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How Mothers from Hell Raise
Their Boys to Do Evil

PJ Media, by Robert Spencer Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 5/18/2013 4:47:38 AM Post Reply

“Peace will come,” Golda Meir once famously remarked, “when the Arabs start to love their children more than they hate us.” The obstacle to peace was not actually Arabs as such, but Muslims who had imbibed Islam’s doctrine of jihad and hatred of non-believers and primarily Jews — a hatred so intense that it drives people to prefer death (and murder) to life. And as we have seen recently with the monstrous grandstanding of Mama Tsarnaeva, this hatred is passed on in some Muslim families – and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is by no means the only mother from hell.

Carney: What are these
‘scandals’ of which you speak?

Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 5/18/2013 4:42:42 AM Post Reply

No, really, Jay Carney would like to know. Even though he only showed his face in the briefing room twice this week, and even though the White House press corps used him as a punching bag, Barack Obama’s press secretary wants you to know he’s really enjoyed having to address this avalanche of scandals. Wait — did we say scandals? We mean, er, opportunities:(Snip for video) “I dismiss the premise, the idea that these are scandals,” Carney said flatly, calling the controversy over Benghazi a “total concoction by Republicans,” and the IRS scandal merely

Tsarnaev’s lawyers seek permission
to photograph him to show ‘evolving
mental and physical state’

Boston Globe, by Milton J. Valencia Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 5/18/2013 4:33:41 AM Post Reply

Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect want to be able to take pictures of the 19-year-old now and over time to show evidence of his injuries and his “evolving mental and physical state,” according to a filing in federal court in Boston. As the defense team for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev argues against the death penalty, it would use the photo evidence to challenge whether he was fit enough to voluntarily provide statements to investigators just after his arrest, according to the filing. US Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler partially granted the request today. She said the US Bureau of Prisons

Orb favored to take
Preakness, set up Triple try

Associated Press, by Richard Rosenblatt Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 5/18/2013 4:29:40 AM Post Reply

BALTIMORE -- Orb is ready for his whirl at history. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course. "I couldn´t be more pleased with the way he´s doing," trainer Shug McGaughey said at his final pre-Preakness media briefing Friday morning. "I can´t see any adversity. I would have to think it would take a pretty darn good horse to beat him if he goes over and runs his race." If he can defeat eight rivals

Some Banks Halt Foreclosures,
Citing Regulator´s Bulletin

Wall Street Journal, by Nick Timiraos Original Article

Posted By: pineledger- 5/18/2013 4:22:58 AM Post Reply

Some of the nation´s largest banks, including Wells Fargo [WFC +1.58%] & Co., suspended foreclosure sales in a number of states following guidance issued last month by federal banking regulators. While some foreclosures have since resumed, the halt marks the latest dustup over how foreclosures are handled. Banks said their actions were triggered by a four-page bulletin issued last month by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve. The bulletin outlined basic operating standards for foreclosure sales. Many of the nation´s largest banks were already operating under consent orders with the OCC or the Fed

McDonald´s seen
overhauling U.S. menu

Bloomberg News, by Leslie Patton Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 5/18/2013 1:57:40 AM Post Reply

CHICAGO — The Angus burger is going away, and it may not be the only McDonald´s dish on the chopping block. The world´s largest restaurant chain has also considered axing Caesar salads, the McSkillet Burrito, the Southern Style Biscuit and steak bagels, according to a franchisee email obtained by Bloomberg News. While the Angus burger contains as many as 820 calories and costs $4, the culling isn´t simply about offering healthier fare and cheaper items. It´s an effort by McDonald´s Corp. to streamline a menu that has expanded by 70 percent to about 145 items since 2007 — straining

GOP eager to link IRS scandal to
‘Obamacare’ takedown efforts

Washington Times, by Tom Howell Jr. Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 5/18/2013 1:27:20 AM Post Reply

An exasperated Rep. Pat Tiberi on Friday asked the former acting chief of the IRS to explain to Congress why he would move the leader of the division that targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status to a branch that is overseeing one of the most partisan issues of recent memory — President Obama’s health care law. “Because she’s a superb civil servant, sir,” Steven Miller, who resigned under duress last week, told the Ohio Republican at a hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means. The transfer of Sarah Hall Ingram to the helm

What If the Obama Scandals
Had Surfaced Last Fall?

Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 5/18/2013 1:19:58 AM Post Reply

I was on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show last night, talking about the Benghazi talking point emails. Near the end of the segment, Hugh asked whether I thought the presidential election might have turned out differently if Obama and Clinton had not succeeded in covering up the truth about Benghazi. I was skeptical. The story of the election, I said, was the Obama campaign’s ability to turn out, once again, a large majority of the low-information voters who swept Obama into office in 2008. Few of those low-information voters, I said, would either have understood, or cared about, Benghazi

A Breach of Trust

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Susan Combs Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 5/18/2013 1:15:18 AM Post Reply

As tax collector for the nation’s second-largest state, I know it’s a necessary function — from the fire station to the space station, nothing government does is possible without taxes. But it’s sure no path to popularity. Tax collectors have had a rotten reputation since biblical times. For all the services and all the people that depend on it, our work has to be viewed as fair and even-handed. It’s a basic bond of trust, and once that trust is lost, it’s hard to get back. Our entire nation was born when the colonists decided Britain’s taxes were unfair

Watch: Cable Networks Eagerly
Anticipate When GOP Will
‘Overplay Their Hand’

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 5/18/2013 1:11:52 AM Post Reply

You may have heard that there are a variety of scandals unfolding in Washington D.C. at the moment. Scandals swirling around the White House this week include revelations that the Internal Revenue Service singled out conservative groups for intimidation, that the Department of Justice may have expressed their frustration with the Associated Press by obtaining an absurdly wide swath of phone records, and the ever-unfolding scandal surrounding Benghazi and the administration’s response to that attack. With all these overwhelming controversies enveloping the executive branch, one question dominates in the media: When will Republicans overstep in their effort to criticize

Treasury Sec: I Knew About
IRS Scandal Last Week--
And Also Last Fall

Breitbart Big Government, by Wynton Hall Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 5/18/2013 1:05:23 AM Post Reply

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, former Obama chief of staff-turned-Treasury Secretary Jack Lew offered two conflicting yet carefully worded answers as to when he first learned that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had targeted Tea Party and conservative groups: he learned last week--and possibly before the 2012 election. Bloomberg´s Al Hunt asked Lew, whose Treasury Department oversees the IRS: “When were you first notified that IRS agents were targeting conservative groups like the Tea Party?” Instead of answering Hunt’s question directly, however, Lew instead chose to answer when he first learned about the IG report, a tactic

Golf champion and CBS
analyst Ken Venturi dies

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 5/18/2013 1:00:59 AM Post Reply

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and then an intestinal infection that he could no longer fight. Venturi died 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He couldn´t make it to the induction. His sons, Matt and Tim, accepted on his behalf after

President’s supporters change tune

Boston Herald, by Joe Fitzgerald Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 5/18/2013 12:56:26 AM Post Reply

You can feel their pain as disillusioned devotees begin peeling Obama stickers from their bumpers, no longer anxious to share an identity with him as he slips further and further into a festering pool of scandal. For years these True Believers rationalized every faux pas and reckless word emanating from the White House, because to them none of it mattered in the greater light of his glorious incumbency. If he joked with Jay Leno about his inept bowling, saying “it was like the Special Olympics,” so what? If he dismissed his critics as “people who cling to their guns

Warriors Fans Killed in
Oakland After Game Let Out

NBC News, by Lisa Fernandez and Christie Smith Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 5/17/2013 10:39:54 PM Post Reply

A shooting as the Warriors game let out Thursday night left two fans dead - the driver of a Porsche was killed by bullets and the passenger was killed as he staggered out onto Interstate 880 in Oakland. Now, police are turning to Warriors fans and nearby surveillance video from the O.co Coliseum for help in finding the killers. Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said Friday that the two men were leaving the arena about 10:35 p.m., when the shooting broke out. The victims identities were not released Friday, but the driver was a 30-year-old man

Metro-North Trains Collide in
Connecticut; Dozens of Injuries Are Reported

New York Times, by Matt Flegenheimer and Robert Davey Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 5/17/2013 10:35:33 PM Post Reply

Two Metro-North Railroad trains collided after a derailment near Fairfield, Conn., at the height of the evening rush on Friday, injuring 60 people, 5 of them critically, and snarling transit corridors in the Northeast, the authorities said. An eastbound train heading toward New Haven derailed at the Bridgeport-Fairfield border, just east of Fairfield Metro Station at about 6:10 p.m., careening into a westbound train on an adjacent track, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. (Snip) It was not immediately clear what caused the derailment, but the authority said that the police were investigating

Durbin Asked IRS’ Shulman
to Probe ‘Several’ Conservative
501(c)(4) Groups in 2010

PJ Media, by Bridget Johnson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 5/17/2013 10:28:31 PM Post Reply

While many Democrats have joined Republicans in public shaming of the Internal Revenue Service for singling out conservative groups, others say the scandal is just a byproduct of muddied rules about nonprofits and political activity in the wake of the Citizens United ruling — and they’re hoping that they can steer the conversation from outrage over political targeting to fuel for campaign finance reform. But senior Dems may have much more than an opportunity to try to turn scandal to their advantage: they may have a degree of culpability as one especially vocal proponent

Higher-Ups Knew of IRS Case

Wall Street Journal, by John D. McKinnon* Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 5/17/2013 10:23:18 PM Post Reply

The Internal Revenue Service´s watchdog told top Treasury officials around June 2012 he was investigating allegations the tax agency had targeted conservative groups, for the first time indicating that Obama administration officials were aware of the explosive matter in the midst of the president´s re-election campaign. The disclosure to the Treasury general counsel and the deputy secretary was a cursory one, according to J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. He said he didn´t reveal conclusions of the probe, which was in its early stages, and his disclosure came as part

Colorado sheriffs seek to
block new gun restrictions,
file lawsuit against state

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 10:12:54 PM Post Reply

DENVER — Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year’s mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional. The lawsuit involves sheriffs from 54 of Colorado’s 64 counties, most representing rural, gun-friendly areas of the state. The sheriffs say the new state laws violate Second Amendment protections that guarantee the right to keep and bear arms. Opponents are criticizing the lawsuit as political maneuvering. The filing targets Colorado laws that limit the size of ammunition magazines and expand background checks. The regulations

´We could lose everything´: Tea
Party groups prepare to sue IRS

Fox News, by Barnini Chakraborty Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 10:04:13 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON – Jay Devereaux hadn’t paid much attention to the daily drumbeat of partisan politics in D.C. He wasn’t a Washington nerd, and didn’t know who said what during congressional hearings -- nor did he care. But when news broke that the government was using taxpayer money to bail out Wall Street banks, he started paying attention and didn’t like what he was hearing. So the Florida father and information technology specialist decided to form a group, Unite in Action, to educate people in his area about the issues, he said.

First Lady Expands Anti-
Obesity Campaign to Museums

Cybercast News Service, by Elizabeth Harrington Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 9:51:43 PM Post Reply

First Lady Michelle Obama has expanded her anti-obesity campaign to museums, enlisting them to offer “healthy food options,” and change their menus. Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative is now calling for museums, zoos, gardens, science and technology centers to “join the call to action,” to decrease obesity among children. The first lady is recruiting these institutions to join the “Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens” project because of their power to “influence real and sustained behavior change” on the eating habits of kids. “With their impressive reach and great potential for impact, museums and gardens can launch community

IRS sued for seizing 60
million medical records

Washington Times [DC], by Cheryl K. Chumley Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 5/17/2013 9:29:25 PM Post Reply

A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans. The name of the provider is not yet known, United Press International said. But Courthouse News Service said the suit claims the agency violated the Fourth Amendment in 2011, when agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one employee – and that led to the seizure of information on 10 million, including state judges. The search warrant did not specify that the IRS could take medical information, UPI said.

Congressman: IRS asked pro-
life group about ´the content
of their prayers´

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 9:26:42 PM Post Reply

During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., grilled outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller about the IRS targeting a pro-life group in Iowa. "Their question, specifically asked from the IRS to the Coalition for Life of Iowa: ‘Please detail the content of the members of your organization’s prayers,’" Schock declared. “Would that be an inappropriate question to a 501 c3 applicant?” asked Schock. “The content of one’s prayers?” “It pains me to say I can’t speak to that one either,” Miller replied. After Schock pressed him further, Miller explained that although

IRS Actions Show High-
Level, Political Coordination

PJ Media, by Bryan Preston Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 5/17/2013 9:13:13 PM Post Reply

In today’s hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, outgoing not-really-fired commissioner Steven Miller admitted that a high-ranking member of the Internal Revenue Service planted the question that led to the agency’s apology for targeting conservatives. [IRS official] Lerner disclosed the information last Friday while speaking at a tax conference organized by the American Bar Association. Asked about the incident, she said only that she answered honestly a question that was posed to her. The question, however, was posed to Lerner by Celia Roady, a Washington, D.C. tax lawyer who sits

Treasury Knew of I.R.S.
Inquiry in 2012, Official Says

New York Times, by Jonathan Weisman & Jeremy W. Peters Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 8:51:48 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, not resting with the Internal Revenue Service scandal, are moving to broaden the matter to an array of tax malfeasances and “intimidation tactics” they hope will ensnare the White House. Republican charges range from the clearly questionable to the seemingly specious, and they grow by the day. On Friday, lawmakers sought to tie the I.R.S. matter to the implementation of President Obama’s health care law, which will rely heavily on the agency. Whether they succeed holds significant ramifications for Mr. Obama,

HHS:´Telework´ Gives Gov´t
Employees More Time for ´Planning
and Preparing Healthy Meals´

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 8:40:41 PM Post Reply

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it wants as many as 20 percent of its workers to "telework," use an "alternative work schedule," or do both, in order to "reduce green house gas emissions," decrease "employee stress," and give these government workers more time for "planning and preparing healthy meals." So says one of the HHS "performance measures" detailed in an appendix to the department´s latest strategic plan. HHS´s performance measure "4.D.05" says: "Increase the percent employees on telework or on Alternative Work Schedule." Telework means working from home via phone and computer.

Metro-North trains collide in Conn.,
more than 20 hurt; part of
New Haven line shut down

New York Post, by Bob Fredericks Original Article

Posted By: FlyRight- 5/17/2013 8:00:34 PM Post Reply

Two Metro-North trains collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour tonight, causing at least two dozen injuries and massive delays on the New Haven Line, authorities said. The accident happened about 6:10 p.m. just east of the Bridgeport-Fairfield line when a westbound train from New Haven derailed and collided with an eastbound train on a section of track near a viaduct that is under renovation. Photos on the Connecticut Post´s website showed people being taken on stretchers to waiting ambulances, and first responders from Fairfield, Bridgeport and nearby

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