Cruz Stands with Israel and Walks off Stage; Bishop Who Led Prayer Says Texas Senator ‘Came Out Slugging’

After Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage at a gathering of Middle Eastern Christians for making pro-Israel comments, a New York bishop stood before the frantic audience  to lead a prayer for him. [youtube mDVHVX90NK8 nolink] In an interview with The Daily Signal today, Bishop Gregory Mansour of the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron […]

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Cruz: ‘Obama Has Decided This Election Will Be a Referendum on Amnesty’

(CNSNews.com) – By delaying his promised executive action on immigration until after the November election, “President Obama has decided this election will be a referendum on amnesty,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Tuesday. Cruz is demanding that the “do-nothing” Senate, led by Harry Reid (D-Nev.), allow every senator to vote on Republican legislation that […]

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Obama’s Foreign Policy Approval Rating Falls to All-Time Low

(CNSNews.com) – President Obama’s approval ratings for handling of foreign affairs has fallen to an all-time low in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, which also showed a significant jump in support for airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists in Iraq. Just 38 percent of respondents said they approved of the […]

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Hello, Kurdistan

by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times September 10, 2014 Before welcoming the emerging state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, I confess to having opposed its independence in the past. In 1991, after the Kuwait War had ended and as Saddam Hussein attacked Iraq’s six million Kurds, I made three arguments against American intervention on their […]

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Ted Cruz Slams Obama’s ‘Photo-Op Foreign Policy’

[youtube YR6KuUqDF5A nolink] Moments after President Obama spoke to the nationWednesday night about the threat posed by the Islamic State, Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that the administration’s strategy was insufficient. “The Obama-Clinton foreign policy has been characterized by photo-op foreign policy,” Cruz said. “What has been missing is a concrete military […]

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Obama Says He ‘Should’ve Anticipated the Optics’ of Golfing After Foley Beheading

(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama says he “should have anticipated the optics” of laughing on the golf course in Martha’s Vineyard shortly after giving a statement on the beheading of American journalist James Foley at the hands of ISIS/ISIL terrorists. “It is always a challenge when you’re supposed to be on vacation because you’re followed […]

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