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			<title>Syrian rebels executed a 14-year-old boy for insulting Islam</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:10:27 GMT</pubDate>
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Is it really wise for the United States to be arming these guys.  I have also read in other articles that the rebels...</description>
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Is it really wise for the United States to be arming these guys.  I have also read in other articles that the rebels in Syria are dominated by Al Qaeda and that they also have used chemical weapons.   Why are we arming these guys?</div>

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			<title>Supreme Court strikes down Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote</title>
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			Challengers to the law argued that it put an extra burden on naturalized citizens. Using a naturalization document as proof would require an applicant to register in person, as opposed to through the mail, because federal law prohibits copying the document.
			
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</div>  is a weak argument. However, somehow it carries weight. I would think that if a person really wanted to vote, they would find a way to register in person. I'd be all for states having a program that would go out to the elderly and handicapped to help them register, no problem. But again, others who are physically able should go in person. Thomas Horne, a lawyer for Arizona stated, concerning the current system; <div class="bbcode_container">
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</div> I agree. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19003391-supreme-court-strikes-down-arizona-law-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote?lite" target="_blank">http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...p-to-vote?lite</a></div>

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			<title>Iran supporting the lesser of two evils</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Iran's aid for the Syrian government ^ 
 
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Iran's aid for the Syrian government ^<br />
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</span></font><b><font size="3"><span style="font-family: book antiqua"><font color="#333333">Good for Iran. Good to see the Ayatollah doing the right thing. The Obama-backed Sunni jihadists are killing many Christians (see here: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/06/obama-backed-syrian-jihadists-massacre-christian-village-population.html" target="_blank">http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/06/ob...opulation.html</a>) and others not involved in the conflict. Washington is supporting Islamists, Tehran is supporting the religiously tolerant. And Iran are the radical extremists? How cute.</font></span></font></b><br /><br /></div>

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			<title>Gramham says Republicans blocking the immigration bill will hurt them in 2016</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:54:45 GMT</pubDate>
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he top Republican crafting the Senate’s sweeping immigration-reform  legislation acknowledged Sunday the bill still has flaws, while a fellow  GOP senator said their party blocking its passage will only add to  their “demographic death spiral.”
			
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</div>I say, make sure the bill actually beefs up border security, then make sure everyone who is eligible meets the requirements of going to the back of the line, paying fines, taxes, etc. for the time they've been here, are not felons, and then if they meet those, they can wait five years to be citizens.<br />
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			<title>No-fly zone over Syria? What do you think?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:50:20 GMT</pubDate>
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Capitol Hill lawmakers pressed President Obama on Sunday to go beyond  supplying Syrian rebels with small arms and to consider imposing a  no-fly zone over the war-torn country.<br />
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  South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said supplying rebels  with automatic weapons and ammunition is not enough to stop the regime  of Syrian President Bashar Assad.<br />
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  &#8220;We need to create a no-fly zone,&#8221; Graham told NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press.&#8221; &#8220;We cannot take air power out of the equation.&#8221;
			
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</div>For the record, the Great Pretender hasn't ruled out a no-fly zone over Syria.<br />
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But, in my opinion, his plan to train the rebels and send small arms to the rebels falls far short of their needs in overthrowing Assad, too.<br />
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			<title>Might be a way to avoid OdumbaCare after all</title>
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Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing  critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in  President Barack Obama's health care law.<br />
  Obama sought a significant budget increase for the IRS for next year,  when the agency will start doling out subsidies to help people buy  health insurance on state-based exchanges. Congressional Republicans,  however, see management problems at the IRS as an opportunity to limit  the agency's funding just as it is trying to put in place the massive  new law.
			
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</div>The IRS needs $440 million to hire 2,000 new employees and pay for implementation of their OdumbaCare responsibilities. Republicans may refuse to fund it, which has the dual purpose of getting the IRS's attention regarding taxpayer trust, and failing to implement the so-called &quot;health care plan&quot; at the same time.<br />
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Not bad, Republicans, not bad.</div>

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			<title><![CDATA[Hassan Rouhani is Iran's next president]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:57:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<b>Tehran (CNN)</b><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial"> -- Iranian centrist candidate Hassan Rouhani won the Islamic republic's presidential election Saturday after campaigning on a &quot;hope and prudence&quot; platform in which he appealed to traditional conservatives and reform-minded voters alike.</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Rouhani spoke of reforms without threatening Iran's supreme leader or its institutions, of which he is product. The former national security council chief promised an environment with greater personal freedoms and even indicated he would <b>free political prisoners and jailed journalists.</b></span></font><br />
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">In his campaigning, he also pledged to improve the economy and unemployment, and as a former nuclear negotiator, he said he would reduce the high tension between Iran and the outside world by addressing sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program.</span></font><br />
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Young and old Iranians continued their celebration of his victory as Saturday became the early minutes of Sunday. They honked horns and flashed victory signs with their fingers. Earlier, Rouhani, 65, thanked voters for a high turnout, Iran's Press TV said.</span></font>
			
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</div>I'm not one to trust ANYTHING Iran has to say, but I'm praying that as a result of this, Pastor Saeed may be soon free from Evin. Any thoughts? As far as this man is concerned, I don't think much will change in our relations (US-Iran). What say you?</div>

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			<title>Detroit takes default over bankruptcy</title>
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ROMULUS, Mich. &#8211;  Detroit said Friday  it would stop making payments on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt  and ask creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city  owes them in a move to avoid what bankruptcy experts have said would be  the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.<br />
  Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr spent two hours with about 180  bond insurers, pension trustees, union representatives and other  creditors outlining his plan for the city's financial future, which  includes a moratorium on some principal and interest payments, Reuters  reported.
			
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</div>Detroit will pay retirees in its pension plan 10 cents on the dollar also. The city will stop paying on its debt effective Friday, and will also not pay $39 million owed on a certificate of participation, a type of financing where the city purchases a share of the lease  revenues of a venue rather than the bond being secured by those  revenues.<br />
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As Orr said, it took years for Detroit to get itself in this mess, and its going to take years to get out. He claims bankruptcy is still a 50-50 possibility. City creditors could likely try to force it after this plan was revealed. I think they will. I think they should.</div>

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			<title><![CDATA['Man of Steel': A metaphor for Christ?]]></title>
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  When Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created their iconic comic book  hero Superman in 1938, their character wasn&#8217;t just a representation of  &#8220;Truth, Justice and the American Way,&#8221; but for many, a metaphor for  Jewish immigrants in 1930s America. Created by two young Jewish men,  Superman was an allusion to the Jewish faith and history, from his baby  Moses-like origins to his golem-esque invincibility, to his outcast  status and his ultimate struggle to assimilate in a new land.<br />
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  But somewhere along his journey since 1938, Kal-El converted to  Christianity, which is no more evident than in Zack Snyder&#8217;s current  &#8220;Man of Steel.&#8221;
			
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</div>Interesting take on the movie. Don't know that I'll go see it even now -- I wasn't planning on it. But thought it was interesting.<br />
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, seemed to rattle FBI Director Robert Mueller for not knowing the specifics surrounding the IRS probe.<br />
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  &#8220;You&#8217;ve had a month now to investigate,&#8221; Jordan said. &#8220;This has been  the biggest story in the country and you can&#8217;t even tell me who the lead  investigator is. You can&#8217;t tell me the actions the inspector general  took which are not typically how investigations are done. You can&#8217;t tell  me if that&#8217;s appropriate or not. This is not speculation. This is what  happened.&#8221;<br />
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</div>His excuse for not answering because it is &quot;an ongoing investigation&quot; is weak. Certainly he can say who the chief investigator is, the IG's actions have nothing to do with the FBI's investigation, and he could easily offer a general opinion on appropriateness of actions by anyone who helped call attention to the IRS issue to the FBI.<br />
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Further, he failed utterly to explain how the FBI could act so quickly to make allegations about James Rosen, a Fox News reporter recently named in a search warrant as a &quot;potential co-conspirator to espionage&quot; in a White House leaks investigation when all Rosen was doing was his job, and in contrast the FBI completely ignored viable information from Russia that the Tsarnaev brothers were radical Islamists who bore watching.<br />
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Where was the great surveillance program exposed by apparent traitor Edward Snowden last week when this terrorist duo was plotting to attack Boston and New York? How is it that such solid info is ignored and the brothers allowed to run amok while Rosen's personal and professional life is illegally invaded for doing his job?<br />
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This administration stinks to high heaven. No credibility, no morals, no vision other than keeping liberals in power. May they actually be the death of socialist liberalism in the United States.</div>

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			<description>http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-trip-to-africa-poses-special-challenges-enormous-costs/2013/06/13/29d9270a-cd29-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?hpid=z1                                                   When President Obama makes his...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-trip-to-africa-poses-special-challenges-enormous-costs/2013/06/13/29d9270a-cd29-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?hpid=z1" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...y.html?hpid=z1</a>                                                   When President Obama makes his first extended trip to sub-Saharan Africa this month, the federal agencies charged with keeping him safe won&#8217;t be taking any chances.Hundreds of U.S. Secret Service agents will be dispatched to secure facilities in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. A Navy aircraft carrier or amphibious ship, with a fully staffed medical trauma center, will be stationed offshore in case of an emergency. Military cargo planes will airlift in 56 support vehicles, including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bulletproof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the first family will stay. Fighter jets will fly in shifts, giving 24-hour coverage over the president&#8217;s airspace, so they can intervene quickly if an errant plane gets too close. The president and first lady had also planned to take a Tanzanian safari as part of the trip, which would have required the president&#8217;s special counterassault team to carry sniper rifles with high-caliber rounds that could neutralize cheetahs, lions or other animals if they became a threat, according to the planning document. But the White House canceled the safari Wednesday after inquiries from The Post about the trip&#8217;s purpose and expense, according to a person familiar with the decision.</div>

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			<title>Google fights back, says NSA access is not what has been claimed</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
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Reports from the Guardian and the Washington Post stated that the NSA  had &#8220;direct access&#8221; to the servers of Google, Facebook, and several ...]]></description>
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Reports from the Guardian and the Washington Post stated that the NSA  had &#8220;direct access&#8221; to the servers of Google, Facebook, and several  other major internet companies. Drummond stressed that that simply  wasn&#8217;t true -- but legal restrictions were preventing him from offering  further details.<br />
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  &#8220;There's no lockbox, there's no backdoor -- none of the other terms  that you've seen in the past few days,&#8221; Drummond told Fox News. &#8220;We  comply with orders, we deliver information when we receive these  targeted orders.&quot;
			
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</div>Interesting. Also, it doesn't matter. If NSA/CIA/FBI or another other alphabet agency wants info off their servers, I'm pretty sure they can get it. This is nothing more than a face-saving ploy for Google. Doesn't have to be a backdoor. The agencies can get in anyway.<br />
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Don't think not using Google can get you free of the government either. They can look at any online storage of info they want.</div>

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			<title>Will it never end?</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:40:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[[/quote]*http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/11/state-dept-accused-covering-up-sex-and-prostitution-investigation/*WASHINGTON –  The U.S. State  Department’s ability to investigate wrongdoing by its staff is under  question after a report that...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>[/quote]<b><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/11/state-dept-accused-covering-up-sex-and-prostitution-investigation/" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...investigation/</a></b>WASHINGTON –  The U.S. State  Department’s ability to investigate wrongdoing by its staff is under  question after a report that the agency tried to cover up several crimes  committed has surfaced.<br />
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  Some of the allegations are against then-Secretary of State Hillary  Clinton’s security detail who allegedly hired prostitutes, a U.S.  ambassador accused of trolling public parks for paid sex and a security  official in Beirut committing sexual assaults on foreign nationals.[/quote]Worse, there are allegations by the IG that on numerous occasions, their personnel were pressured to halt investigations or alter findings in final reports.<br />
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This all happened under the watch of former First Lady, former Senator, former Sec/State Hillary Clinton. This on top of her botched Benghazi management. And she wants to be president?<br />
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She can't run her own household, her own department, how is she going to run a whole nation?</div>

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			<title>Should Impeachment be on the table?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm not one to call for the impeachment of any politician on a regular basis; I generally would love to give people the benefit of the doubt when scandals and issues pop up. But in current state of affairs, (IRS, EPA, NSA, Benghazi, etc.) I am...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I'm not one to call for the impeachment of any politician on a regular basis; I generally would love to give people the benefit of the doubt when scandals and issues pop up. But in current state of affairs, (IRS, EPA, NSA, Benghazi, etc.) I am finding it harder and harder to give the POTUS that luxury. My question is: Should impeachment proceedings be on the table due to these new issues that have come up?</div>

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			<title>Hero or traitor? More importantly, can the feds get to him?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
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The source of the bombshell leaks about the U.S. government gathering  information on billions of phone calls and Internet activities risks...</description>
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The source of the bombshell leaks about the U.S. government gathering  information on billions of phone calls and Internet activities risks  decades in jail for the disclosures if the U.S. can extradite him from  Hong Kong, where he says he has taken refuge after saying his sole  motive was to &#8220;inform the public.&#8221;<br />
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  Edward Snowden, 29, who claims to have worked as a contractor at the  National Security Agency and the CIA, allowed The Guardian and The  Washington Post to reveal his identity Sunday. Snowden, in a video that  appeared on the Guardian&#8217;s website, said two NSA surveillance programs  are wide open to abuse.
			
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</div>For me, I think this guy's story needs to be checked out, but I am suspicious of anyone who says, &quot;I'm ready to face whatever consequences there are ...&quot; but seems bent on getting to Iceland where they will refuse extradition to the US based on their international &quot;whistle-blower&quot; law. Better he turn himself in and let the law take its course. Then again, with this administration, he may &quot;disappear&quot; or get knifed in a &quot;prison riot.&quot;<br />
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He claims anyone with his level of security clearance -- and he was a contractor, not a government employee -- can access anyone's email, phone calls, credit cards, etc. A security expert and former CIA operative told Fox News this morning that the guy is over blowing his access, but agrees that there are potentials for abuse of the data and phone calls kept on file. For one thing, keeping copies of any of my &quot;questionable&quot; telephone conversations on file is highly offensive to me and a violation of FISA. For another, statistics released by NSA show they collected over three <b><i>billion</i></b> pieces of information from <b><i>domestic</i></b> sources in February and March of this year alone, and ninety-seven billion pieces worldwide in the same two-month period.<br />
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Three billion is enough for them to have collected almost ten pieces of information from every man, woman and child in the US in a single sixty-day period. FISA does not allow for this. It allows for limited domestic intel gathering, and <b><i>only</i></b> from foreign nationals suspected of operating within the US, and any US citizen suspected of interacting maliciously toward the US with those foreign nationals. I'm sorry, lawyers and others who claim this surveillance has been done legally, but there ain't <b><i>no</i></b><b><i> way</i></b> all of us as suspects. There ain't no way half of us, even a quarter of us, even <b><i>one percent</i></b> of us are suspects. If ten percent of Snowden's story is true, the NSA is far overreaching the mandate given through FISA.<br />
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We need to know.</div>

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