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NASA turns to Russia after Congress failure

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In this NASA handout photo taken during the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965, Ed White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk. NASA says it is signing a $490-million contract with Russia to fund a program that aims to send Americans to space. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration told American lawmakers in a letter on Wednesday that the move was a result of the Congress failure... 

US dinosaurs make law for modern world

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American senior Senators admit that they have no idea what they are talking about. Lindsay Graham, a member of the powerful Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, admitted that he had never sent an email in his entire life. In 2008 John McCain, one of the loudest voices pushing “cybersecurity” spying bills, claimed that he doesn’t send emails as well: “I don’t... 

Lindsey Graham: as president I would deploy the military against Congress

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To force Congress to reverse cuts to the defense and intelligence budgets. Republican senator and presidential maybe-hopeful Lindsey Graham stopped by the “politics and pies” forum in Concord, New Hampshire, today, where he announced that if he is elected president in 2016, his first act will be to deploy the military in Washington to force Congress to reverse cuts to the defense and intelligence... 

US helped Israel build hydrogen bomb - Pentagon

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The United States has assisted Israel in developing a hydrogen bomb, a move which violated international laws, a declassified report by the US Department of Defense has revealed. According to the 1987 report, top Israeli nuclear facilities were analogous to the Los Alamos and Oak Ridge National Laboratories which played a key role in the development of US nuclear weaponry. The 386-page report, “Critical... 

US Congress mulls sanctions against Argentina

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The death of Argentina’s Federal Prosecutor Alberto Nisman who had accused the country’s President Cristina Kirchner of attempting to cover-up the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center back in 1994, stirred up a new dispute with the United States after Buenos Aires decided to carry out an independent investigation into the death and rejected the US Republicans’ demands to sever diplomatic... 

Reckless US Congress ‘Declares War’ on Russia

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Today the US House passed what I consider to be one of the worst pieces of legislation ever. H. Res. 758 was billed as a resolution “strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy of aggression against neighboring countries aimed at political and economic domination.” In fact, the bill was 16 pages of war propaganda that... 

Democratic Congressman Proposes Moat Around White House

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“Would a moat, water, six feet around, be kind of attractive and effective?” Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen suggested building a moat around the White House Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee meeting with the U.S. Secret Service. Speaking with acting U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy on the agency’s recent scandals, Cohen suggested that a large body of water surrounding... 

Obama: Dictatorship Is the New Democracy

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President Obama threatened to write his own laws through executive orders while claiming “that’s how democracy works.” Responding to the Republican takeover of Congress yesterday, Obama said he will use executive orders if Congress doesn’t pass bills he wants to sign into law. “I’m pretty sure I’ll take some actions that some in Congress will not like,” he said. “That’s natural.” “That’s... 

Obama asks US Congress for $65 billion in war funds

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US President Barack Obama has asked Congress for more than $65 billion in war funds for the next fiscal year. US President Barack Obama has asked Congress for more than $65 billion in war funds for the next fiscal year. The president sent lawmakers a series of budget amendments on Thursday requesting $58.6 billion to fund the war in Afghanistan and $7.3 billion for global “security programs” run... 

Nancy Pelosi ignores media's questions on open borders

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On Saturday House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi traveled to the South Texas Detention Facility to exploit the situation on the border. The trip was part of a concerted effort by Democrats to push amnesty legislation through Congress. Infowars was denied access to the Congressperson because it was not “pre-credentialed” by the establishment, in other words it was decided the news organization based... 

Only 5% believe that US congressmen deserve re-election

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Just 5 percent of US voters think most members of Congress have done a good enough job to deserve re-election, according to a new poll. Ratings of the US Congress remain overwhelmingly negative, with the vast majority of voters disillusioned with lawmakers and political parties, a new poll shows. Just 12 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing while 80 percent disapprove, according... 

US Congress considers blocking GMO food labeling

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A new bill introduced in Congress looks to ban states from implementing their own labeling laws when it comes to food containing genetically engineered ingredients. According to Reuters, US Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) introduced the legislation on Wednesday, which is intended to head off bills in about 24 states that would require companies to inform customers when their food is produced using genetically... 

On President’s Day, DNC Vice Chair Encourages Obama to Act as a Dictator

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Vice Chair’s statement represents the very danger that George Washington warned us about. The Vice Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee encouraged President Obama to “move forward” and practically act as a dictator today while Congress is in recess. In her tweet this morning, Donna Brazile undoubtedly suggested that the president use his “pen and his phone” to sign executive... 

Online revolts: Yesterday we defeated SOPA, today we battle NSA

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Properly mobilized people can become a massive online force capable of blocking ‘dangerous bills’ and changing government policies, Josh Levy of the Free Press told RT. The participants of The Day We Fight Back campaign say their call to action is simple. RT: What are the protesters trying to achieve? How exactly are they supposed to ‘fight back’? Josh Levy: This day of action [Wednesday,... 

Obama: ‘Whenever I can take steps without legislation,’ I will

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In his weekly address, Obama repeated previous comments about circumventing Congressional process. “I want to work with Congress on this agenda where I can,” Mr. Obama said. “But in this year of action, whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, I will.”  Read More »
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