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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...Tags: Parties and Movements, Cynthia M. Lummis, Libya, U.S. Department of State, Hillary Clinton
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Gun industry thrives during Obama's term in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the National Rifle Association four years ago that he would be the "most anti-gun president in American history." He hasn't pressed such...
Tags: FBI, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Corporate Officers, Justice and Rights
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LETTER: Fast And Furious Scandals
Fast and Furious is no longer just the name of the Obama administration gun-running scandal, but the speed and ferociousness of the Obama scandals coming to light. Forget about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms giving guns to drug lords. Now...Tags: Susan Rice, White House, U.S. Department of State, Politics, Elections
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With 'shameful' comment, Holder adds to feud with Republicans
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday accused a senior Republican lawmaker of "shameful" behavior in an unusually personal exchange between the chief U.S. prosecutor and one of his most vocal congressional critics....Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, National Rifle Association of America, Darrell E Issa, Eric Holder
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Obama cover-ups are frustrating
For me, the frustration began with Operation Fast and Furious. Eric Holder was excused by President Obama not to testify, and nothing was done to tell who was to blame. Why? Then came the big one: Our embassy in Benghazi. Ambassador Stephens was not told...Tags: Pompano Beach, Barack Obama
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Gun advocates should take aim at real scandals
Last month, I received emails from two people I know but who don't know each other: one a close friend and Second Amendment supporter, and the other a regular reader who sends me news items she believes the "liberal media" are willfully suppressing....
Tags: Shootings, Glenn Beck, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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'Fast and Furious' series depicts post-racial America, plus fast cars
Diversity, as San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy explained nearly a decade ago, was an old wooden ship used during the Civil War. Which, of course, was way off. Ron, played by Will Ferrell in the 2004 comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,&...
Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Michelle Rodriguez, Entertainment, Disney Channel (tv network), Jamie Foxx
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New 'Fast and Furious' report finds DHS warning signs ignored
WASHINGTON — Even as they lost scores of illegal firearms in their Fast and Furious operation, federal ATF agents asked their Border Patrol counterparts not to pursue criminal leads or track gun smuggling in southern Arizona so they could follow the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Firearms, U.S. Congress, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, National Security
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Schwarzenegger, your He-Man days have come and gone
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesCOMMENTARY Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent decision to return as executive editor of Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines makes one thing ...... -
Senate Judiciary Committee approves gun trafficking bill
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday to combat gun trafficking, the first firearms measure since the Newtown, Conn., shooting to move to consideration by the full Senate. The proposal, steered by committee...Tags: Patrick Leahy, John Cornyn, Law Enforcement, National Rifle Association of America, Dick Durbin
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What does a 'secure' border look like?
Once, the mesas and canyons extending east of the Pacific Ocean held the most popular routes for illegal immigrants heading into the U.S. Dozens at a time sprinted across the border into San Diego, passing agents who were too busy herding others to give...
Tags: John Cook, Brownsville, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigrants, National Security
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Focus on deranged, not their guns
Maryland's political MOB (Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Gov. Martin O'Malley and House Speaker Michael E. Busch) are now pushing for more gun control laws on law abiding citizens with the Firearm Safety Act of 2013. Maryland today already has...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch, Gun Control, Laws, Criminals
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