
Obama Admits ISIS Strategy About Deposing Assad
The  new strategy formed by Obama’s national security team ignores the fact  al-Assad and the Syrian military represent the only tenable opposition  to the Islamic State and other Islamist groups funded and trained by the  United States and its partners, most notably Saudi Arabia, Qatar and  Turkey.  
Australia Monitoring Heavily-Armed Russian Warships Nearing Its Northern Shores Ahead Of G20 Summit
Australia  said Wednesday that it is constantly monitoring a convoy of four  heavily-armed Russian warships, including at least one powerful missile  cruiser, that are approaching its waters to the country’s north.  According to the Australian Defence Force, or ADF, the Russian vessels  are currently sailing in international waters.  
War on Christmas Takes on Muslim Twist
That's  bad news for all you Jews and Gentiles out there.  As of next year, all  Christian and Jewish holidays will be removed from the calendar. That  means no more Christmas, no more Easter and no more Yom Kippur.  
'December surprise' for next presidential race
Rob  Richie, executive director of the electoral reform group FairVote, and  FairVote democracy fellow Claire Daviss, urged Pennsylvania and Michigan  to join the interstate pact to usurp the Electoral College. Their piece was titled “December Surprise? States May Change The  Electoral College System Before 2016.”  
IDF Central Command Head Says Unrest Will Get Worse
General  Alon cautioned community leaders that the current escalation would get  worse, but assured them it would not reach the levels of violence seen  in 2000, when the so-called Second Intifada broke out.  
Kerry Meets Abbas in Jordan as Unrest Continues
Kerry  met Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan on Thursday  for talks aimed at calming a wave of violence gripping Israel.  
OLD SUNSPOT RETURNS
Late  last month, the biggest sunspot in nearly 25 years crossed the face of  the sun, blasting Earth's upper atmosphere with dozens of solar flares.  Its name was AR2192, and now it's back.  
Mali quarantines dozens as second Ebola outbreak spreads in country
More  than 90 people including U.N. peacekeepers were quarantined across  Mali's capital on Wednesday after a 25-year-old nurse died of Ebola  having treated a Guinea man who succumbed with Ebola-like symptoms that  were not recognized.  
Earthquake shakes Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas
People  reported feeling the ground shake Wednesday afternoon in Rogers, Fort  Smith, Fayetteville, Little Rock, Bentonville and East Siloam Springs. The National Weather Service in Tulsa reported an earthquake was felt in  its office.  There were some reports of damage.  
House, Senate to vote on Keystone XL pipeline
For  the first time in the six-year fight over the controversial Keystone XL  pipeline, both houses of Congress will hold a vote on the proposed  project, giving each side in a Louisiana Senate election a chance to  boost its candidate.  
Syrians have 'no escape' from war
Beirut  - Syrians are increasingly unable to escape their country's war as  tougher policies in potential host nations are preventing them from  taking refuge in the region and beyond, a report said Thursday.  
Will Congress kill an Iran nuclear deal? Two key senators warn Obama
Two  key senators – one a Republican, one a Democrat – are putting President  Obama on notice concerning the nuclear deal his administration is  trying to reach with Iran by the end of the month. Either accept only a  deal that dismantles – instead of merely stalling – Iran’s nuclear  program, the senators say in a statement issued Wednesday, or Congress  will push ahead with a new round of tough sanctions on Tehran.  
Congressman: Obama disarming Border Patrol
the  Obama administration is disarming agents ahead of the president’s  planned executive order granting amnesty to illegal aliens, according to  a congressman. Customs officials claim a large number of M4s were being  taken from Border Patrol agents because the weapons were found to be  unserviceable and posed safety concerns. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa,  doesn’t buy the claim. “There’s no more reliable weapon in the world,”  he laughed.  
Conservatives threaten immigration showdown
"Congress  appropriates the money," Sessions told reporters Wednesday. "That's a  clear constitutional power. If Congress disapproves of the president  providing ID cards for people who've been in the country illegally, then  it should not appropriate money to fund it."  
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Northern Nevada
An  earthquake registering a magnitude of 4.1 struck the northwest corner  of Nevada near the borders of Oregon and California Wednesday morning,  according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s automated seismograph alert  network.  
Earthquake rattles Oklahoma City
An earthquake shook downtown Oklahoma City Wednesday afternoon and possibly stretched as far as Norman and Tulsa.  
4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Parts of Kansas
A  4.8-magnitude earthquake hit a part of Kansas this afternoon near the  city of Conway Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's  National Earthquake Information Center. A spokesman for the Sumner  County Emergency Management in Kansas told ABC News that he received no  reports of major damage.  
Obama seeks review of Syria strategy, sees Assad removal as necessary
WASHINGTON  - President Barack Obama wants his advisers to review the  administration's Syria policy after determining it may not be possible  to defeat Islamic State militants without removing Syrian President  Bashar al-Assad.  
U.S. says 'deeply concerned' about Israeli settlement decision
WASHINGTON  - The United States said on Wednesday it was "deeply concerned" about  an Israeli decision to approve construction of 200 new homes in East  Jerusalem.State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the decision  impeded attempts to reach a two-state solution between the Israelis and  Palestinians.  
School Dumps Christmas, Easter
There’s  a new battleground in the war on Christmas – the suburbs of our  nation’s capital. The school board in Montgomery County, Maryland has  decided to appease Muslims families by making the school calendar —  religious neutral. That’s bad news for all you Jews and Gentiles out there.  
Iranian general: Palestinians have longer-range missiles
A  top Iranian military commander announced Wednesday that Palestinian  terrorist groups and Hezbollah received Fateh-class missiles that are  able to attack any target in Israel.Tehran has also provided Hezbollah  and Hamas with advanced rocket training, Revolutionary Guard Brigadier  General Sayed Majid Moussavi said according to the Fars News Agency. If  true, this would be the first public revelation by Iran that the  Palestinians are in possession of Fateh missiles that have a range of  200 kilometers, according to the Israel Missile Defense Association.  
Collapsing America
I’m  sure no one is terribly surprised at the recent revelations that the  much-hyped “Affordable” “Care” Act was passed on the basis of lies and  deceit. Or as its architect, economist Jonathan Gruber gleefully told a  group of health economists, ignorance afforded a political advantage and  the bill was passed because of “the stupidity of the American voter  
ISPs: Obama’s ‘Onerous and Possibly Conflicting’ Internet Regs ‘Will Be Especially Ruinous’
Internet  Services Providers (ISPs) are denouncing Pres. Obama’s plan to have the  FCC turn the Internet into a utility under Title II of an arcane 1934  communications law passed when rotary phones were cutting-edge  technology.  
Second Grade Student Asks that Federal Court Protect His Religious Speech this Christmas Season
WEST  COVINA, Calif.,—Advocates for Faith & Freedom has filed a request  for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Central  District of California on Wednesday, November 12th 2014. The injunction,  if granted, will prohibit the West Covina Unified School District from  stopping seven-year-old Isaiah Martinez from passing out candy canes to  his classmates with the candy cane legend attached during the Christmas  season.  
Israeli gives initial approval for 200 new homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM  - Israeli authorities gave initial approval on Wednesday for the  construction of 200 new homes in an urban settlement in Jerusalem, a  move that could aggravate tensions with Palestinians that Washington is  trying to lower.  
Israel says won't cooperate with UN Gaza inquiry
Jerusalem  - Israel will not cooperate with a United Nations inquiry into its  50-day war with rocket-firing militants in Gaza this summer, a  government spokesman said Wednesday.