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The current fight over Debt Reductions vs Programs

I've been literally laughing my butt over the current fight between debt reduction and so-called "entitlement" programs.    Considering both sides are right to a point, but neither side is willing to pull their heads out of their 4th point of contact to really look …

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World War II Airplane, Kittyhawk P-40, Found In Egyptian Desert 70 Years After Crashing (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A World War II airplane belonging to Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) has been found in the Sahara Desert nearly 70 years after it crash landed, Metro reports. According to Vintage Wings, a Canadian aviation news website, Jakub Perka, who works for an oil company, came  …

Syria Bombing: Dozens Killed In Twin Damascus Bomb Blasts (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Two suicide car bombs ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing 55 people and shaving the facade off a military intelligence building in the deadliest explosions since the country's uprising began 14 months ago, the Interior Ministry said. Residents told an Associated  …

Colin Powell's New Book: War With Iraq Never Debated

 In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the George W. Bush White House about whether going to war in Iraq was really a good idea. In a chapter discussin …

Officials Say Suicide Mission Volunteer Was Double Agent

The suicide bomber dispatched by the Yemen branch of Al Qaeda last month to blow up a United States-bound airliner was actually an intelligence agent for Saudi Arabia who infiltrated the terrorist group and volunteered for the mission, American and foreign off …

Osama bin Laden Documents Released Online

On Wednesday, West Point's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) released a "treasure trove" of documents recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound in the raid that killed that former al Qaeda leader last year. The accompanying report, "Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?"  …

Obama Makes Secret Trip to Afghanistan Under Cover of Darkness

The President flew into Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on Air Force One shortly after midnight, then went by helicopter to the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul where he signed a long term strategic agreement with Afghan President Karzai. The agreement is aimed at cement …

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Coast Guard: 2 dead in Shootings at Alaska Station

KODIAK, Alaska - Two Coast Guard members were fatally shot at a communications station on an island off Alaska, officials said Thursday. Officials said it remained unclear if the deaths at the Coast Guard Station on Kodiak Island were a double homicide or murder-suicide. Capt. J …

Obama To Medvedev; Tell Putin, 'After my election, I have more flexibility' to deal with missile defense.

At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have "more flexibility" to deal with controversial issues such as missile defense, but incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to give him "space."

92 Year old farmer pulls pistol on 3 thieves who came back for more!

An elderly, 92, cattle rancher whipped out a pistol to frighten off three thieves who had trespassed on to his property and hopes to catch them properly if they strike again._______ Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old to fight, he'll just kill ya.

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