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Larry Bailey, founder of SOS On Wednesday, a group of former intelligence and Special Forces operatives released a 22-minute video accusing President Obama of jeopardizing sensitive information in order to take credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden. OPSEC, as they call themselves, is one of several new groups dedicated to attacking Obama on military issues, specifically on the Osama bin Laden raid

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Despite having been discredited years ago, Fox News’ Dana Perino today dredged up the falsehood that the 2004 “swift boat” attacks on then-presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry were accurate. Perino’s revival of the attack is a reminder that  some in the media still misunderstand what it means to “swift-boat” a candidate

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By: Planned Parenthood Action Fund. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Gary North has written a important piece about what went on this past week at the Mises Institute and what it means for the future of the Austrian School of economics . The piece is about one young woman from Vietnam who is …

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[Thursday], national public policy organizations Demos and U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) released “Million-Dollar Megaphones: Super PACs and Unlimited Outside Spending in the 2012 Elections,” which provides a detailed analysis of Federal Election Commission (FEC) data and secondary sources on outside spending and Super PAC fundraising for 2012 election cycle.

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Over $130 Million Spent on Their Own Campaigns · Open Secrets finds that candidates this cycle have collectively spent more than $130 million on their own campaigns ahead of the November elections . Interestingly, just 11 …

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Carl Gibson Mitt Romney almost won the GOP nomination in 2008, but John McCain ended up carrying the party nod as a well-known US Senator and Vietnam POW. Romney was considered for the VP spot and submitted 23 years of tax returns during the vetting process. read more

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HANOI, Vietnam – Agent Orange (AO), often called the ‘last legacy’ of the United States war in Vietnam (1955-1975), has popped up again thanks to its manufacturer Dow Chemical’s controversial sponsorship of the Olympic Games. read more

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Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) A Vietnam veteran in Wisconsin will have to wait until next year to find out if Rep

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Tom Gallagher When Hilary Clinton visited Laos last week, no one expected her to emulate West German Chancellor Willy Brandt when he fell to his knees on his 1970 visit to the Warsaw Ghetto.

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