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[UPDATE BELOW] CNN's national security analyst Peter Bergen twice suggested that "right-wing extremists" could be behind Monday's Boston Marathon bombings. Yet over an hour later, CNN reported that Boston Police were not holding anyone in custody as a suspect for the attack.

KNOXVILLE — The FBI has Pilot Flying J headquarters on lockdown Monday afternoon. Neither the FBI nor a Pilot spokesman was immediately available for comment. Media were barred from the Pilot campus, and the entrance was blocked. Pilot employees were being escorted off the corporate campus on Lonas Road. Knoxville-based Pilot is the operator of the largest travel center network in North America.

Authorities are investigating a report of two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. There were two booms heard from near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel. “It happened around 2:45 p.m. outside Marathon Sports on Boylston Street, according to WBZ-TV’s Lisa Hughes, who was near the scene covering the marathon,” WBZ-TV reports. There were two “incredibly powerful explosions just seconds apart,” Hughes said. Some people were reportedly missing limbs while others had blood on their heads. Race officials have locked down and are now evacuating the hotel because of the report.

As the debate over gun rights heats up on Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to hear a challenge to a key provision of New York state’s restrictive gun laws. The high court without comment refused to take up a petition challenging a lower court’s upholding New York state’s requirement that citizens prove “proper cause” to carry a weapon for self-defense outside the home. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in November in favor of the state. “Our review of the history and tradition of firearm regulation does not ‘clearly demonstrate’ that...

Venezuela concluded its first post-Hugo Chavez presidential election, and it turned out closer than anyone thought. The result, though, was about what most expected, which is that Chavez’ hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro will run the country for the next six years — probably. His opponent, Henrique Capriles Radonski, demanded a recount, claiming that electoral fraud had taken place:CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE VIDEO Hugo Chavez’s handpicked successor won a narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential vote, but his opponent slammed the results as illegitimate and demanded a recount.Nicolas Maduro secured 50.7% of votes in Sunday’s poll while opposition candidate Henrique Capriles...

Jamie Foxx wears T-shirt with pictures of Trayvon Martin and Sandy Hook massacre victims to MTV Movie Awards By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 22:15 EST, 14 April 2013 | UPDATED: 04:16 EST, 15 April 2013 Jamie Foxx appeared at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night wearing a T-shirt in honor of teenager Trayvon Martin and the Sandy Hook victims. The actor posed on the red carpet in the T-shirt with a picture of the 17-year-old's face and many of those who died in the Newtown massacre with the words 'Know Justice, Know Peace'. Trayvon was shot dead by Neighborhood...

Pit Bull's response to Jay Z's trip to Cuba.

President Obama and I were college classmate at Columbia University, class of ’83. I know all too well how mindlessly liberal the students and faculty of that institution can be, and Barack Obama is certainly no exception. My time at Columbia made it crystal clear: liberals always believe they are morally superior. While they publicly state that their mission is to save the world from prejudice, patriotism, racism, greed, and inequality, they are, in fact, hostile and resentful towards anyone who has achieved self-made success through American values. It is in this cesspool of intolerance that Obama and his Marxist...

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Marilyn Monroe slept in a bra to keep her assets firm and perky, according to Hollywood lore. A new study out of France suggests it might have been more effective for the screen goddess to go "au naturel" instead. Researchers spent 15 years studying the breasts of over 330 French women, and concluded that wearing a bra does not prevent sagging or ease back pain as commonly thought. "Medically, physiologically, anatomically—breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity, Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon, from the University of Besançon, told France Info Radio. "On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra."

Our FReepathon. I did not have any money to give more to my favorite site. However, I did have a few gift cards, with small balances just sitting around. I checked each and everyone of them to see how much was left. I had 4 in total (one was for .50 cents, lol). The other 3 totaled $30.77. I was not sure if a cc charge was applied for donations, so I contacted onyx whom referred me to Jim Robinson. Those last 3 donations from NY posted, were from me and my gift cards, sitting there collecting dust. If any...

Over the years, my wife and I have taken this time of year to make donations to various organizations. My wife has generally chosen different avenues to help than I have (in the civilian sector locally) since I tend to choose organizations dedicated to helping the military (the exception being the Salvation Army) such as the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society, The Wounded Warrior Project, etc. (I was a brat and served myself, so I prefer giving to those types of organizations) One of the organizations I have given money to over the years is the USO, and for...

The maelstrom of political controversy regarding Free Republic founder Jim Robinson and his attitude towards the then Republican presidential candidate front runner and odds-on favorite to win the nomination, as anointed by the msm as the weakest candidate in the Repuplican field, was one punctuated by severe criticism of Mr. Robinson for his uncompromising, vituperative take-no-prisoners stance towards the liberal bent, RINO candidate Mr. Romney,as unacceptable under any circumstances as Republican Party nominee in the 2012 presidential election. While his intensely vociferous stance against Mr. Romney surprised, confused, alienated many, the political rationale for the utter blanket rejection of Mr....

<p>Woo hoo!! Only SIX more days until we vote Obama's corrupt Marxist regime OUT!!</p> <p>But we still need those donations coming in!! No matter what happens on Nov 6, no matter who wins, we're going to need FR more than ever!!</p>

<p>Woo hoo!! Seven more days until we vote Obama's corrupt Marxist regime OUT!!</p> <p>But we still need those donations coming in!! No matter what happens on Nov 6, no matter who wins, we're going to need FR more than ever!!</p>

Dear Friend, We were all appalled by the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi and by the Obama cover-up that followed. As you know, four Americans were killed in that attack. One was Ty Woods, a former Navy Seal who gave his life protecting the consulate from the terrorist attack. Ty leaves a widow and an infant son. Please join me in giving to the Ty Woods Memorial Fund to help them get on with their lives. Donate Here Now to honor the memory of Ty Woods — the brave, patriotic husband and father they lost. Click Here...

This site does so much for us. It provides a place to talk to like-minded conservative people from all over the world, plan activities and vent at this administration and all the damage they've done. As a near shut-in, I spend a lot of time here and enjoy talking with all kinds of people in many different situations and occupations. Everyone who has been here for any amount of time can tell stories of how this place affirms them, validates their beliefs, sharpens their writing skills and reinforces arguments they can use at the water cooler, the family reunion or...

 Barack Obama will turn 51 years old on August 4th, 2012.  The President’s campaign is not missing the opportunity to let Americans know this.  On many social, news and online media sites one will find peculiar ads declaring “Happy Birthday Barrack” and asking you to “Sign the Card.”  Here is what you get when you sign the card.A simple click through takes you to a landing page that asks for some personal information in order to “Join Michelle” in  celebrating the day of our Presidents birth.  The card features an antiquated picture of the President and his then elementary school aged children, singing...

The United Nations on Thursday called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than $400 billion a year for poor countries. An annual lump sum payment by the super-rich is one of a host of measures including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, currency exchanges or financial transactions proposed in a UN report that accuses wealthy nations of breaking promises to step up aid for the less fortunate. The annual World Economic and Social Survey says it is critical to find new ways to help the world's poor as pledged cash fails to flow. The report estimates that...

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