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Hagel Out As Defense Secretary

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is headed out the door. President Obama announced Hagel's resignation in a statement at the White House. Obama praised Hagel's tenure as defense chief and called him a...

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Tehran: Iran General Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Syria

Tehran has confirmed that an Iranian general was among the seven killed in what the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group has described as an Israeli airstrike in Syria. Continue reading…

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ISIS Murders Another Hostage

ISIS is claiming to have executed a Jordanian pilot by burning him alive. The terrorist group has released a video that purportedly includes photos of the pilot's savage murder. The images show a man...

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Help Refugees Or Not? [POLL]

The Obama administration is considering whether the United States should do more to help with the refugee crisis in Europe, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of...

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Obama And Putin Meet At The United Nations

There are no smiles in pictures of President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin as they met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Their meeting came amid a...

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Congressman Keating Praises Heightened Security at Foreign Airports

Security is being tightened for some U.S.-bound flights following the deadly crash of a Russian jetliner in Egypt last weekend. The Department of Homeland Security announced the move today without...

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Obama: Coalition Hitting ISIS Harder Than Ever

President Obama says the U.S.-led coalition is hitting ISIS harder than ever. After a high-level meeting at the Pentagon, Obama said the coalition has fired roughly nine-thousand bombs at ISIS targets...

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Obama Pays Tribute to 9/11 Victims

President Obama pays tribute to the victims of the September 11th terror attacks in his weekly address, and vows to continue the fight against terrorism. Obama says the U.S. has delivered devastating...

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[PITTMAN] Crazies On The Left Pretend Fake Outrage At Trump Immigration Ban

President Trump signed an executive order, as he promised he would, in an attempt to protect the American people from Islamic terrorism. The order states, "I hereby suspend entry into the United...

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Opinion|Ken Pittman: Drugs Come to USA With Top Powers Involved

Ninety percent of the world's supply of opium is grown in Afghanistan. The United States is 90-percent of the consumer market for opiates. We have had a strong military presence in Afghanistan since...

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OPINION | Barry Richard: It's Time to Come Home from Syria

Hand Syria over to the Arab nations in the region and come home Continue reading…

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OPINION | Ken Pittman: Liberals, Get Ready to Puke

With peace unfolding on the Korean Penisula for the first time in 59 years, how can one approve of the Nobel Peace Prize for Obama but not for Trump? Continue reading…

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Kerry's Trump Tweet on NATO is Laughable [OPINION]

John Kerry is offended by Trump's behavior toward NATO. Too bad. Continue reading…

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Trump Keeps Promise on Syria [OPINION]

It's time to reduce the military presence in the Middle East. Continue reading…

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Mattis Never Shared Trump Agenda [OPINION]

President Trump deserves a Defense Secretary that backs his agenda. Continue reading…

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Tell Me Again Why Our Kids Should Die in Syria [OPINION]

It is time to bring our men and women home from the Middle East. Continue reading…

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When Politics Trumps Patriotism [OPINION]

The press and the left sulk over al-Baghdadi's death. Continue reading…

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Tell Congress, Tell the Enemy [OPINION]

President Trump did the right thing by keeping Congress in the dark about the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid. Continue reading…

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Jordan: Syria Refugee Influx Surges Nearly Tenfold

A Jordanian official says the number of Syrian refugees crossing into the kingdom has jumped nearly tenfold last week to an average of 900 people per day, its highest level in months. Continue reading…

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Obama Opens UN Talks

President Barack Obama opens meetings at the United Nations with diplomatic opportunities on three vexing issues: Iran's disputed nuclear program, Syria's chemical weapons use, and elusive peace...

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Increased Security Measures

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is ordering increased security measures at some overseas airports offering direct flights to the United States. The Homeland Security Department would not...

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All Options On Table

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says U.S. airstrikes have helped Iraqi and Kurdish forces regain their footing in Iraq, but he expects Islamic State militants will regroup and stage a new offensive....

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Obama: Airstrikes Working

President Obama claims U.S. airstrikes are pushing back Islamic militant forces in Iraq. In a White House news conference, the President again pushed Iraq's new leadership to create a more...

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Suiting Up

President Obama's tan summer suit is generating plenty of chatter on the Internet. Much ado has been made about the President's suit selection Thursday during his presser on the conflict in Iraq and...

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House Wants To Fund Rebels

A measure to train and arm up to five-thousand Syrian rebels will soon be on its way to the Senate after passage by the House. Continue reading…

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Syrian Aid One Step Closer

Legislation to arm Syrian rebels is on its way to the White House after passage by the Senate. Continue reading…

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MA Dems Oppose Funding

Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are opposing President Barack Obama's request to train and arm Syrian rebels for a war against Islamic state militants. Continue reading…

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Airstrikes Begin In Syria

The Pentagon says the U.S. and partner nations have begun airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State militants, using a mix of fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles fired from ships in the region....

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Local Perspective

As countries across the world align themselves against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, many people are asking questions about ISIS and it's origins. Brian Williams, Professor of Islamic History at...

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Aid Worker Murdered

An Internet video purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning. The video was released Friday night. It mirrored other beheading videos shot by the Islamic...

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Obama Thanks Coalition

President Obama is warning that there can be no quick fixes in the campaign against ISIS. At Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Obama praised the roughly 60 nations that have joined the U.S.-led coalition...

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Progress Being Made

Retired General John Allen is citing progress in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Allen is President Obama's special diplomatic envoy for the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. In a briefing at...

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ISIS Says They Have Weapons

ISIS is claiming to have possession of weapons airdropped in Syria by the U.S. An ISIS-associated YouTube account posted a video Tuesday showing ISIS fighters in possession of American hand grenades,...

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No Refugees in NB

Mayor Jon Mitchell says he, too, needs to know more about the federal government's vetting process for Syrian refugees before welcoming them in. "If there is in place some way of vetting...

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State Will Support Refugees

BOSTON (AP) _ Gov. Charlie Baker says Massachusetts isn't getting out of the business of supporting refugee resettlement. Baker told reporters Monday that providing help to refugees is something...

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