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	The IRS Immigration Fraud Scandal Here comes another one not like the other ones.

	Obama’s increasingly muddled Syria policy All one can see when leading from behind is other behinds.

	Obama on NSA programs: Americans "not getting the complete story" Wait, We'll Translate:'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.

	IRS supervisor in D.C. admits to overseeing tea party targeting "Toto, I have a feeling we aren't in Cincinnati anymore."

	Sharyl Attkisson Shares Update On Computer Hacking Investigation Later, on O'Reilly, she said she's pretty sure who's doing it. Stay tuned, clicked and ready to scream.

	Massive San Antonio NSA Data Center Raises Eyebrows The data center itself is about 94,000 square feet. It became operational in 2012. But, no one can find funding in the Defense Department budgets.

	Edward Snowden Is In The Process Of Destroying Any Support And Sympathy He Has Built Up Hero or Zero? Has Snowden stayed too long at the fair?

	Obama’s Climate of Intimidation How Democrats and the president created the IRS scandal — even if they didn’t mean to.

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Obama´s Failure to Campaign
Against NSA Spying Could
Damage His Popularity with
Generation Text

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 6/18/2013 5:32:34 PM Post Reply

RUSH: According to latest CNN poll, Obama´s job approval is down from 53% in May to 45% now. Approval of his handling of the economy is down 2% to 42%. On foreign affairs Obama´s down five points to 44. On illegal immigration, Obama´s disapproval is up to 56. And only 49% of respondents say Obama is honest or trustworthy. You know, this polling data, this is huge, folks. We haven´t seen this before. We have not seen this kind of intense evidence of Obama losing approval, losing popularity, and losing support.

Obama: You Can´t Fathom
´Complexities´ of Syria
Policy ´If You Haven´t Been
in Situation Room´

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 6/18/2013 5:30:04 PM Post Reply

Charlie Rose last night asked President Obama his new Syria policy. The president first objected to it being called a new policy. "I´m not sure you can characterize this as a new policy. This is consistent with the policy that I´ve had throughout," he said. Obama then explained the goal is regional stability, and especially in Syria. "Really, what we´re trying to do is take sides against extremists of all sorts and in favor of people who are in favor of moderation, tolerance, representative government, and over the long-term, stability and prosperity for the people of Syria," said Obama.

Dingy Harry Hurries
Gang of Eight Bill

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 6/18/2013 5:18:41 PM Post Reply

RUSH: Byron York has the story on the falling polling data on the Gang of Eight immigration bill in the Washington Examiner. "With a new poll showing falling support for the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced an accelerated schedule in which the Senate would take a final, up-or-down vote on passing the bill by the end of next week. ´I´m just telling everybody that we´re going to either file cloture on this on Friday or Saturday or Sunday or Monday,´

´Taliban is ready to talk peace´
with Afghan state: Afghan official

Reuters, by Hamid Shalizi Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 6/18/2013 5:17:28 PM Post Reply

KABUL - The Taliban is willing to consider peace talks with the Afghan state following secret discussions, a senior Afghan official said on Tuesday, in what may be the first significant step towards an end to the long-running war. "Peace talks will certainly take place between the Taliban and the High Peace Council," said the senior official, referring to the body created by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2010 to broker peace with the insurgency. The Taliban has until now said it would not countenance peace talks with the Karzai government, it calls a "stooge" of the United States and other

What Good is "Both
Sides of the Story"
When One Side Lies?

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 6/18/2013 5:09:54 PM Post Reply

RUSH: Southfield, Michigan. This is Jesse. Jesse, glad to have you on the program. Hi. CALLER: How are you doing there, Rush? And thanks for taking my call. RUSH: You bet, sir. CALLER: Well, I called and I had a lengthy conversation with your screener, but I originally called because of your comments of why women, blacks, and Hispanics don´t vote for the Republican Party, and then the Senator, congressman in Louisiana that flip-flopped. But first I wanted to tell you, even though I´m a center-left liberal, kind of leaning right now, but

We´re All Dick Cheney Now

Wall Street Journal, by James Taranto Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 6/18/2013 5:04:47 PM Post Reply

Contrary to the headline at Politico.com (and the one at Puffington Host, and New York magazine, and Salon and . . .), President Obama did not actually utter the words "I´m not Dick Cheney" in his interview yesterday with Charlie Rose. But it is not an unfair paraphrase of what he did say with respect to the National Security Agency´s data-gathering programs. Here´s the president, as quoted by BuzzFeed.com: It is transparent. That´s why we set up the FISA court. . . . The whole point of my concern, before I was president--because some people say, "Well, you know,

Perils of moving to a no-tax state

CNN Money, by Jeanne Sahadi Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 6/18/2013 5:04:16 PM Post Reply

NEW YORK - You might think that moving to a state with no income tax would greatly simplify your tax life. Not so fast. If you´re not careful, it could greatly complicate things and cost you tons in back taxes and penalties. For example, if you are still planning to spend significant time in your former state, you better limit it to less than 183 days. Why? Spending any more time there could mean you´ll be treated as a resident of that state and therefore have to pay tax. And it´s not just days spent in-state

Sessions Chides Rubio: ´Marco,
There´s Somebody on the Television
Pretending To Be You´

Breitbart, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: Az Roadrunner- 6/18/2013 4:57:29 PM Post Reply

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) poked fun at the notion that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) could be publicly saying the Senate immigration bill needs stronger security provisions, while saying in TV ads that the bill has the best border security provisions in history. Sessions has previously called on Rubio and his ally Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to withdraw the advertisements because of their inaccuracies.

Hillary Clinton: Alex
Jones in a pantsuit

Daily Caller, by Landon Knepp Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 6/18/2013 4:45:30 PM Post Reply

Hi. My name is Landon and I will be saying a few things while Jim is away this week. Please follow me on twitter – @orwellforce – to see me say more things. Here is the first thing: Last week when Hillary Clinton unveiled her focus-grouped-within-an-inch-of-its-life twitter bio, there was a glaring omission: Coo coo pants conspiracy nut. She has been instrumental in nearly every major political conspiracy theory for the past 15 years. Back in 1998 when it came out that her husband was doing some hardcore, Presidential-level chubby chasing, Hillary knew that it went much deeper (no pun intended).

Jeb Bush dismisses ´chirpers´
on his right

USA Today, by Catalina Camia Original Article

Posted By: jackson- 6/18/2013 4:42:54 PM Post Reply

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is tuning out the "chirpers" in the Republican Party -- the critics on his right who disagree with his push for a comprehensive immigration bill. If Bush decides on a 2016 White House bid, the son and brother of two presidents said in an interview this weekend that it will be a campaign based on his two terms as governor. "It will be based on what I believe and it will be based on my record," Bush told the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN).

Romney´s Revenge

National Review Online, by Avrik Roy Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 6/18/2013 4:30:37 PM Post Reply

During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney maintained that the health-reform law he signed in Massachusetts was not the same as Obamacare. “Our plan was a state solution to a state problem,” Governor Romney insisted. He was trying to fix Massachusetts’ uniquely broken insurance market, he said;(Snip) The best way to think about Romneycare is on a left-right scale of 1 to 10. If 10 is a libertarian utopia, and 1 is a left-wing dystopia, Governor Romney moved Massachusetts’ individual health-insurance market from a 2 to a 4. That is, it moved that market modestly to the right.

Senate rejects border fence

Washington Times [DC], by Stephen Dinan Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 6/18/2013 4:18:05 PM Post Reply

Senators on Tuesday rejected building the 700 miles of double-tier border fencing Congress authorized just seven years ago, with a majority of the Senate saying they didn’t want to delay granting illegal immigrants legal status while the fence was being built. The 54-39 vote to reject the fence shows the core of the immigration deal is holding. The vote broke mostly along party lines, though five Republicans, including Sen. Marco Rubio and the rest of the bill’s authors, voted against the fence, and two Democrats voted for it. Republicans had offered the fence as a way to

Elbert Guillory: Why I Chose
To Become A Republican

Real Clear Politics, by Tim Hains Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 6/18/2013 3:25:49 PM Post Reply

[Video] Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory (R-Opelousas) explains why he recently switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party. He discusses the history of the Republican Party, founded as an Abolitionist Movement in 1854. Guillory talks about how the welfare state is only a mechanism for politicians to control the black community. Hello, my name is Elbert Lee Guillory, and I’m the senator for the twenty-fourth district right here in beautiful Louisiana. Recently I made what many are referring to as a ‘bold decision’ to switch my party affiliation to the Republican Party.

Wolf attacks lead to state
of emergency in Russia´s
Siberia region

Telegraph [U.K.], by Roland Oliphant Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 6/18/2013 3:22:43 PM Post Reply

Yegor Borisov, head of the Sakha Republic, a vast and sparsely populated region of eastern Siberia, has called for an urgent cull of wolves after the predators swamped populated areas in a search for food. The local government has announced a three month "battle against wolves" to be launched on January 15. Special task forces will be put together and the hunting season extended all year round in a bid to tackle what the local authorities have described as a "mass migration" of the creatures. The governor has even promised a six-figure cash prize for the hunters who bring back the most skins.

Protesters flood Brazilian cities
over World Cup spending

Telegraph [U.K.], by Donna Bowater Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 6/18/2013 3:15:49 PM Post Reply

After days of demonstrations, described as "legitimate" by Dilma Rousseff, Brazil´s president, activists filled the streets in more than a dozen cities, including those hosting matches at next year´s football tournament, which is estimated to cost £10 billion. In scenes rarely seen in Brazil since the fall of the dictatorship in 1985, crowds took to the streets, carrying placards reading: "World Cup for Who?" and "We don´t need the World Cup". President Rousseff responded with sympathy for the protesters. "Today, Brazil woke up stronger," she said. "The greatness of yesterday´s demonstrations proved the power of democracy.

US drops demand Taliban renounce
al-Qaeda to allow talks to progress

Telegraph [UK], by Rob Crilly Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 6/18/2013 2:59:24 PM Post Reply

The US will engage in its first formal direct talks with the Taliban on Thursday, according to officials, in a milestone on the road to peace after more than a decade of war. The first meeting will take place in Doha, the Qatari capital, after the Taliban opened their first official overseas office and Washington dropped its long-standing demand that the movement renounce ties with al-Qaeda. "The US will have its first formal meeting with the Taliban, and indeed first meeting with the Taliban for several years, in a couple of days in Doha," a senior official with

Boeing nets orders
for 102 stretch 787s

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 6/18/2013 2:42:57 PM Post Reply

LE BOURGET, France—Boeing Co. won major orders from five customers for a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet at the Paris Air Show Tuesday, further evidence of a strengthening market for more expensive long-haul jets. Boeing announced the formal launch of its 787-10 program at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday and says it already has commitments for 102 jets from five customers: Air Lease Corp., Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, International Airlines Group and GE Capital Aviation Services. The new 787-10 lists at $290 million, making the deal worth nearly $30 billion at full price, although customers often

Walking just two months later!
Toddler who lost her legs
after dad ran her over with
a lawnmower takes first steps
on prosthetic limbs

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 6/18/2013 2:30:55 PM Post Reply

A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a lawnmower in a horrific accident in April took her first steps on her new prosthetic test legs on Monday. Two-year-old Ireland Nugent has been in a wheelchair and undergone seven surgeries since the April 11 event. She was released from hospital in Tampa at the start of May. Nugent was fitted with her new legs Monday and promptly took off walking as soon as they were on and there were emotional scenes after the five-hour fitting procedure. Scroll down for video

World on fire: Brazil witnesses
biggest protests in 20 years

Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 6/18/2013 2:25:18 PM Post Reply

As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil´s biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches, organized mostly through snowballing social media campaigns, blocked streets and halted traffic in more than a half-dozen cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, where demonstrators climbed onto the roof of Brazil´s Congress building and then stormed it. Monday´s demonstrations were the latest in a flurry of protests in the past two weeks that have added

Bill Ayers: Obama Presidency Gets
‘Failing Grade,’ He Should Be
Tried For ‘War Crimes’

Mediaite, by Andrew Kirell Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 6/18/2013 2:20:06 PM Post Reply

Bill Ayers believes President Obama gets a “failing grade” for his presidency, and should be tried for “war crimes,” along with all living presidents who have engaged in acts of “terrorism” abroad. Sitting down for an episode of RealClearPolitics’ “Morning Commute,” Ayers told host Charlie Stone that, on policy, Obama receives a “failing grade” along with the “F-minuses” he’s given previous presidents like George W. Bush and Richard Nixon. “I don’t think he’s let anybody down,” Ayers added, pointing to how during the 2008 presidential campaign then-Senator Obama consistently declared himself to be a “middle-of-the-road, pragmatic politician.”

Say cheese! G8 leaders pose
for awkward family photo as
they plot a crackdown on tax
dodgers hiding profits around the globe

Daily Mail (UK), by Matt Chorley Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 6/18/2013 2:19:59 PM Post Reply

Tough global rules to stop mega-rich firms and individuals from dodging tax were unveiled at the G8 summit today. David Cameron demanded the world’s most powerful countries act to stop countries shifting profits to low-cost tax havens instead of paying they dues where there are earned. The Lough Erne Declaration - signed by the UK, US, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Japan and Russia - vows to ´fight the scourge of tax evasion´ by ensuring automatic exchange of tax information and changing the rules to stop multinational companies shifting profits across borders to avoid paying their fair share.

Rubio Doubles Down into Disaster

Daily Caller, by Mickey Kaus Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 6/18/2013 2:13:04 PM Post Reply

Stars. They’re not like you! Ryan Lizza’s New Yorker piece on the Gang of 8´s immigration efforts [behind paywall] contains a seemingly inflammatory quote from an unnamed aide to Marco Rubio: “‘There are American workers who, for lack of a better term, can’t cut it,’ a Rubio aide told me. ‘There shouldn’t be a presumption that every American worker is a star performer. There are people who just can’t get it, can’t do it, don’t want to do it. And so you can’t obviously discuss that publicly.’” It’s a bad enough quote that Gang-of-8 cheerleader Jonathan Chait was worried.

NSA Chief: Intel Leak Caused
‘Irreversible and Significant Damage’

Cybercast News Service, by Melanie Hunter Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 6/18/2013 2:05:10 PM Post Reply

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that the NSA whistleblower that leaked classified information on the agency’s surveillance program caused “irreversible and significant damage” to the nation and helped America’s enemies. “I think it was irreversible and significant damage to this nation,” Alexander said Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked how damaging it was “to the national security of the American people that this trust was violated.” “Has this helped America’s enemies?” Bachmann asked Alexander. “I believe it has, and I believe it will hurt us and our allies,”

Afghans take nationwide
security lead from Nato

BBC News [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 6/18/2013 2:00:28 PM Post Reply

Nato has handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. At a ceremony in Kabul, President Hamid Karzai said that from Wednesday "our own security and military forces will lead all the security activities". Observers say the best soldiers in the Afghan army are up to the task but there are lingering doubts about some. International troops will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2014, providing military back-up when needed. The ceremony came shortly after a suicide bomb attack in western Kabul killed three employees of the Afghanistan

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