Der Spiegel releases photos of U.S. soldiers posing with Afghan civilians...
Der Spiegel released late Sunday photos of U.S. soldiers posing with dead Afghan civilians they were responsible for killing. The German publication released only three images, but the Guardian reports...
View ArticleRand Paul slams Obama for not seeking Congress’ approval on Libya
DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told a crowd of Republican officials and activists in Des Moines over the weekend that President Barack Obama should have come to Congress before taking...
View ArticleMixed reactions for Panetta-Petraeus Defense-CIA announcements
The release of President Obama’s long-form birth certificate has overshadowed another major story coming out of the administration today. Multiple sources within the Pentagon have told the AP and...
View ArticleNew Mexico’s Heinrich: Bring the troops home
Rep. Martin Heinrich sent a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday asking him to being a troop withdrawal in July of this year. “We have a responsibility to leave Afghanistan in a responsible way,”...
View ArticleSen. Bennet returns from Afghanistan, Pakistan
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet returned Tuesday from a trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan from August 23 to 30. His office said the purpose of the trip was to press government officials in the...
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Occupy D.C. offers many grievances, still in search of unified theme
A potpourri of libertarians, anti-war protests, opponents of the Federal Reserve, combat veterans and labor groups descended onto Freedom Square today in the nation’s capital as part of the ongoing...
View ArticleBachmann, Trump: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan should give U.S. its oil as gift...
Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann hosted Donald Trump on a conference call with campaign supporters and media Tuesday. The tycoon and the candidate talked about the Occupy Wall Street protests,...
View ArticleNew Minnesota group named for gay soldier killed in Afghanistan aims to...
A new group called Andrew’s Round Table, which is named for Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt, a gay soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in February, has launched to educate Minnesotans about...
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Ron Paul: limited government or bust
CARROLL — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says the country is finally catching up to his brand of politics and economic thinking. For three decades, the libertarian-leaning Texan has...
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U.S. Senate approves tax credits for companies that hire veterans
In a rare bipartisan effort, members of the U.S. Senate voted Thursday, before returning to their districts to attend Veterans Day ceremonies, to approve a portion of Obama’s American Jobs Act that...
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