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Peter Luke: Michigan jobs burn while Lansing fiddles
Construction company head John Rakolta has a message for those candidates seeking election next year: Unless you can specifically detail how half of the 850,000 jobs lost so far this decade can be replaced in four years, don't even bother.
EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should delay congressional hearings on Fort Hood till investigation done
If President Barack Obama is urging lawmakers to hold off on congressional hearings into the Nov.
Eric Holder Testimony: GOP Lawmakers Blast the Obama-Holder Terrorism Plan
Republican Ranking Members yesterday demanded answers to questions posed over the past 10 months about the Administration's ill-advised decision to close Guantanamo Bay, according to a congressional report submitted to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police .
Republicans Set for Big Gains In Governor Races
An abundance of open-seat races bodes well for the GOP. Republicans stand to gain significant ground in governor races next year , adding to their recent pickups in Virginia and New Jersey, and setting them up nicely for 2012 and beyond.
Fort Hood: Hasan's Warning Signs Were Ignored, Say Classmates
Nidal Malik Hasan struck some of his classmates as a "ticking time bomb" whose strange personality telegraphed trouble long before he allegedly killed 13 people at Fort Hood.
Why Obama Nixed the Ft. Hood Probe a " by Dick Morris
Posted by Dick Morris on Nov 17th, 2009 and filed under FrontPage . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry As he flew to Asia on Saturday, President Obama told the media in Alaska that he opposes a congressional investigation into the Fort Hood massacre, saying that we ...
House Republicans Blast Civilian Terror Trials As Obama's - Most Dangerous' Decision
Five senior House Republicans are slamming the Obama administration for its decision to try five 9-11 conspirators in civilian court.
Fort Hood Senate hearings risk politicizing Hasan investigation
The Senate Homeland Security Committee hearings into whether the Army missed warning signs about Maj.
FBI data on Fort Hood suspect scrutinized
The FBI's effort after 9/11 to improve terrorism investigations will face sharp scrutiny this week as Congress begins probing whether authorities missed or ignored warning signs about the Army major charged with murdering 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas.
The New Republic: Guantanamo Inmates To Illinois?
Could Illinois be the future home of 100 terrorist prisoners? Could Illinois be the future home of 100 terrorist prisoners? The news this weekend that the administration is considering moving up to 100 Guantanamo prisoners to a little-used facility in northwest Illinois makes you wonder about the political calculation involved in the decision.
COLUMN: U.S. should house Gitmo detainees
What are we afraid of? For eight years we have successfully kept the terrorists at bay, if not completely off our soil - leaving a nearly eviscerated Constitution in it's wake, mind you.
Republicans push for immediate congressional hearings
The Obama administration's request that congressional committees slow their investigations into the Fort Hood shootings sparked denunciations Tuesday from Republican lawmakers, who pushed for immediate inquiries into any warning signs before the massacre.
Fact Check: Guantanamo detainees and Us prisons
As the Obama administration considers a plan to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, including possible sites in Illinois and Michigan, proponents and critics are spinning the facts.The nearly vacant Thomson Correctional Center in the western Illinois farming town of Thomson is the latest potential candidate being evaluated to ...
Are nations paying criminals for botnet attacks?
Nations that want to disrupt their enemies' banking, media and government resources don't need their own technical skills; they can simply order botnet attack services from cybercriminals.
Civilian Trial for Terror Suspects Sparks Debate
Democrats say the decision is appropriate and furthers American interests. Principal among the suspects is self-proclaimed September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, whose federal court trial would be held several blocks from where the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell.
White House won't provide witnesses for Fort Hood hearing
By Ben Pershing The first public congressional hearing on the Fort Hood attack will not include testimony from any current federal law enforcement, military or intelligence officials because the Obama administration "declined to provide any" such witnesses, according to a Senate committee source.
Senate Postpones Ft. Hood Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee postponed its Monday briefing on the deadly Fort Hood massacre at the request of the White House -- despite calls from some lawmakers to press forward with a congressional investigation into the shooting rampage that killed 13 and wounded 29.
9/11 trial decision sharply debated in U.S.
Fearlessly demonstrating the majesty of U.S. justice or acquiescing to terrorists by giving them undeserved rights and a public platform? The decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, admitted mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and four other suspects to a New York courtroom, rather than a military tribunal, was described in stark ...
Terror faces courage at Fort Hood massacre
It is paradoxical that it is relatively rare to find armed personnel on a military base, other than the Military Police.
Al Qaeda Recruiter New Focus in Fort Hood Killings Investigation
As officials advance the investigation into the Army Major who allegedly perpetrated last week's massacre at Fort Hood , attention is turning to Anwar al Awlaki , a top al Qaeda recruiter who was in contact with Major Nidal Malik Hasan before last week's shootings.
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