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Obama Chooses Retired Marine Gen. John Allen To Manage ISIS Fight In Syria and Iraq
From The IBTimes (link): “President Obama chose retired Marine Corps retired Gen. John Allen to lead the effort to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said Thursday. During the Bush administration, […]
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Texas Textbooks Are Biased, Inaccurate: Report
From The International Business Times: “An analysis of textbooks under consideration to be distributed in Texas public schools this year finds that they include biased statements that could be shaping young minds’ perceptions about American […]
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US Navy jets crash over Pacific: 1 pilot injured, 1 missing
“Two US Navy F/A-18 Hornets have crashed in the western Pacific Ocean, the US Navy has confirmed. One pilot has been rescued, while the second is still missing. Two F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing […]
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Obama is using 13-year-old authorization from Bush era to bomb ISIS without congressional approval – which may be illegal!
Report from the Mail Online: ‘War on Terror part 2: Obama is using 13-year-old authorization from Bush era to bomb ISIS without congressional approval – which may be illegal! The Obama administration is using George […]
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US security checks could be based at British airports
From The Telegraph : “US security officials could be based at British airports to grill passengers before they fly to America, it has emerged. The UK and US are discussing the possibility of allowing so-called […]
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Middle East Leaders All Say They Oppose ISIS; What They’ll Do Is Another Matter
From The International Business Times: “On Wednesday night, President Barack Obama announced plans for increased U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and a new military offensive in Syria to destroy the Islamic State — a message aimed […]
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Super-Tough Cops Take Down 70-Pound High School Girl Who Wanted To Keep Her Cell Phone
From The Daily Caller: “Two Houston, Texas school district police officers pinned a 15-year-old girl face down on the floor on Tuesday because she didn’t want to relinquish her cell phone to an assistant principal. […]
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Sixth Graders Asked To Compare Bush And Hitler In Homework Assignment
From an article in The Daily Caller (link): A sixth-grade teacher at a Washington, D.C. public school will apologize to students but otherwise is receiving no punishment whatsoever for sending students home with an assignment […]
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Chris Matthews: Al-Qaida And ISIS Created By Dick Cheney (VIDEO)
A fascinating article from The Daily Caller: “I was watching MSNBC’s reaction to President Obama’s ISIS speech so I could reset my crazymeter to zero when I heard Charlie Brown’s illegitimate child, Hardball host Chris […]