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    Former State Dept. Official: Details of Maxwell’s Benghazi Document Story ‘Ring True’
    A State Department whistleblower has come forward  to say the details of a former colleague’s account of the sifting of Benghazi-related documents to identify damaging material “ring true.” The Daily Signal reported Monday on Raymond Maxwell, a former deputy assistant secretary at the State Department who says he observed an unusual after-hours session in a basement operations room…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    Did Terrorists Try to Cross the Border? Congressman Presses Homeland Security Chief for Answers
    At a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing yesterday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about a report that four men with ties to terrorist organizations tried to cross the Texas border Sept. 10. “We have a porous border,” @JasonInTheHouse told Fox News’ @MegynKelly. Johnson neither confirmed nor denied the the…
    Josh Siegel
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    Government Insider Warned of HealthCare.gov Security Risks: ‘I Am Tired of the Cover-Ups’
    Government insiders who flagged security issues prior to the launch of HealthCare.gov were right to be concerned. That’s according to a new audit by the Government Accountability Office, which concluded that security weaknesses are putting “the sensitive personal information” contained by HealthCare.gov and its related systems at risk. HealthCare.gov security problems put “sensitive personal information” at risk,…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    6 Takeaways From the Benghazi Panel’s First Hearing on Security Failures
    The House special committee investigating the Benghazi terrorist attacks today convened its first public hearing, examining progress in implementing security improvements at U.S. embassies and other missions abroad. Although no fireworks erupted, the State Department’s failure to follow through on an independent group’s No. 1 security priority after the attacks proved a major highlight. Here’s…
    Josh Siegel
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    5 Key Points Marco Rubio Made in His Big Defense Speech Today
    Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., outlined his views on the role of America in the world, why we need American power, and his position on what the U.S. military should look like in a speech today. Here is a brief recap of what Rubio said: 1. “Foreign policy is domestic policy.” “Never before have our people…
    Diem Salmon
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    How a 4-Year-Old Girl Got This Commercial Rejected By CBS
    Last week, CBS Sports caused an outrage when it refused to air a commercial by a local real estate company. The commercial featured the company owner’s 4-year-old granddaughter reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a screen shot with the company’s information. That was the entirety of the clip, which Windermere Real Estate created to…
    Ericka Andersen
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    Benghazi Bombshell: Clinton State Department Official Reveals Details of Alleged Document Review
    As the House Select Committee on Benghazi prepares for its first hearing this week, a former State Department diplomat is coming forward with a startling allegation: Hillary Clinton confidants were part of an operation to “separate” damaging documents before they were turned over to the Accountability Review Board investigating security lapses surrounding the Sept. 11,…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    Feds Have No Idea the Extent of SNAP Fraud, Says Iowa Official
    DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sure the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing a great job fighting fraud committed by people receiving benefits in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Wendy Dishman disagrees. Dishman is the administrator of the Investigative Division of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, which has…
    Paul Brennan
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    One Photo Confirms Why Military Dogs Are the Best Dogs Ever
    If loyalty had to be defined by a picture, this would be it. A military working dog spotted in an airport protecting a soldier while he sleeps, this German shepherd is quickly becoming a viral sensation. It's a great reminder that heroes come in all sizes (and breeds). >>>Four Legs and a Life of Service: The Fight to…
    Kelsey Lucas
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    At One Border Hot Spot, Concern That Federal Prosecutors Have Cooled on Security
    Officials in Yuma County, Ariz., a border region long a hot spot for illegal immigration, say the Department of Justice is scaling back an established program that uses prosecution and imprisonment to discourage illegal border crossings. Arizona’s two U.S. senators wrote U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder seeking confirmation that federal prosecutors based in the state…
    Josh Siegel
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    The Insane Reason This Girl Was Forced Out of D.C. Public Schools
    Avery Gagliano — a piano prodigy and truant. Yes, the 13-year-old musical genius, who was chosen to join 11 other musicians from around the world to play in Munich last year, playing this masterpiece… … is also a truant in the eyes of the D.C. public school system. In March, Avery traveled to Connecticut for…
    Kelsey Lucas
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    Benghazi Eyewitness Stories Contradict Official Account
    Eyewitness accounts of the Benghazi attack—broadcast by Fox News over the weekend—have now publicly and directly contradicted the official account as shaped by the State Department, the White House and even the House Intelligence Committee. During a Fox News special that aired over the weekend, three CIA security staffers posted to Benghazi told reporter Bret…
    Helle Dale
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    Visa Waiver Program Is No Threat to National Security
    Recent reports of foreign fighters from Europe and the U.S. in Syria and Iraq have caused speculation regarding the security of the U.S.’s Visa Waiver Program (VWP). While there have been concerns regarding the security measures of supplementary VWP requirements and lack of information sharing, these worries are outdated. The program as a whole has…
    Riley Walters
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    Arab Bank Mounts Its Defense in Landmark Terrorist Financing Case
    The chairman of Arab Bank, Sabih Al-Masri, is expected to be the first defense witness as a landmark terrorism trial begins its third week in New York federal court. Three hundred U.S. nationals are suing Arab Bank, claiming it knowingly provided services to terrorists and their financiers in violation of U.S. anti-terrorism law. The plaintiffs…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    Transatlantic Trends: NATO Still Required for Europe’s Defense
    The German Marshall Fund announced the results of its annual Transatlantic Trends survey this week, to coincide with the 2014 NATO summit in Wales. The survey results revealed continued support for NATO’s core mission among European and American respondents alike. A majority of those polled believes that NATO is key to securing the territorial integrity…
    Helle Dale
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    Joan Rivers’ Passionate Defense of Israel Against Hamas
    “Let me just tell you: If New Jersey were [blasting] rockets into New York, we would wipe them out,” said comedian Joan Rivers in July. Rivers died today at the age of 81.
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Proof Everyone Needs to be ‘Kneaded’: Photos of a Very ‘Special’ Bakery
    This is Bradley Kohler. He’s a 24-year-old adult with Fragile X Syndrome. Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic chromosome disorder that causes mild to severe mental impairment. He's had it since he was seven.  These are his parents, Mike and Tempa Kohler. When Bradley was 22, he "aged out" of the Gwinnett School in Georgia.  He needed a place…
    Kelsey Lucas
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    Sharif Government’s Survival Crucial for Democracy in Pakistan
    Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan received a boost today when a joint sitting of parliament endorsed his leadership following two weeks of street demonstrations led by maverick politician Imran Khan. Khan, who leads the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has joined with Pakistani religious leader Tahir ul-Qadri to demand Sharif’s resignation for alleged vote rigging in…
    Lisa Curtis
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    ‘Militarization’ Critics Want to Review a Pentagon Program After Ferguson. But Police Get Gear This Way, Too.
    President Obama has led a chorus of cries for a review of a Pentagon program supplying “excess” weaponry and equipment to state and local police following events in Ferguson, Mo., but it turns out that another federal agency is a major player behind the “militarization” trend. The Department of Homeland Security offers grants designed to…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Pot Business Owners Donate Money to Politicians
    It’s probably unusual for political contributors to thank a candidate for taking their money, but that’s what Mike Elliott, executive director for the Marijuana Industry Group, did at a pot-industry fundraiser for Rep. Ed Perlmutter last month. “We really appreciate the fact we can come here and show you how much we appreciate you showing…
    Arthur Kane
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