M. Duncan
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Scandalous Conditions at VA Hospitals Are Nothing New
WASHINGTON — The scandal that has exploded in the government’s veterans hospitals runs a lot deeper than the issue of long waits for those seeking medical care. And it’s been going on for a great deal longer, too, as a mountain of Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits can attest over many decades: countless reports of…
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Statistical Analysis Shows 4% of NYT Reporters Are Serial Killers
The New York Times has been touting a study purporting to show that 4 percent of death row inmates have been “falsely convicted.” “Falsely convicted” is not “innocent.” But after being processed through the lawyer-to-journalist telephone game, “insignificant procedural errors” quickly becomes “27 guys didn’t do it!” What the study actually shows is that those sentenced to…
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FREE SPEECH VICTORY? IRS backs off plan under fire from conservatives
The IRS has agreed to overhaul a controversial proposal that Republican lawmakers warned would revive the agency’s “harassment and intimidation” of conservative groups, after receiving a record number of comments on the proposed regulation. The new rules have been in the works ever since the IRS came under fire for its targeting of Tea Party…
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PENTAGON: Snowden leaks ‘have a grave impact on US national defense’
Classified intelligence documents provided to the media by former United States government contractor Edward Snowden “will have a grave impact on US national defense,” according to a previously unpublished Pentagon assessment. The highly-redacted December 2013 report on how Mr. Snowden’s compromise of secret documents affects the Department of Defense was obtained by The Guardian newspaper…
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US House of Representatives passes NSA reform bill
The United States House of Representatives approved a surveillance reform bill early Thursday that aims to address controversial National Security Agency programs but falls well short of doing so, according to privacy advocates. In Washington, DC, the House voted 303-to-121 on Thursday morning in favor of the USA Freedom Act, which includes a provision that…
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Pennsylvania to allow police to search cars without a warrant
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled recently that police are allowed to search vehicles without a warrant. Meanwhile, the state General Assembly is advancing a bill to grant police authority to arrest those with “secret compartments” in their vehicles. In a 4 to 2 decision weeks ago, the state Supreme Court decided that police could conduct…
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Congress reaffirms indefinite detention of Americans under NDAA
The US House of Representatives approved an annual defense spending bill early Thursday after rejecting a proposed amendment that would have prevented the United States government from indefinitely detaining American citizens. An amendment introduced in the House on Wednesday this week asked that Congress repeal a controversial provision placed in the National Defense Authorization Act…
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SILENCE BROKEN: Kerry raises case of jailed Marine with Mexico officials
The Obama administration broke its silence Thursday on the case of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Mexico on gun charges, with a State Department spokeswoman confirming that Secretary of State John Kerry “raised the issue” during meetings this week in Mexico City. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki also said Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi has been visited 11 times…
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Senate Uses Government Time, Taxpayer Money To Write Letter Against The Redskins Name
Fifty U.S. Senators have sent a signed letter to the NFL urging them to change the name of the Washington Redskins. The senators are all Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren, who claimed to be a Native American while working at Harvard Law School. The letter, addressed to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, cites the recent scandal over…
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#MarineHeldinMexico Marine’s lawyer feels ‘stonewalled’ by authorities
A lawyer for a U.S. Marine being held in a Mexican prison on gun charges told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren Tuesday night that he feels “a little bit stonewalled” by Mexican authorities as he works to fight for his client’s freedom. Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi was arrested by the Mexican military on March 31 after…