Obama’s “Lead from Behind” Efforts in Syria are Failing

Massimo Pizzotti Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom On Wednesday the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution condemning the Syrian government’s forces while praising the opposition. Although the resolution passed, the non-binding text received less support than last year’s resolution condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. With support for Syria’s rebels waning, it is clear that the […]

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House Republicans Are Right to Focus on Spending Cuts as Part of Debt Ceiling Increase

Newscom This week, the House Republican conference met to discuss what their priority will be in connection with any vote to increase the debt ceiling. This is timely since the current suspension of the debt limit expires tomorrow. According to reports of the Republican House caucus meeting, “Members came away with the impression that the […]

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IRS-Gate: The Potential Criminal Implications

With the announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder of a criminal investigation of the IRS over the agency’s targeting of conservative Tea Party and other groups, a key question that has arisen is: What are the relevant federal criminal laws that might apply to the misconduct of IRS employees? There are a number of provisions […]

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IRS-Gate

Over the weekend, the IRS scandal got even more bizarre. Various news organizations got a look at a still-unreleased report by the inspector general (IG) for tax administration at the Treasury Department. According to the report, IRS official Lois Lerner knew about the problem by June 2011; yet in March 2012, IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman […]

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Cloakroom: Full Repeal Edition

House Cloakroom: May 13 – May 17 Analysis: This week, the House of Representatives will reaffirm its commitment to repealing Obamacare in its entirety. Obamacare has already restricted hiring, seen one of its coverage provisions fail, and is expanding an ineffective Medicaid program. This law has even drawn criticism from prominent Democrats. Senator Chuck Schumer […]

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Top 5 Reports of the Week

1. Benghazi: Searching for Truth, Exposing Failure, and Saluting Heroism 2. Ghosts of Benghazi 3. Red Tape Rising: Regulation in Obama’s First Term 4. The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter 5. Who is Saeed Abedini? Policy Picture Share on Facebook | Retweet | Pinterest Source material can be found at this site.

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The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter

Newscom Fox News’ Allison Barrie lauded the F-35 program recently, saying: Last Friday, the U.S. Marine Corps’ VMFAT-501 training squadron in Florida’s Eglin AFB launched its first F-35B eight-ship, flew a mission, hot-pit refueled and went back up again. This mission is the latest in a series of promising steps forward for the F-35. The […]

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