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Broadwell In October:
"I Had Access To Everything"

Real Clear Politics, by Ian Schwartz Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 10:24:54 AM Post Reply

“I was embedded with Gen. Petraeus in Afghanistan, and it was a little confusing to some of the folks there because I am also a military reservist with a top secret FBI clearance and then some,” Broadwell told an audience at an Aspen Institute event in October. “I had access to everything, it was my experience not to leak it, not to violate my mentor, if you will,” she said. “He was a very close mentor.”

Hamas military leader Ahmed Jaabari
assassinated in IAF airstrike

Times of Israel, by Ilan Ben Zion Original Article

Posted By: Ripper1- 11/14/2012 10:19:44 AM Post Reply

The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday bombed a car in Gaza City, killing Ahmed Jaabari, the head of Hamas’s armed wing — the equivalent of an army’s chief of staff — and reportedly his son as well. Two other people who were in the car were reportedly injured in the strike. The IDF confirmed the airstrike on Jaabari and said that it had launched a “widespread campaign on terror sites and operatives in the Gaza Strip, chief among them Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets.” The army referred to the campaign as “Operation Pillar of Defense.”

Gov. O’Malley to GOP:
Remove Tea Party ‘Stench’

Wall Street Journal, by Ryan Tracy Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 10:16:39 AM Post Reply

BALTIMORE—Jumping off the fiscal cliff may make Republicans more willing to compromise next year on raising taxes for the rich, said a prominent Democratic governor. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley added that he believed Republicans should compromise earlier to remove what he called their “Tea Party obstructionist stench.” Tax cuts passed under President George W. Bush expire at the end of the year. Republicans want to extend all the cuts, while Democrats say they should be ended for high-income taxpayers. The deadline is a central part of the fiscal cliff—the fear that,

Truth-telling on Petraeus

American Thinker, by Thomas Lifson Original Article

Posted By: magnante- 11/14/2012 10:13:06 AM Post Reply

The Petraeus Affair is a hall of mirrors, full of so many distractions that the truth cannot be perceived. Nearly the entire pundit class is consumed with following the many titillating and alarming questions being raised. They are legitimate, but they are also distractions from a very, very big reality, that is so unpleasant that it requires a powerful and brave mind to see beyond them. Fortunately, for those willing to listen, a truth-teller, who sees the underlying reality, no matter what the heck was going on among the Real Housewives of Centcom, is available to explain things

Angus King will caucus with
Democrats, giving them 55th seat

The Hill [Washington DC], by Alexander Bolton Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/14/2012 10:13:02 AM Post Reply

Independent Sen.-elect Angus King announced Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats. The newly-elected senator from Maine was expected to do so but remained mum about his intentions during the election, when he was criticized by Republicans for not saying which party he would favor if he made it to the upper chamber. His move gives the Democrats another pickup as he replaces retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine.). Democrats will hold 55 seats in the Senate in the 113th Congress.

Obama to open ‘fiscal cliff’
talks with call for $1.6T
in new revenues

The Hill [Washington DC], by Daniel Strauss Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/14/2012 10:09:32 AM Post Reply

President Obama is taking a tough opening stance in talks over deficit reduction, pushing Republicans to accept a plan that calls for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue over the next ten years, according to reports. The figure is double the $800 billion last discussed by the White House and House Speaker Boehner (R-Ohio) during their 2011 negotiations on raising the debt-ceiling limit. The president’s plan is based on his most recent budget proposal, which sought the $1.6 in new revenues by targeting the wealthy and corporations.

Analysis: Obama´s Full Plate

ABC News, by Michael Falcone & Amy Walter Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/14/2012 10:05:45 AM Post Reply

President Obama heads to the East Room of the White House for his first formal, solo news conference since March and former vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan provided some fodder for what could be one of the opening questions: Did voters give the president a mandate for his second term last Tuesday? In an interview with ABC´s Jonathan Karl yesterday -- his fist national televised sit-down since the Romney-Ryan ticket´s loss on Nov. 6 -- the Wisconsin congressman said that Obama´s sweeping electoral victory did not a mandate make. "I don´t think so, because they also reelected the House Republicans.

Israeli air strike kills top
Hamas commander Jabari

Jerusalem Post, by Yakkov Lappin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/14/2012 9:59:07 AM Post Reply

The IAF struck and killed Hamas´s head of military operations Ahmed Jabari in central Gaza on Wednesday. The airstrike marked the beginning of a campaign to target Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organizations in Gaza, IDF spokesman Yoav Mordechai said. "The first aim of this operation is to bring back quiet to southern Israel, and the second target is to strike at terror organizations," Mordechai said. Mordechai described Jabari as a man with "a lot of blood on his hands." The IDF has urged civilians to pay attention to instructions from the Home Front Command in light of the developments.

Border Patrol under scrutiny
for deadly force in Arizona

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Mobyclik- 11/14/2012 9:53:55 AM Post Reply

NOGALES, Ariz.-A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness. U.S. Border Patrol agents and local police gave chase on foot — from bushes to behind homes, then back to the fence. The conflict escalated. Authorities say they were being pelted with rocks. One agent responded by aiming a gun into Mexico and firing multiple shots at the assailant, killing a

Lawmaker asks to be
paid in gold

Politico, by Kevin Cirilli Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/14/2012 9:51:55 AM Post Reply

A Montana state lawmaker is asking that he be paid in gold coins because of his lack of faith in the U.S. dollar amid a rising deficit. Jerry O’Neil, a Republican just reelected in his northern Montana district, says his constituents told him he was not honoring his duty to uphold the U.S. Constitution, which O’Neil and Gold Standard supporters say requires the government to print money backed by gold.“I believe that if you take a look at the Constitution, that’s what it says,” he told POLITICO. “I think we’ve gotten a tremendously long way from it.”

McCain, Hatch, Rubio offer
optimism on immigration on
return for lame duck

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Cameron Joseph Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 9:49:05 AM Post Reply

Three key Senate Republican players on immigration returned to a lame-duck session of Congress on Tuesday offering optimism that a deal on immigration could be made next year. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he believes it’s “very likely” the Senate will come up with a comprehensive immigration bill that could include enforcement and a way of dealing with illegal immigrants in the country. A pathway to residency or citizenship for those illegal immigrants was the major stumbling block to immigration reform efforts in the last decade. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said “everything ought

White House rejects
Boehner’s tax deal

Washington Post, by Ezra Klein Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 11/14/2012 9:48:28 AM Post Reply

The Obama administration’s target of $1.6 trillion in taxes isn’t anything new. It’s an update of the $1.5 trillion in taxes they’ve been proposing since 2011. A year has passed, which means the same policies — letting the Bush tax cuts expire for income over $250,000 and then limiting some deductions and loopholes for wealthier taxpayers (Snip) Here’s what is new: The White House is saying, clearly, that they won’t permit the top tax rates to remains where they are. They’re taking House Speaker John A. Boehner’s proposed deal and rejecting it.

Misreading Election 2012

Wall Street Journal, by Andrew Kohut Original Article

Posted By: garnet- 11/14/2012 9:48:08 AM Post Reply

Postelection talk of "lessons learned" is often exaggerated and misleading, and so it is in 2012. A week after President Obama won re-election, two themes are dominant. First, that Mr. Obama kept his job because key elements of his base—notably young people, African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans—turned out for him. Second, that the growing size of these voting blocs represents a decisive challenge for the Republican Party. Both points are true, but most observers are overstating the gravity of the GOP´s problem. In particular, they are paying too little attention to how weak a candidate Mitt Romney was

Heh: Brown Says Kerry Would
be an “Excellent” Choice
for Secretary of State

Townhall, by Daniel Doherty Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 9:44:34 AM Post Reply

Of course he did -- and for obvious reasons: Outgoing Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) told reporters Tuesday that he has no existing plans to seek office again but did not rule out a future run. "I´m not even concerned about that right now," he said during a press briefing in the Capitol, adding that the country faces huge challenges. In response to a question, he said Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), a rumored candidate for Secretary of State, would be an "excellent" choice for the job. If Kerry vacates his seat, Brown would have the option of making another run for senator. "We´ll see what happens," Brown said.

Senate passes bill boosting
payments to veterans

Townhall.com, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Great Caesars Ghost- 11/14/2012 9:25:01 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — The Senate sent the White House a bill on Tuesday giving nearly 4 million veterans and survivors a 1.7 percent increase in their monthly benefit payments next year. Democrats said the normally routine measure was delayed for weeks because an unidentified Republican senator objected to it. Republicans were not given enough time to ensure that all senators were okay with the bill, said Don Stewart, a spokesman for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. He said the clearance process was completed soon after Congress adjourned for the elections and that Democrats could have brought the bill up if necessary.
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Pelosi to remain as
Democratic House leader

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Mike Lillis Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 9:24:43 AM Post Reply

Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that she will stay on as House Democratic leader in the next Congress. The California Democrat had remained mum about that decision all year, fueling speculation that she might relinquish power and raising questions about the party´s direction after a decade under her reign. But in a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol Wednesday morning, the 13-term liberal told her troops that she´ll seek to remain minority leader in the 113th Congress, according to a source in the room.

Obama hails Diwali -- ´Saal Mubarak´

Investor´s Business Daily, by Andrew Malcolm Original Article

Posted By: SurferLad- 11/14/2012 9:16:29 AM Post Reply

President Obama's remarks on Diwali:- Today, here at home and across the globe, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists will celebrate the holiday of Diwali — the festival of lights. Diwali is a time for gathering with family and friends, often marked with good food and dancing. It is also a time for prayer and reflection about those less fortunate. It is a testament to the compassion of these communities that so many of them have helped those that have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Many who observe this holiday will light the Diya, or lamp, which symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.
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Why Nancy Pelosi should step
down as House Democratic Leader

Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 11/14/2012 9:16:21 AM Post Reply

At 10 (or so) this morning, Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce whether she will seek another term as the highest ranking Democrat in the House. There’s little doubt that if Pelosi wants the job, she can keep it. She remains immensely popular with the liberal wing of the House caucus which, if anything, has grown stronger and more unified in the past two elections. She is also, without question, the best fundraiser among House Democrats (and maybe the second-best fundraiser in the party). Since coming into party leadership in 2002, Pelosi has raised $328 million

Petraeus agrees to testify on Libya
before congressional committees

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 9:11:47 AM Post Reply

Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify about the Libya terror attack before the House and Senate intelligence committees, Fox News has learned. Petraeus had originally been scheduled to testify this Thursday on the burgeoning controversy over the deadly Sept. 11 attack. That appearance was scuttled, though, after the director abruptly resigned over an extramarital affair. The resignation has since expanded into a sprawling scandal that now includes allegations that Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, exchanged "inappropriate" and sexually charged emails with Jill Kelley, a Florida socialite linked to the Petraeus case. The rapid developments in the case have all but obscured what until last week was an intense debate on Capitol Hill and beyond over the Benghazi terror attack.
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For Some, Obama Was
Just Good Enough

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Joel B. Pollak Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 11/14/2012 9:04:11 AM Post Reply

The secret of Barack Obama’s re-election is simply that for millions of Americans, he was just good enough. He had not fulfilled the promise of 2008, but he had passed a silent threshold. His supporters weren’t particularly excited; they weren’t interested in turning out for rallies or putting up lawn signs. They had no idea what he hoped to do in the future. They just turned out to validate the choice they made in 2008, and he won. Naturally, conservatives have focused on what Mitt Romney might have done differently. We have vented our frustrations

Holder, Mueller face mounting
questions on why Petraeus
probe kept under wraps

Fox News, by Catherine Herridge & Chad Pergram Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/14/2012 9:03:54 AM Post Reply

Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller are facing mounting questions over why they neglected to tell the rest of the Obama administration about the investigation into David Petraeus until Election Day, with one top lawmaker now demanding an explanation. The FBI apparently was sitting in two inquiries. One involved the extramarital affair uncovered between Petraeus and biographer Paula Broadwell. The other involved "inappropriate communications" between lead commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen and Jill Kelley, a woman tied to the Petraeus scandal.

Another General Down —
Over Dempsey’s Objections

PJ Media, by Bridget Johnson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 11/14/2012 9:02:00 AM Post Reply

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced last night that the onetime top Pentagon official in Africa has been forced to retire after an investigation found that he traveled too lavishly. Panetta decided that Gen. William E. Ward, former commander of U.S. Africa Command, should be retired at the grade of lieutenant general. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey reportedly urged Panetta to let Ward retire at his four-star rank. “The Department of the Army will also seek to recoup roughly $82,000 in expenses stemming from Gen. Ward’s misconduct

Rubio: Clinton, Petraeus
Must Testify About Libya

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Tony Lee Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 11/14/2012 9:00:20 AM Post Reply

On Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined other Republican senators in calling for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus to testify before Congress about the terrorists attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya that murdered U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. After Obama administration officials briefed senators on Libya, Rubio said "there are continued questions about a couple items" and Clinton and Petraeus should testify. He went on to say Clinton has an "invaluable" role to play and "we need to hear from David Petraeus, as well."

Witness: Salazar
threatened Colorado reporter

Politico, by Byron Tau Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 11/14/2012 8:58:04 AM Post Reply

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar threatened to punch a reporter on a recent trip to Colorado, according to witnesses. Dave Philipps, a reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette, tried to ask Salazar about his appointments to the Bureau of Land Management and the wild horse population in the state. Specifically, Philipps had questions about the government´s relationship with a wild horse buyer who allegedly sold more than 1,700 horses to Mexican slaughterhouses. Ginger Kathrens, executive director of the Cloud Foundation, witnessed the exchange between Salazar and a reporter. Her organization put out a release cataloging the exchange and blasting Salazar

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