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Why D-Day Matters
“I’ll bet they’re asleep in New York,” muses Rick in “Casablanca” as he realizes there’s no sitting this war out. “I’ll bet they’re asleep all… Read More
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In Book, Hillary Clinton Defends Susan Rice on Benghazi
Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming memoir about her time at the State Department may have a different title than Mitt Romney’s 2011 book, “No Apology,” but excerpts… Read More
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Speaker: Obama Must ‘Make Things Right for Our Veterans’
House Speaker John Boehner, commenting on the resignation today of the nation’s top veterans advocate, said President Barack Obama is ultimately responsible for the rampant… Read More
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As VA Secretary Resigns, Obama Vows to Fix ‘Bad News’
Eric Shinseki resigned this morning as the government’s top advocate for military veterans amid a growing scandal over widespread mismanagement and long waits at hospitals… Read More
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America’s Veterans Deserve Better: 5 Priorities to Fix VA
All Washington is speculating on when—not if—U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki will have to step down. And once that happens, all the chatter… Read More
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Report: Veterans Waited An Average of 115 Days for Doctor Appointments in Phoenix
In April, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , requested that the VA to look into allegations of delays… Read More
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European Election Results Show Europeans Fed-up With European Union Integration
Voters sent a clear message in elections May 22 – 25 for the European Parliament: Many remain deeply skeptical regarding further EU integration. The European… Read More
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Montel Williams Lashes Out at Washington Over Veterans’ Care
Former talk-show host Montel Williams, a retired U.S. Marine and Navy veteran, delivered an emotional speech slamming the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress for… Read More
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Romney: Veterans Hospitals Need Competition, Standards
Mitt Romney lent a private-sector management perspective to the health care scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an appearance last night on “The… Read More
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On Overseas Trip, Ted Cruz Lends Support to Israel, Ukraine
He walked Independence Square in Kiev, the site of months of turmoil, and spoke with leaders of the protest movement, many of them college-aged. He visited… Read More
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This Congressman Says America Must Lead With ‘Capability’ and ‘Will’
As President Barack Obama issued a broad defense of his foreign policy, arguing for restraint and coalition-building, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaking at The Heritage… Read More
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Foreign Policy Leaders Slam Obama’s Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
A day after President Obama announced he will withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard… Read More
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Heritage’s Gardiner: Obama Isn’t Addressing How to Prevent Al-Qaida From Flourishing in Afghanistan
On CNN this morning, Nile Gardiner argued that President Obama’s West Point speech failed to address what strategy the United States would use to make… Read More
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Why Obama’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Bill Kristol So Upset: ‘I Find It Sickening’
Bill Kristol is no fan of President Obama’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He made it quite clear on CNN’s “Crossfire” during a… Read More
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Fighting Boko Haram Does Not End With Finding the Girls
It has been more than six weeks since nearly 300 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Over the weekend, some media… Read More
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Top 5 Things President Obama Should Do Today
Only some of each president’s speeches are billed as “major,” and today’s is one of them for President Obama. His commencement address at West Point… Read More
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Obama Just Set a New Timeline for Withdrawing Troops from Afghanistan. Why That’s a Mistake.
Once again President Barack Obama is trying to split the difference with his military commanders. On the positive side of the ledger, he has acceded… Read More
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14 Heroes Worth Honoring
Our nation’s biggest heroes are alive in the hearts of our people. Through stories and photography passed down from generation to generation, your grandfather’s heroism… Read More
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The Smallest Victims of Obama’s Immigration Policy
There has been a lot of talk from the Obama administration about having more “humane” immigration policies — but the sad fact is that on… Read More
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9 True Stories of Iraq and Afghanistan War Heroes Chronicled in New Book
Mark Lee Greenblatt, family man and full-time lawyer, never expected to write a book. As a man with no military experience, he especially never expected… Read More
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PHOTOS: 10 U.S. Memorials to Honor Those Who Served
Today, Americans remember the men and women who lost their lives in service for the United States. Some people will gather with their loved ones… Read More
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Worth Dying For
For myself and many other veterans, Memorial Day is encapsulated in one unforgettable experience. That moment for me was while I was still in uniform… Read More
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Will Ukraine’s Next President Be Able to Stop Russia’s Imperial Ambitions?
Ukrainians elected a new president Sunday, and his first challenge will be to chart a path out of the months of unrest and tensions with… Read More
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Ukraine’s Future: To Whom Does It Belong?
In the recent makeshift referenda in Donetsk and Luhansk unrecognized by the West, a small minority of eligible voters voted in favor of secession from… Read More
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Crackdown on Chinese Cyber-Theft Overdue
The Justice Department announced last week that it had indicted five members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on charges of cybertheft. According to the… Read More
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Q&A: Ukraine Presidential Election and Russia’s Next Move
Ukraine is wracked by violence between its soldiers and pro-Russian forces, and the country will hold a presidential election Sunday. We asked Iryna Fedets, a… Read More
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A Guide to Ukraine’s Presidential Election: What’s at Stake?
Ukrainian voters will go to the polls Sunday to vote in the country’s first presidential election since the start of the Maidan uprising last November–and… Read More
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Time for Germany to Step Up on the World Stage
“I’d rather have a German division in front of me than a French division behind me.” So quipped Gen. George “Blood & Guts” Patton. The… Read More
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Iranian Guards Storm Hospital, Beat American Pastor, Return Him to Jail
Christian pastor and American citizen Saeed Abedini suffered a significant setback this week when a heavily armed group of Iranian guards stormed a hospital in… Read More
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A View of the Poor from the Top
The Washington Monument reopened recently, almost three years after an earthquake damaged it. (A freestanding stone structure is a poor design for handling quakes.) So… Read More
