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A Blast from Bibi, Feds on Ferguson

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Netanyahu: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a blistering attack in Congress yesterday on President Obama’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, and the president immediately dismissed it as “nothing new.” Netanyahu described Obama’s proposal as a “bad deal” and said the …

Subject: Hillary, Netanyahu Speaks

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Subject: Hillary Clinton is under question today after the NY Times reported that she used only a personal email account, contrary to federal regulation, during the four years she was secretary of state. Clinton didn’t even have a government email …

LAPD Shooting Goes Viral, Company Floored

Monday, March 2, 2015

Video: A video showing Los Angeles police officers struggling with a homeless man before shooting him to death yesterday has gone viral. It had millions of views within hours of being posted on Facebook. Officers had been responding to a …

March in Moscow, Rand Paul Tops Poll

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Pravda: Thousands of people rallied in Moscow today to protest the public murder of prominent Russian political dissident Boris Nemtsov. They carried portraits of Nemtsov and banners saying, “I am not afraid”. Despite the street bravado, the killing of the …

Moscow Assassination, Boehner Stumbles

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Assassination: The shooting of a prominent critic and opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday on a Moscow bridge within sight of the Kremlin had all the markings of a political hit. Reports say Boris Nemtsov was shot four times …

ISIS Destroys Antiquities, Net Stays Neutral

Friday, February 27, 2015

Culture War: The religious war in Syria and Iraq has become a war on art.A new video shows Islamic State militants ransacking the central museum in Mosul, Iraq and destroying irreplaceable ancient artifacts. They broke up statues with sledgehammers and …

Jihadi John ID’d, The Cherry Orchard

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Executioner: The Islamic State killer known as “Jihadi John” who has appeared in videos beheading hostages has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a former British resident born in Kuwait who grew up in London. Emwazi has a college degree …

Sniper Killer Guilty, Keystone Veto

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Guilty: The former Marine who killed “American Sniper” Chris Kyle was found guilty of murder yesterday in a Texas court and sentenced to life in prison. The mentally disturbed Eddie Routh had claimed he was not guilty by reason of …

Commuter Crash, Humble Correspondent

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Nation: A Metrolink train bound for Los Angeles hit a tractor-trailer on the tracks and derailed in Oxnard this morning. Three of four passenger cars landed on their sides and at least 30 people were injured. No fatalities have been …

DHS v. Immigrants, Mall Threat, It’s “Birdman”

Monday, February 23, 2015

Homeland v. Immigrants: Defense and security-minded Congressional Republicans are edging toward allowing the Department of Homeland Security to be partially shut down in a fight with President Obama over legal protections the president has extended to half a million illegal …