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Five tornado victims found alive, names of 24 dead released

Riehl World View  | Links  | Related | May 23, 2013 12:47 AM EST   [*New!*]

Five missing Oklahoma tornado victims have been found alive it was revealed today, ending their families heartbreak and giving other residents of Moore some much-needed good news as they begin to rebuild their lives. The happy development, however, comes as authorities release the names of all 24 people killed in the terrifying twister that barreled through the heavily-populated suburb of Oklahoma City on Monday, with Rick Jones, 54, William Sass, 63, Gina Stromski, 51, Randy Smith, 39, Leslie Johnson, 46, and Richard Brown, 41, the latest victims to be identified. As of Wednesday morning, six people were still unaccounted for after the monstrous storm but Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis delivered the heartwarming news this afternoon that five of them have been found safe. However, he also revealed that one of...

Ruemmler met one-on-one with Treasury lawyer long before April

Daily Caller Politics  | Links  | Related | May 23, 2013 12:35 AM EST   [*New!*]

President's lawyer had series of one-on-one meetings in 2012 with extreme-left Treasury counsel who knew about IG report

Conservative Economists Urge Immigration Overhaul

WSJ.com: Washington Wire  | Links  | Related | May 23, 2013 12:22 AM EST

More than 100 conservative economists, including several who advised Republican presidents, are urging Congress to pass a sweeping immigration overhaul, arguing new rules would improve the economy and help reduce the deficit.

Don’t Criminalize The Investigations. Immunize the Witnesses!

Faster, Please! (Michael Ledeen)  | Links  | Related | May 23, 2013 12:11 AM EST

Keep your eye on the mission, which is to save us from an ambitious tyranny.  We cannot accomplish this life-and-death task if we turn it over to the lawyers.  It’s a political mission, not a law enforcement roundup.  We need to know, in detail, what happened.  We have to know the details, which will, if [...]

Massive Attack

Washington Free Beacon  | Links  | Related | May 23, 2013 12:01 AM EST

JERUSALEM — Israel’s air force commander, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, said yesterday that the sudden collapse of Syria would oblige Israel to undertake a massive attack “within hours.”

Does Obama Have a Plumbers Squad Headed By John Brennan at CIA

Riehl World View  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:53 PM EST

He may. He just may. An obscure November 2012 Wikileaks email dump points to former White House counterterrorism adviser and now-CIA chief John Brennan as the person behind the “witch hunt” of journalists who reported unflattering Obama administration leaks. More from Kerry Picket via Stratfor Email: Brennan Behind 'Witch Hunt' of Journalists Reporting Leaks . Another interesting tidbit on Brennan and Obama fwiw. Frankly, I'm not sure what if anything there is to it. The Left is no fan of Brennan given his Bush history and involvement with Obama's drone strikes. Gee, maybe Fox News reporters better start looking up when they go outdoors! lol Is John Brennan Blackmailing Obama? In early 2008, it was reported that a low-level employee at Analysis Corporation, a...

Graham: Susan Rice Won’t Get an Apology, She’ll Get a Subpoena

Washington Free Beacon  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:44 PM EST

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) delivered a blistering retort to Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy and Communications Dan Pfeiffer Wednesday on FNC. Pfeiffer said Republicans owe Susan Rice an apology last Sunday on several talk shows  based on the fact that Susan Rice herself did not alter the Benghazi talking points. Graham responded Pfeiffer “is on a different planet” and must “think everyone in the country is stupid” as Ambassador Rice was still politically compliant to the administration in delivering the talking points. Instead of an apology, Susan Rice can expect a subpoena from Congressional Republicans Graham said: GRETA VAN SUSTEREN: What do you make of the White House suddenly raising this [issue of the apology] again? LINDSEY GRAHAM: This guy went out on Sunday is just on a...

Key House chairman: Senate immigration bill repeats mistakes of 1986

Beltway Confidential  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:35 PM EST

Byron York Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will be one of the most important men on Capitol Hill in the fight to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com

King and Queen Obama host another party at White House with Carole King

Fire Andrea Mitchell  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:34 PM EST

King and Queen Obama don’t worry about scandals. The media protects them and isolates them from the scandals. People suffering in Oklahoma City and Moore from the tornado? You’ll have to wait until Sunday when Obama pays you a photo op visit. Until then, King and Queen Obama must party with Carole King. It’s kind [...] The post King and Queen Obama host another party at White House with Carole King appeared first on Fire Andrea Mitchell! .

IRS Official Lois Lerner “I Have Not Done Anything Wrong. I Have Not Broken Any Laws. I Have Not Violated any IRS Rules or Regulations.”

Scared Monkeys  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:30 PM EST

What a joke. Top IRS official Lois Lerner says to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in a prepared statement, “I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations.” Then like any innocent person who has done nothing wrong, pleads the 5th on the [...]

SCANDALOUS: IRS WILL NOT RETURN 60,000,000 Medical Records It Stole From California Company

Gateway Pundit  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:29 PM EST

Just what we need… Another Obama scandal. Last week news broke that the IRS was facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it improperly accessed and stole the health records of some 10 million Americans, including medical records of … Continue reading →

Is There Anything They Won’t Tax

The Corner  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:15 PM EST

In Connecticut, reported  Wednesday’s New Haven Register , “Some Democratic state lawmakers are proposing to raise the 1 percent tax on such products to match the state's 6.35 percent sales tax, making Connecticut one of nearly two dozen states to extend sales taxes to downloaded products.” When I read this on the train earlier, I couldn’t help but whistle the tune from the 1952 revival of the Kaufman/Ryskind/Gershwins musical Of   Thee I Sing , the “Senatorial Roll Call,” where lawmakers merrily break out singing: The people think they've got taxation. Ha! Ha! Ha! Just wait for further legislation. Ha! Ha! Ha! Today is really full of laughter. Ho! Ho! Ho! Compared to what will follow after! Ho! Ho! Ho! With fury though you may be seething. Ha! Ha! Ha! Just wait...

Liberal loon Leslie Marshall ‘does it matter that they are terrorists’ (Video)

Fire Andrea Mitchell  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:13 PM EST

Liberal loon Leslie Marshall appeared on the Hannity show tonight to debate Michelle Malkin. The topic tonight was the UK and Ft. Hood terrorist attack. Leslie Marshall did her best Hillary Clinton impression when she asked Hannity and Michelle Malkin ‘does it matter they are terrorists?’ Michelle Malkin as usual destroyed the liberal loon Marshall. [...] The post Liberal loon Leslie Marshall ‘does it matter that they are terrorists?’ (Video) appeared first on Fire Andrea Mitchell! .

Burnside headed back to the Sixth Circuit

SCOTUSblog  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 11:02 PM EST

Last week in Burnside v. Walters, the Court took the fairly unusual step of granting cert. without having first received a brief from any of the respondents in the case:  the case’s online docket indicates that the Court called for a response in mid-February, but apparently none ever arrived.  The petition for certiorari (along with [...]

Gun Rights Groups File Lawsuit against state of Conn. over gun law

Riehl World View  | Links  | Related | May 22, 2013 10:58 PM EST

Because rights is a terrible thing to waste. A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against Gov.  Dannel P. Malloy  and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun control law violates their constitutional rights. The plaintiffs are seeking a federal court injunction to stop the law from being enforced. Wednesday's suit comes more than a month after Malloy signed into law a wide-ranging gun control package that extends the state's assault weapons ban to more guns, bans large-capacity magazines and expands background check requirements. Considered one of the toughest laws in the country, it was a response to the Dec. 14 massacre at  Sandy Hook Elementary School . Lead...