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National Intelligence Director Finally Says He’s Sorry For NSA Overstep, But Is It Too Late?

02/18/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“I probably shouldn’t say this, but I will,” National Intelligence Director James Clapper said in an exclusive Daily Beast interview on government surveillance.He continued, “had we been transparent about this from the outset right after 9/11—which is the genesis of…

In State Of The Union, Obama Fails To Rise To The Challenge Of The Moment

01/29/2014 Published on Forbes.com
President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool) President Obama took the stage tonight for his annual State of the Union address on shaky…

Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits For Three Months And Make A Deal

01/07/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“I challenge any lawmaker to live without an income.” This was the message of President Obama’s press conference this afternoon on his first order of business for 2014: extending insurance for the unemployed. As Congress went home on December 28th…

Government Shutdown Courtesy Of The Republicans

09/30/2013 Published on Forbes.com
It wasn’t supposed to go this way. The Republicans’ latest maneuver appears to be a complete failure – we are headed for a government shutdown, and fast. It appears that the Republicans, and certainly Senator Ted Cruz, have become the…

What Abraham Lincoln thought about the Declaration of Independence

07/03/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in Fox News Opinion on July 3, 2013. In the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln’s rhetoric was suffused with a profound sense of loss. He considered it shameful national backsliding that a new affirmative defense…

Politics Of PRISM: White House In Crisis, Obama Doubles Down

06/07/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down Watch Top U.S. Intelligence Officials Repeatedly Deny NSA Spying On Americans Over The Last Year (Videos) Andy Greenberg Forbes Staff The start of President Obama’s second term has been a difficult one. To be sure,…

The Battle Continues

04/29/2013 Published on Forbes.com
It is bad enough that former Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar was unfairly convicted and jailed last summer for four years after being charged with misusing property and government power. And that prior to his conviction he was imprisoned so as…

Rubio trumps Obama as both men offer competing visions of America’s future

02/13/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
If we needed a reminder as to the greatness of our country, we had to look no further than our televisions or computer screens Tuesday night. Two men of modest beginnings—born to immigrant fathers, and both with a personal drive…

Republicans need to quit complaining and start cooperating with Obama

02/12/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Tonight, the president of the United States of America and the leader of the party that won the election in 2012 set forward a strong plan not only for the next four years but the next four decades of American…

What We Need To Hear From Obama At The Inauguration

01/21/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Photo credit: Wikipedia) This year’s inauguration day represents something far different from the one that took place four years ago. While we heard about hope and change from a first term President Obama we now know that this vision for…