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Hillary Can’t Delete This As Secretary of State, Clinton says she stopped at nothing to get a blind dissident out of China. That’s not what he remembers. By DAVID FEITH March 15, 2015 This book won’t help Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president. Its author, Chen Guangcheng, is the blind Chinese human-rights lawyer who in April 2012 escaped rural house arrest and sought refuge at the U.S. embassy in Beijing. The ensuing diplomatic tussle over his fate was a high drama that Mrs. Clinton touts as an accomplishment of her tenure as secretary of state. It reminded her of the “responsibility...

15 March 2015 Syria Conflict: US Wants To 'Re-ignite' Peace Talks, Says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry says he wants to "re-ignite" negotiations with President Bashar al-Assad to end the conflict in Syria. Speaking as the war enters its fifth year, Mr Kerry said it was "one of the worst tragedies any of us have seen". He said the international community was upping pressure on Syria's regime to hold new peace talks, saying "we have to negotiate in the end" with Mr Assad. More than 215,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the conflict.

Furious Elton John Calls for Boycott of Dolce and Gabbana Over IVF Comments Sir Elton John on Sunday called for a boycott of the swank fashion house Dolce & Gabbana after the founders declared their opposition to same-sex marriage and gay adoptions in an interview with an Italian fashion magazine. D&G, which has clothed some of the celebrity world's top stars, was founded 30 years ago by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbano. Their designs have been worn by Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Christian Bale and many other movie stars. But the founders, who were once a couple, told the magazine...

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Who Talks To Netanyahu ‘A Lot,’ Says His Country Is In Danger of Collapse By Lally Weymouth March 12 Since the army took power from Mohamed Morsi in 2013 with popular support, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi says he’s been fighting to keep the forces of anarchy at bay. On the eve of a large investment conference this weekend, he invited The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth to the massive white presidential palace for a conversation about Egypt’s problematic relationship with Washington, how to defeat the Islamic State, and his fears and hopes for his country....

Catholic Group Wants "St. Patrick" Taken Out of Parade By Mike Pescaro With a second LGBT group being allowed to march in the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, a Catholic group is urging parade organizers to remove the saint's name. The Catholic Action League said Saturday that it wants the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council to change the parade's name after LGBT rights group Boston Pride was admitted. Everything You Need to Know About Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade OutVets, an LGBT veterans group, was told late last year that it would be allowed to march....

Obama Can’t Force His Iran Deal On The Country Without Congress’s Consent by ANDREW C. MCCARTHY March 14, 2015 Having the U.N. Security Council bless a deal wouldn’t make it binding under our Constitution. So, as we warned earlier this week, the international-law game it is. It is no secret that Barack Obama does not have much use for the United States Constitution. It is a governing plan for a free, self-determining people. Hence, it is littered with roadblocks against schemes to rule the people against their will. When it comes to our imperious president’s scheme to enable our enemy,...

Southerner. Wonk. Immigrants’ Son. Can Bobby Jindal Win At Every Role? By David A. Fahrenthold March 14 ABOVE SOUTH CAROLINA — Bobby Jindal was on a donor’s private plane, jetting between two cities in South Carolina. He’d been to this state five times since 2013. But, in that time, he had fallen so low in the polls here that he wasn’t in them anymore. South Carolina survey-takers had stopped asking about him. So Jindal came back, to try harder. First, he attacked Democrats. “The left doesn’t trust the American people to lead our lives,” he told conservatives in West Columbia....

By MARGARET BRENNAN CBS NEWSMarch 14, 2015 Kerry: Last Chance For Iran Nuclear DealComment Shares 7 Tweets Stumble Email More + SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Switzerland Sunday for a marathon round of talks with Iran about freezing its nuclear program. Almost sure to come up: The letter 47 Republican senators sent this week to Iran, warning that any deal will not last beyond President Obama's term. With the clock ticking, Kerry said that this is the last chance. He has until the end of March to hammer out a deal with Iran....

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Vladimir Putin's 'Girlfriend Has Given Birth' Speculation over the whereabouts of the Russian president continues as Swiss tabloid claims his girlfriend has given birth [Pics in URL] Alina Kabaeva and Vladimir Putin By Roland Oliphant13 Mar 2015 Rumours continued to swirl on Friday over the whereabouts of Vladimir Putin, with one newspaper claiming that the Russian president had fathered a child with his long-term girlfriend. Citing local residents, Switzerland's Bick tabloid said on Friday that Mr Putin flew to Switzerland to be with Alina Kabaeva, his rumoured lover, as she went into labour at the private Clinic Sant'Anna near Lugano...

Harris Ranch Lassos A New Breed -- Tesla Owner -- With Charging Station By DIANA MARCUM Harris Ranch draws a herd of Tesla owners with a perfectly placed battery-charging station Along this stretch of Interstate 5, about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, pickup trucks outnumber cars, radios usually pick up only Spanish-language and country music stations, and the state's largest beef-cattle feed lot is within sniffing distance. Then there are the Teslas. Harris Ranch Inn and Restaurant, a landmark at this Central Valley crossroads, is drawing the pricey electric cars like cows to a salt lick. About half...

Barack and Michelle Obama Spent More Than $1Million of Taxpayer's Money On Separate Flights To LA - Despite Filming TV Appearances On The SAME DAY Just Miles Apart Barack Obama took Air Force One to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live Cost for presidential jet along will have exceeded $1million Michelle Obama took separate plane to be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Both shows were filmed in Burbank, California, on Thursday White House insists that their 'schedules were not in sync' Obamas flew separately before - for breaks in Hawaii and Martha's Vineyard By KIERAN CORCORAN 14 March 2015 The President...

March 13, 2015 Jeb Bush Slams Obama, Republicans in New Hampshire By Elliot Smilowitz Jeb Bush lobbed attacks at both President Obama and Congressional Republicans in an appearance in Dover, N.H. “Pass a budget for crying out loud,” the Republican former governor of Florida said, slamming members of his own party. “Let the process work again. That’s what’s missing.” Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd at a party in the home of Fergus Cullen, the former chairman of the New Hampshire GOP, Bush signaled his displeasure with the February battle over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding that nearly led to...

14 March 2015 Elderly Indian Nun Gang-Raped In Convent School Attack Indian Christians hold placards protesting against recent attacks on churches in the Indian capital as they assemble outside the Sacred Heart Church in New Delhi, India. Police in eastern India are searching for a group of six men who gang-raped an elderly nun in West Bengal. The men ransacked the convent school in Ranaghat early on Saturday morning and stole money before entering the convent itself. The 74-year-old nun is now recovering in hospital. Christian groups have recently held protests in the Indian capital, Delhi, saying they are being...

13 March 2015 “We Just Need To Pee” Transgender Protest Do you have to be biologically male to be allowed in the men's room, or biologically female for the ladies loos? In several US states, as well as in Canada, the law governing public toilets is now a divisive issue. On one side are transgender people, who assert their right to use whichever restrooms they chose - no matter what their biological gender. On the other, conservatives who say a relaxation of the rules could leave members of the public vulnerable to traumatic or inappropriate situations, or even sexual harassment....

Coming Up Short on Her Search by SHANNEN W. COFFIN March 13, 2015 1:00 Mrs. Clinton’s deletion of “personal” e-mails likely violates federal records law Shortly after her press conference this week at the United Nations, Hillary Clinton released a background “Q&A” that all but confirmed that she did not comply with federal records laws (a story that Time reported on yesterday). Mrs. Clinton’s lawyeristic backgrounder explained that, after the State Department requested the return of any e-mails that contained official business, her legal team conducted a highly suspect review of the e-mails to determine which ones might contain official...

13 March 2015 Ikea Closes Website In Russia Over 'Gay Propaganda' Fears Ikea is to close down an online magazine in Russia over fears it could flout the country's law banning the promotion of gay values to minors. In a statement, the furniture giant said some articles in Ikea Family Live could be viewed in Russia as gay "propaganda". The controversial law was approved by President Vladimir Putin in 2013, drawing criticism from rights groups. They say it has been used to ban gay rights events, a claim Russia denies. 'Ikea values' In the statement (in Russian), Ikea said: "When...

Michelle Obama, on 'Ellen DeGeneres Show,' Gets Funky Mar 13, 2015, By MARY BRUCE PHOTO: Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres dances with first lady Michelle Obama as she takes part in Obamas #GimmeFive Challenge during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" March 12, 2015, in Burbank, Calif. Showing off her moves once again, the first lady is bringing the funk to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” In a preview clip of her Monday appearance, Michelle Obama and the comedian groove to Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” in a choreographed dance routine, hip-shaking and shimmying to the pop hit. Watch Michelle Obama Dance...

South African University Performs Successful Penis Transplant STELLENBOSCH, South Africa — A South African university said Friday that it had performed a successful penis transplant. The transplant was done in a nine-hour operation last December by specialists from the faculty of medicine and health services at the University of Stellenbosch. The patient had his penis amputated three years ago following complications from a circumcision performed in his late teens, the university said. The 21-year-old patient, whose name was not released, "has made a full recovery and has regained all function in the newly transplanted organ," the university near Cape Town...

THE FOUNDING FATHER… AND MOTHER… They’ve created the ultimate scam for themselves: The Clinton Foundation! By Jay D. Homnick – 3.13.15 Hillary Clinton came of age during the Burn-the-Bra era of the Sixties, but she did not adopt its disdain for foundations. Quite the contrary. Bill and Hill have created the master scam of our generation, ripping off individuals, institutions, corporations and even entire countries… and they call it a foundation! One thing is clear: the Clintons are engirdling the globe and the fat cats have to suck it up. Truth is I was way ahead of the Man from...