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WikiLeaks: Obama Admin Chose 'Hispanic Names' For Cabinet
President Obama’s transition team appears to have utilized a list of 32 “Hispanic names” when filling positions in the new administration after the 2008 election, leaked emails reveal.
Steve Phillips, a senior fellow at the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress, sent a spreadsheet titled “Top Latinos” in a November 2008 email with the subject line “Hispanic names” to current Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, who co-chaired the Obama transition efforts before serving as a White House counselor.
At least nine of the 32 “Top Latinos” listed ended up playing some kind role in the Obama administration and at least two of them became members of Obama’s cabinet, according to an analysis by The Daily Caller.
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Steve Phillips, a senior fellow at the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress, sent a spreadsheet titled “Top Latinos” in a November 2008 email with the subject line “Hispanic names” to current Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, who co-chaired the Obama transition efforts before serving as a White House counselor.
At least nine of the 32 “Top Latinos” listed ended up playing some kind role in the Obama administration and at least two of them became members of Obama’s cabinet, according to an analysis by The Daily Caller.
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Tancredo: Hillary Clinton Should Step Down to Avoid Constitutional Crisis
The announcement by the FBI that it has reopened the criminal investigation into Hillary’s email server is more than an embarrassment to the Clinton presidential campaign.
It is a ticking time bomb that could do more damage to our country than the Watergate scandal if allowed to explode.
The Watergate investigation revealed Nixon’s attempted cover-up of the June 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee HQ at the Watergate Hotel. It was the cover-up that led to Nixon’s downfall, not the break-in.
The FBI investigation has already revealed Hillary Clinton’s perjury, and a new investigation of additional classified documents shared through her personal email server can lead to criminal indictments—unless the FBI itself wants to fall on its sword in a far more visible and viral cover-up than we have seen to date.
It is not at all clear that the FBI has not already been hopelessly compromised: Did the FBI have knowledge of Barack Obama’s participation in the illegal email server and the president’s lies about it to the public? Who will investigate the investigators?
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It is a ticking time bomb that could do more damage to our country than the Watergate scandal if allowed to explode.
The Watergate investigation revealed Nixon’s attempted cover-up of the June 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee HQ at the Watergate Hotel. It was the cover-up that led to Nixon’s downfall, not the break-in.
The FBI investigation has already revealed Hillary Clinton’s perjury, and a new investigation of additional classified documents shared through her personal email server can lead to criminal indictments—unless the FBI itself wants to fall on its sword in a far more visible and viral cover-up than we have seen to date.
It is not at all clear that the FBI has not already been hopelessly compromised: Did the FBI have knowledge of Barack Obama’s participation in the illegal email server and the president’s lies about it to the public? Who will investigate the investigators?
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CNN Source Fed Clinton Campaign Information
For the second time this election cycle, WikiLeaks has exposed the close relationship between Hillary Clinton’s campaign and CNN.
Clinton’s chief strategist Joel Benenson forwarded an email in February 2015 titled “Heads up – between us” to multiple Clinton aides and staffers. The recipients included campaign manager Robby Mook, campaign chairman John Podesta, and top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Benenson wrote that the email he was forwarding was “From a CNN source of mine.” The email from the CNN source, who is unidentified, said: “Hey Joel – Hope all is great with you. I think you are going to enjoy a poll we have releasing tomorrow morning at 6:00 am ET that asks about 2016ers and whether they are perceived as candidates of the past or candidates of the future. Some interesting findings. . .”
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Clinton’s chief strategist Joel Benenson forwarded an email in February 2015 titled “Heads up – between us” to multiple Clinton aides and staffers. The recipients included campaign manager Robby Mook, campaign chairman John Podesta, and top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Benenson wrote that the email he was forwarding was “From a CNN source of mine.” The email from the CNN source, who is unidentified, said: “Hey Joel – Hope all is great with you. I think you are going to enjoy a poll we have releasing tomorrow morning at 6:00 am ET that asks about 2016ers and whether they are perceived as candidates of the past or candidates of the future. Some interesting findings. . .”
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9 Times Clinton Team Praised Comey And His Neutrality
The Hillary Clinton campaign has pilloried Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey for re-opening the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
“It is extraordinary that we would see something like this just 11 days out from a presidential election,” Clinton chairman John Podesta said in a statement Friday. “The Director owes it to the American people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining.”
Not long ago, however, the Clinton campaign was defending Comey from partisan attacks and complimenting his ability and independence.
That all changed on Friday when Comey notified Congress that the FBI had “learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation” and would be taking additional steps to review the emails and “determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.”
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“It is extraordinary that we would see something like this just 11 days out from a presidential election,” Clinton chairman John Podesta said in a statement Friday. “The Director owes it to the American people to immediately provide the full details of what he is now examining.”
Not long ago, however, the Clinton campaign was defending Comey from partisan attacks and complimenting his ability and independence.
That all changed on Friday when Comey notified Congress that the FBI had “learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation” and would be taking additional steps to review the emails and “determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.”
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The Nuclear Option - Wikileaks Reveals Even Hillary's Own Staff Knows Truth: She's Psychotic
Turns out the Clintons have been right all along: Lying really does work.
Poring through all these purloined emails, you get the sense that these people spend every breathing second of their day either lying, plotting to tell lies or lying about lies they told in the past.
And each batch of stolen emails is worse than the last.
Hillary Clinton is a liar. She has terrible instincts. She doesn’t believe in anything. Her head is broken. She doesn’t know why she should be president. She is pathological. And she is psychotic.
Just ask everybody who works for her. Just ask campaign chairman John Podesta. Just ask the people working the hardest to get her elected president.
I mean, in her most rabid streak of attacks on Donald Trump’s alleged unfitness for office, Mrs. Clinton doesn’t call him “psychotic.”
Psychotic! That is what her campaign chairman called her.
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Poring through all these purloined emails, you get the sense that these people spend every breathing second of their day either lying, plotting to tell lies or lying about lies they told in the past.
And each batch of stolen emails is worse than the last.
Hillary Clinton is a liar. She has terrible instincts. She doesn’t believe in anything. Her head is broken. She doesn’t know why she should be president. She is pathological. And she is psychotic.
Just ask everybody who works for her. Just ask campaign chairman John Podesta. Just ask the people working the hardest to get her elected president.
I mean, in her most rabid streak of attacks on Donald Trump’s alleged unfitness for office, Mrs. Clinton doesn’t call him “psychotic.”
Psychotic! That is what her campaign chairman called her.
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Roger Stone: Globalists Deserting Hillary
Hillary has too much baggage for globalists, says Stone
The FBI’s decision to reopen the investigation on Hillary Clinton’s private server signals that her globalist backers have decided to dump her, says Trump insider Roger Stone.
“I think the globalists have decided that the Clintons’ baggage is too great,” Stone said on The Alex Jones Show Friday. “Remember, the Clintons don’t run the globalists, the globalists run and fund the Clintons, and they too may be expendable.”
The FBI’s official reason for reopening the investigation appear to come from pertinent emails recovered from top Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s estranged husband Anthony Weiner’s computer.
However, intense backlash and pressure from the American people in tandem with provocative evidence from citizen journalist organizations like Wikileaks and Project Veritas is more likely what compelled the FBI to reopen the investigation only 10 days away from the election.
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The FBI’s decision to reopen the investigation on Hillary Clinton’s private server signals that her globalist backers have decided to dump her, says Trump insider Roger Stone.
“I think the globalists have decided that the Clintons’ baggage is too great,” Stone said on The Alex Jones Show Friday. “Remember, the Clintons don’t run the globalists, the globalists run and fund the Clintons, and they too may be expendable.”
The FBI’s official reason for reopening the investigation appear to come from pertinent emails recovered from top Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s estranged husband Anthony Weiner’s computer.
However, intense backlash and pressure from the American people in tandem with provocative evidence from citizen journalist organizations like Wikileaks and Project Veritas is more likely what compelled the FBI to reopen the investigation only 10 days away from the election.
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Report: Clinton aides’ laptops not destroyed
Mutiny at FBI? Agents reportedly refused to follow Justice Department orders
A report that FBI agents tasked with destroying the laptop computers of Clinton aide Cheryl Mills and ex-campaign staffer Heather Samuelson, as part of immunity deals made during the initial investigation of Clinton’s email server, has added to speculation that an agent mutiny is behind the FBI’s newly reopened investigation.
Bill O’Reilly, appearing Friday as a guest on his own “The O’Reilly Factor” program, weighed in on FBI Director James Comey’s surprise announcement earlier in the day, reported Breitbart.
“Well it was quite apparent you have a series of events and it is circumstantial — so much circumstantial that Comey did not want to make this indictment,” O’Reilly said. “But the big smoking gun is that Comey did not call for a grand jury. I have spoken with dozens of FBI agents to a man who have said that is highly unusual in a complicated case like this.
O’Reilly also suggested Comey’s earlier handing of the email-server investigation had nearly caused a “mutiny” in the FBI.
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A report that FBI agents tasked with destroying the laptop computers of Clinton aide Cheryl Mills and ex-campaign staffer Heather Samuelson, as part of immunity deals made during the initial investigation of Clinton’s email server, has added to speculation that an agent mutiny is behind the FBI’s newly reopened investigation.
Bill O’Reilly, appearing Friday as a guest on his own “The O’Reilly Factor” program, weighed in on FBI Director James Comey’s surprise announcement earlier in the day, reported Breitbart.
“Well it was quite apparent you have a series of events and it is circumstantial — so much circumstantial that Comey did not want to make this indictment,” O’Reilly said. “But the big smoking gun is that Comey did not call for a grand jury. I have spoken with dozens of FBI agents to a man who have said that is highly unusual in a complicated case like this.
O’Reilly also suggested Comey’s earlier handing of the email-server investigation had nearly caused a “mutiny” in the FBI.
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Trump praises 'courage' of FBI to reopen Clinton email probe and 'right the horrible mistake that they made' as New Hampshire crowd screams 'Lock her up!'
A jubilant Donald Trump set off fireworks at a rally in Iowa as he celebrated the news that the FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton's classified email scandal.
Speaking to excitable crowds during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, The Donald said 'justice will prevail'.
'The investigation is the biggest political scandal since Watergate, and it's everybody's hope that justice at last can be delivered,' he said. 'The FBI would never have reopened this case at this time unless it were a most egregious criminal offense.
'As you know, I've had plenty of words about the FBI lately, but I give them great credit for having the courage to right this horrible wrong.'
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Speaking to excitable crowds during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, The Donald said 'justice will prevail'.
'The investigation is the biggest political scandal since Watergate, and it's everybody's hope that justice at last can be delivered,' he said. 'The FBI would never have reopened this case at this time unless it were a most egregious criminal offense.
'As you know, I've had plenty of words about the FBI lately, but I give them great credit for having the courage to right this horrible wrong.'
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A Girl And Her Service Dog Head To The Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up the case of a girl, her service dog and a school that barred the dog from its premises.
Ehlena Fry was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that significantly limited her motor skills but not her cognitive ability. So when she was 5, her pediatrician recommended that her parents get a service dog to help her become more independent. Family and friends threw fundraisers to scrape together the $13,000 needed for the right dog, and in 2009, Ehlena and her parents went to Ohio to train for two weeks with their new goldendoodle, a cuddly, big white pup named Wonder.
The Frys had talked to Ehlena's school about the dog, but when Ehlena brought Wonder to class with her, she was told the service dog was not allowed.
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Ehlena Fry was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that significantly limited her motor skills but not her cognitive ability. So when she was 5, her pediatrician recommended that her parents get a service dog to help her become more independent. Family and friends threw fundraisers to scrape together the $13,000 needed for the right dog, and in 2009, Ehlena and her parents went to Ohio to train for two weeks with their new goldendoodle, a cuddly, big white pup named Wonder.
The Frys had talked to Ehlena's school about the dog, but when Ehlena brought Wonder to class with her, she was told the service dog was not allowed.
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'Questionable' ABC Poll Shows Hillary Lead Cut In Half In Just Two Days
Over the weekend we wrote about the latest ABC / Washington Post "goal seeking" report that showed a 12-point lead for Hillary. The "poll" took advantage of all the usual gimmicks to engineer the blowout Hillary lead including a 9% "oversample" of democrats versus republicans (which, as we've pointed out numerous times, does not reflect the reality of the true voter registration gap). Conveniently, the 12-point lead was released just in time for the Sunday political talk shows which all had a field day boasting about the results.
Ironically, just two days after showing a landslide victory for Hillary, ABC and Wapo now see a much tighter race with her 12-point lead being cut in half to just 6 points. So, you tell us...did voters suddenly have a massive change of heart, in just two days, on no incremental news? Or, did ABC / Wapo have other reasons to "goal seeking" a 12-point lead over the weekend? Certainly, it seems convenient that a controversial poll reflecting a massive lead for Hillary would be "embargoed" for release to just prior to the start of the busy Sunday political talk shows while more "realistic" polls would be released just days later, in the middle of the week, without the same mainstream media fanfare.
Another interesting takeaway is how ABC/Wapo voters don't seem to react to news flow. For example, their polling data showed no change in support for Hillary after her 9/11 "medical episode" (in contrast to almost every other poll that reflected a massive decline in support) while Trump seemingly lost multiple points and then mysteriously regained them in recent days on minimal incremental news.
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Ironically, just two days after showing a landslide victory for Hillary, ABC and Wapo now see a much tighter race with her 12-point lead being cut in half to just 6 points. So, you tell us...did voters suddenly have a massive change of heart, in just two days, on no incremental news? Or, did ABC / Wapo have other reasons to "goal seeking" a 12-point lead over the weekend? Certainly, it seems convenient that a controversial poll reflecting a massive lead for Hillary would be "embargoed" for release to just prior to the start of the busy Sunday political talk shows while more "realistic" polls would be released just days later, in the middle of the week, without the same mainstream media fanfare.
Another interesting takeaway is how ABC/Wapo voters don't seem to react to news flow. For example, their polling data showed no change in support for Hillary after her 9/11 "medical episode" (in contrast to almost every other poll that reflected a massive decline in support) while Trump seemingly lost multiple points and then mysteriously regained them in recent days on minimal incremental news.
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Agents Accuse Feds of Covering Up Record Border Detainee Numbers for 2016 Election
A record number of illegal aliens have crossed the U.S.- Mexico border and are in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV), according to the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC). Border Patrol Agent and NBPC President Brandon Judd spoke exclusively with Breitbart Texas and condemned the leadership of the Border Patrol’s parent agency, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for allegedly “keeping this information secret” ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
“We are at breaking point. We have the highest number of illegal aliens in custody in history in Border Patrol’s RGV Sector and this information has been kept from the American public,” said Agent Judd. “The talk of amnesty has once again created pull factors and encouraged people from all over the world to cross Mexico and then cross our porous southern border to illegally enter the U.S. We are simply overwhelmed.”
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“We are at breaking point. We have the highest number of illegal aliens in custody in history in Border Patrol’s RGV Sector and this information has been kept from the American public,” said Agent Judd. “The talk of amnesty has once again created pull factors and encouraged people from all over the world to cross Mexico and then cross our porous southern border to illegally enter the U.S. We are simply overwhelmed.”
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Breaking: Hillary Got Politically Annihilated… WikiLeaks Just Released A List With ISIS Donors
WikiLeaks just finished the job that started few months ago! She is not going to survive this. It’s too much! Pure treason.
According to Conservative Daily Post:
Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Clinton are the founders of ISIS. We have proven that through emails and documents leaked from WikiLeaks, but liberal media outlets still refuse to cover it.
After all, they are still more focused on what Trump said eleven years ago than what Hillary has actually done.
Because of brave patriots like Julian Assange, we have been given more evidence that Hillary Clinton is more connected to ISIS than we originally believed.
An email was leaked between Clinton and John Podesta indicating that: “Western intelligence, US intelligence and sources in the region” to accuse Qatar and Saudi Arabia of “providing clandestine financial and logistic support to ISIL [or ISIS] and other radical Sunni groups in the region.”
Citing the need to “use our diplomatic and more traditional intelligence assets,” said Hillary to Podesta while arguing the current developments in the Middle East were “important to the U.S. for reasons that often differ from country to country.”
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According to Conservative Daily Post:
Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Clinton are the founders of ISIS. We have proven that through emails and documents leaked from WikiLeaks, but liberal media outlets still refuse to cover it.
After all, they are still more focused on what Trump said eleven years ago than what Hillary has actually done.
Because of brave patriots like Julian Assange, we have been given more evidence that Hillary Clinton is more connected to ISIS than we originally believed.
An email was leaked between Clinton and John Podesta indicating that: “Western intelligence, US intelligence and sources in the region” to accuse Qatar and Saudi Arabia of “providing clandestine financial and logistic support to ISIL [or ISIS] and other radical Sunni groups in the region.”
Citing the need to “use our diplomatic and more traditional intelligence assets,” said Hillary to Podesta while arguing the current developments in the Middle East were “important to the U.S. for reasons that often differ from country to country.”
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Immigration Officer: Border Deluge of Illegal Aliens ‘Is The Worst We've Ever Seen’
The flood of illegal aliens pouring across the southern border has become a “crisis situation” and is even worse than the record 2014 border surge, says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer from El Paso, Texas with more than ten years of service to the agency.
The ICE agency has no room to house the arriving surge, so many illegals are being released into American communities where they disappear “into the wind never to be seen by us again,” the agent said.
The agent—who spoke to Breitbart News exclusively on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by the administration—detailed how his overrun agency has been forced to pull agents from their mission of removing criminal aliens from the nation’s interior, so that they can help process the cross-border influx of illegal aliens.
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The ICE agency has no room to house the arriving surge, so many illegals are being released into American communities where they disappear “into the wind never to be seen by us again,” the agent said.
The agent—who spoke to Breitbart News exclusively on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by the administration—detailed how his overrun agency has been forced to pull agents from their mission of removing criminal aliens from the nation’s interior, so that they can help process the cross-border influx of illegal aliens.
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These are Tesla’s stunning new solar roof tiles for homes
The solar roofing comes in four distinct styles that Tesla presented at the event, including “Textured Glass Tile,” “Slate Glass Tile,” “Tuscan Glass Tile, and “Smooth Glass Tile.” Each of these achieves a different aesthetic look, but all resembled fairly closely a current roofing material style. Each is also transparent to solar, but appears opaque when viewed from an angle.
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BEST COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial.
The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer's credibility.....
Q: 'Officer --- did you see my client fleeing the scene?'
The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer's credibility.....
Q: 'Officer --- did you see my client fleeing the scene?'
A: 'No, sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away.'
Q: 'Officer, who provided this description?'
A: 'The officer who responded to the scene.'
Q: 'A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?'
A: 'Yes, sir. With my life.'
Q: 'With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?'
A: 'Yes sir, we do!'
Q: 'And do you have a locker in the room?'
A: 'Yes, sir, I do.'
Q: 'And do you have a lock on your locker?'
A: 'Yes, sir.'
Q: 'Now, why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?'
A: 'You see, sir, we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.'
The courtroom EXPLODED with laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
The courtroom EXPLODED with laughter, and a prompt recess was called.
A Goofy-Looking Plane Could Have Replaced the F-35 Stealth Fighter
Boeing served up the X-32; Lockheed the X-35.
The Pentagon chose the F-35.
Given the struggles of the last decade with the Joint Strike Fighter, it’s impossible not to wonder about what might have been.
What if the Pentagon had gone with Boeing’s X-32 instead, or with some combination of the two aircraft?
At the end of the Cold War, the Pentagon proposed a joint fighter project in the hopes of reducing the overall logistical tail of fielded forces, as well as in minimizing development costs.
The DoD had not, historically, had good luck with joint programs, but the hope was that increased “jointness” between the services, combined with more advanced production techniques and more carefully refined logistics procedures, would make a shared fighter worth the effort.
All parties understood that the winner of the competition would likely enjoy a great deal of export success, as many air forces around the world required a fifth-generation fighter. In short, this was the biggest deal on the horizon of the post-Cold War defense industry.
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Agents Accuse Feds of Covering Up Record Border Detainee Numbers for 2016 Election
A record number of illegal aliens have crossed the U.S.- Mexico border and are in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV), according to the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC). Border Patrol Agent and NBPC President Brandon Judd spoke exclusively with Breitbart Texas and condemned the leadership of the Border Patrol’s parent agency, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for allegedly “keeping this information secret” ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
“We are at breaking point. We have the highest number of illegal aliens in custody in history in Border Patrol’s RGV Sector and this information has been kept from the American public,” said Agent Judd. “The talk of amnesty has once again created pull factors and encouraged people from all over the world to cross Mexico and then cross our porous southern border to illegally enter the U.S. We are simply overwhelmed.”
Agent Judd told Breitbart Texas that Americans should vote their conscience, but they should do so with all of the information available. “This is an issue of the federal government restricting crucial information from the public ahead of a presidential election and it is unacceptable. Americans deserve to know the truth."
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“We are at breaking point. We have the highest number of illegal aliens in custody in history in Border Patrol’s RGV Sector and this information has been kept from the American public,” said Agent Judd. “The talk of amnesty has once again created pull factors and encouraged people from all over the world to cross Mexico and then cross our porous southern border to illegally enter the U.S. We are simply overwhelmed.”
Agent Judd told Breitbart Texas that Americans should vote their conscience, but they should do so with all of the information available. “This is an issue of the federal government restricting crucial information from the public ahead of a presidential election and it is unacceptable. Americans deserve to know the truth."
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Buckle up for the worst healthcare crisis we’ve ever seen
News out of Washington this week made many Americans cry, “Ouch!”
Of course, we are talking about President Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, which is in a full-on death spiral.
Just weeks before the election, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced the premium increases for ObamaCare for next year. And — spoiler alert — there hasn’t been a single year in which they have become more “affordable.”
Unfortunately, sitting around the kitchen table planning your family budget for next year just got a whole lot more difficult. In 2017, the average mid-level ObamaCare plan — a “Silver Plan” — will cost you 22 percent more than 2016.
Let’s start with the obvious. The average middle-class worker in America isn’t getting a 22 percent raise next year.
No, after the lost decade during which wages didn’t budge, this year we may end up with a minor increase of maybe, just maybe, a mere 2 percent.
But the ObamaCare clowns — consultant Jonathan Gruber and plan architect Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel — are out in full force, saying that if you switch plans, you can avoid the increase.
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Of course, we are talking about President Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, which is in a full-on death spiral.
Just weeks before the election, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced the premium increases for ObamaCare for next year. And — spoiler alert — there hasn’t been a single year in which they have become more “affordable.”
Unfortunately, sitting around the kitchen table planning your family budget for next year just got a whole lot more difficult. In 2017, the average mid-level ObamaCare plan — a “Silver Plan” — will cost you 22 percent more than 2016.
Let’s start with the obvious. The average middle-class worker in America isn’t getting a 22 percent raise next year.
No, after the lost decade during which wages didn’t budge, this year we may end up with a minor increase of maybe, just maybe, a mere 2 percent.
But the ObamaCare clowns — consultant Jonathan Gruber and plan architect Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel — are out in full force, saying that if you switch plans, you can avoid the increase.
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Google Chairman Wanted To Be Clinton Campaign’s ‘Head Outside Advisor’
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google’s parent company Alphabet, wanted to be “head outside advisor” to the Hillary Clinton campaign, according to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in an email released by WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks has continued to reveal Schmidt’s cozy relationship with the Clinton campaign. In a previously leaked email, a memo showed that Schmidt was working directly with the Clinton campaign on setting up various backend features to their website.
In an April 2014 email from Podesta to Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook discussing the launch of Hillary’s campaign, Podesta described how much Schmidt wanted to work with the campaign..
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WikiLeaks has continued to reveal Schmidt’s cozy relationship with the Clinton campaign. In a previously leaked email, a memo showed that Schmidt was working directly with the Clinton campaign on setting up various backend features to their website.
In an April 2014 email from Podesta to Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook discussing the launch of Hillary’s campaign, Podesta described how much Schmidt wanted to work with the campaign..
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Conway: Clintons bring an 'ethical stain'
Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway predicted Monday that the GOP nominee will win the election because voters are sick of the Clintons.
"We're going to win the election," said Conway on MSNBC. "If you are an undecided voter, you are very decided about Hillary Clinton. There's really nothing else you are going to learn about her in these last 8 to 10 days that is going to change your mind."
Conway said Team Trump isn't planning on making FBI James Comey's announcement that the FBI is reopening the investigation into Clinton's emails a "main centerpiece of our messaging," but argued the Democrats made a "huge mistake" by nominating Clinton and voters are tired of Washington insiders running the country.
"We don't need this ethical stain that has been Bill and Hillary Clinton for decades now to continue," she said.
Conway spoke after a few new polls have been released showing Clinton has a narrow lead over Trump, and that Trump has gained ground slightly since last week's news. But with just eight days before the election, some observers have said it's too late for Trump to overcome Clinton's lead.
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"We're going to win the election," said Conway on MSNBC. "If you are an undecided voter, you are very decided about Hillary Clinton. There's really nothing else you are going to learn about her in these last 8 to 10 days that is going to change your mind."
Conway said Team Trump isn't planning on making FBI James Comey's announcement that the FBI is reopening the investigation into Clinton's emails a "main centerpiece of our messaging," but argued the Democrats made a "huge mistake" by nominating Clinton and voters are tired of Washington insiders running the country.
"We don't need this ethical stain that has been Bill and Hillary Clinton for decades now to continue," she said.
Conway spoke after a few new polls have been released showing Clinton has a narrow lead over Trump, and that Trump has gained ground slightly since last week's news. But with just eight days before the election, some observers have said it's too late for Trump to overcome Clinton's lead.
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Economist Predicts Rising Obamacare Costs Will Lead To Riots
Now that it is widely accepted by everyone except the president in denial, that Obamacare is an epic debacle, one which boosts GDP because it is fundamentally a tax that counts toward healthcare expenditures yet takes away from other discretionary spending leading to a downtrend in overall US consumption, most also have an opinion on how it unwinds. However, few are as gloomy as economist Chris Butler of Butler, Lanz and Wagler, who discussed the rising cost of health insurance plans rising next year under the Affordable Care Act, and said he expects riots as the populace begins to expresses outrage upon learning many will be priced out of health care options.
Butler told Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT to expect more public demonstrations of anger as prices move upward.
Cited by CBS Philadelphia, Butler said that “right now, I think you do have to say that A, it’s failing and that B, I think next year, you’re going to have a bunch of people that don’t get the subsidies that make the premiums a little bit more affordable that are just going to riot because it’s just too expensive for most people if you don’t qualify for subsidies.”
Butler said he still objects to court rulings siding with the government requiring individuals to purchase insurance or pay a penalty. In that case, he will be even angrier to learn that according to Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber, the "solution" to prevent millions of Americans opting to pay penalties instead of be enrolled, is to hike the penalty even more.
“You can go back to the Supreme Court decision on this. I’m still shocked that we are being told that our constitution says that it is allowable to force to people to buy something. When I hear people talk about forcing them, not only to buy something, but to make the penalty stiffer if they don’t, I just get queasy.”
Butler told WPHT there could be simple solutions to lower costs and cites buying plans across state lines as an example.
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Butler told Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT to expect more public demonstrations of anger as prices move upward.
Cited by CBS Philadelphia, Butler said that “right now, I think you do have to say that A, it’s failing and that B, I think next year, you’re going to have a bunch of people that don’t get the subsidies that make the premiums a little bit more affordable that are just going to riot because it’s just too expensive for most people if you don’t qualify for subsidies.”
Butler said he still objects to court rulings siding with the government requiring individuals to purchase insurance or pay a penalty. In that case, he will be even angrier to learn that according to Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber, the "solution" to prevent millions of Americans opting to pay penalties instead of be enrolled, is to hike the penalty even more.
“You can go back to the Supreme Court decision on this. I’m still shocked that we are being told that our constitution says that it is allowable to force to people to buy something. When I hear people talk about forcing them, not only to buy something, but to make the penalty stiffer if they don’t, I just get queasy.”
Butler told WPHT there could be simple solutions to lower costs and cites buying plans across state lines as an example.
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FBI never closed its Clinton Foundation investigation
FBI agents have looked into allegations of pay-for-play at the Clinton Foundation for more than a year despite the objections of Justice Department officials.
The foundation probe pitted FBI investigators against the Justice Department's top brass, who wanted to limit the bureau's law enforcement authority in the case, the Wall Street Journal reportedSunday evening.
The news comes as Hillary Clinton fends off fresh allegations of misconduct on the heels of a letter to Congress Friday from FBIDirector James Comey indicating that agents had stumbled upon previously undisclosed emails related to their earlier investigation of Clinton's team and her private email server.
Democrats lashed out at Comey over the weekend, accusing the FBIdirector of taking unprecedented steps to malign Clinton just days ahead of the presidential election.
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The foundation probe pitted FBI investigators against the Justice Department's top brass, who wanted to limit the bureau's law enforcement authority in the case, the Wall Street Journal reportedSunday evening.
The news comes as Hillary Clinton fends off fresh allegations of misconduct on the heels of a letter to Congress Friday from FBIDirector James Comey indicating that agents had stumbled upon previously undisclosed emails related to their earlier investigation of Clinton's team and her private email server.
Democrats lashed out at Comey over the weekend, accusing the FBIdirector of taking unprecedented steps to malign Clinton just days ahead of the presidential election.
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"Things Have Become Quite Precarious"
The popular economic theme being reported by the popular press still remains. That the economy is grinding higher. That growth is improving, albeit slowly. That blue skies are just over the horizon.
Naturally we have some misgivings. As far as we can tell, business is not humming along. Earnings are stagnant. Profits are slim. Moreover, corporate reductions in force (RIFs) are being executed with the imprecise targeting of a sledge hammer. Even Google’s laying off staff.
Most notably, if the economy were improving there’d be demand for raw materials and new construction equipment to fabricate it into stuff. This doesn’t appear to be the case at the moment.
Earlier this week, for example, Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman remarked that, “Economic weakness throughout much of the world persists and, as a result, most of our [Caterpillar’s] end markets remain challenged. In North America, the market has an abundance of used construction equipment, rail customers have a substantial number of idle locomotives, and around the world there are a significant number of idle mining trucks.”
Oberhelman’s comments were delivered as part of Caterpillar’s third quarter earnings report. What’s more, he wasn’t too optimistic about the coming year either. “We remain cautious as we look ahead to 2017.”
Structural Deficiencies
Perhaps Oberhelman is being overly guarded. But given his company’s core market of providing equipment for mining and construction he gets a unique window into the demand for materials and construction. By Oberhelman’s account, global demand is poor. What to make of it?
The explosion of debt coupled with policies of mass money debasement over the last 40 years has relentlessly borrowed demand from the future. Tomorrow’s demand was already attained yesterday. Thus, in place of today’s demand, is an abundance of slack.
In other words, the world has been pushed well past the effectiveness of such policies. Stimulating new demand with new debt no longer results in new growth.
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Naturally we have some misgivings. As far as we can tell, business is not humming along. Earnings are stagnant. Profits are slim. Moreover, corporate reductions in force (RIFs) are being executed with the imprecise targeting of a sledge hammer. Even Google’s laying off staff.
Most notably, if the economy were improving there’d be demand for raw materials and new construction equipment to fabricate it into stuff. This doesn’t appear to be the case at the moment.
Earlier this week, for example, Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman remarked that, “Economic weakness throughout much of the world persists and, as a result, most of our [Caterpillar’s] end markets remain challenged. In North America, the market has an abundance of used construction equipment, rail customers have a substantial number of idle locomotives, and around the world there are a significant number of idle mining trucks.”
Oberhelman’s comments were delivered as part of Caterpillar’s third quarter earnings report. What’s more, he wasn’t too optimistic about the coming year either. “We remain cautious as we look ahead to 2017.”
Structural Deficiencies
Perhaps Oberhelman is being overly guarded. But given his company’s core market of providing equipment for mining and construction he gets a unique window into the demand for materials and construction. By Oberhelman’s account, global demand is poor. What to make of it?
The explosion of debt coupled with policies of mass money debasement over the last 40 years has relentlessly borrowed demand from the future. Tomorrow’s demand was already attained yesterday. Thus, in place of today’s demand, is an abundance of slack.
In other words, the world has been pushed well past the effectiveness of such policies. Stimulating new demand with new debt no longer results in new growth.
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Doug Band To John Podesta: "If This Story Gets Out, We Are Screwed"
Until the Friday blockbuster news that the FBI was reopening its probe into the Hillary email server, the biggest overhang facing the Clinton Campaign was the escalating scandal involving the Clinton Foundation, Doug Band's consultancy firm Teneo, and Bill Clinton who as a result of a leaked memo emerged was generously compensated for potential political favors by prominent corporate clients using Teneo as a passthru vehicle for purchasing influence.
In a section of the memo entitled "Leveraging Teneo For The Foundation," Band spelled out all of the donations he solicited from Teneo "clients" for the Clinton Foundation. In all, there are roughly $14mm of donations listed with the largest contributors being Coca-Cola, Barclays, The Rockefeller Foundation and Laureate International Universities. Some of these are shown below (the full details can be found in "Leaked Memo Exposes Shady Dealings Between Clinton Foundation Donors And Bill's "For-Profit" Activities")
In a section of the memo entitled "Leveraging Teneo For The Foundation," Band spelled out all of the donations he solicited from Teneo "clients" for the Clinton Foundation. In all, there are roughly $14mm of donations listed with the largest contributors being Coca-Cola, Barclays, The Rockefeller Foundation and Laureate International Universities. Some of these are shown below (the full details can be found in "Leaked Memo Exposes Shady Dealings Between Clinton Foundation Donors And Bill's "For-Profit" Activities")
Anthony Weiner Said To Be Cooperating With FBI Investigation
As reported earlier this morning by Fox News' Bret Baier, disgraced former Democratic congressman and the latest cause of headache for the Clinton campaign, Anthony Weiner, is said to be cooperating with authorities in the FBI investigation of his laptop that contains emails that prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to reopen its probe into Hillary Clinton's use of an unauthorized email server.
As the Washington Examiner reports, though FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Friday his agency found emails related to Hillary Clinton's private email server, he didn't yet have a warrant to read them. As of Saturday night, the FBI had not received a search warrant from the Justice Department, an unnamed agency official told Yahoo News, but the agency was in talks to get one. When Comey wrote the letter, "he had no idea what was in the content of the emails," said one official.
It adds that Comey has also begun participating in briefings with the Republican chairman and Democratic ranking members of congressional committees, according to Bill House, a congressional correspondent for Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources.
Breaking now on #FNS per @BretBaier -- Anthony Weiner is said to be cooperating with the FBI investigation.
It adds that Comey has also begun participating in briefings with the Republican chairman and Democratic ranking members of congressional committees, according to Bill House, a congressional correspondent for Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources.
The Internet Is Controlled by 14 People With Digital ‘Master Keys’
No, this is not the plot of the latest high-tech thriller from Christopher Nolan or Steven Spielberg. It’s reality. That group, part of the Internet’s largest governing body ICANN, held the ritual several days ago after one of the largest cyber attacks took down sites like Amazon, Netflix, and others for several hours.
The cyber attack targeted Dyn, a domain name service provider, which is one of the largest companies of its kind to supply this critical web technology. Dyn acts as a translator for websites, converting domain names like realclearlife.com into the string of numbers known as an IP address that computers can more easily understand. The numbers are then cataloged in a digital phonebook of sorts called the domain name system (DNS).
Protecting the DNS is ICANN’s primary responsibility, and it is the most tantalizing target for hackers since it allows them to hide their nefarious activity in plain sight. A hacker with access to the DNS could set up a fake website in place of, say, Citibank’s, and users would never notice they weren’t going to the real thing.
In order to prevent this, the DNS is protected by one master key that is then divided into seven smart cards locked in two high-security safety deposit boxes in El Segundo, California, and Culpepper, Virginia. The smart cards are then scattered around the world in the hands of two groups of seven online security experts or crypto officers, which ICANN calls Trusted Community Representatives (TCRs). These TCRs are selected by ICANN from an open pool of applicants..
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Investigation Tightens Around Huma Abedin As Hillary Clinton Stays Close
Investigators are combing through critical testimony by Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s top aide, during an April deposition by the Judicial Watch public-interest law firm.
The focus on Abedin come as FBI director James Comey announced Friday that the investigation over Hillary Clinton’s email scandal would continue despite his prior statements that it was completed. Comey revealed his decision in a letter to Congress after he’d gotten evidence that important emails were found on a laptop computer used by both Abedin and her estranged husband, Anthony Weiner.
The June deposition of Abedin was conducted by the watchdog group, Judicial Watch. During the questioning, their attorneys asked Abedin “How did you go about searching for what records you may have in your possession to be returned to the State Department?”
“I — I looked for all the devices that may have any of my State Department work on it and returned — returned — gave them to my attorneys for them to review for all relevant documents. And gave them devices and paper.”
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The focus on Abedin come as FBI director James Comey announced Friday that the investigation over Hillary Clinton’s email scandal would continue despite his prior statements that it was completed. Comey revealed his decision in a letter to Congress after he’d gotten evidence that important emails were found on a laptop computer used by both Abedin and her estranged husband, Anthony Weiner.
The June deposition of Abedin was conducted by the watchdog group, Judicial Watch. During the questioning, their attorneys asked Abedin “How did you go about searching for what records you may have in your possession to be returned to the State Department?”
“I — I looked for all the devices that may have any of my State Department work on it and returned — returned — gave them to my attorneys for them to review for all relevant documents. And gave them devices and paper.”
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Resignation letters piling up from disaffected FBI agents
Resignation letters piling up from disaffected FBI agents, his wife urging him to admit he was wrong: Why Director Comey jumped at the chance to reopen Hillary investigation
New York Times bestselling author Ed Klein has just published his fourth book about the Clintons since 2005, Guilty as Sin.
Klein had told how Bill Clinton enjoyed foot rubs, massages and romps in his presidential library with female interns and has described new details about Hillary's medical crises. Guilty as Sin is available in bookstores and for order from Amazon.
James Comey's decision to revive the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server and her handling of classified material came after he could no longer resist mounting pressure by mutinous agents in the FBI, including some of his top deputies, according to a source close to the embattled FBI director.
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New York Times bestselling author Ed Klein has just published his fourth book about the Clintons since 2005, Guilty as Sin.
Klein had told how Bill Clinton enjoyed foot rubs, massages and romps in his presidential library with female interns and has described new details about Hillary's medical crises. Guilty as Sin is available in bookstores and for order from Amazon.
James Comey's decision to revive the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server and her handling of classified material came after he could no longer resist mounting pressure by mutinous agents in the FBI, including some of his top deputies, according to a source close to the embattled FBI director.
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If Hillary wins, we’ll have a potential blackmail target in the White House
“This is just a distraction,” Democratic pollster Mark Mellman says of the news the FBI is reexamining the Clinton email case.
During a press conference — which lasted all of three minutes — Hillary Clinton herself said, “I think people a long time ago made up their minds about the emails. I think that’s factored into that people think and now they’re choosing a president.”
But for people in the intelligence community -- including disgruntled FBI agents and even former officials in the Pentagon, it’s not that easy.
The revival of the Clinton email scandal reminds them of just how exposed Clinton left highly classified information.
Last September, an FBI report noted the bureau couldn’t find proof her private email server was hacked into by adversaries. But it noted that the private server had to be shut down repeatedly because of hacker attacks and a successful attack wasn’t likely to have left fingerprints. Also, some "hostile foreign actors" were able to break into the personal email accounts of Clinton’s close aides, obtaining a treasure trove of emails exchanged with her personal account.
Given the growing suspicions that the Clinton Foundation may have exchanged favors with the Clinton State Department, her private server could be of great interest in establishing such links.
In short, we have to acknowledge the danger that Hillary Clinton could be the target of international blackmail in the White House.
Consider what happened the first time the Clinton couple was there..
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During a press conference — which lasted all of three minutes — Hillary Clinton herself said, “I think people a long time ago made up their minds about the emails. I think that’s factored into that people think and now they’re choosing a president.”
But for people in the intelligence community -- including disgruntled FBI agents and even former officials in the Pentagon, it’s not that easy.
The revival of the Clinton email scandal reminds them of just how exposed Clinton left highly classified information.
Last September, an FBI report noted the bureau couldn’t find proof her private email server was hacked into by adversaries. But it noted that the private server had to be shut down repeatedly because of hacker attacks and a successful attack wasn’t likely to have left fingerprints. Also, some "hostile foreign actors" were able to break into the personal email accounts of Clinton’s close aides, obtaining a treasure trove of emails exchanged with her personal account.
Given the growing suspicions that the Clinton Foundation may have exchanged favors with the Clinton State Department, her private server could be of great interest in establishing such links.
In short, we have to acknowledge the danger that Hillary Clinton could be the target of international blackmail in the White House.
Consider what happened the first time the Clinton couple was there..
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Ex-FBI official: Clintons are a 'crime family'
A former FBI official said Sunday that Bill and Hillary Clinton are part of a “crime family” and argued top officials hindered the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis, former assistant FBI director James Kallstrom heaped praise on Donald Trump before taking aim at the Clintons.
“The Clintons, that’s a crime family, basically,” Kallstrom said. “It’s like organized crime. I mean the Clinton Foundation is a cesspool.”
Kallstrom, best known for leading the investigation into the explosion of TWA flight 800 in the late 90s, said that Hillary Clinton was a “pathological liar.”
He also blasted Attorney General Loretta Lynch, claiming that she impeded the investigation into Clinton’s private server.
“The problem here is this investigation was never a real investigation,” he said. “That’s the problem. They never had a grand jury empaneled, and the reason they never had a grand jury empaneled, I’m sure, is Loretta Lynch would not go a long with that.”
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During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis, former assistant FBI director James Kallstrom heaped praise on Donald Trump before taking aim at the Clintons.
“The Clintons, that’s a crime family, basically,” Kallstrom said. “It’s like organized crime. I mean the Clinton Foundation is a cesspool.”
Kallstrom, best known for leading the investigation into the explosion of TWA flight 800 in the late 90s, said that Hillary Clinton was a “pathological liar.”
He also blasted Attorney General Loretta Lynch, claiming that she impeded the investigation into Clinton’s private server.
“The problem here is this investigation was never a real investigation,” he said. “That’s the problem. They never had a grand jury empaneled, and the reason they never had a grand jury empaneled, I’m sure, is Loretta Lynch would not go a long with that.”
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Flashback: Bill Clinton cheered 11th hour indictment that doomed Bush re-election
Whispers of "payback" are being directed at Hillary Clinton after she decried as "unprecedented" the surprise FBI revival of its probe of her email scandal.
That's because 24 years ago, as former President George H.W. Bush was surging back against challenger Bill Clinton, a special prosecutor raised new charges against Bush in the Iran-Contra probe, prompting Clinton to claim he was running against a "culture of corruption."
Many Republicans claimed that the indictment made by special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh against former Reagan-era Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger the weekend before the 1992 election cost Bush a second term. The indictment, later thrown out, challenged Bush's claim that he did not know about a controversial arms-for-hostages deal that dogged the Reagan-Bush administration.
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Trump encouraged by early voting and absentee ballot numbers
More than 15 million votes have been cast so far this election– from early voting and absentee ballots. That’s a much higher rate than four years ago. Republicans say the numbers are looking good for Donald Trump.
Trump and Hillary Clinton are on the campaign trail in the battleground states- where many have already started voting. There’s early voting in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. Then some battleground states have what’s called absentee ballots in person – Maine, Virginia, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
“Early voting is where the democrats bring home. Republicans show up on election day. Republicans vote late. Democrats vote early. That’s the way it’s always been,” said Lindsay Walters, the RNC’s national spokeswoman.
But, that means that the good numbers for Republican turnout bodes well for trump.
In North Carolina, Republicans are outperforming early votes compared to four years ago. In Iowa, Republicans have cast a higher share of early voting than four years ago, while democrats are behind.
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Trump and Hillary Clinton are on the campaign trail in the battleground states- where many have already started voting. There’s early voting in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. Then some battleground states have what’s called absentee ballots in person – Maine, Virginia, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
“Early voting is where the democrats bring home. Republicans show up on election day. Republicans vote late. Democrats vote early. That’s the way it’s always been,” said Lindsay Walters, the RNC’s national spokeswoman.
But, that means that the good numbers for Republican turnout bodes well for trump.
In North Carolina, Republicans are outperforming early votes compared to four years ago. In Iowa, Republicans have cast a higher share of early voting than four years ago, while democrats are behind.
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650,000 Emails Found On Anthony Weiner's Laptop; DOJ Blocked Foundation Probe
Yesterday, we reported that the FBI has found "tens of thousands of emails" belonging to Huma Adein on Anthony Weiner's computer, raising questions how practical it is that any conclusive finding will be available or made by the FBI in the few days left before the elections
Now, according to the WSJ, it appears that Federal agents are preparing to scour roughly 650,000 emails that, as we reported moments ago were discovered weeks ago on the laptop of Anthony Weiner, to see how many relate to a prior probe of Hillary Clinton’s email use, as metadata on the device suggests there may be thousands sent to or from the private server that the Democratic nominee used while she was secretary of state, according to people familiar with the matter.
As the WSJ adds, the review will take weeks at a minimum to determine whether those messages are work-relatedemails between Huma Abedin, a close Clinton aide and the estranged wife of Mr. Weiner, and State Department officials; how many are duplicates of emails already reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and whether they include either classified information or important new evidence in the Clinton email probe, which FBI officials call “Midyear.”
And, as we further reported earlier today, the FBI has had to await a court order to begin reviewing the emails, because they were uncovered in an unrelated probe of Mr. Weiner, and that order was delayed for reasons that remain unclear.
More stunning is just how many emails were found on Weiner's computer. And while one can only imagine the content of some of the more persona ones, the WSJ writes that the latest development began in early October when New York-based FBI officials notified Andrew McCabe, the bureau’s second-in-command, that while investigating Mr. Weiner for possibly sending sexually charged messages to a minor, they had recovered a laptop with 650,000 emails. Many, they said, were from the accounts of Ms. Abedin, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Now, according to the WSJ, it appears that Federal agents are preparing to scour roughly 650,000 emails that, as we reported moments ago were discovered weeks ago on the laptop of Anthony Weiner, to see how many relate to a prior probe of Hillary Clinton’s email use, as metadata on the device suggests there may be thousands sent to or from the private server that the Democratic nominee used while she was secretary of state, according to people familiar with the matter.
As the WSJ adds, the review will take weeks at a minimum to determine whether those messages are work-relatedemails between Huma Abedin, a close Clinton aide and the estranged wife of Mr. Weiner, and State Department officials; how many are duplicates of emails already reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and whether they include either classified information or important new evidence in the Clinton email probe, which FBI officials call “Midyear.”
And, as we further reported earlier today, the FBI has had to await a court order to begin reviewing the emails, because they were uncovered in an unrelated probe of Mr. Weiner, and that order was delayed for reasons that remain unclear.
More stunning is just how many emails were found on Weiner's computer. And while one can only imagine the content of some of the more persona ones, the WSJ writes that the latest development began in early October when New York-based FBI officials notified Andrew McCabe, the bureau’s second-in-command, that while investigating Mr. Weiner for possibly sending sexually charged messages to a minor, they had recovered a laptop with 650,000 emails. Many, they said, were from the accounts of Ms. Abedin, according to people familiar with the matter.
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A Viewer Writes: Judge Jannine's Opener
Watch her opener on Foxiness.com.
From that, I get that Comey HAD to reneg on his Oct 5 and announce because the Weiner investigation emails would PROVE Comey really DID have them way back when and failed to act on them and protected Hillary by not including them in the botched “investigation” If he didn’t come out now and undo Oct 5, the Weiner investigation and its 35,000 emails it would prove his collusion in protecting Hillary so she could get elected.
He’s covering his own ass or trying with this move. He’s going to be dead either way, though, either by being caught in this move or “politicizing” the FBI, or he will die in his sleep or walking the dog along with Huma, Weiner, and several others.
The DOJ Loretta will have no autopsies to go on and will not prosecute.
From that, I get that Comey HAD to reneg on his Oct 5 and announce because the Weiner investigation emails would PROVE Comey really DID have them way back when and failed to act on them and protected Hillary by not including them in the botched “investigation” If he didn’t come out now and undo Oct 5, the Weiner investigation and its 35,000 emails it would prove his collusion in protecting Hillary so she could get elected.
He’s covering his own ass or trying with this move. He’s going to be dead either way, though, either by being caught in this move or “politicizing” the FBI, or he will die in his sleep or walking the dog along with Huma, Weiner, and several others.
The DOJ Loretta will have no autopsies to go on and will not prosecute.
Sharpton: Our Poll-Watchers ‘Nonpartisan' Protectors,Trump’s ‘Illegal'
With the election fast approaching, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has stepped up his call for his supporters to become poll watchers to watch for, and document, illegal activity. He even has set up a page on his website for people to sign up. But MSNBC’s Al Sharpton has had it with Trump’s call for poll-watchers, claiming they are there to intimidate minorities. “How concerned are you about voter intimidation tactics in this election,” he asked Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, as he warned about militias backing Trump.
“…in the last several months, as there has been this discussion about the election being rigged, and about sending people out to do poll watching, our fears have absolutely and exponentially increased,” Ifill responded.
Ifill continued by saying that her organization takes voter intimidation by Trump-backing groups very seriously. She did admit that they had a right to be poll watchers, “the right to watch outside the polls, of course, is the right of a citizen to stand outside the polls and to watch.” But Ifill quickly turned around and slammed Trump supporters for being too ignorant on voting rights:
"But when it becomes intimidation, when people are suggesting that there are certain people who are not eligible to vote; when you're not bothering to educate those poll watchers about the protections of the Voting Rights Act and other federal laws, then I think you're creating a recipe for disaster on Election Day."
Sharpton followed her up by claiming that Trump’s poll watching efforts are “illegal” and stem from unfounded and “biased” paranoia.
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“…in the last several months, as there has been this discussion about the election being rigged, and about sending people out to do poll watching, our fears have absolutely and exponentially increased,” Ifill responded.
Ifill continued by saying that her organization takes voter intimidation by Trump-backing groups very seriously. She did admit that they had a right to be poll watchers, “the right to watch outside the polls, of course, is the right of a citizen to stand outside the polls and to watch.” But Ifill quickly turned around and slammed Trump supporters for being too ignorant on voting rights:
"But when it becomes intimidation, when people are suggesting that there are certain people who are not eligible to vote; when you're not bothering to educate those poll watchers about the protections of the Voting Rights Act and other federal laws, then I think you're creating a recipe for disaster on Election Day."
Sharpton followed her up by claiming that Trump’s poll watching efforts are “illegal” and stem from unfounded and “biased” paranoia.
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WIKILEAKS: HILLARY CLINTON IS PRIVATELY AGAINST GAYS & GAY MARRIAGE?
In 2004, Hillary Clinton spoke against gay people and gay marriage. Clinton declared that “Marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman.”
In the leaked email Clinton staffers are stuck working around Clinton’s disapproval of gays. They try to tip-toe around the issue without offending the Clintons.
“I think everyone agrees we shouldn’t restate her argument. Question is whether she’s going to agree to explicitly disavow it. And I doubt it.”
“I’m not saying double down or ever say it again. I’m just saying that she’s not going to want to say she was wrong about that, given she and her husband believe it and have repeated it many times. Better to reiterate evolution, opposition to DOMA when court considered it, and forward looking stance. “
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AI System That Predicted Last Three Elections Says Trump Will Win
MogIA, an artificial intelligence system that has correctly predicted the outcomes of the last three U.S. presidential elections, predicts that Donald Trump will become the next president of the United States.
“If Trump loses, it will defy the data trend for the first time in the last 12 years since Internet engagement began in full earnest,” said MogIA’s developer, Sanjiv Rai.
“If you look at the primaries, in the primaries, there were immense amount of negative conversations that happen with regards to Trump,” he continued. “However, when these conversations started picking up pace, in the final days, it meant a huge game opening for Trump and he won the Primaries with a good margin.”
MogIA has successfully predicted the last three elections in the U.S. since its creation in 2004, as well as both the Democratic and Republican primaries this year, and the system is constantly becoming more intelligent, according to its creator.
Rai also states that Trump’s engagement on social media this year has overtaken that of Barack Obama’s in 2008 by 25%.
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“If Trump loses, it will defy the data trend for the first time in the last 12 years since Internet engagement began in full earnest,” said MogIA’s developer, Sanjiv Rai.
“If you look at the primaries, in the primaries, there were immense amount of negative conversations that happen with regards to Trump,” he continued. “However, when these conversations started picking up pace, in the final days, it meant a huge game opening for Trump and he won the Primaries with a good margin.”
MogIA has successfully predicted the last three elections in the U.S. since its creation in 2004, as well as both the Democratic and Republican primaries this year, and the system is constantly becoming more intelligent, according to its creator.
Rai also states that Trump’s engagement on social media this year has overtaken that of Barack Obama’s in 2008 by 25%.
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Have an Old Quilt? Documentation Project Underway
Do you have an old quilt or coverlet? Was it made before 1950? Westside Historical Society is seeking information about old handmade quilts, preferably made in the Chesapeake Bay region.
On November 5, at the Antiques and Art Appraisals Show in Mardela Springs, representatives from the Historical Society, and Dr. Cindy Byrd will be offering information and advice on how to care for these special treasures from an earlier lifestyle. In addition, the WHS will be continuing to gather information about these special textiles as part of their Quilt Documentation Project, begun in 2015.
Owners of such items are invited to bring them in for photographing, measuring, and collection of any information about them. The information will be made part of a database that not only will preserve these beautiful parts of our heritage, but will eventually be available to scholars and researchers. There is no charge for this service.
The Show on Nov. 5 will be held in the Mardela Springs Fire Hall, opens at 9:30 and closes at 3:30; there is no admission to the Show.
For more information, contact WHS Director Sylvia Bradley at 410-726-8047, or email westsidehistorical@gmail.com.
A Presidency From Hell?
Should Donald Trump surge from behind to win, he would likely bring in with him both houses of Congress.
Much of his agenda — tax cuts, deregulation, border security, deportation of criminals here illegally, repeal of Obamacare, appointing justices like Scalia, unleashing the energy industry — could be readily enacted.
On new trade treaties with China and Mexico, Trump might need economic nationalists in Bernie Sanders’ party to stand with him, as free-trade Republicans stood by their K-Street contributors.
Still, compatible agendas and GOP self-interest could transcend personal animosities and make for a successful four years.
But consider what a Hillary Clinton presidency would be like.
She would enter office as the least-admired president in history, without a vision or a mandate. She would take office with two-thirds of the nation believing she is untruthful and untrustworthy.
Reports of poor health and lack of stamina may be exaggerated. Yet she moves like a woman her age. Unlike Ronald Reagan, her husband, Bill, and President Obama, she is not a natural political athlete and lacks the personal and rhetorical skills to move people to action.
She makes few mistakes as a debater, but she is often shrill — when she is not boring. Trump is right: Hillary Clinton is tough as a $2 steak. But save for those close to her, she appears not to be a terribly likable person.
Still, such attributes, or the lack of them, do not assure a failed presidency. James Polk, no charmer, was a one-term president, but a great one, victorious in the Mexican War, annexing California and the Southwest, negotiating a fair division of the Oregon territory with the British.
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Much of his agenda — tax cuts, deregulation, border security, deportation of criminals here illegally, repeal of Obamacare, appointing justices like Scalia, unleashing the energy industry — could be readily enacted.
On new trade treaties with China and Mexico, Trump might need economic nationalists in Bernie Sanders’ party to stand with him, as free-trade Republicans stood by their K-Street contributors.
Still, compatible agendas and GOP self-interest could transcend personal animosities and make for a successful four years.
But consider what a Hillary Clinton presidency would be like.
She would enter office as the least-admired president in history, without a vision or a mandate. She would take office with two-thirds of the nation believing she is untruthful and untrustworthy.
Reports of poor health and lack of stamina may be exaggerated. Yet she moves like a woman her age. Unlike Ronald Reagan, her husband, Bill, and President Obama, she is not a natural political athlete and lacks the personal and rhetorical skills to move people to action.
She makes few mistakes as a debater, but she is often shrill — when she is not boring. Trump is right: Hillary Clinton is tough as a $2 steak. But save for those close to her, she appears not to be a terribly likable person.
Still, such attributes, or the lack of them, do not assure a failed presidency. James Polk, no charmer, was a one-term president, but a great one, victorious in the Mexican War, annexing California and the Southwest, negotiating a fair division of the Oregon territory with the British.
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Official: FBI obtains warrant to search newly found emails
FBI investigators want to review emails of longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin that were found on a device seized during an unrelated sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, a former New York congressman and Abedin’s estranged husband.
The official, who has knowledge of the examination, would not say when investigators might complete the review of Abedin’s emails but said they would move expeditiously.
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Hillary Clinton failed to declare $400,000 in pricey presents, private jets and vacations gifted to Bill although she was obligated to do so as Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton did not disclose ‘expensive gifts,’ free vacations, and complimentary private jet travel her family received from business interests while she was at the State Department, according to leaked emails and federal disclosure records reviewed by the DailyMail.com
Long-time Clinton aide Doug Band claimed in a confidential 2011 memo published by Wikileaks this week that he helped obtain free vacations and personal travel for Bill Clinton and his family as part of his duties.
During Hillary Clinton’s tenure at the State Department, she did not report any gifts or travel reimbursements for herself or her spouse in her financial disclosure filings.
‘In support of the President’s for-profit activity, we also have solicited and obtained, as appropriate, in-kind services for the President and his family – for personal travel, hospitality, vacation and the like,’ wrote Band in the Nov. 16, 2011 memo to attorneys conducting an internal review of the Clinton Foundation.
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Long-time Clinton aide Doug Band claimed in a confidential 2011 memo published by Wikileaks this week that he helped obtain free vacations and personal travel for Bill Clinton and his family as part of his duties.
During Hillary Clinton’s tenure at the State Department, she did not report any gifts or travel reimbursements for herself or her spouse in her financial disclosure filings.
‘In support of the President’s for-profit activity, we also have solicited and obtained, as appropriate, in-kind services for the President and his family – for personal travel, hospitality, vacation and the like,’ wrote Band in the Nov. 16, 2011 memo to attorneys conducting an internal review of the Clinton Foundation.
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Maryland Trump Supporter: They Switched My Vote to Hillary
Yet another report of vote flipping
A woman in Hollywood, Maryland is the latest in a number of early voters to claim that her ballot was switched to Hillary Clinton after she had tried to vote for Donald Trump.
Noting that she had seen reports on the news of votes being flipped, the woman said, “I went in and voted a straight Republican ticket and thank God I went back and checked and they had switched my vote from Trump to (Hillary).”
She said that she had to get the vote changed back by alerting election officials, who simply told her to vote for a second time.
“I went back the second time and made sure they didn’t change it,” she concluded.
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A woman in Hollywood, Maryland is the latest in a number of early voters to claim that her ballot was switched to Hillary Clinton after she had tried to vote for Donald Trump.
Noting that she had seen reports on the news of votes being flipped, the woman said, “I went in and voted a straight Republican ticket and thank God I went back and checked and they had switched my vote from Trump to (Hillary).”
She said that she had to get the vote changed back by alerting election officials, who simply told her to vote for a second time.
“I went back the second time and made sure they didn’t change it,” she concluded.
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