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A new ‘Watergate’? Team Obama and the hunt for the truth about Benghazi

05/08/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
When the White House, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the fearless private watchdog group Judicial Watch, turned over an email about constructing the appropriate narrative response to the tragedy at Benghazi written by…

A government admission of wrongdoing

04/10/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Last week, National Intelligence Director Gen. James R. Clapper sent a brief letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, in which he admitted that agents of the National Security Agency (NSA) have been reading…

Freedom for me, but not for thee — Dianne Feinstein, the CIA and you

03/20/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Initially, I was gratified to learn that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was unafraid to take on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over the issue of domestic spying. The CIA is limited by its…

Wireless surveillance: Bringing the Fourth Amendment to the 21st century

10/04/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
When Congressman Edward Markey discovered that the cellphone information of more than 1.3 million people was handed over to U.S. law enforcement last year, often without a judge’s consent, he felt something had to be done. Markey (D-Mass.), the senior…

A Deeper Look At President Elbegdorj’s Statement

06/09/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Earlier today I posted an article on President Elbegdorj’s comments vis-à-vis Nambar Enkhbayar’s trial and emphasized the importance of the international community’s role in pressuring the Mongolian government to let Enkhbayar and his son stand in the upcoming elections. There…

President Elbegdorj Ups the Ante

Published on Forbes.com
The international coverage of former president Nambar Enkhbayar’s treatment by the current government and the General Election Committee of Mongolia has clearly rattled President Elbegdorj. He has issued a series of comments defending the government’s actions and reaffirming not only…

Key Senators Say Drones Should Document Assad Regime Attacks on Civilians

02/24/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
As diplomats attend a critical meeting in Tunisia to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of attacks by his regime forces on his own people, a key group of U.S. senators suggested Friday that unmanned…

Senate votes down permanent earmark ban

02/02/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., led an unsuccessful, 40-59, bipartisan effort to try to permanently ban congressionally directed spending known as earmarks. Eight Republicans from the Appropriations Committee joined all of the panel’s Democrats to oppose the…

Remembering John Murtha

02/08/2010 Published on Foxnews.com
Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. John “Jack” Murtha was certainly controversial but for the people in his district he did what congressmen are supposed to do – which is, to provide as many goods and services for his constituents as possible. He…

Maryland Lawmakers Push Bill to Prevent Limits on Clotheslines

02/04/2010 Published on Foxnews.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — There are many high-tech ways to save money and conserve energy. This isn’t one of them. Hanging laundry out to dry is a time-tested, easy way to cut utility bills, said Maryland Democratic state Sen. Nancy King.…