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“Illinois Senate race is unique in that Kirk and Duckworth have strong comeback stories after facing daunting physical challenges”

CHICAGO SUN TIMES Sen. Kirk medical letter: ‘Full cognitive recovery’ from stroke by Lynn Sweet September 14, 2016 A massive stroke that kept Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., out of the Senate for nearly a year has left him with impaired vision … Continue reading

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#BDSFail for anti #Israel course at #UCBerkeley (for now anyway)

OBSERVER UC Berkeley Suspends Class After Observer Op-Ed Labeled It Anti-Israel by Paul Miller September 13, 2016 Less than a week after Observer contributor Abraham H. Miller exposed “Cal Berkeley’s Latest Effort to Erase Jewish History From Israel,” the university has … Continue reading

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“Israeli military demonstrated on Tuesday that it takes seriously Hezbollah’s repeated threats to “take over the Galilee” with massive drill aimed at evacuating civilians under attack near Lebanon border”

DEFENSE NEWS Israel Heeds Hezbollah Threats, Drills Mass Evacuation of Civilians Near Border by Barbara Opall-Rome September 13, 2016 …Described as “the biggest drill of its kind until now,” Col. Eyal Forman, chief medical officer in the Israel Defense Forces … Continue reading

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#Hillary surrogates assure she will “power through” pneumonia [VIDEO]

FREE BEACON Don’t Worry, Hillary Clinton Will Power Through by David Rutz September 12, 2016 It must have tested well with focus groups, because the Hillary Clinton campaign had one line it wanted to get out on Monday: Hillary Clinton … Continue reading

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Lindsay Graham: “I said, ‘Tell the administration to go F themselves’ ”

WASHINGTON POST U.S.-Israel deal held up over dispute with Lindsey Graham by Josh Rogin September 11, 2016 After long and arduous negotiations, Israel and the Obama administration have agreed on a landmark military aid package that would increase U.S. aid … Continue reading

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Memo to Kaepernick, Beyoncé and Hillary: “If you playact being shot by the police, cry “racist!” on Twitter, or denounce capitalism, you, too, can feel good about your capitalist’s privilege”

NATIONAL REVIEW The Virtue-Mongers by Victor Davis Hanson September 6, 2016 Wearing a mask of virtue is done not to save one’s soul for eternity but to still feel good about enjoying privilege…Not long ago the popular criticism of Beyoncé … Continue reading

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Bishop Wayne Jackson explains why he presented Trump with a tallit, and why many in his congregation wear one all the time

TIMES OF ISRAEL Why did a Christian bishop give Donald Trump a Jewish prayer shawl? by Eric Cortellessa September 9, 2016 When images of Donald Trump sporting a Jewish prayer shawl during his September 3 visit to a Detroit black … Continue reading

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Remembering #9/11 – How much worse will the destruction and death have to be to wake us up? [VIDEO]

FRONT PAGE MAG Fifteen Years after 9/11, and America Still Sleeps by Bruce Thornton September 9, 2016 …Yet during these two decades of attacks [leading up to 9/11] that proved the jihadists’ words were not just bluster, we did little … Continue reading

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Hillary’s “Basket of Deplorables” [VIDEO]

HOT AIR Will “Basket of Deplorables” become the new “47 Percent”? by Ed Morrissey September 10, 2016 Nothing says woman of the people like a political candidate who got filthy rich while serving in the Senate and State Department insulting millions of … Continue reading

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How the #IranDeal explains Obama’s inaction in Syria

TABLET MAG Obama’s Syria Policy Isn’t a ‘Mistake.’ It’s Deliberate. by Lee Smith September 7, 2016 …What Kristof, Cohen, Wright, and their colleagues apparently can’t see, even at this late date, is that Obama’s inaction in Syria is not simply … Continue reading

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