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Carl Levin Calls Calls For Tax on Upper-Income Earners to Pay for War

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:12:52 +0000

Senator Carl Levin of Michigan has suggested a tax on upper-income earners to pay for more troops for the war in Afghanistan. I suspect he did not note how the Democrats lost many independent voters in this year’s elections. Certainly there are many reasons why the elections are not ...

rchusid posted 11 hours ago from liberalvaluesblog.com

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Putin Murders Another Lawyer

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0000

Sergei Magnitsky, lawyer for a former Putin ally who challenged the regime's corruption, dies in prison after being tortured.

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 17 hours ago on pajamasmedia.com

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J Street: Not Really So Concerned About Israel's Security

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:35:11 +0000

Another fun email from the NIAC treasure trove...Given that J Street blasted Sarah Palin for her support for the official policy of the government in Jerusalem, and given that even ADL chief Abe Foxman is questioning J Street's "pro-Israel" bona fides as a result, it's worth taking a look ...

Solomonia found this 34 hours ago on weeklystandard.com

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Michigan Town Rejects Liz Cheney’s ‘Fearmongering’ And Welcomes Guantanamo Detainees

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:46:00 +0000

Recently, the Liz Cheney-founded right-wing advocacy group Keep America Safe released a mini-documentary that features several residents of Standish, Michigan, speaking out against a possible transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a prison in the city. The video ominously warns that the ...

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan found this 13 hours ago on thinkprogress.org

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Muslim Leader Calls Fort Hood Review Critical to National Security

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:34 +0000

"Qaseem Ali Uqdah, executive director of the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council, and a retired Marine gunnery sergeant, credits military leaders with establishing a climate that's prevented any backlash against Muslims servicemembers since the Nov. 5 shooting." The fact ...

Greyhawk posted 40 hours ago from mudvillegazette.com

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Al-Qaeda Somalia in US: Supporters Blamed For Ohio Arson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Leaders of a nonviolent Columbus mosque finger local al-Shabaab supporters — who want control of the mosque — for intimidation by arson.

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 44 hours ago on pajamasmedia.com

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ICE to Audit 1,000 More Companies in Immigration Crackdown

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:30 +0000

WASHINGTON Immigration enforcement officials said Thursday that they were expanding a program for auditing companies that might have hired illegal immigrants and had notified 1,000 companies this week that they would have to undergo such a review. John Morton, who heads Immigration and Customs ...

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Work site arrests of illegals fall dramatically

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:31:09 +0000

Stephen Dinan Arrests of illegal immigrant workers have dropped precipitously under President Obama, according to figures released Wednesday. Criminal arrests, administrative arrests, indictments and convictions of illegal immigrants at work sites all fell by more than 50 percent from fiscal ...

CNSNews.com Headlines found this 3 days ago on washingtontimes.com

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Senate panel notes 'red flags galore' in Fort Hood incident

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:02 +0000

The hearing by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee kicked off a congressional push to examine laws and policies dealing with suspicious troops. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the committee's top Republican, said the military and the FBI failed to follow "red flags ...

The Note found this 46 hours ago on usatoday.com

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Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is ‘not a religion’ and Muslims should be treated like ‘some fascist group.’

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:47 +0000

This past weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned against allowing “ anti-Muslim sentiment ” to emanate from the shooting at Fort Hood by Major Nidal Malik Hasan. But that is exactly what some conservatives are doing. Dave Gaubatz, the controversial author of ...

Below The Beltway found this 11 days ago on thinkprogress.org

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Lawmakers seek more help from administration for Fort Hood investigations

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:48 +0000

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins, the panel's ranking Republican, are leading an investigation of the Fort Hood shootings.

The Page by Mark Halperin found this 3 days ago on washingtonpost.com

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EXCLUSIVE: Work site arrests of illegals fall dramatically

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Arrests of illegal immigrant workers have dropped precipitously under President Obama, according to figures released Wednesday. Criminal arrests, administrative arrests, indictments and convictions of illegal immigrants at work sites all fell by more than 50 percent from fiscal 2008 to fiscal ...

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 2 days ago on washingtontimes.com

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Palin: ‘Jewish Settlements Should Expand,’ Even In Palestinian Areas

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:00 +0000

In an interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin separated herself from decades of U.S. policy — which has held that Israel’s settlements in the Occupied Territories are illegitimate and an impediment to peace — saying that she thinks ...

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Lieberman Going Rogue (Again)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:18:47 +0000

Next week, much to the discomfort of the Obama Adminsitration, Joe Lieberman -- chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Relations Committee -- will begin his investigation into whether the Fort Hood shooter was a terrorist and if law enforcement agencies missed red flags that ...

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U.S. Military Eyes Fielding "Prompt Global Strike" Weapon by 2015

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:10:59 +0000

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 By Elaine M. Grossman Global Security Newswire

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“Hasan signed his e-mails with ‘Praise Be to Allah.’”

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:50 +0000

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Terror in Mumbai: Finally, an Unapologetic Look at Jihad

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

HBO should be commended for airing a documentary about terror with no liberal hand-wringing regarding the motives of the terrorists. (Also read Richard Fernandez: The Devil You Know)

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VP Biden's Security Involved In Crash

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:47:03 +0000

Two NYPD officers assigned to Vice President Joe Biden's advance security team were hurt in a crash on Tuesday evening in Manhattan.

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Homeland Security Launches Investigation of Dr. Manning

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:39:26 +0000

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O’Reilly Upset Over 9/11 Trials: ‘I Don’t Care About The Constitution!’

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:31:03 +0000

Since Attorney General Eric Holder announced his decision to move five Guantanamo Bay detainees — including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad — to New York for civilian trials on charges related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Fox News personalities have been up in arms . Karl Rove ...

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