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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
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As Scandal Deepens, Senate Stalls on Veterans Health Bill
A veterans advocacy group hailed House passage of a measure making it easier for the secretary of Veterans Affairs to dismiss managers for poor performance… Read More
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CNN Boss Says Network Won’t Be ‘Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi
Two weeks after the House voted to establish a select committee to investigate Benghazi, Democrats relented and agreed to name five members to the panel…. Read More
‘Selfie’ Captures Firefighters’ Selflessness
A spur-of-the-moment “selfie” taken by a California firefighter has gone viral. After a day of battling wildfires near San Diego, firefighter Tim Bergon snapped the… Read More
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Life After War
Coming home from war is a happy occasion – but transitioning back into civilian life carries unique challenges. One Marine veteran in Virginia found new… Read More
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NATO Allies Actively Assisting Russian Military? Unacceptable
Ukrainian soldiers and police remain willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to fend off Russia’s attempts to take over eastern Ukraine — last week, seven… Read More
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Did Media Ever Pursue These 9 Big Questions on Benghazi?
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said he wasn’t surprised that President Obama called Benghazi a “phony scandal” or that White House press secretary Jay Carney dismissed… Read More
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Hits and Misses in the House FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act
The House Armed Services Committee recently finished marking up this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As Members of Congress consider the bill, there are… Read More
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Facing Uproar, GOP Leaders Kill Amnesty Provision for Defense Bill
When the annual defense authorization bill comes to the House floor this week, a controversial amnesty amendment won’t be up for debate. House Majority Leader… Read More
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House Committee Pushes for Better Nuclear Strategy and Missile Defense
The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) builds upon good policies some Members of Congress embraced in previous years…. Read More
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Senate Intel Chief Calls Benghazi Panel ‘Hunting Mission for a Lynch Mob’
The special House panel being set up to probe the Benghazi terrorist attacks is “a hunting mission for a lynch mob,” the chairman of the… Read More
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Canada’s Refusal to Cooperate Leaves It Vulnerable to Missile Attack
They share the world’s longest border, so it’s a darn good thing the United States and Canada have one of the best national security relationships… Read More
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Are China and North Korea at Odds? These Are the Implications of a Rift
Recent reports that the People’s Republic of China has not exported any crude oil to North Korea for the last three months raise the possibility… Read More
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Putin Is Outwitting the West With a Soviet-Era Bag of Dirty Tricks
George Kennan was the State Department‘s top hand on Moscow. As the U.S.-Soviet alliance unraveled after World War II, no one seemed to understand the… Read More
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China’s ‘Oil Rig Diplomacy’ in the South China Sea
What’s the difference between an oil rig and a naval base or an aircraft carrier? Very little, politically, in the eyes of China. The waters… Read More
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‘Dang If I Know’: Susan Rice, Bill Clinton Dismiss Benghazi Investigation
As congressional Republicans launch a new investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attack, White House national security adviser Susan Rice and former President Bill Clinton insist… Read More
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Keeping the Coast Guard Afloat
Whether interdicting illicit drugs in the Caribbean, helping vessels in distress, or monitoring the increasingly busy U.S. Arctic waters, it is clear that the Coast… Read More
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The Big Immigration Problem No One’s Talking About
Bowing to pressure from amnesty advocate groups, President Obama and his administration continue to waver on enforcing the law when it comes to immigration policies…. Read More
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Military Expert Warns Amnesty Push Politicizes U.S. National Security
An amnesty provision for illegal immigrants, if attached to a defense bill, would politicize national security and “make a mockery of U.S. immigration law,” The… Read More
Advancing Economic Freedom: An Antidote to Boko Haram
“Africa is not burning,” and “our presence in Nigeria is really a statement that terrorism cannot win.” These are the words of the president of… Read More
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Terrorists Who Kidnap Little Girls
Americans have increasingly been pulled into the frightening story of more than 250 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram. People… Read More
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Chamber President: If You’re Not Doing Amnesty, Then Don’t Bother
A majority of Republicans (60 percent) and a plurality of Independents (41 percent) say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who… Read More
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Cruz: Senate Should Be Part of Benghazi Investigation
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, yesterday requested the re-introduction of Senate Resolution 255 to establish a Congressional Joint Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi scandal. Cruz’s… Read More
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We Shouldn’t Import Known Terrorists Into the United States
At a time when the world is becoming more dangerous and al Qaida and affiliated groups have reconstituted and grown, we should not be importing… Read More
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Who Will Blink First on Immigration?
The Obama administration is moving forward with several federal agency rules on immigration while threatening bigger executive actions. The left’s argument is that Republicans in… Read More
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Pelosi: Americans Either ‘Tired of’ Or Ignorant of Benghazi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is not interested in helping Republicans uncover additional details on the events in Benghazi that resulted in the death… Read More
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The Benghazi Select Committee Has Been Established. Why That’s a Good Thing.
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted, 232-186, to establish an investigative Select Committee on Benghazi. The committee, which will consist of seven Republicans… Read More
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House Conservatives Urge Democrats Not to ‘Mislead’ Americans on Benghazi
Anticipating this evening’s House vote to create a 12-member select committee on Benghazi, conservative Republicans earlier in the day urged Democrats to help Americans get… Read More
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Defense Cuts: Putting American Forces at Risk
Defense expert Max Boot shows in his recent op-ed how our nation’s servicemen and women will suffer under reduced defense funding. He argues that “it… Read More
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Gowdy: Benghazi Investigation ‘Transcends Politics’ but Requires Obama Administration’s Cooperation
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., newly chosen head of the House of Representatives’ Benghazi select committee, re-affirmed Wednesday his commitment to a fair investigation of the… Read More
