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In August 2013, Israel agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners, which was the PA's precondition for renewing peace talks. The following is the PA celebrating the release of 21 of them, all of whom were convicted murderers. [Abbas is shown embracing murderer Issa Abd Rabbo and all 21 murderers] PA TV announcer: "Here they are embracing President Mahmoud Abbas after long years behind the bars of the occupation, in which they were transferred between different prisons and cells simply because they are Palestinians who fought the occupation... They are the ones who were, and are still standing firm against the...

Schultz was interviewed by CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo Wednesday, and during his time on the air, he explained how his support of the health law has turned stale on account of its poor execution. He told CNBC that, ”Unfortunately, in this kind of situation, execution trumps strategy. It might be a great strategy, but the execution is really flawed. It’s off the rails.” The statement is surprising coming from Schultz, considering he has long been a firm supporter of President Barack Obama’s health law. This reality is highlighted by the Huffington Post, which reports that he described the Affordable Care Act...

bomb squad officer The jihad in Thailand is brutal, vicious, relentless, and yet we hear nothing in the media. Soft targets are their specialty. Schools, banks. automated teller machines (ATMs) ........ thousands slaughtered. And these nurses are giving a victory sign. Moderates unmasked.Thailand: Muslim nurses flash victory sign in front of slain bomb squad officer Blazing Cat Fur (thanks to Chai) A hospital in southern (Muslim) Thailand publicly apologised on Wednesday after a photograph of two of its nurses flashing a victory sign in front of a slain bomb squad officer circulated on the internet (inset). The two (Muslim) nurses...

Sen. David Vitter wants to put the klieg lights on any member of Congress who decides that certain staff members are not “official,” a maneuver that would exempt the employee from entering a health exchange tied to Obamacare as mandated by the 2010 law. Mr. Vitter, Louisiana Republican, filed the Show Your Exemption Act on Thursday to force lawmakers to reveal how they designate each of their staffers. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, wrote an amendment to the Affordable Care Act that placed members of Congress and their staffs in the state-based insurance markets, or exchanges, set up by the...

Adult Stem Cells Imitate Human Brain, Are Hope for Neurological Disorders Charlotte Lozier Institute on September 3, 2013 in Science & Medicine - No comments By Nora SullivanA study published last week has shown that adult stem cells derived from ethical sources can be used to create living tissues that imitate the developing human brain.  In their findings, published in the science journal Nature, researchers asserted that, by using human stem cells derived from skin cells, they were able to assemble brain-like pieces of living tissue.  These stem cells could prove to be an invaluable resource for the study and...

Unclear who is behind the attack on base located in stronghold of Assad's Alawites, but Syrian, Lebanese media accuse Israel; Channel 2 reports attack's target were S-125 surface-to-air missiles.

Indonesia has summoned the Australian ambassador, Greg Moriarty, to answer allegations Australia used its Jakarta embassy as a spy base. The Indonesian foreign ministry has issued a statement demanding clarification of media reports that Australia used the Jakarta embassy to run surveillance operations. Reports in Fairfax media suggest the embassy has been used as a post to collect intelligence on Indonesia, a country of growing regional and economic importance.

I've finally decided what I'm going to dress as while handing out Halloween candy this year. And I've outlined it below in a festive post I like to call ... The Twelve Costumes of Halloween On the first time the doorbell rings, I'll answer dressed as Kathleen Sebelius and tell them to come back at the end of November. The second time it rings, I'll answer as Sebelius and when they ask for candy, I'll say I don't work for them and slam the door. On the third time, I'll answer as Sebelius and when they say trick or treat,...

An Alabama-based Catholic television station has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services over its controversial mandate that requires religious employers to cover contraceptives, including those that can cause early abortion. Eternal Word Television Network, whose station in Irondale brings programming to more than 145 million homes across the globe, filed the suit on Monday. Brought before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, EWTN is being represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and has the aid of Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange.....

This frightful affair begins with a simple and mundane request from a colleague of mine who manages ALEC’s social media. He wanted to create a meme for this great image and had a seemingly simple question: what is the total value of tax carve-outs on the state and federal level? Carve-outs are the ghoulish tax preferences that allow people and companies to get special treatment from the government and avoid the tax burden that they otherwise would have had to pay given their income or spending levels and their tax rate. For all but the chosen few, carve-outs haunt those...

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH:L A lot of things have me ticked off today. In fact, I've been ticked off all week. You've probably have picked up on that. I'm ticked off at things out there. I'm ticked off at FedEx, ticked off at incompetence in general. I'm really ticked off about this idea that you and me and so forth are kook fringe people, as though the Democrat Party and Barack Obama represent the center. What is the center of American politics? Obamacare? The vast majority of the American people don't want it, and more people are joining that group every...

Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers : (clip) : “As far as [Obamacare’s] essential health benefits, correct me if I’m wrong — do men not have to buy maternity care?” clip Ms. Sebelius: “Well, an insurance policy has a series of benefits whether you use them or not.” Ms. Ellmers: “And that is why health care premiums are increasing, because we are forcing them to buy things that they will never need. Thank you.” Ms. Sebelius: “The individual policies cover families. Men often do need maternity care for their spouses and for their families, yes.” Ms. Ellmers: “A single male, aged 32,...

Adult Stem Cell Research Has Defeated Embryonic Stem Cells for Funding Priorities by Mallory Quigley | LifeNews.com | 10/31/13 11:53 AMA new report released today by the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) analyzes funding for stem cell research in California and Maryland to conclude that funding trends reflect the scientific community’s  view that the best hope for disease treatment and therapies lies with morally unproblematic, non-embryonic stem cells."For decades, stem cells obtained by destroying unique, living human beings were heralded for their potential ability to cure numerous diseases and conditions.  However, while funding for this morally objectionable research initially boomed, efficacious...

Two decades after Serb soldiers conducted house-to-house searches in a campaign of ethnic killings in Bosnia, forensic scientists are digging up what could turn out to be the largest mass grave from the 1992-95 war.

Dogs Don't Like It The entire North American sales force of Frisky Dog Food was gathered together for their national sales convention at Miami Beach. In the great auditorium the marketing director was giving a performance that any revivalist would have been proud of. Using the old pattern of call and response, he was really working up the spirits of his sales team. "Who's got the greatest dog food in North America?" "We have!" "And who's got the greatest advertising campaigns?" "We have!" "Who's got the most attractive packages?" "We have!" "Who's got the biggest distribution?" "WE HAVE!" "Okay. So...

Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s trial begins on Monday November 4th, (Valentine’s day in Egypt), and intel rumors are rife that the trial will prove President Barack Obama’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. If former Chief of Egyptian Intelligence Murad Muwafi, can prove Morsi’s agreement to the presence of terrorists in Egypt and providing them with protection, he will be executed for the crime of high treason.

STONEVILLE, N.C. -- Rockingham County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating after a homeowner shot at a suspect during a home invasion early Saturday morning. Rita and Christopher Shelton told deputies they awoke after they heard their dog barking at their home on Anglin Mill Road. Christopher grabbed his shotgun and confronted an intruder in the den area of the home. Christopher told deputies he fired a shot at the intruder who was armed with a hammer. He said the intruder fled the home and yelled to another subject outside to get in the car.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office continues to investigative a home invasion robbery that left a suspect dead. Authorities say two armed men posing as law enforcement officers forced their way into a home in Orange Cove Sunday night and exchanged fire with the homeowner.

Ever notice how no cabinet members in the Obama Administration are ever fired but in the last year nine senior generals have been fired? Read why: http://allenbwest.com/?p=1143

HILLVIEW, KY (WAVE) – A woman trying to defend herself from a man attempting to break into her home was shot with her own gun early Monday morning, according to detectives. Emergency dispatch personnel said a man attempted to break into a home just before 4 a.m. in Hillview, Kentucky on Smith Lane near Hillview Boulevard on the county line between Bullitt County and Jefferson County. According to the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office (BCSO), the man did not get into the house. A woman who lived there aimed a gun at the would-be intruder, but according to detectives, the man...