IRS Chief Koskinen a Major Democratic Donor for 4 Decades
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, appointed by President Barack Obama to steer the agency through the numerous investigations into the IRS targeting scandal, has donated close to $100,000 to Democrats and the party's organizations for more than four decades.
Pat Boone’s Bombshell About Barack Obama
Boone made the bold prediction that the President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, that was put out by the White House, will be proven to be a forgery by September 2014.
‘Duck Dynasty’ Star: Time To ‘Vote This Ungodly Bunch Out Of Washington’
During his appearance at the “Rock the South” music festival in Cullman, the reality television star stated it’s time to vote those “ungodly” politicians out of Congress.
Supreme Court Rebukes Obama on Right of Appointment
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous rebuke to President Obama on Thursday, saying he had overreached in issuing recess appointments during brief breaks in the Senate’s work. Mr. Obama violated the Constitution in 2012, the justices said, by appointing officials to the National Labor Relations Board during a break in the Senate’s work when the chamber was convening every three days in short pro forma sessions in which no business was conducted.
Ukraine Signs Historic Trade Pact With EU
Ukraine's new president signed a trade and economic pact with the European Union on Friday, pushing his troubled country closer into a European orbit and angering Russia, which warned of unspecified consequences.
US says it will no longer produce or acquire anti-personnel land mines, plans to join treaty
The National Security Council says the U.S. is "diligently pursuing solutions" to join the Ottawa Convention that bans the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of the mines.
New superconductor world record set
Researchers managed to 'trap' a magnetic field with a strength of 17.6 Tesla -- roughly 100 times stronger than the field generated by a typical fridge magnet -- in a high temperature gadolinium barium copper oxide (GdBCO) superconductor, beating the previous record by 0.4 Tesla.
Ebola getting ‘out of control’
The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is ‘‘totally out of control,’’ said a senior official for Doctors Without Borders, who says the medical group is stretched to the limit in its capacity to respond. The current outbreak has caused more deaths than any other on record, another official with the medical charity said. Ebola has been linked to more than 330 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organization.
Saudi King orders steps against disturbances in Iraq
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi ordered on Thursday all measures to protect his country from disturbance in Iraq, according to Saudi Press Agency. The National Security Council, chaired by the king, discussed current situations in the region, especially the course and consequences of events in Iraq.
Hamas Calls on Iran to Join the 'Struggle' Against Israel
Hamas's political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal, currently living in Qatar, sent a letter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, calling on him to joint the "struggle" against Israel in light of Operation Brother's Keeper.
Armageddon on the doorstep: the ISIS conquest of Iraq leads to Jerusalem – are you ready for the next world war?
As we witness the brutalization of Iraq by the ISIS terror organization consider this: this Islamic march of death leads to Jerusalem. The leading result of the call of the people in the Arab world for the overthrow of unsatisfactory leaders has been their cause being hijacked by insurgent jihadist terrorists.
World Vision Under Internal Reformation After Support of Homosexuality?
In the past, World Vision has requested that it be known as a Christian humanitarian organization, not necessarily an evangelical one, because many on staff are not from an evangelical background. But now, in the wake of the controversy, the board of the $1 billion relief group appears to be showing signs of wanting to reform.
3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Reported Near Langston
At 6:28 p.m. Thursday, a quake was recorded three miles south of Langston, eight miles east of Guthrie, at a depth of over two miles.
Japan set for landmark easing of constitutional limits on military
Japan is poised for a historic shift in its defense policy by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since World War Two, a major step away from post-war pacifism and a big political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The change will significantly widen Japan's military options by ending the ban on exercising "collective self-defense", or aiding a friendly country under attack.
Man Gets 6 Years in Egyptian Prison for Liking Christian Facebook Post
An Egyptian man was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison along with a fine of $840 dollars for violating Egypt’s blasphemy laws, which make illegal any criticism of the Islamic religion. The International Christian Concern (ICC) reported that Kerolos Shawky, a Christian man living in southern Egypt, was initially accused of violating the Islamic blasphemy laws...
High court rebukes Obama on recess appointments
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans... The high court's first-ever case involving the Constitution's recess appointments clause ended in a unanimous decision holding that Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 without Senate confirmation were illegal.
EU signs pacts with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have signed partnership agreements with the European Union, in a move strongly opposed by Russia. The pact - which would bind the three countries more closely to the West both economically and politically - is at the heart of the crisis in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said making Ukraine choose between Russia and the EU would split it in two.
Arab states at United Nations deplore ‘Israeli aggression’
Several representatives of Arab and Muslim states announced Thursday at the UN they would be asking the Security Council to condemn Israel’s actions in the West Bank, which they called an overreaction. Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour was flanked by the ambassador from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar, Senegal and the League of Arab States as he called on the Security Council to act against Israel...
Israel identifies suspects in alleged kidnapping
Israel on Thursday identified two well-known Hamas operatives in the West Bank as the central suspects in the recent disappearance of three Israeli teenagers, in the first sign of progress in a frantic two-week search for the missing youths.
Obama seeks funds for Syrian rebels
President Barack Obama has asked Congress for 500 million dollars (£294 million) to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels. He made the request with the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group.
Israel steps up campaign over ‘bad’ nuclear Iran deal
Israeli National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen and Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz will travel to Washington over the weekend to press Israel’s concern about a “bad” nuclear deal with Iran, as the Islamic Republic and the western powers are set to resume nuclear talks on Wednesday.
Kim Oversees North Korea Tests of ‘Ultra-Precision’ Missiles
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of new “ultra-precision” guided missiles, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Kim gave the order to launch the missiles after acquainting himself with information about them at the monitoring post, KCNA said today. It didn’t say when Kim visited the missile base and where the post was located.
Supreme Court strikes down protest buffer zones around abortion clinics
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a Massachusetts law that created 35-foot buffer zones around entrances to abortion clinics.
China pulling the plug on IBM, Oracle, others
E-commerce companies and banks in China are scrapping hardware and uninstalling software for mainframe servers made by American suppliers in favor of homegrown brands said to be safe, advanced and a lot less expensive.
Japan Prices Rise Most Since ’82 on Tax, Utility Fees: Economy
Japan’s consumer prices climbed at the fastest pace in 32 years, boosted by a sales-tax increase and higher utility charges that are squeezing household budgets as wage gains remain limited.