Pentagon to present plan to close Guantanamo Tuesday

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On Jan. 22, 2009, a newly inaugurated President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed within a year. Obviously the president missed that goal, but last fall,at a fundraiser markingthe seventh anniversary of his election, President Obamasaid that he’dannounce his plan to close Guantanamo“soon.” The president has […]

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Obama tells mayors, ‘My administration’s going to move forward’

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http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/426483819688910849 Addressing the U.S. Conference of Mayors Thursday, President Obama once again (to loud applause) threatened to use his phone and pen to bypass Congress. “Where Congress is debating things and hasn’t been able to pull the trigger on stuff, my administration’s going to move forward, and we’re going to … do it in partnership with all […]

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Netanyahu’s Speech Through The Eyes Of Iranian-Israelis

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In a popular Persian food restaurant in Tel Aviv, Iranian-Israelis wonder if Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress can stop the threat of a nuclear Iran. View this image › Israelis watch Netanyahu’s speech to Congress being broadcast Tuesday. Amir Cohen / Reuters TEL AVIV — Moluk Hanasab paused briefly from stuffing zucchinis when Israeli Prime […]

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Judicial Watch: Uncovered IRS emails mention ‘secret research project’

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http://twitter.com/#!/kerpen/status/507636758431805440 http://twitter.com/#!/dbongino/status/507633582698160128 Email documents released today by Judicial Watch show that the IRS knew that asking for 501(c)4 donor lists was needless and improper as far back as 2012. “Such information was not needed across-the-board and not used in making the agency’s determination on exempt status,” read a May 2012 memo from the IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel. Additionally, a […]

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Congressional approval? President moves ahead with air strikes without it

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http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/514392629782773760 "I won." RT @charlescwcooke on what possible basis Obama was permitted to order this action in Syria without congressional approval? — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 23, 2014 This may be one of those few times when the president ignores the poll numbers, not to mention several members of Congress. Most Americans think Obama needs […]

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