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Pounding Pierson: How the media helped push Secret Service chief out the door

The media chorus–Julia must go!—was loud, and by this afternoon it had reached such a high decibel level that Julia Pierson had little choice but to resign. Pierson was already in deep trouble. The series of appalling security breaches in…

Iran postpones execution of woman accused of killing attempted rapist

Rayhaneh Jabbari faces execution in Iran on Tuesday, seven years after being sentenced to death for allegedly stabbing a man she says tried to rape her. The mother of an Iranian woman sentenced to death for killing a man who…

Family of US Marine imprisoned in Iran presses regime as UN gathers

The family of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran came Tuesday to New York, where world leaders are gathered for the UN General Assembly, to press his case and plead for him to be reunited with his dying father. Amir…

UN panel raps Iran over imprisonment of Christian pastor Saeed Abedini

Saeed Abedini has not seen his family in nearly three years, including young daughter Rebekka and son Jacob. (Fox News) A United Nations panel this week blasted Iran’s continued imprisonment of American citizen Saeed Abedini, who is serving an eight-year…

Ukraine president: no military solution to conflict with Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that there was no military solution to his country’s conflict with Russia and that Ukraine needed European economic and political support to help avoid an escalation. The Ukrainian president, who struck a cease-fire with…

What We Need To Hear From President Obama On His ISIS Strategy Tomorrow Night

We’ve been hungering for consensus in America and we’ve got it: 91% of Americans see ISIS as a threat to the vital interests of the United States, according to a new Washington Post poll. 71% of respondents support airstrikes in…

Peace Talks Are In The Air At The NATO Summit, But Will Things Ever Change?

The NATO summit in Wales has begun and crisis in Ukraine is the main topic of conversation. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he is seeking a “bilateral cease-fire” between Ukraine’s army and the pro-Russian separtists who have taken…

Lesson for lawmakers in Landrieu, Roberts’ residency woes: Get back home early, often

Every election cycle, some candidate or elected official gets hammered for not really living in their district. The persons getting this treatment this time around are senior senators Mary Landrieu, who represents Louisiana, and Pat Roberts who represents Kansas. Both…

An open letter to Barack Obama: World War III is here

Dear Mr. President, It’s been quite a summer. The world is not a pretty place right now but I see you have had a chance to play golf. In fact you’ve played golf through the worst of it. Right after…

Ryan says Obama must ‘step up’ and deal with ISIS threat

Aug. 28, 2014: Paul Ryan greets attendees at a book signing at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. From across the country but in tune with the latest comments from the White House, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., took aim at…