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Fatal accident happened when the jet's ejector seats malfunctioned, activatedTook place at the Dezful Vahdati Air Force Base, 444km south of capital TehranIranian State TV identified the F-5 pilots as Kianoush Basati and Hossein Nami

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had a bitter exchange with "PBS NewsHour" anchor Judy Woodruff Tuesday over the ongoing stalemate on Capitol Hill between lawmakers negotiating a so-called "Phase 4" coronavirus aid bill. At one point in their interview, Woodruff asked Pelosi about the "flexibility" GOP lawmakers are showing in terms of allocating more money for state and local governments, as well as Republican arguments that "much of the money" allocated in the CARES Act "has not even been spent yet."

ABC quietly announced on Election Night that “The Alec Baldwin Show” would move from its prestigious timeslot on Sunday evenings to a less desirable Saturday night spot, amid disappointing ratings and negative media attention surrounding the hot-headed thespian

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen used a fake “pedophile detector” to goad accused child molester Roy Moore during Sunday’s night episode of his show Who Is America? Moore, whose Alabama Senate candidacy was derailed in October after he was credibly accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl, ends the interview soon after Cohen brandishes “the latest Israeli gadget”: a wand that supposedly beeps when it detects a pedophile. “It’s very simple to use,” says Cohen, impersonating a former Israeli intelligence officer. “You just switch it on, and because neither of us are sex offenders, it makes absolutely nothing.” The wand then beeps...

Students for Life of America has released a disgusting new video showing a 15-year-old pro-life student who was punched in the face by an unidentified woman after standing outside a Planned Parenthood in an effort to prevent abortions. Purity Thomas is a member of Students for Life of America, in Roanoke, Virginia. On Saturday, she was praying and speaking to women in hopes of changing their hearts and saving their children from abortion near a Planned Parenthood abortion facility. Suddenly, a bystander walked up threateningly to Purity. The woman claimed she would "beat her up" and "f**k her up", according...

[Hussein] compares himself to Ronald Reagan as he strives for a 'transformational' presidency ...Obama told alumni of his White House staff on a private conference call this week, “we’ve got to make sure that we’re laying the foundation” for the next Democrat elected.... The call, organized by top aides including chief of staff Denis McDonough and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, was aimed at thanking staff members for their work in promoting Obama’s long-term presidential initiatives, a number of them reaching fruition over the past two weeks: Obamacare, trade, and strategic openings to Cuba and Iran, among others.

The Craig chapter of the coffee party political movement has lost some momentum. At the coffee party’s Saturday afternoon meeting, organizer Jim Blevins announced that the group might not have any more meetings. His decision was based on attendance, which was limited to three people other than himself. “It seems like there’s just not enough interest,” he said. “I did what I could to promote it, but almost no one is interested in understanding what’s going on.”

OK, I'll admit that I was as ignorant as to the proper word usage as Obama and his staff are, but this is just amazing. I was talking to my friend and NR colleague Kevin Williamson yesterday, and he said, “You know, I wish the president-elect would learn the meaning of the word ‘enormity.’” He keeps saying things like, “I recognize the enormity of what I’m about to undertake.” Not getting it, I looked up in the dictionary what was so wrong about this word usage. Enormity 1. Passing all moral bounds in wickedness or outrageousness. 2. A monstrous offense...

On today's "The Situation Room," Sen. Hillary Clinton opened up about her widely-discussed performance during last week's MSNBC debate. (You can watch the video here on Breitbart.tv) "I wasn't at my best the other night," Clinton told CNN's Candy Crowley. "We have had a bunch of debates, and you know, I wouldn't rank that up in my very top list." Following the debate, Clinton's opponents for the 2008 Democratic nomination (as well as Hillary detractors generally) criticized the New York senator for being dishonest and evasive, and for flip-flopping on several issues. But Clinton disagreed with some of the criticism:...

Don’t equate Islam with terrorism: Aziz PM says Islam being widely misunderstood * Tony Blair endorses Pakistani govt policies LONDON: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday attempts to equate Islam with terrorism must be rejected because Islam spreads the message of humanity, egalitarianism, moderation, tolerance and coexistence. “There have been some perverse attempts equating Islam with terrorism. We must reject this travesty,” the PM said in a video address at the opening of a conference on Islam and Muslims in the World Today at Lancaster House, central London. “Terrorism has no religion, colour, race or a country. We should...

Now that the Republicans have won, they are going to say that they have a mandate to go crazy legislatively.Whatever happens to you Bush voters, losing your job or getting you kid killed in the new Bush war for oil in Syria, you have only yourself to blame. There is no telling what they might do or who Bush will attack next.I think that you plastic patriots who voted for this imbecile should volunteer your children for his cannon fodder instead of requiring the rest of us to do your fighting for you. As far as the winners wanting us...

WASHINGTON -- Democrat John Kerry has already lost the 2004 presidential race and the country should get ready for another four years of Republican George W. Bush's leadership, Ralph Nader said Thursday. "Bush is mocking him, he's taunting him," Nader said. "There's no strategy by the Democrats." Nader, battling to get on ballots as an independent presidential candidate, predicted Bush would win by a margin so large that his own candidacy would not be seen as a factor in the outcome. Democratic leaders blamed Nader for former Vice President Al Gore's loss to Bush in 2000. "The telltale sign" of...

(This is the first of a series of articles about aviation medicine. Many would-be pilots forgo flight instruction because they erroneously believe that they could not pass an FAA flight physical. For example, some people still believe that one needs 20/20 vision to become a pilot, which is not true. Other pilots are unable to pass the physical when they first see an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), but they eventually obtain their medical certificates after additional paperwork is submitted to the FAA. Unfortunately, some pilots are precluded from ever being able to obtain a medical certificate. These series of articles...

NEW YORK (AP) - A record six Houston Astros pitchers combined Wednesday night on the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years. Houston was forced to use its bullpen after starter Roy Oswalt was injured. Relievers Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner finished to lead the Astros over the Yankees 8-0. It was the most pitchers ever to combine on a no-hitter in major league history - four had twice done the trick. The Yankees had gone 6,980 games - the longest streak in major league history - without being no-hit, since...