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Sovereignty: Even if he's not re-elected, the president hopes to leave behind a treaty giving a U.N. body veto power over the use of our territorial waters and to which we'd be required to give half of our offshore oil revenue. The Law Of The Sea Treaty (LOST) has been lurking in the shadows for decades. Like the Kyoto Protocol that pretended to be an effort to save the earth from the poisoned fruit of the Industrial Revolution, LOST pretends to be an effort to protect the world's oceans from environmental damage and remove it as a cause of potential...

ST. LOUIS • As the rumble of Bobcats and a massive front-end loader approached Hopeville on Friday, Antoinette Triplett, who heads the city's homeless services division, scuttled through the riverfront encampment in high-heeled shoes, looking for one last hold-out.

Rep. West: Obama aiming 'tax weapons of mass destruction' at AmericansBy Pete Kasperowicz - 04/25/12 06:43 PM ET Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) on Wednesday evening likened President Obama's preference for higher tax rates to "tax weapons of mass destruction" that Obama is aiming straight at middle Americans. "Although he has never served our country in uniform, or risked his life to defend its freedoms and liberties on distant shores, it seems President Obama understands a thing or two about weaponry," West said on the House floor. "But in the president's case … the current weapon of choice is tax...

Verizon Drops Muslim TV Channel Whose Owner Beheaded His General Manager Jim Edwards Febuary 24, 2012Bridges TV anchor Samatha Azzar Verizon will drop the Muslim cable channel Bridges TV on March 14, almost a year to the day after the channel's owner was sentenced to life in prison for beheading his wife, who was also the station's general manager. The murder occurred at Bridges TV's studio in 2009, six days after Aasiya Hassan told her abusive husband Muzzammil she was divorcing him. Muzzammil Hassan, the channel's founder, then lured his wife to the studio where he stabbed her 40 times...

On March 3-4, Harvard University is hosting a conference sponsored by its Kennedy School of Government entitled “One State Conference: Israel/Palestine and the One State Solution.” Its explicit goal is to discuss methods of achieving the the destruction of Israel. According to the “Vision and Goals” of the conference, as outlined by its website: “To date, the only Israel/Palestine solution that has received a fair rehearsal in mainstream forums has been the two-state solution. Our conference will help to expand the range of academic debate on this issue. Thus, our main goal is to educate ourselves and others about the...

NEWPORT BEACH (CBS) — A bronze statue of former President Ronald Reagan was vandalized early Sunday, according to officials. Police received a call at approximately 5:30 Sunday morning about a possible vandalism in progress at the Bonita Canyon Sports Park. A witness saw a suspect tie something around the top of the statue and the other end to the front of his vehicle. The witness said the suspect then got into his vehicle and put it in reverse in an attempt to pull the statue down. The suspect, described as a male in dark clothing, fled the scene before officers...

The Jewish Home party is facing growing pressure over the threat to Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria, with residents of the region calling on MKs to make their issue make-or-break for the coalition. The Yesha (Judea and Samaria) Council voted unanimously Thursday to call on Jewish Home MKs to make it clear that if a Jewish town or neighborhood is destroyed, they will leave Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government. Yesha Council head Danny Dayan called party head Minister Daniel Hershkowitz and faction head MK Uri Orbach to inform them of the council’s decision. Orbach and Dayan agreed to bring...

All of Obama's efforts to turn America into a Nation of Zombies, (NOZ), have been wildly successful. Youths on the streets in over 140 cities in this country alone, proclaim that THEIR zombieness represents 99 % of America! Obama has kept 9.1 % of America's working population as the permanent zombie-unemployed class. Following the 2008 Federally-Regulated Bankruptcy of the Federal Housing Authority, (FHA), Obama has made sure that over a million home loan owners are still held in foreclosure-zombieland. Not satisfied with his obvious skill at turning voters into zombies, Obama has turned non-voting children and grandchildren into National-Debt-Zombies for...

Police and military forces arrived in force at the nascent community of Oz Zion with stop work orders and moved to dismantle structures being erected there. Two teenage girls had to be treated for tear gas inhalation sustained during clashes that erupted between security forces and young people working to establish the new community. At presently, security forces remain in Or Zion, but no structures in the community have been destroyed. Residents are concerned, during the night, bulldozers will be moved in to demolish their work and dreams. The new community of Oz Zion, presently termed an 'outpost,' broke ground...

Despite the extensive media coverage of Migron's legal battles to survive, judicial edicts by a few members of Israel's Supreme Court, and misrepresentations by lawyers and NGO's who oppose Migron's presence, the facts concerning this Jewish community have not been presented fully, or fairly. A small community of 50 families a dozen kilometers north of Jerusalem, Migron is a test case for all Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and may affect many within Israel's "Green Line" as well. The controversy revolves around two main issues: (1) who owns the land, and (2) if there was government negligence, who was...

There may have been no rioting in the Highlands, but no one has been watching the arson and looting of Britain’s cities more closely than the Queen. With fewer than six months to her Diamond Jubilee, when celebrations are planned for the length and breadth of the kingdom, the disorder has alarmed aides planning the extravaganza. Central to their concern is not just the damage to the country’s image overseas, but also how quickly the feelgood factor engendered by April’s Royal Wedding has been lost. From her summer home in Balmoral, the Queen has kept in touch with developments and...

A service box in Oneida County owned by Verizon Communications Inc. was vandalized, causing a disruption of phone and cell phone service in the northern part of Oneida County, state police reported today. Calling the damage done "criminal mischief," troopers said someone entered the service box on Doyle Road in Deerfield either Monday or today and cut several lines.

Rolling coverage of the third night of violent disturbances in London, with arson and looting reported at several locations across the capital.

The market wasn't supposed to tank unless a deal wasn't reached on Aug. 2. Well, it did! Consumer confidence continues to fall. Unemployment is over 10-percent (18 percent in some communities) and almost certain to increase. Foreclosures are higher than ever with people living in the streets and in their cars! Homelessness is on the rise. Fewer teens are graduating from high school of those that do, fewer are choosing to go to college. People can barely afford to put food on the table and prices are on the rise! Communities that used to have little in the way of...

RUSH: Well, we knew it was gonna get to this point. The Republicans are nervous, some of them are very nervous, and a few of them are outright paranoid. Hi, folks, great to have you back, Rush Limbaugh, already the middle of the week here on the Excellence in Broadcasting Network. Our telephone number is 800-282-2882. You want to send an e-mail, the address, ElRushbo@eibnet.com. About this time yesterday we quoted Senator Mitch McConnell as saying nothing substantive will ever get done in this country until Barack Obama is removed from the Oval Office. As long as Obama's in the...

Israeli Border Police and Civil Administration authorities Thursday demolished the nascent Ga'on Yarden settlement in the Binyamin region of Samaria, saying several of the buildings were built without obtaining the necessary permits. It was the second demolition carried out in one day. Five people were arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with clashes during the violent demolition at Alei Ayin this morning. During the Alei Ayin demolition 6 police officers and five residents were injured, and a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Binyamin Police commander's car, setting it ablaze. It is not known who threw the Molotov cocktail. "Violent demolition...

Calls on Facebook for Palestinian Millions to Return to Their Homes in Israel on May 15, 2011 By: L. Barkan* IntroductionOver the past weeks, a number of Facebook pages have been launched calling on the Palestinians in Israel and abroad to hold mass demonstrations on May 15, 2011, the 63rd anniversary of Nakba Day (the establishment of the State of Israel).  The plan is for millions of Palestinian refugees to march en masse in return to the original homes of their families in Israel. The campaign is being referred to as "The 2011 March of Return," "The Palestinian Refugees'...

Becoming the most hypocritical politician in America is not an easy goal to achieve, but New York’s Rep. Anthony Weiner, a Democrat, is up to the task. Earlier this year, the Obama administration began rewarding its union friends and others with an escape from the clutches of Obamacare. Now one of the most outspoken Obamacare supporters - the man who actually said, “I wrote the bill … the bill and I are one” wants his own “get out of jail free” card from this abominable law. Moments of unmistakable clarity may not always find their way to the president’s teleprompter,...

WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T PREDICT EARTHQUAKES ACCURATELY? Geologist: Alarming magnetic field changes signal major quake for West Coast

When disasters strike somewhere in the world, those of us not effected will most likely watch the news or even see videos and pictures online to see what happened. When we're finished watching, we will either turn off the television or change the channel, those who surf will eventually log off the internet and shutdown our computers as we continue our normal uninterrupted lives. However, unless we ourselves have gone through similar disasters, we can never truly understand fully what the people are going through. I guess that's why it's so easy to forget about others who are suffering...