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by BEN SHAPIRO, Breitbart
May 25, 2013

Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that the Gang of Three – Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) –…
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by Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times
May 24, 2013

U.S. drone strikes have killed four Americans, including one who was “specifically targeted” and three others who were not targets, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.…
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by RACHAEL BADE | Politico.com
May 23, 2013

Lois Lerner might win the legal battle but she’s prolonging the political war.
Instead of simply taking the scorn of lawmakers for a day, repeatedly invoking the…
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by Richard Simon and Joseph Tanfani, The Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON — A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a…
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by Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller
May 21, 2013

While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage from tornadoes ravaging the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took…
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Republican rips Obama for meeting with illegal immigrants, icing out officer union
by FoxNews.com
May 25, 2013
A top Republican lawmaker blasted President Obama after he held an Oval Office meeting this week with illegal immigrants, despite having ignored recent requests for a sit-down from the union representing immigration officers.
“The fact that the president and the vice president are hosting illegal immigrants in the White House while constricting citizen tours and refusing to meet with immigration…
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McCain, Graham defend Obama State. Dept. nominee linked to Benghazi
by Julian Pecquet, The Hill
May 25, 2013
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday offered a preemptive defense of President Obama’s nominee to head European affairs at the State…
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Eric Holder signed off on DOJ affidavit for Fox reporter: report
by David Sherfinski-The Washington Times
May 24, 2013
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. approved a search warrant identifying a Fox News reporter as a potential co-conspirator in an espionage case, NBC News…
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OTHER NEWS From Around The Country
Judge rules against ‘America’s toughest sheriff’ in racial profiling lawsuit
by Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz, Reuters
May 25, 2013
PHOENIX | Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions.
The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether…
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Markey, Gomez race turns nasty in Mass.
by Mario Trujillo, The Hill
May 25, 2013
As outside groups begin to mobilize in the Massachusetts Senate race, the animosity between the Republican Gabriel Gomez and his…
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National Republicans Send Staff to Massachusetts
by Kyle Trygstad, RollCall.com
May 24, 2013
National Republicans have dispatched staff to Massachusetts to assist with the Senate special election that has become tantalizingly close.
The…
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Andrew Cuomo on Anthony Weiner: ‘Shame on us’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said “shame on us” when asked about the possibility of Anthony Weiner being elected mayor, while Rep. Charles Rangel predicted defeat for the disgraced former congressman.
Cuomo told the Syracuse…
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North Carolina GOP Senate poll: Virginia Foxx ahead
Rep. Virginia Foxx is narrowly the GOP favorite for a North Carolina Senate run next year, a new poll says.
According to a survey released by Public Policy Polling on Wednesday, Foxx is the choice…
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Tea Party Express Backs Special-Election Candidate
Missouri Speaker Pro Tem Jason Smith picked up the endorsement of the Tea Party Express on Tuesday, less than three weeks before the special election in the Show Me State’s 8th District.
“Jason is a…
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Weiner’s running for mayor: leaked video bares bid
Anthony Weiner announced his campaign for mayor early this morning with — what else? — a leak.
Shortly after midnight, the disgraced ex-congressman’s campaign accidentally posted online a 2-minute, 16-second video in which he throws…
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Sweden riots expose ugly side of ‘Nordic model’
STOCKHOLM | The scene of Sweden’s worst riots in years, Husby is on the surface at least a typically neat suburb of colorful playgrounds, manicured parks and low rise apartment buildings.
Conversations with residents of…
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British security services in spotlight after soldier murder
LONDON | Britain’s security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that…
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‘You and your children will be next’: Islamic fanatics wielding meat cleavers butcher and try to behead a British soldier, taking their war on the West to a new level of horror
Clutching a bloodied meat cleaver, the man suspected of executing a soldier on a crowded street declared: ‘you and your kids will be next’.
In a chilling rant captured on camera, the knife-wielding man declared:…
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Global Markets Roiled by Nikkei’s 7.3% Slide
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.
Several reasons have been blamed for…
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