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VIDEO:: MARC THIESSEN on Romney Foreign Policy and Preview to Clinton Global Initiative
By MB Snow at September 25, 2012 | 11:09 am
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OBAMA GAFFE: On Muslim Uprising, Obama Mirrors Answer on Economy: A Bump in the Road | FoxNews
By MB Snow at September 25, 2012 | 12:25 am
By Chris Stirewalt -- “But I was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road because, you know, in a lot of these places the one organizing principle has been Islam.” President Obama is asking voters to take the prospect of economic recovery on faith: That the weak indicators of restoration are early signs of a ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY criticizes Obama for ‘bumps’ comments – AP
By MB Snow at September 25, 2012 | 12:15 am
DENVER (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he can't imagine calling the killing of a U.S. ambassador a "bump in the road." His comments Monday were veiled criticism of Obama for his comment in an interview broadcast Sunday. In an interview with "60 Minutes," Obama said "there are going to be bumps in the road because ... in a lot of these ... Go To Article
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ISRAEL’S UN Envoy Walks Out During Ahmadinejad Speech: US Envoy Sticks Around to Listen
By MB Snow at September 24, 2012 | 4:57 pm
by AWR HAWKINS 24 Sep 2012, 12:34 When Iranian President Ahmadinejad ascended the podium to speak on the rule of law at the UN today, Israeli UN envoy Ron Prosor rose from his seat and walked out while the U.S. envoys remained, according to Fox News. Update: Raw video from the UN confirms that U.S. representatives attended the entire speech. Ahmadinejad alluded to ... Go To Article
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STEPHEN F. HAYES: Permanent Spin | WeeklyStandard
By MB Snow at September 24, 2012 | 2:40 pm
OCT 1, 2012, VOL. 18, NO. 03 • BY STEPHEN F. HAYES For nine days, the Obama administration made a case that virtually everyone understood was untrue: that the killing of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, was a random, spontaneous act of individuals upset about an online video—an unpredictable attack on a well-protected compound that had ... Go To Article
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REVIEW & OUTLOOK:: The Post-American Middle East – WSJ
By MB Snow at September 22, 2012 | 12:45 am
Another day, another installment in what President Obama likes to call the "receding" tide of war. On Wednesday, John Kerry threatened to cut U.S. aid to Baghdad unless the Iraqi government blocks overflights of Iranian planes suspected of ferrying military supplies to Damascus. But Baghdad isn't budging. Welcome to the post-American Middle East, Senator. "If so many ... Go To Article
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: “HOMELAND”: The Making of TV’s Hottest Show – WSJ
By MB Snow at September 21, 2012 | 11:09 am
The Making of TV's Hottest Drama In an unusual collaboration, an all-star team of veteran writers have buried their egos to hone each twist and turn of 'Homeland.' How will the series on domestic terrorism fare against the likes of 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad' at Sunday's Emmy Awards? By JOHN JURGENSEN "How do we feel about the hypodermic needle?" In a ... Go To Article
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FOUAD AJAMI: Muslim Rage and the Obama Retreat – WSJ
By MB Snow at September 21, 2012 | 12:54 am
By FOUAD AJAMI, OPINION September 20, 2012 -- This is not a Jimmy Carter moment—a U.S. Embassy and its staff seized and held hostage for 444 days, America's enemies taking stock of its weakness, its allies running for cover. But the anti-American protests that broke upon 20 nations this past week must be reckoned a grand personal failure for Barack Obama, and a ... Go To Article
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KRAUTHAMMER: Collapse of the Cairo Doctrine – WaPo
By MB Snow at September 21, 2012 | 12:52 am
By Charles Krauthammer, September 20, 2012 -- In the week following 9/11/12 something big happened: the collapse of the Cairo Doctrine, the centerpiece of President Obama’s foreign policy. It was to reset the very course of post-9/11 America, creating, after the (allegedly) brutal depredations of the Bush years, a profound rapprochement with the Islamic ... Go To Article
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WEISS: Obama excludes Israel from counterterrorism group – WashTimes
By MB Snow at September 21, 2012 | 12:50 am
By Deborah Weiss Thursday, September 20, 2012 Recently, a high-level conference on the Victims of Terrorism was held in Madrid. The sponsoring organization, the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) is the brainchild of the Obama administration and one of its “signature initiatives” on counterterrorism. Its purported purpose is to increase global cooperation in ... Go To Article
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