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NJ town proposes flag ban

MyFoxNY, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/18/2013 9:26:30 AM Post Reply

The Hudson County town of West New York is considering a widespread sign regulation that could include banning American flags from being flown. The Board of Commissioners have a draft ordinance for "General Sign Regulations". Among the prohibited signs under the proposal would be "Flags, banners and pennants." This has opponents upset. "What if I want to hang the American Flag? I can´t," Frank Ferriero told politickerNJ. "Man, that´s un-American." The proposed ordinance was first read at a meeting on Wednesday.

Al-Qaida in the heart of Africa

Creators Syndicate, by Patrick J. Buchanan Original Article

Posted By: jackson- 1/18/2013 9:14:59 AM Post Reply

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is Newton’s third law of physics. Its counterpart in geopolitics is “blowback,” when military action in one sphere produces an unintended and undesirable consequence in another. September 11, 2001, was blowback. George H.W. Bush had sent an army of half a million to hurl Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait, a triumph. He proceeded to impose severe sanctions on the Iraqis and to build U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia. “Infidel” soldiers on sacred Islamic soil and the suffering of the Iraqi people under American sanctions were two of the causes Osama

With Te´o Silent, Questions
About Hoax Mount

Associated Press, by Tom Coyne Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 1/18/2013 8:58:46 AM Post Reply

Manti Te´o has already tried to explain how his heartwarming story of playing through adversity was a lie he wasn´t responsible for, how he was the victim of a cruel hoax about a dead girlfriend who never existed. (Snip) An Associated Press review of news coverage found that Te´o talked about his doomed love in a Web interview on Dec. 8 and again in a newspaper interview published Dec. 10. He and the university said he learned on Dec. 6 that it was all a hoax — not only was she not dead, she wasn´t real.

Obama Jobs Council hits 1
year without official meeting

Politico, by Josh Gerstein Original Article

Posted By: Drive- 1/18/2013 8:44:57 AM Post Reply

President Barack Obama´s Jobs Council hit a notable milestone on Thursday: one year without an official meeting. The 26-member panel is also set to expire at the end of the month, unless Obama extends its tenure. The group, formally known as the President´s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, last convened on Jan. 17, 2012 for a White House session where it presented formal recommendations to Obama. It was the panel´s fourth official meeting since it was created in early 2011.

Nigeria Declares War
On Malian Rebels

Leadership [Nigeria], by Bayo Oladeji* Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 1/18/2013 8:33:18 AM Post Reply

Nigeria Army troops of all ranks numbering 900 were yesterday deployed to Mali as part of the Africa-led international Mission in Support of Mali (AFISMA) in the search of global peace and security. Already, the Senate yesterday approved the participation of Nigerian troops in the war, while President Goodluck Jonathan leaves for Cote d’Ivoire today in furtherance of the situation in Mali.(Snip) Army chief Ihejirika disclosed that, aside from the ECOWAS factor, Nigeria’s participation has to do with the security of the country especially since Boko Haram is one of the terrorist groups that are being trained in Mali.

BuzzFeed reporter alleges Rahm
Emanuel physically assaulted him

Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: CarrotFarmer87- 1/18/2013 8:28:24 AM Post Reply

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is known for his hard-charging persona when it comes to getting what he wants politically. But Buzzfeed’s Michael Hastings is now alleging that the former White House chief of staff “crossed the line” by physically assaulting him during an interview. On Thursday’s broadcast of Cenk Uygur’s “The Young Turks” on Current TV, Hastings played an audio recording of a verbal exchange he had with Emanuel that came on the heels of his 2010 Rolling Stone article “The Runway General,” which resulted in the termination of then- Gen. Stanley McChrystal

Loyal dog attends mass every
day at church where owner´s
funeral was held, waiting for
her to return

Daily Mail (UK), by Nick Pisa Original Article

Posted By: Drive- 1/18/2013 8:12:27 AM Post Reply

A heartbroken dog whose owner died two months ago is missing her so much he is attending services at the Italian church where her funeral was held patiently waiting for her to return. Loyal Tommy, a seven-year-old German Shepherd, belonged to Maria Margherita Lochi, 57, and had been her faithful companion after she adopted him when she found him abandoned in fields close to her home. Mrs Lochi adopted several strays she found but friends said she developed a particular close affection for Tommy and would walk to church with him from her home every day -

´Battalion of Blood´ gunmen had one
aim... to ´kill infidels and Christians´:
American and up to THIRTY Brits
among dozens of hostages killed
in botched raid on Al Qaeda
gang at Algerian gas field

Daily Mail [UK], by Tim Shipman* Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/18/2013 7:45:45 AM Post Reply

An American and up to thirty Britons who were being held by Islamist militants in Algeria have been killed in a botched air raid by Algerian forces. The raid, which was carried out in Algerian helicopters and special forces, was meant to wipe out the al-Qaeda-linked militants and free the 41 hostages from at least 10 countries, but instead left scores of people dead and injured. Two Americans escaped unharmed yesterday from the hostage standoff, a senior U.S. defense officials told Fox News. Militants said that seven Americans had been taken hostage and five other Americans who had been

Texas Official Invites NY Gun
Owners to Lone Star State

Breitbart´s Big Government, by William Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/18/2013 7:41:46 AM Post Reply

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is rolling out the welcome mat for New Yorkers who would like to keep their guns—and their money. Abbott used his campaign money to produce and place ads on media websites in New York City and Albany encouraging residents to move to Texas. Why? To avoid the severe gun restrictions put into place by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, as well as the high income taxes of the Empire State. One ad reads: "WANTED: Law abiding New York gun owners seeking lower taxes and greater opportunities."

Wake Up, Socially Liberal
Fiscal Conservatives

National Review Online, by Jonah Goldberg Original Article

Posted By: Toledo- 1/18/2013 7:25:28 AM Post Reply

That’s pretty toothy, so I’m going to call you “Bob.” But whatever specific name you go by, Bob, you know who you are. You’re the sort of person who says to his conservative friends or co-workers something like, “I would totally vote for Republicans if they could just give up on these crazy social issues.” When you explain your votes for Barack Obama, you talk about how Republicans used to be much more moderate and focused on important things such as low taxes, fiscal discipline, and balanced budgets. When Colin Powell was on Meet the Press the other day, you

Let´s Ask Obama About
His Made-Up Girlfriends

American Thinker, by Jack Cashill Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/18/2013 7:20:54 AM Post Reply

In the last 24 hours, the media have scrutinized Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te´o´s life more completely than they did President Barack Obama´s in the last eight years. And that is shameful -- on both counts. The crux of the Te´o story, of course, is whether Te´o conspired to fabricate his seemingly tragic relationship with imaginary girlfriend Lennay Kekua or whether he is a victim of a cruel hoax. Much is at stake -- or so we are told. If Te´o proves to be a willing participant in a hoax, NFL scouts will question his character

New Conservative Strategy, Part Two

American Spectator, by Quin Hillyer Original Article

Posted By: garnet- 1/18/2013 6:24:04 AM Post Reply

As outlined in a column earlier this week, Republicans/conservatives should try to outmaneuver Barack Obama and his leftist allies via a new strategy consisting of guerrilla tactics, constantly keeping Obama on the defensive, combined with a re-crafting of how conservatives communicate our principles. Conservatives have proved inept at managing crisis-atmosphere brinksmanship, but we can consistently win smaller skirmishes and ward off societal disaster long enough to outlast the Democrats’ current hold on the Senate and the White House. It’s not that budget-cutters in Congress are wrong, for instance, to try to use the debt ceiling and other legislative deadlines

Is Obamacare Socialism or Fascism?

American Spectator, by David Catron Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 6:19:31 AM Post Reply

As a general rule, I avoid “healthy” food whenever possible. I try to eat things with extra fat and lots of additives. (Snip) For a brief period this week, however, I was on the verge of bestowing my custom on Whole Foods Market, despite its deplorable policy of “selling the highest quality natural and organic products available.” Why? Because it seemed that the grocery chain’s CEO, John Mackey, was that elusive creature for whom Diogenes searched so fruitlessly — an honest man. Mackey is currently promoting his new book, Conscious Capitalism, and has therefore subjected himself

Same-Sex Marriage:
Army’s Not Budging

Time, by Mark Thompson Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:59:18 AM Post Reply

Last week, the Marines made it clear that its spouses’ clubs could not discriminate against same-sex couples. Wednesday, the Army said: not so fast. As things stand now, the Army, backed by the Pentagon, is saying it will not bar recognition of spouses’ clubs that prohibit same-sex couples from membership. This all began awhile back at Fort Bragg, N.C., after the Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses denied Ashley Broadway membership, even though she is married to Army Lieutenant Colonel Heather Mack. Broadway says she is “extremely disappointed” by the decision.

Pro-Obamacare group sponsoring
symposium to train journalists
how to report on Obamacare

Daily Caller, by Patrick Howley Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 1/18/2013 5:52:31 AM Post Reply

A private organization that “helped lay the groundwork” for Obamacare is hosting a symposium to “offer specialized education in health care reporting” for mainstream reporters from outlets including Reuters and Money magazine. As reported by Rusty Weiss for FreedomWorks, the Commonwealth Fund is sponsoring a two-day symposium, hosted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) entitled “The Business of Health Care” at Reuters headquarters in New York City. The symposium will “offer specialized education in health care reporting” and “boost knowledge of the Affordable Care Act.”

WSJ/NBC Poll Shows Support for NRA

Wall Street Journal, by Alicia Mundy Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 1/18/2013 5:46:29 AM Post Reply

In the midst of a ferocious battle with the president over gun control in America, the National Rifle Association continues to have more supporters than detractors, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. According to the poll, the NRA enjoys 41% positive approval rating, with a 34% negative rating. That compares with 41% positive and 29% negative in January 2011. The NRA has been in the spotlight after the December massacre of 20 children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Conn. NRA executive Wayne LaPierre proposed putting armed guard in schools —

Secession and Patriotism

Commentary Magazine, by Jonathan S. Tobin Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:42:42 AM Post Reply

I rarely find myself in complete agreement with anything that comes out of the Obama administration. But I have to commend Jon Carson, the White House director of public engagement, for his thoughtful response to the petitions received from those asking that Texas and some other states be allowed to peacefully withdraw from the union. This is the sort of thing that can easily be dismissed as the domain of crackpots. Fortunately, only a tiny minority of Texans supports secession. Nevertheless, the ongoing debates about gun control and the debt ceiling have given a concept

Obama Ignores Dangers Of
Father-Free Zones

Investor´s Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 1/18/2013 5:42:07 AM Post Reply

Violence: If gun-control worked, the president´s hometown would be safe. Instead, gangs of fatherless youths daily kill other fatherless youths. How about an executive order endorsing marriage and intact families? We do not know how history might have been different had the parents of Newtown shooter Adam Lanza not divorced in 2009, leaving the troubled young man with his mother in a single-parent home. But if there´s a thread that links the carnage at Sandy Hook with the 500-plus murders in Chicago in 2012, it´s not just the use of guns to kill.

The Obama Revolution

Washington Free Beacon, by Matthew Continetti Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:32:59 AM Post Reply

Last year, when the blogger and amateur gynecologist Andrew Sullivan published a Newsweek cover story proclaiming Barack Obama the liberal Ronald Reagan, conservatives mocked him. No one deserves mockery more than Sullivan—well, maybe Paul Krugman—but in this case the criticism was misplaced. On the eve of his second inauguration, we ought to face the unpleasant fact that Obama will be remembered as a president of achievement and consequence. It does not matter if, like I do, you think those achievements are horrible and that their consequences will be worse.

Lance Armstrong´s confession to
Oprah Winfrey in interview is
shaky at best, and there´s still
no reason to believe him

New York Daily News, by Mike Lupica Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 1/18/2013 5:24:54 AM Post Reply

You came away with this on Thursday night, after we finally saw the interview that Oprah Winfrey did with Lance Armstrong on Monday in Austin: Armstrong was much more compelling as a liar than he was trying to tell the truth to Oprah with about as much feeling as somebody reciting a grocery list. Oh, he told some truths with Oprah, right at the top of the show, she got right to it before she let him wander around so much in a weird and disconnected performance that you’re glad he didn’t ride this way in the Tour de France,

Federal Court Hears
´Sister Wives´ Lawsuit

Associated Press, by Paul Foy Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:21:08 AM Post Reply

A federal judge heard arguments on whether Utah can prohibit plural marriage but issued no immediate ruling in a lawsuit by the stars of the reality show "Sister Wives." Kody Brown and his four wives claim the law is unconstitutional. The family fled Utah for Las Vegas last year under the threat of prosecution. They did not attend Thursday´s hearing in Salt Lake City, leaving arguments to a constitutional law professor. "The Browns wanted to show people that a plural family is not a monstrosity," said Jonathan Turley of The George Washington University. "They don´t commit collateral problems."

What We (Supposedly)
Don’t Know about Guns

National Review Online, by Robert VerBruggen Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:17:23 AM Post Reply

One of the president’s new executive orders will allow the Centers for Disease Control to conduct gun research again. The CDC is a horrible choice for this project, both because gun violence is has nothing to do with “disease control” and because the agency has a track record of poor research in this area. Also, the holes in our knowledge are much smaller than some on the left would like to think — and many of the questions that have not been answered cannot be answered, simply because the tools of social science are not up to the task.

Priest’s sinful ‘drug sales’

New York Post, by Dan Mangan Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 1/18/2013 5:12:33 AM Post Reply

Walter White has nothing on this man of God. A Connecticut priest — who once was a top aide to Edward Cardinal Egan — was busted for selling ultra-pure crystal meth shipped to him by California co-conspirators, law-enforcement officials said yesterday. Monsignor Kevin Wallin, 61, faces a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted of the drug conspiracy, which echoes the hit AMC show “Breaking Bad,” where mild-mannered science teacher White becomes a drug kingpin. Wallin was likely slinging meth to help fund his purchase of a shop selling drug paraphernalia, adult movies and toys, authorities said.

Al Qaeda Commander
Suspected in Algerian Attack

Weekly Standard, by Thomas Joscelyn Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:07:56 AM Post Reply

It should come as no surprise that a notorious jihadist named Mokhtar Belmokhtar is suspected of ordering the raid on a BP oil field in eastern Algeria and the subsequent kidnapping of dozens. Belmokhtar has been at this game for a while. His career shows that jihadist ideology and criminality can comingle. Belmokhtar’s operations have run the gamut, from cigarette smuggling to gunrunning to kidnappings to outright murder. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a loyal ideologue to al Qaeda, too. In late 2012, Belmokhtar, a longtime al Qaeda

Obama´s use of wide-eyed children
to promote his gun-control proposals
shows just how infantile the anti-gun
campaign has become

Telegraph [UK], by Brendan O´Neill Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 5:01:40 AM Post Reply

There was something nauseating about the way Barack Obama surrounded himself with children as he unveiled his gun control plans. It looked like emotional blackmail. "Look these innocent babes in the face and tell them guns are good" – that was the implicit message of this cynical, innocence-exploiting press conference, which brought to mind one of the late Wacko Jacko´s weird child-centred peace concerts more than it did a serious Lincoln-style presidential address. What Obama and his advisers appear to have overlooked is that it doesn´t matter one jot what children think of guns, or anything else

Three Theories on Manti Te’o

Daily Beast, by Josh Dzieza Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/18/2013 4:55:34 AM Post Reply

Manti Te’o was the hero of the college football season, overcoming the loss of both his grandmother and his girlfriend on the same day to lead his team to victory over Michigan State. But then Deadspin broke the news that Lennay Kekua was nothing but an online figment, compiled from stolen Facebook pictures, possibly by Te’o’s friend Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. Te’o says he was the victim of a hoax, but others are skeptical that he could have been suckered for so long.Below, three theories on how the Catfish-meets-Lifetime scandal might have come about.

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