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Americans should resist "the siren call of the angriest voices" in how the nation treats immigrants, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday as the GOP used its response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to try softening the tough stance embraced by some of its leading presidential candidates. The U.S.-born daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley said the country is facing its most dangerous security threat since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. That was a reference to the Islamic State group, which has taken credit for attacks in Paris and elsewhere and may have inspired...

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan has invited Sister Loraine Marie Maguire and Sister Constance Veit, of the charitable Catholic order Little Sisters of the Poor, as his guests at the annual State of the Union Address this month. “The Little Sisters of the Poor care for the most vulnerable among us, and they should be free to practice their faith without the threat of government interference or intimidation,” Ryan said in his announcement of the invitation Monday. “The Sisters’ stand in defense of religious liberty — one of our most fundamental rights — is nothing short of courageous, and it’s...

Related Stories Oil dive deepens to 12-year low; $20 warning on China Reuters Oil prices fall for sixth day as hopes for recovery fade Reuters Oil down again to 12-year low; $30 handle looks more likely Reuters Oil slumps towards 11-year low, ignoring Mideast tensions Reuters Oil ends 2015 down 35 percent; long, painful hangover seen Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - A brutal new year selloff in oil markets quickened on Monday, with prices plunging 6 percent to new 12-year lows as further ructions in the Chinese stock market threatened to knock crude as low as $20 a barrel. Amid...

In a State of the State address Tuesday, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced the state will block Planned Parenthood from receiving public funding through the state’s Medicaid program. In a speech before a joint session of the state’s Legislature, Brownback encouraged lawmakers to make the mandate state law. “The time has come to finish the job,” the governor urged. Brownback has ordered the state’s Department of Health and Environment to ensure “not a single dollar of taxpayer money goes to Planned Parenthood,” making Kansas the eighth state to defund the abortion giant. “We must keep working to protect our most...

Two U.S. Navy boats have been seized by Iran, with state media accusing the 10 crew on board of 'snooping'. The Pentagon says it lost contact with two small riverine vessels in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday after they were captured by the Islamic republic's coast guard. Ten American sailors were on board when one of the boats reportedly suffered mechanical issues and drifted into Iranian waters. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3396419/US-Navy-boats-taken-Iranian-custody-Persian-Gulf.html#ixzz3x5ttgTQh Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

January 13, 2016 Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20 During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli,a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent.One day Eli was asleep in his usual place.His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see.The lamp of God was not yet extinguished,and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORDwhere the ark of God was.The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, "Here I am." Samuel ran to Eli and said, "Here I am. You called me.""I...

Republican front-running presidential candidate Donald Trump hit back at prolific talk-show host Tavis Smiley, who called him “an unrepentant, irascible, religious and racial arsonist” on a recent episode of This Week on ABC. That Smiley would discuss Trump’s perceived racial arson is not surprising considering he was appearing on George Stephanopoulos‘s show to discuss his latest book, The Covenant With Black America: Ten Years Later. As Smiley’s book tour rolls on, Trump’s history publicly pursuing his detractors indicates that this battle will see more airtime very soon.

After listening tonight to President Obama’s fairy tale, called the State of the Union speech, here is the real State of the Union in these United States. ISIS is on the rampage across the globe. The President’s 10,000 sorties are miniscule when compared to other US military campaigns. For over a year and a half, on average, we have flown about 15 sorties a day against ISIS. Seventy-five percent of those missions have been waived off because of the President’s worries about collateral or environmental damage. Other sorties are turned around because of a lack of forward air controllers on...

HOUSTON, Texas - Today, Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona endorsed Ted Cruz for President. Gosar has spent his time in Congress fighting to uphold our immigration laws, defending the Second Amendment and protecting life and marriage. Gosar is also a small business owner and a dentist who has worked to reform health care and restore jobs and economic growth in Arizona.“The Republicans are blessed with a very deep and talented bench of candidates," said Rep. Gosar. "I respect all of those who have devoted themselves to the country and a very challenging and personally taxing process. However, this election we...

Teleprompters and all, how many times did Obama directly refer to Trump and this political revolution? This should be good for even better rating for Trump.

HOUSTON, Texas - Today, Congressman Alex Mooney of West Virginia endorsed Ted Cruz for President. Mooney will become Cruz for President’s West Virginia Chairman. He is one of the new conservatives in the House of Representatives who are changing Washington and fighting the status quo.“I am proud to endorse Ted Cruz for President. Senator Cruz’s father, Rafael, visited West Virginia to discuss how he fled communist Cuba to live in freedom in America just as my mother did,” said Rep. Mooney. “I have had the pleasure of visiting with Senator Cruz on several occasions to discuss the shared conservative policies...

Police said the girl's father, Donald Bartho Meyer Jr., 57, pointed a .223 caliber rifle at Constable Clarke Steele, who fired a single round from his .40 caliber service weapon. The bullet passed through Meyer and struck Ciara, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Meyer was treated at Hershey Medical Center. He was being held without bond pending a preliminary hearing Friday on state charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, making terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person, according to court records. Court records show that Meyer owed $1,780.85 in a landlord-tenant dispute. State Police Trooper Robert T. Hicks...

The cabbie accused of snubbing famed weatherman Al Roker has pleaded guilty to a service refusal violation and was fined $500, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. Rahman faced heavy penalties plus a possible 30-day suspension after Roker complained on Twitter in November that a taxi snubbed him and his 13-year-old son for being black — in favor of a white fare a block away. The driver also settled a refusal allegation in May for $200, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. "This happens to folks of color every day," Roker said following the incident. "And while...

EVERETT, Wash. -- A woman was severely burned Thursday evening when an Everett "bikini barista" stand exploded in Everett. A call came in just before 5 p.m. about an explosion at the Sinners and Saints coffee stand on Everett Mall Way and Fourth Avenue West. ... Erik Hicks with the Everett Fire Department said a young barista was inside the stand when it exploded. She was able to escape the flames, but was burned in the process. The victim, identified as Courtney Campbell, was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. She is in critical condition at the hospital's burn...

Names Phill Wright as State Chairman and Former State Rep. Chris Herrod to serve as campaign coordinatorHOUSTON, Texas - Today, Presidential candidate Ted Cruz continued building a strong, national organization by announcing his Utah Leadership Team, consisting of some of the Beehive State's top conservatives. Utah GOP Vice Chairman Phill Wright will serve as state chairman for Cruz, while former Utah State Rep. Chris Herrod will serve as campaign coordinator."I am thrilled to announce such an outstanding group of courageous conservatives leading our campaign in Utah," Cruz said. "All across the West and throughout America, we are gaining momentum by...

That harrowing advice is from The Royal Bank of Scotland, which has warned of a "cataclysmic year" ahead for markets and advised clients to head for the exit. Do not wait. Do not pass go. "Sell everything except high quality bonds," warned Andrew Roberts in a note this week.

Ted Cruz on Tuesday suggested attacks from Republican presidential rival Donald Trump are being promoted by allies of Democrat Hillary Clinton.Trump has for two weeks repeated questions about Cruz's birthplace and whether he is eligible to be president.Cruz responded by suggesting Democrats are "very eager" to support those questions in an effort to boost Trump toward winning the nomination."It's more than a little strange to see Donald relying on ... a liberal left-wing judicial activist Harvard law professor who is a huge Hillary supporter. It starts to make you think, gosh, why are Hillary's strongest supporters backing Donald Trump?" Cruz...

FULL TITLE:South Carolina Wants Ban on Sales of Aborted Baby Parts After Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Them An investigation revealing that South Carolina abortion centers violated state laws is prompting new reforms in the southern state. In the summer, the state launched an investigation of its abortion facilities after a series of undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress showed top Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted babies’ body parts. State officials discovered that all three abortion clinics in South Carolina violated multiple state laws and regulations, including the improper disposal of aborted babies’ bodies, LifeNews reported....

Wayne Allyn Root will Rock It, starting just after Haley is through

FULL TITLE: Planned Parenthood CEO Dodges Questions About Bill Clinton’s Sexual History After Endorsing Hillary Apparently the phony war on women attacks are only valid when the subject of the attack is a pro-life advocate and not when it’s the husband of the abortion activist you just endorsed for president. Despite the fact that Bill Clinton has been accused of, at best, having sexual relations with multiple women and at worst, potentially raping them or coercing them into having sexual relations with him, Planned Parenthood CEO refused to comment on Clinton’s sexual history. She dodged questions from reporters who asked...