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PICKET:(VIDEO)'08 Obama on Bush Katrina response - 'We also know that broken promises did not start when a storm hit'
Former adviser to former President Bill Ciinton Dick Morris wrote recently that President Barack Obama is receiving political backlash from Hurricane Sandy.
PICKET: Ohio's Cuyahoga County under a microscope and by the numbers
The Democrats are counting on maximum turnout of their base in Cleveland's Cuyahoga County to help President Barack Obama win the key state of Ohio. The president won this county overwhelmingly in 2008 against Senator John McCain, Arizona Republican.
PICKET: Some Ohio early and weekend voters could get to the polls on election day...but do they want to?
Voters in Ohio are casting ballots in the general election this weekend as a result of a complaint filed by the Obama campaign that allows Ohioans to vote on November 3, 4, and 5. This privilege, previously given to Ohio military voters exclusively under the 1986 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), was expanded to all Ohio voters this year.
PICKET: Report - Algae as bio-fuel in large scale production will fail
In late February, at the University Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., President Barack Obama touted how remarkable it would be if the United States could "grow" it's own energy through the algae plant.
PICKET: Flashback- (VIDEO) Sen. Menendez called for secret service agents to be fired over prostitution scandal
Sen. Bob Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, is said to have flown to the Dominican Republic where he paid hookers for sex, reports Matt Boyle at the Daily Caller.
PICKET: Al Gore blames Hurricane Sandy on 'global warming'
While it did not take long it was expected. Former vice president Al Gore put out a statement on his blog on Tuesday and blamed the intensity of Hurricane Sandy on "global warming pollution."
PICKET: Fire caused by Sandy burns down houses of NY congressman and conservative party chairman
Congressman Bob Turner, New York Republican, lost his house in a massive fire triggered by Monday's powerful storm. According to reports, about 100 homes have burned to the ground.
PICKET: Looting begins in NYC
Concerns regarding looting in New York started days ago before Hurricane Sandy even hit the lower tip of Manhattan. A report coming in from NY Scanner, a tweeter who monitors New York City's public safety channel, stated that NYPD officers have been dispatched to the 60th precinct to help out with mobs who are looting storefronts.
PICKET: Hurricane Sandy causes 'windows to burst out at 30 Rock'
NBC News headquarters in New York was damaged by the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy.
PICKET: Is Obama's relentless use of the espionage act keeping whistle blowers silent?
In light of Americans who are demanding answers from the Obama administration on why four Americans were denied help for military assistance when the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi was under attack, there is little chance that any whistle-blower with first hand information will step forward as long as President Barack Obama is still in office.
PICKET: White House - Obama has no new tax cut plan for middle class
The White House does not have a new middle class tax cut plan reports Reuters.
PICKET: Hillary Clinton calls on Iranian gov't to release jailed filmmaker and 'all political prisoners'
Although Secretary of State Clinton is facing criticism of her own when it came to making sure that filmmaker Mark Basseley Youssef was arrested and placed in jail, it has not stopped her from calling on Iran to release their own imprisoned filmmaker. Secretary Clinton released the following statement on Friday evening regarding the Iranian government's imprisonment of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and filmmaker Jafar Panah.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Obama dodges question on denial of help for Americans in Benghazi
President Barack Obama appeared on Colorado's KUSA's 9 News on Friday and was asked by reporter Kyle Clark if the Americans who were killed at the U.S. consulate in Beghazi were denied help during the terrorist attack and if it was fair to "tell Americans that it is still under investigation and that we'll all find out after the election." President Obama never answered that question and managed to repeat his "three directives" several times.
PICKET: Senate Majority Leader Reid hospitalized after Nevada car crash...injury does not appear life threatening
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, was hospitalized after his caravan was involved in a six-car accident in Las Vegas.
GREEN: (VIDEO) Slain SEAL's father on White House murder and lies
The father of slain former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods talked about his son's loss and Obama administration lies with Megyn Kelly today in an interview.
