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Earmarks Are Weapons in House Spat
Rep. John Murtha, the pugnacious Democratic chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is accused of breaking House rules by threatening to withhold future spending from a GOP member...
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Blogger Says He Has More Names Up His Sleeve
The blogger who first reported on Larry Craig’s gay cruising says he has outed 33 elected officials and staffers over the past few years and plans to name “a few more” Congress members in the coming...
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GOP Reps. Pin Fort Hood on Obama
Hinting that Obama administration’s restrictions on how the government fights terrorism led to the Fort Hood shooting, two Republican Congressman today called for an immediate probe of the incident....
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Congressman: WikiLeaker Should Be Executed
Republican congressman Mike Rogers called for the execution of Army analyst Bradley Manning in a radio interview yesterday if investigators find that he leaked classified information to WikiLeaks. "If...
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Bloomberg: Minority Surveillance Like Checking for Measles
The NYPD's increased undercover surveillance of Muslims and ethnic minorities since 9/11 is like screening children for measles, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday. "If there is a community where...
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House Panel to TSA: Stop Patting Down Beyonce
House officials have some words of wisdom for the TSA: Don't pat down Beyonce. Seriously. After all, "she's not going to blow a plane up," says Rep. Mike Rogers, who heads the House Homeland Security...
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House Intel Chair Wants Jail for Leakers
Barack Obama vehemently denied that his administration was behind any recent national security leaks today, as Congress turned up the heat on the issue. "The notion that the White House would purposely...
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Holder Appoints 2 Attorneys to Investigate Leaks
Eric Holder appointed two attorneys yesterday, along with prosecutors from the Justice Department's National Security Division, to look into accusations that the White House deliberately leaked...
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Israel PM 'Blew Up' at US Ambassador Over Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clashed angrily with the American ambassador to Israel over US policy on Iran, according to a lawmaker who was present at the late August meeting. "It was...
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McCain Blames 'Disengaged' White House for Libya Attack
John McCain today took the Benghazi consulate attack that killed Chris Stevens and laid the blame squarely at the door of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., blasting the Obama administration's policy of...
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Graham: I'll Block Brennan, Hagel Over Benghazi
Lindsey Graham says he's ready to block the confirmations of both Chuck Hagel and John Brennan if President Obama isn't a little more forthcoming with what he knows about the Benghazi consulate attack....
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China: US Is Bungling North Korea Situation
If the US boosts its missile defenses in reaction to North Korea's threats, a plan revealed last week and confirmed by Chuck Hagel on Friday, it will just make the situation worse, China is warning...
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House Intel Chief: I Think Syria Used Chemicals
So did Bashar al-Assad cross the "red line" that could trigger US involvement by using chemical weapons on rebels in Aleppo? Or did the rebels use them? Or neither? Confirmation remains elusive after...
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No. of Americans on Kill List: Zilch
The White House has remained mum on its so-called kill list , but at least one politician is now talking: House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Rogers yesterday revealed that there aren't any...
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Bloomberg: Assault Weapons Ban Not DOA
Michael Bloomberg was today busily putting his mouth where his money will be tomorrow, Politico reports, when he kicks off a $12 million ad blitz targeting 13 senators considered vulnerable on gun...
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Phone Records Foiled Attack, Says Lawmaker
Mike Rogers has one-upped his colleagues on Capitol Hill in defending the NSA's use of phone records from Verizon . The chairman of the House intelligence panel says the strategy is not only legal but...
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Phone Spying Prevented NYC Subway Attack: Sources
On Thursday, Rep. Mike Rogers defended the NSA's phone and Internet snooping program with the claim that, "Within the last few years, this program was used to stop a terrorist attack in the United...
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NSA: Spying Foiled Stock Exchange Bomb Plot
The NSA's controversial spying activities have prevented more than 50 terror attacks since 9/11, the agency's director told the House Intelligence Committee today, including attempted bombings of the...
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Brawl Over Syria an 'Uphill Slog,' 'Amateur Hour'
It was all Syria, all the time on the Sunday talk circuit today, with White House chief of staff Denis McDonough hitting all five networks in making the administration's case for action. "The question...
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Romney: Obama's Lie Is Rotting 2nd Term
Mitt Romney knows a little something about health care reform, and he threw his two cents on the pile today, saying President Obama "failed to learn the lessons" of Massachusetts. Romney took issue...
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