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Washington, D.C. – On Thursday morning, the heads of America’s intelligence services went to Capitol Hill to testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) on “World Wide Threats to the United States.” We won’t know what was said in the committee’s closed sessions until it’s leaked by …

Does anyone remember this pledge from Barack Obama? (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA: Absolutely, we need earmark reform. And when I’m president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely. (END VIDEO CLIP) Instead, he’s doing nothing but adding to …

Mother Nature doesn’t really care if her unpredictability irritates you. Take volcanoes. In 2002, ten of the world’s major active ones erupted, including Italy’s Etna and Stromboli. In 2003, Mama cut eruptions to six, four of which were in Indonesia. Would she continue the trend? Well, no. In 2004, 26 …