2012, 10:35 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 00:17 Tit-for-tat moves between Russia and the US are plunging the two nations into a new Cold War, says Russia expert Stephen Cohen. Washington’s longtime policy towards Moscow is to… Read More ›
Ammo supplier Brownells sells 3 1/2 years of AR-15 magazines in 72 hours
Ammo supplier Brownells says sales of 3 1/2 years of magazines in 72 hours a response to stricter gun control. Sarah WolfeDecember 26, 2012 12:04 An AR-15 Dec. 18, 2012 in Miami, FA. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) What do you think?… Read More ›
The White House has warned Britain that its position on the world stage could be significantly weakened by leaving the European Union.
Britain will be weaker without EU, says USA With David Cameron now saying a Britain out of Europe was now ‘imaginable’, US agitation has reached a new high Photo: Thierry Roge/EPA By Alex Spillius, Diplomatic Correspondent 9:00PM GMT 18 Dec… Read More ›
In shift, Obama accepts corporate funding for inauguration: “access to donor receptions for $250,000 in individual donations or $1 million in institutional or corporate contributions.”
President Barack Obama’s inauguration committee is accepting corporate donations to help fund the parade and other events associated with his January 21 inauguration after tapped-out Democratic donors spent huge sums helping him get elected. The move is a shift… Read More ›
Ambassador Anna? Further speculation at Vogue’s editor-in-chief may retire in order to take up residence in the British- or French- embassies as a thank you from Obama
By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 23:52 EST, 3 December 2012 | UPDATED: 23:53 EST, 3 December 2012 Rumors that Vode editor-in-chief Anna Wintour may be headed back to her native England to serve as an ambassador for the United States… Read More ›
Shifting account of CIA’s Libya talking points fuels Rice controversy: Fourth Different Story from the same people
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark HosenballPosted 2012/11/28 at 11:37 pm EST WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2012 (Reuters) — When U.S. intelligence officials testified behind closed doors two weeks ago, they were asked point blank whether they had altered the talking points… Read More ›
Rice says Benghazi comments based on preliminary intelligence (Statements are in direct conflict with Petraeus)
Posted 2012/11/21 at 7:29 pm EST UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, broke her silence on Wednesday and defended her remarks on a September attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four… Read More ›
Barack Obama blunders again on the world stage
By Nile GardinerWorldLast updated: November 19th, 2012 Barack Obama: hardly off to a flying start It is only two weeks since his re-election, and his second term remains two months away, but Barack Obama is already blundering again… Read More ›
Japan warns that South China Sea row could damage regional stability: China stalled on a plan to ease tensions
. Reuters Monday, Nov 19, 2012 PHNOM PENH – Japan warned on Monday that a row over the South China Sea could damage “peace and stability”in Asia as China stalled on a plan to ease tensions and disagreements flared between… Read More ›
The charmer-in-chief: Obama gets flirty as he schmoozes with Thai prime minister on first stop of historic Asia visit
EEV: Saving this one for the creepy photo’s: Plus a great photoshop of Obama viting the reclining Buddha. Obama visits Thailand on first stop of his three-day Southeast Asia tour He was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Obama will next… Read More ›
Jill Kelley’s world: White House visits, meals with generals, and name-dropping emails to Tampa mayor
By William R. Levesque and Alex Leary, Times Staff Writers William R. LevesqueAlex LearyTampa Bay Times In Print: Saturday, November 17, 2012 TAMPA — Her business card is utterly ordinary. No big titles. No hint of connections with… Read More ›
The US mounting its military presence in China’s “soft belly”
Boris Volkhonsky Nov 16, 2012 16:31 Moscow Time Photo: EPA This weekend and the beginning of the next week will witness an unprecedented rise in US diplomatic activity in the region which until lately was a “black spot” in Washington’s… Read More ›
Attorneys: Obama’s ‘secret’ cyber security law may allow ‘military deployment within the U.S.’
By Stephen C. Webster Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:54 EST The White House on Wednesday receieved a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (PDF link) from two attorneys with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), demanding that President Barack Obama… Read More ›
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ‘threatened to punch’ local reporter
By Eric W. Dolan Tuesday, November 13, 2012 18:53 EST Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar allegedly threatened to punch a reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette on Election Day, one witness said. Reporter Dave Philipps had attempted to ask… Read More ›
Gen. John Allen investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
latimes.com The top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications” with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair…. Read More ›
New Category ” Benghazi”
Since it now seems All Roads Lead to Benghazi. There is now an easy to select category in which to witness the unraveling of this event. The information compiled is restricted to the following reference points. Intelligence Gathering Political Incompetence Intentional… Read More ›
Eric Holder ‘knew of David Petraeus affair’ for months but kept it secret until the day of the American election?
The crisis over General David Petraeus’s resignation reached President Barack Obama’s cabinet for the first time on Monday as it was alleged that the US attorney general knew about the affair for months but kept it secret until the day… Read More ›
David Petraeus: Did FBI Compromise National Security for Obama Re-election?
Broadwell was embedded with soldiers in Afghanistan for a year By Geetha Pillai: Subscribe to Geetha’s RSS feed November 11, 2012 5:59 AM GMT David Petraeus resigns as CIA director. Image: Twitter The FBI withheld the information that former director… Read More ›
Petraeus quits just DAYS before he was due to testify at Benghazi hearings as FBI probes ‘massive national security threat’
Gen David Petraeus, who held CIA director post for only 14 months, dramatically announced resignation Friday Had been scheduled to testify next week in closed-door hearing about September 11 attack of U.S. Consulate in Libya Will no longer testify as… Read More ›
Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer
By Fred Kaplan Posted Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at 5:26 PM ET David Petraeus testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Jan. 31 Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images. The woman with whom Gen. David Petraeus was having an affair is… Read More ›
CIA Dir. Gen. Petraeus resigns: extra-marital affair as the reason
File: Bill Clark, CQ Roll Call. IAMGE: CIA Director David Petraeus testifies during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on ”World Wide Threats.” 1 hr ago By MSN News and other wires He submitted his resignation and cited an extra-marital affair… Read More ›
Top Republican lawmaker: ‘Obamacare is law of the land’ ???
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 02:49 GMT Reuters WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Top Republican lawmaker John Boehner said on Thursday he would not make it his mission to repeal the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law following the re-election of President… Read More ›
Iranian warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf-Pentagon
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 23:35 GMT Reuters * Pentagon says drone never entered Iranian airspace * Incident disclosed as U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Iranian warplanes fired at… Read More ›
Trump hastily backtracks over calls for a ‘revolution’ after branding Obama’s re-election a ‘disgusting injustice’
Trump ranted on Twitter when it became clear Obama would win election Later deleted tweet calling for a revolution NBC’s Brian Williams lashed out against Trump on air, saying he had ‘driven well past the last exit to relevance’ Trump… Read More ›
55 days until fiscal cliff in US: “There is every chance for Moscow to become a new international financial centre”
Pavel Orlov Nov 7, 2012 15:40 Moscow Time Photo: EPA There are 55 days left until a fiscal cliff in the US. In January, all tax remissions for business will be abolished, which means that the White House will have… Read More ›
Trump calls for revolution against Obama
Sore loser Trump calls for revolution against Obama 2 hrs ago You’ve probably noticed that Donald Trump is not a fan of President Obama. But the reality TV star’s attitude turned from comically buffoonish to kind of worrying after the… Read More ›
UN Observers “amazed” people vote in US without IDs
Tuesday, 06 November 2012 For the head of Libya’s national election commission, the method by which Americans vote is startling in that it depends so much on trust and the good faith of election officials and voters alike. “It’s an… Read More ›
China’s economic destiny in doubt after leadership shock: “the greatest turn-over of top cadres since Mao’s revolution”
The forces of reaction and economic folly threaten to prevail in China. The long political arm of Jiang Zemin has reached out from the shadows to thwart reform, with huge implications for Asia and the world. . ‘ If reports… Read More ›
Is THIS why Chris Christie was so loving toward Obama? New Jersey Governor was Romney’s FIRST choice as VP and was bitter when Mitt suddenly changed his mind
He was miffed by the decision to dump him from the Republican ticket ‘I say what I feel and what I believe… I’m just doing the same thing with the President’ By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED:12:02 EST, 3 November 2012| UPDATED:12:02… Read More ›
Local Reporter Tells TheBlaze: ‘I’m 100 Percent Positive’ Crowds Were Chanting ‘Hail Obama!’ at First Lady Rally
Engineering Evil: If anyone finds a link to the audio of the alleged event…Please post in comments…THX 😉 Posted on November 1, 2012 at 9:25pm by Jason Howerton UPDATE (10:25 p.m. ET): In an exclusive interview with TheBlaze, WOFL… Read More ›
Facebook censors Navy SEALs who said Obama denied them backup as forces overran Benghazi and killed U.S. Ambassador
Message was taken down by Facebook TWICE SEALS claim it was attempt to ‘quietly squelch’ opposition to President Obama’s alleged failures By Rachel Rickard Straus PUBLISHED:06:26 EST, 31 October 2012| UPDATED:12:42 EST, 31 October 2012 A message posted on Facebook… Read More ›
Documents found in Colorado meth house reveal inner workings of Montana dark money group
By Pro Publica Monday, October 29, 2012 9:29 EDT Topics: Colorado By Kim Barker, ProPublica, and Rick Young and Emma Schwartz, Frontline This post was co-published with PBS’ Frontline. The boxes landed in the office of Montana investigators in March… Read More ›
Hillary Clinton sticks to plan to resign from State Dept in January
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she still intends to resign her position January, she said in a Friday interview with the Washington Post. “I’m aiming to leave shortly after the inauguration; that’s my plan. But I haven’t… Read More ›
Hacking the President’s DNA : Personalized Bioweapons
The U.S. government is surreptitiously collecting the DNA of world leaders, and is reportedly protecting that of Barack Obama. Decoded, these genetic blueprints could provide compromising information. In the not-too-distant future, they may provide something more as well—the basis for… Read More ›
Seen a threatening Tweet? Alert the Secret Service
By Laura J. NelsonOctober 24, 2012, 2:54 p.m. Twitter users sent more than 6.5 million Tweets during the third presidential debate Monday – and a few of them were death threats against President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney…. Read More ›
Amid foreign donations scandal, Chinese government blocks access to obama.com
Posted By Matthew Boyle On 12:59 PM 10/25/2012 @ 12:59 PM In DC Exclusives,DC Exclusives – Blurb,Politics,World | The Chinese government has blocked access to the obama.com Web domain in the wake of an investigation by the conservative Government Accountability… Read More ›
Pennsylvania may force workers to pay taxes to their employers
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:56 EDT Topics: pennsylvania ♦ Pennsylvania Gov ♦ Tom Corbett A bill that landed on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s (R) desk this week would give companies that hire more than 250 new… Read More ›
White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails “U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi Under Attack” and the notation “SBU”, meaning “Sensitive But Unclassified.”
9:11pm EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed… Read More ›