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'Kill Team' Brigade commander given wrist slap
The investigation into those responsible for the Afghanistan "kill team" tactics led to "a letter of admonition" of Col. Harry D. Tunnell IV.
Put the Maine Mural on ebay
The US Labor Department is demanding Maine pay back money it granted for a pro-labor mural. The department says the fair market value may be greater than $60,000. Or it may be a lot less. A lot.
Holder on KSM trial: I know better than Congress
Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Monday afternoon that the trial for confessed 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Shiekh Muhammed would not be held in a New York City courtroom but remain in a military commission, instead. In his speech he went after members of Congress who blocked the Justice Department from transferring any Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States.
NY Lawmakers receive e-mail threat: 'Give me a chance to pull a Gabby Giffords'
Last Friday New York State lawmakers were sent an anonymous e-mail from an individual, claiming to be a state employee, who threatened to "pull a Gabby Giffords" style of attack against New York politicians, school children, and the press.
One Genocide at a Time, Please
Last week President Obama attempted to seize the moral high ground to justify American intervention in Libya. But while the United States was taking military action to forestall possible mass killings in North Africa, an actual slaughter took place in West Africa some 2,000 miles to the south.
NY Dem Congressman: Health care waiver for only New York City makes no sense
Congressman Brian Higgins, New York Democrat, cannot see how a city like New York, without the rest of the state, could qualify for a health care waiver.
'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy (video)
DADT is being replaced with TMI. Reports of new military sensitivity training with scenarios like "two junior male Marines in appropriate civilian attire assigned to your unit kissing and hugging in the food court" raise the question of how far the Pentagon will go in its new quest to promote sexual orientation diversity.
Gohmert and Kingston: Pay military on time if government shuts down
Congressman Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, and Congressman Jack Kingston, Georgia Republican, are concerned military personnel will not be paid in time if the government shuts down next week. According to a press release from Mr. Gohmert's office.
Barack Obama: Losing $84 billion big success
Barack Obama has some 'splaining to do about tax payers' profitable "investment" in General Motors. It turns out the president is imagining things.
Gasoline up 100% under Obama
Feeling pain at the pump? Gas prices have doubled since Mr. Obama took office.
D.C. liberal organization offers no pay for 'equal pay' video participation
If you thought flash mobs, large activist groups who appear at a moment's notice to protest something or someone in a public place, do not practice their moves, think again. An e-mail from the Washington D.C. based liberal organization Center for American Progress Action Fund was sent to their supporters on Tuesday asking folks to meet up for "two rehearsals for the Flash Mob."
(video) Rumsfeld on 'kill team' photos: 'Much worse' than Abu Ghraib
In an interview with the Washington Times, Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense for President George W. Bush, gave his thoughts on the recent release of the Afghanistan kill team photos.
Illinois state police remain tight lipped on alleged racial incident
The Chicago Sun Times published a piece on Saturday touching upon a story Breitbart’s Big Government has been studying for some time now. According to the Sun-Times: "The Illinois State Police has opened an investigation into a former chief of Gov. Quinn’s security detail who abruptly resigned this month after allegedly exhibiting erratic behavior. Kenneth Snider, 49, stepped down from his post as supervisor of Quinn’s south security detail on March 18, the same day of an “altercation” he had with at least one college student in a downstate Carlinville bar, police sources said."
Cash for Clunkers 2: The Return of Government Motors
Ready for another cash for clunkers program? It looks like General Motors is attempting to replace it's own consumer incentives with tax payer money. The car company, bailed out of bankruptcy in 2009 by the American tax payer, appears to be turning the government into an automatic rebate provider.
Huckabee re-tweets favorable shout-out from Van Jones
Former Arkansas Governor and Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee may have just gotten a wet kiss via a tweet from a controversial former Obama administration czar the former governor later re-tweeted. This will likely not help Mr. Huckabee in a 2012 presidential campaign. Commenters on a conservative forum are wondering about Mr. Huckabee now.
