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EXCLUSIVE: Justice Department memo reveals legal case for drone strikes on Americans — Tribesmen examine the rubble of a building in southeastern Yemen where American teenagerAbdulrahmen al-Awlaki and six suspected al-Qaida militants were killed in a U.S. drone strike on Oct. 14, 2011.
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Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing U.S. Citizens in Al Qaeda — WASHINGTON — Obama administration lawyers have asserted that it would be lawful to kill a United States citizen if “an informed, high-level official” of the government decided that the target was a ranking figure in Al Qaeda who posed …
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Your government can kill you if... A Justice Department …
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DOJ white paper lays legal basis for drones targeting US citizens
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Ron Paul · 1,118,166 like this — As a veteran, I certainly recognize that this weekend's violence and killing of Chris Kyle were a tragic and sad event. My condolences and prayers go out to Mr. Kyle's family. Unconstitutional and unnecessary wars have endless unintended consequences.
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EXCLUSIVE: RAND PAUL RESPONDS TO RON: ‘CHRIS KYLE WAS A HERO’ — In the aftermath of Ron Paul's despicable tweet today slamming US Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, murdered on Saturday while helping a fellow soldier learn to cope with post traumatic stress syndrome, Paul's son, Senator Rand Paul …


The Menendez Dilemma — Prostitution is both legal and widespread in the Dominican Republic, where as many as 100,000 women are part of the industry in a nation that has become a major sex-tourism hotspot of the Caribbean. So it would not be a crime for Sen. Robert Menendez to have availed himself …
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STRANGE STEWARDESS: PHOTO EMERGES OF MYSTERY MELGEN-MENENDEZ WOMAN
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Svitlana Buchyk: Mystery Woman in Menendez HookerGate Scandal
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The Daily Caller, The Lonely Conservative and Naked Politics


Michelle Obama's posterior again the subject of a public rant — They're at it again. — The latest public rant against Michelle Obama's effort to promote low-calorie school lunches was recently caught on tape in Alabama — the usual protest against the federal government meddling in local business.
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Taylor Marsh, Althouse, NewsBusters and Jammie Wearing Fools


Cantor 4.0 seeks to rebrand House GOP — House Republicans haven't settled on an agenda yet, but Majority Leader Eric Cantor is ready to rebrand the party. — The Virginia Republican is a metaphor for a GOP conference that is trying to modernize on the fly after a disappointing 2012 election …
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The GOP's ObamaCare Flippers — How the law's perverse incentives—and the health lobby—captured Arizona's Governor. — As D-Day looms for ObamaCare, one big question is how many states will sign up for its Medicaid expansion. The recent and spectacular flip-flop of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer …
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Hillary Clinton Debuts New Website — Hillary Clinton appears to have a new website. So far, hillaryclintonoffice.com has a picture of the former secretary of state and a form for contacting her.
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A revolution in the works? Column — But if there's an upside to the increasing unhappiness that most Americans feel toward the political class, it's that maybe it means people are paying closer attention. — Americans are out of sorts, and increasingly they're unhappy with the government.
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Hit & Run, This ain't Hell …, The Other McCain and Ed Driscoll


Kerry Healey, Tagg Romney: We're not running for Senate — Tagg Romney and former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey became the latest big-name Republicans to rule themselves out of the special Senate election today. — “I have been humbled by the outreach I received this weekend encouraging me to become …
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Brown's bowing out clears path to future
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McCain: Don't filibuster Hagel — Sen. John McCain appears to have cleared the way Monday for Chuck Hagel to be the next secretary of defense. — The Arizona Republican, who has been a prominent voice in the debate over Hagel, said Monday he would oppose any attempt to filibuster the nomination …
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Bunker gunman dead, hostage safe — Midland City, Alabama (CNN) — A 5-year-old child abducted from an Alabama school bus six days ago is safe and his kidnapper is dead, according to a law enforcement official. — The child appeared to be OK emerging from the ordeal Monday afternoon, the official said.
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Alabama Hostage Standoff Ends: Jimmy Lee Dykes Dead, Child Safe After Secret Surveillance
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Feds investigating finances of former Ald. Sandi Jackson: sources — Former Ald. Sandi Jackson in December. File I Scott Stewart~Sun-Times — A federal financial probe of the once-politically powerful Jesse and Sandi Jackson has evolved into two separate investigations …
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Cops Say Road Rage Incident Was Prompted By Suspect's “Impeach Obama” Bumper Sticker — Paul Guaschino was driving Friday when a fellow motorist spotted an “Impeach Obama” bumper sticker on the 62-year-old Connecticut resident's vehicle. — According to cops, the other driver apparently …
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Weasel Zippers, Hullabaloo and The Gateway Pundit


Study: Global Warming Can Be Slowed By Working Less — A new analysis suggests that a more ‘European’ schedule would reduce the effects of climate change — Want to reduce the effects of global warming? Stop working so hard. Working fewer hours might help slow global warming …
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Jon Favreau, President Obama's head speechwriter, is departing — Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, who at times lit up social media as well as the president's addresses, is leaving. — President Obama and his head speechwriter, Jon Favreau, work in the Oval Office.
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Cruz 0-for-11 in Senate and proud of it — Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has been on the losing side of every vote the Senate has taken in his young career — the only senator who can claim that distinction, boosting his anti-establishment credentials and earning him rave reviews from grass-roots conservatives.
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Deb Fischer The Only Female Senator Not Cosponsoring VAWA (UPDATE)
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Will Democrats Sell Your Political Opinions to Credit Card Companies? — For years, state Democratic parties have been gathering information about individual voters' political leanings. They have noted down the opinions voters shared with canvassers — which candidates they said they supported or their positions on policy issues.
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HHS begins purge of ‘excessively burdensome’ healthcare rules — The Obama administration is proposing to reform existing healthcare regulations and purge unnecessary ones, a move that it says would save $3.4 billion over five years. — The Department of Health and Human Services has rolled …


Voter Waiting Time Disparities Draw Democrats' Scrutiny — WASHINGTON — With studies suggesting that long lines at the polls cost Democrats hundreds of thousands of votes in November, party leaders are beginning a push to make voting and voter registration easier, setting up a likely …
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