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Gen. David Petraeus poked fun at President Obama while introducing him to troops in Afghanistan on Friday, presenting him with tough T-shirt so that no one would “mess with” him. “Before the president starts, I think you all know the president was out on the basketball court a few days ago,” Petraeus said, recalling a game Obama played in which an opponent’s elbow hit his lip.

Obama Strips the 'Creator' from Declaration of Independence -- Again Tuesday, October 19, 2010 By Penny Starr (CNSNews.com) – For the second time in little over a month, President Barack Obama stripped the word "Creator" from the Declaration of Independence when giving a speech. "As wonderful as this land is here in the United States, as much as we have been blessed by the bounty of this magnificent continent that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, what makes this place special is not something physical. It has to do with this idea that was started by 13 colonies that...

Chris Matthews almost got another tingle up his leg on national television Tuesday talking about how wonderful Barack Obama is.

Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday dear Barry, Happy birthday to me. Today is Barack Obama’s 49th birthday and an ideal time to mark a little more than a year and a half causing havoc in the White House. What could be more appropriate to celebrate his 18 months of self interest and self involvement than a day honoring him? According to the Associated Press, Obama will have dinner with friends and then settle down to a nice evening in his Hyde Park house. With his wife and children away, he’ll be “spending his birthday instead...

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will set a course Monday for the nation's changing mission in Iraq as the military prepares to end its combat operations there. In a speech at the national convention of the Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Obama was to address the progress being made to meet his deadline of drawing down all combat troops by the end of the month. A transitional force of 50,000 troops will remain to train Iraqi security forces, conduct counterterrorism operations and provide security for ongoing U.S. civilian efforts. "Make no mistake: Our commitment in Iraq is changing, from a...

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday he will issue a new order imposing a moratorium on deepwater drilling after a federal judge struck down the existing one. Salazar said in a statement that the new order will contain additional information making clear why the six-month drilling pause was necessary in the wake of the Gulf oil spill. The judge in New Orleans who struck down the moratorium earlier in the day complained there wasn't enough justification for it. Salazar pointed to indications of inadequate safety precautions by industry on deepwater wells. "Based on this ever-growing evidence, I will issue a...

April 15th 2010 - A new magazine debuts and President Obama is on the cover. Where does he find the time?

At a raucous, campaign-style speech in Portland, Maine, President Barack Obama criticized Republicans who want to repeal the new health care law–but he also took aim at pundits and journalists eager to sum up public opinion on the measure. Every day there is another headline declaring that the nation is still divided over health care, or that polls, which show opposition to the measure, haven’t changed, he said. “It’s only been a week,” he told the supportive, packed crowd. “Can you imagine if some of these reporters were working on a farm? You planted some seeds, and they came out...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel's relationship with the United States, a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, was under severe strain as diplomats scrambled on Saturday to save newborn U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians. A senior U.S. official predicted "a dicey period here in the next couple days to a couple of weeks" as Palestinians demanded the reversal of a new Israeli settlement plan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, which includes pro-settler parties, reacts to unusually blunt criticism from Washington. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Israel's behavior "insulting" after it approved 1,600 new homes last week...

WASHINGTON - Army superiors were warned about the radicalization of Major Nidal Malik Hasan years before he allegedly massacred 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, but did not act in part because they valued the rare diversity of having a Muslim psychiatrist, military investigators wrote in previously undisclosed reports. An obvious “problem child’’ spouting extremist views, Hasan made numerous statements that were not protected by the First Amendment and were grounds for discharge by violating his military oath, investigators found. Examples of Hasan’s radical behavior have previously been disclosed in press accounts based on interviews with unnamed Army officials, including...

President Barack Obama's nationality scandal is gathering speed and refusing to go away now that Congress has got involved. There have been rumbles of unrest around the world regarding Obama's nationality since the day he stated he would run for the presidency. Now, after more than a year as president of the USA, the rumbles have turned into a full on eruption. The Barack Obama nationality scandal is refusing to burn itself out and seems to be gathering even more speed with Congressman Nathan Deal questioning the eligibility of Obama to hold the presidency. This is the first time in...

<p>WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama won't leave Washington for his Hawaii vacation until the Senate finishes work on the health care overhaul, even if that means staying in town for Christmas Eve.</p> <p>"My attitude is that if they're making these sacrifices to provide health care to all Americans then the least I can do is to be around and provide them any encouragement and last-minute help where necessary," Obama said Tuesday.</p>

Regarding the Fort Hood massacre, Obama stated that we should not Jump to Conclusions. Really Mr. President? Remember, the Cambridge Police and how you JUMPED TO CONCLUSION and said that they ACTED STUPIDLY? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehvSP9zca1Y

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The Fort Hood attack is the third instance this year in which American military personnel in the United States have been targeted by people reportedly opposed to U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism experts said. Investigators are seeking to determine the motivations of the Fort Hood suspect, Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, in part to understand whether his alleged actions fit in with what experts see as an emerging pattern of plots developed by U.S. citizens or residents rather than foreign attackers. Federal prosecutors in September charged two North Carolina men for allegedly conspiring to kill personnel at...

Well he’s thinking about it! What in the world would make a president think that he is only a one term president? Whatever that is President Barry Soltero is thinking about it! (see 1:24min video) Do you think it’s Health Care that’s got him thinking one term? Don’t be fooled President Barry Soltero is not that noble. He’s not going to pin his entire presidency on the fight over Health Care. He’s not that principled President Bush maybe but not Barry. (see story) How do I know? He’s already floated the possibility of no “public option” before Democrats slapped him...

Suspected insurgents shot dead three villagers as the Ramadan fast began in the restive southern border provinces of Yala and Pattani on Monday. A 61-year-old Thai-Muslim village headman was killed by the gunmen while he was driving... a 51-year-old female rubber farmer ...

If we look back 100-200 years, we find it hard to believe that people in civilized countries like the United States and Great Britain actually lived the way that they did. It offends us that slavery was condoned and practiced, and that life was so primitive. Children worked long hours in factories in appalling conditions, and some factories were literally death traps with locked doors. Doctors and barbers drew blood to cure us of disease, and most infections led to death or amputation in a population whose life expectancy ranged in the 40’s to 50’s. If we go forward 100...

CAIR: 'Marines' Cheer Song About Killing Iraqi Civilians Monday June 12, 8:10 pm ET Song's Lyrics: 'I Blew Those Little F**kers to Eternity' WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Pentagon and Congress to investigate a music video posted on the Internet that seems to show U.S. Marines cheering a song that glorifies the killing of Iraqi civilians. CAIR said the four-minute video, called "hadji girl," purports to be a "marine in Iraq singing a song about hadji." (A "Hajji" is a person who has made the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, but...

New York: City Bridge-Photo Terror Suspect Nabbed "City Bridge-Photo Terror Suspect Nabbed," from the New York Post, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: May 5, 2005 -- A New York ringleader of a Pakistani-based terrorist group — who was seen taking pictures last year of the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges — was arrested yesterday for allegedly lying on his immigration papers about his terror links, officials said. Tariq Javid is a member of Sipah-e- Sahaba, which is aligned with al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front and has declared jihad against Americans, according to the complaint issued by Manhattan U.S....