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‘Tough Call’: Hagel Defends Bergdahl Deal, Says Obama Acted Within Law
In the first public testimony on the matter by a senior Obama administration official, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today defended the decision to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a trade for five Taliban leaders, and said the president acted within his legal authority in not notifying Congress that the exchange would happen. Hagel told… -
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Marco Rubio’s Message for Obama: Don’t ‘Pretend’ Taliban Done Fighting Us
President Obama’s decision to exchange five terrorists for a soldier who left his base in Afghanistan endangers national security by “pretending” the Taliban isn’t targeting America, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said in an interview with The Daily Signal. Rubio, speaking to a reporter between meetings on Capitol Hill, warned: “The message has been sent that… -
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Obama Should End Policies That Encourage Unaccompanied Minors to Immigrate to America
President Barack Obama needs to own up and accept responsibility for the growing crisis of children who came to the United States illegally. In recent years, the number of unaccompanied children crossing illegally has skyrocketed. In 2011, there were 6,500 and in 2013, the number doubled. For this year alone, the government is projecting anywhere… -
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Obama’s Strange Attitude About the U.S. Military
Many people think President Obama’s speech at West Point was all about politics. Setting up straw men and knocking them down, the president defined himself mainly by what he wasn’t. He was not an isolationist. He was not a warmonger. Of course, no one seriously claimed he was either one. Nor are these extremes real-world… -
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Coal Miners Fear Losing Their Jobs Over Obama’s EPA Clean Power Plan
It’s safe to say Nathan Huff is not a fan of the new Environmental Protection Agency regulations that mandate a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. Huff is a coal miner in the Ohio Valley, and the regulations, he and others believe, will cost them their jobs. “People need jobs,” he said…. -
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Bobby Jindal: An Economic Lesson for Obama and Hollande
President Obama continues his European tour today with a stop in Paris. As he and French President Francois Hollande discuss options to resolve the ongoing crisis in Russia, the weakness of the Obama administration on the global stage contrasts strikingly with the bravery shown by the D-Day soldiers, whose heroic actions 70 years ago on… -
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How Obama Should Have Handled Benghazi
President Obama had a perfect model for how to respond to the scandal in the wake of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. He could have turned to the actions of another president—Ronald Reagan—to show him how to quickly regain the trust and confidence of Congress and the American people. The 1986…