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Obama Is Striking Deals With Some of the World’s Most Odious Regimes
First Cuba. Now Iran. It can be painful watching President Obama strike deals with some of the world’s most odious regimes. But as the spotlight of misguided diplomacy shines on these pariah states, it gives those who actually care about human rights a chance to educate onlookers about what life is really like for those…Mike Gonzalez -
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The Glaring Contradictions in Obama’s Foreign Policy
Foreign affairs took a surrealistic turn last week. The Joint Chiefs of Staff released a report admitting that nation states like Russia and China pose a greater threat than previously thought. Yet, almost concurrently, the Pentagon announced it will cut the Army by 40,000 soldiers. At this rate the Army will soon be the smallest it has been since…Kim Holmes -
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What Chris Christie Thinks Obama’s ‘Big Lie of the Second Term’ Is
MILFORD, N.H.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie condemned President Obama’s diplomatic deal with Iran, calling it the biggest mistake of his presidency. “Everything he’s done before last Tuesday is minor league compared to the gravity of this mistake,” Christie said at a town hall meeting. The Republican presidential candidate said that Obama’s remarks surrounding the deal…Kate Scanlon -
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Cartoon: Obama’s ‘Red Line’
The Heritage Foundation's Jim Phillips wrote about the Iran deal earlier this week: The Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran has major flaws that could dangerously undermine the long-term national security interests of the United States and its allies. Although the administration entered the negotiations pledging to cut off all pathways to a nuclear weapon,…Glenn Foden -
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Hillary Clinton Praises Deal With Iran: ‘What Are Our Alternatives?’
DOVER, N.H.—Former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton praised President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran during a town hall meeting Thursday night. “It basically does put a lid, for a time period, on the Iranian program,” Clinton said. On Tuesday, the United States and other world powers reached a diplomatic deal with…Kate Scanlon -
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17 Things Hillary Clinton Says She Would Change About the Economy
In a speech designed to float ideas for raising incomes for “hardworking Americans,” Hillary Rodham Clinton said she’d make some changes if elected president. “I will offer plans to rein in excessive risks on Wall Street and ensure stock markets work for everyday investors,” @HillaryClinton says. Clinton, seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination,…Ken McIntyre -
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Obama’s Annoyance Shows Major Garrett Asked the Right Questions
I know Major Garrett. We co-hosted a morning television program back in the mid 1990s. And Major is nothing if not a solid news reporter. That is why it shouldn’t be surprising that he asked very pointed questions when President Obama called on him during his press conference on the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday. That’s…Genevieve Wood -
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The Most Glaring Flaws in Obama’s Iran Deal
The Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran has major flaws that could dangerously undermine the long-term national security interests of the United States and its allies. Although the administration entered the negotiations pledging to cut off all pathways to a nuclear weapon, the agreement amounts to little more than a diplomatic speed bump that will…James Phillips -
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Obama Inked ‘Historic’ Iran Nuclear Deal. Here’s What’s in It.
Six world powers led by the United States secured a historic diplomatic deal with Iran Tuesday, concluding 20 months of arduous negotiations to limit Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. President Obama long pursued the accord as a defining piece of his foreign policy legacy, calling the agreement a “comprehensive long-term deal with…Natalie Johnson -
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Here’s the Truth About 6 of Obama’s Iran Deal Claims
Months of Iranian pressure on the United States brought its fruition. Iran got a deal that legitimizes its nuclear program, rewards its defiance of international treaties and obligations, and provides it with additional billions of dollars to continue its terrorist activities in the Middle East. Here are the White House’s most egregious misinterpretations of the…Michaela Dodge -
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What 2016ers Say About Obama’s Nuke Deal With Iran
Within hours of President Obama’s announcement of an agreement with Iran that he said would “stop” the Islamic regime’s march toward a nuclear bomb, most of the Democrats and Republicans who hope to succeed him had offered a response. “This is a very important moment,” Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters this morning on Capitol…Ken McIntyre -
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To Get Acceptable Iran Deal, Obama Must Avoid Mistakes Made in Syrian Chemical Weapons Negotiations
The Obama administration puts a lot of stock into negotiating with hostile regimes. Consider its seemingly endless negotiations with Iran over that nation’s illicit nuclear weapons program. But even as those negotiations drag on, Iran’s ally Syria has systematically violated the 2013 agreement it negotiated with the administration. In that agreement, codified in a U.N….James Phillips -
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How Obama’s New Overtime Pay Mandates Hurt Employees
President Barack Obama has pitched his new overtime regulations as a way to raise wages. However, even economists who support the change admit that’s unlikely to happen. Instead, they expect employers to cut workers’ pay by an offsetting amount. So how will this new overtime rule affect the economy? Primarily by forcing salaried workers to…James Sherk -
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Obama ISIS Strategy Under Fire
The Obama administration continues to have difficulty in gaining support for its failing strategy to defeat the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL). Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey inadvertently ignited a firestorm on Tuesday when they testified before the Senate Armed Services…James Phillips -
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Bobby Jindal: Greece Is a ‘Warning Sign of Where We Could Be Headed’ Under Obama
MANCHESTER, N.H.—While speaking at a town hall Tuesday night in New Hampshire, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that the Democratic presidency of Barack Obama is “taking us down the path towards socialism." “You want to see our future, look at Greece,” said Jindal, who is running to be the Republican nominee for president in 2016….Kate Scanlon -
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Let Them Have Solar Panels: New Obama Plan Doesn’t Help Poor, But Reducing Regulations Would
The White House is planning to give more than a half a billion dollars in government and private funding for solar panel installations for low and moderate-income households. Too bad the White House is simultaneously hurting those same struggling Americans by pushing energy regulations that will hike their utilities costs. The Obama administration plans to modify…Nicolas Loris -
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Congress Questions Obama Administration’s ‘Anemic’ Training Program to Defeat ISIS
During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this morning, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey outlined and defended the Obama administration’s strategy against ISIS. While Dempsey believes the U.S. military response to defeat ISIS is “appropriately matched to the complexity of the environment,” Carter…Chelsea Scism -
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9 Foreign Policy Highlights of Hillary Clinton’s Secret Emails
A fondness for iced tea and a struggle with a fax machine figure in much of the media attention to newly released emails sent and received by Hillary Rodham Clinton during her first year as secretary of state. Serious foreign policy questions, however, also crop up in the 3,000 pages of Clinton emails. They are…Ken McIntyre -
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Bernie Sanders Talks ‘Real Issues’ With Iowans: Campaign Finance and Minimum Wage
FORT DODGE, Iowa—Bernie Sanders, the second-term independent senator from Vermont, spoke on “real issues” at Iowa Central Community College today, promising that his policies would “strengthen families” if he were elected president. Sanders, who is running as a Democrat in 2016, stated a top priority of his is combating the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling—allowing…Leah Jessen -
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5 Questions Obama Must Answer About the Potential US Embassy in Cuba
On Wednesday, President Obama announced that the U.S. and Cuba have reached an agreement on reestablishing diplomatic relations. As part of his normalization bid with the Castro regime, the president has granted the dictatorship another in a series of dangerous concessions. But after Obama’s statement today, there are many questions that have yet to be answered….Ana Quintana