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Yesterday’s testimony by the Secretary of Defense provided a genuine Mattisism for the ages, but also some nuance over the destruction of a reported Russian mercenary force in Syria. James Mattis addressed the issue in response to a question from Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), who wanted to know whether US commanders used deconfliction communications to resolve the conflict. Mattis affirmed that, and more, as the Free Beacon’s Paul Crookston reports:

Todd Akin hasn't had many high-profile supporters with him in the trenches this week, but Mike Huckabee became an important and emphatic exception Thursday afternoon, sending a message to his own supporters accusing Republican elites of trying to drum a good man out of a winnable Senate race. Here's what Huckabee said in an email to his list this afternoon: Party’s leaders have for reasons that aren't rational, left [Akin] behind on the political battlefield, wounded and bleeding, a casualty of his self-inflicted, but not intentional wound.

CAIRO (AP) -- The Egyptian Cabinet says it has decided to withdraw its ambassador from Israel over the deaths of Egyptian security forces in fighting after an ambush targeting Israelis near the border between the two countries. The Cabinet statement issued early Saturday says the ambassador will be withdrawn until Israel investigates the shooting deaths of five Egyptian security forces.

Fearful for their safety, some Coptic Christians have begun to flee Egypt, according to John Pontifex, spokesman for Aid to the Church in Need.Offering an overview of recent violence against Christians in the Cairo suburb of Imbaba, Pontifex told Vatican Radio that “there is this great fear and great uncertainty that many people feel about the future for Christianity in an area where all the time there are reports coming through of Christians saying, ‘We want to leave, we do not feel safe here.’” Only 0.3% of Egypt's 79.1 million people are Catholic, according to Vatican statistics; in all, an...

Glenn Nye, D-VA has announced a no vote on the health care bill. Was he an expected no? According to Lopez late last night, Stupak appeared to be holding firm.

A warm spring day in Washington DC got even hotter for the Democrat led House of Representatives, as the lawn of the Capitol was packed with people from all over the country who came at a moment's notice, on their own dime, to say NO to Obamacare, and the gimicks, backroom deals, bribes, etc being used to push it through, despite the fact that most Americans have said they don't want it.

The more President Obama pushes his hugely unpopular and obscenely expensive version of health care reform, the lower his approval rating goes. Over the past few days he continued his charmless offensive - traveling to Ohio to deliver the same old stump speech in front of another friendly crowd and granting a brief interview to Fox News at which he seemed uncomfortable and ill prepared to face real questions on the bill. So what was the result of his latest efforts?

The Code Red Target List Here is a view of how each representative voted last November and their current status. Make sure they hear from you. Target votesClick to call or write the Democrats below and tell them to vote ‘NO!

So if you get through the switchboard to a sniveling Rat-brat Dem aide, what good will it do to argue points on this bill.We know the brats hate having to talk to the "dirty little people" out here. The phone lines must be the bane of their existence.So why not remind them that if Obamacare passes, they will forever be receiving the pleas for help and sob stories that used to go to the doctor's receptionist and the insurance company.That's right little congressional staffer. From now on, people will have to resort to lobbying their congressional office for approval on...

House phone lines were nearing capacity on Tuesday as The office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) sent out a system-wide advisory to member offices at “Our phone system is nearing capacity,” said Jeff Ventura, spokesman for the CAO. “It got critical enough whereby we notified all systems’ administrators throughout the House that the phone systems are overloading.” At the top of Limbaugh’s website are toll-free and local phone numbers for the Capitol operator, plus the message: “Call the Capitol Switchboard,” followed by “Code Red: Click Here for List of Targeted Congressmen.” While Ventura said the CAO didn’t have specific...

Please post your on scene reports, photos, videos, Tweets and news reports here about today's Code Red Kill the Bill rally and storm the Hill day being held at the Capitol today.

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This memo was obtained and forwarded to me from the Office of the Assistant to the Speaker. It was sent out earlier today by Doug Thornell. Democrats expect TENS OF THOUSANDS in DC tomorrow for the Code Red rally against their unconstitutional takeover of the health care industry: From: Thornell, Doug [mailto:Doug.Thornell@mail.house.gov]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 5:25 PM To: Thornell, Doug Subject: Tea Party Etiquette TO: Freshman and Sophomore House Democrats FROM: Office of the Assistant to the Speaker DATE: March 15, 2010 RE: Tea Party Etiquette As many of you have read, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 16, 2010, tens of...

Oh the shame of it all. Last month, 1,300 pro-Palestinian activists from the US and Europe came to the region in the name of peace and social justice to demonstrate their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. Led by the self-declared feminist, antiwar group Code Pink, the demonstrators' plan was to enter Gaza from the Egyptian border at Rafah and deliver "humanitarian aid" to the Hamas terrorist organization. But it was not to be. Led by Code Pink founder and California Democratic fund-raiser Jodie Evans, the demonstrators were not welcomed by Egyptian authorities. Many were surrounded by riot police and...

Protesters Call Code Red Bethany Stotts, December 16, 2009 At yesterday’s Code Red Rally, hosted by Americans for Prosperity, health care reform protesters met in Upper Senate park, in a demonstration which Human Events & National Review’s Jim Geraghty say brought thousands to D.C. I’ve included a couple panoramas of the scene....

In the predawn hours this morning, over 30 people loaded a chartered bus in a parking lot across from Ross Park Mall were seeing red and it had nothing to do with getting up before 3:00 a.m. "We want to let Washington know that we are not going to let them pass legislation without them knowing how we feel," said Pam Smith of Evans City. Smith was part of a group of grassroots activists and concerned citizens heading down to Washington, D.C., this morning to issue a "code red" alert to stop the health care overhaul legislation from advancing in...

Citizens rally against the Government takeover of healhcare. Bureaucrash is on the scene to document the event. Code Red Healthcare Rally (December 15, 2009) Laura Ingraham, Michelle Bachmann speak Dick Armey at Red Alert Healthcare Rally

The state Capitol is expected to teem Tuesday with hundreds of red-dressed conservatives rallying to take back a government they believe has been hijacked... the Code Red rally that is part of a nationwide effort that will take its message to the White House. the bloating of government and its crushing control over people's lives. Philpot -- who is exploring a possible run against Democrat Jim Matheson, now in his fifth term representing Utah's 2nd Congressional District -- said he plans to focus on the Bill of Rights. While Philpot does not specifically intend to target any specific officeholders, he...

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is putting Capitol Hill on a "Code Red" alert Tuesday in an effort to stop the Senate's health care reform legislation. In a release from his office Monday, DeMint announced he will speak at what is being billed as an "emergency rally" coordinated by several groups, including the American Conservative Union and the Susan B. Anthony List. "The event has 'tea party' trimmings and plenty of muscle, including grass-roots support from six states," according to the GOP senator's Web site.

<p>Laura Ingraham supports this Rally so hope that is good enough for everyone. The Tea Parties are also on board.</p>