Russians Claim Items Seized From US Diplomat
By Harold Hutchison

Russia has released a list of items that they claim were part of a spy kit seized from an American diplomat who was detained in Moscow, and who is being declared persona non grata. A second American diplomat is also being booted.

Among the items:
A map of Moscow; a pair of wigs; a cellphone; alkaline batteries, a compass, a flashlight, and a pepper gas canister.

Were these items part of a spy kit, or are the Russians now trying to gin up the evidence as they kick American diplomats out?

ISAF Wounds Second Taliban Leader
By Harold Hutchison

The International Security Assistance Force confirmed that Jalal, a mid-level Taliban leader, was killed during an operation in Kunduz province. Jalal was involved in improvised explosive device, rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.

CPL figure skyrockets 15K in a single month

More than 426,000 active Washington concealed pistol licenses are now in circulation, up a staggering 15,289 in the month since Examiner last checked with the state Department of Licensing (DOL), confirming what various sources in law enforcement say about the volume of applications and renewals, and the work overload to process them.

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Article by Dave Workman

House Oversight Chairman Seeks Interview
By Harold Hutchison

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has formally asked former Ambassador Tom Pickering and retired Admiral Michael Mullen to meet investigators for interviews.

Leaked Docs Reportedly Used to Attack Romney During Campaign
By Harold Hutchison

The growing scandal surrounding IRS harassment of Tea Party groups took new turns as it was revealed that some Democratic Senators who denounced the scandal had requested IRS reviews earlier, including Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucas (D-MT). Baucas’s Committee is one of those that has oversight over the IRS.

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Piracy Also Rising Off Nigeria
By Harold Hutchison

The Islamist terror group Boko Haram is coming back despite a military crackdown in West Africa. The group has taken advantage of porous borders with Chad, Cameroon, and Niger to start taking control of the area around Lake Chad.

The Islamist group, whose name means “Western Education is sinful,” was founded in 2002 with the goal of establishing an Islamist state in the oil-rich nation. One recent operation bythe group killed 55 people and resulted in the freeing of 100 prisoners.

Other Agencies Joined In Widespread Targeting of Conservative, Constitutionalist Groups
By Harold Hutchison

New details on the abuses by the Obama Administration that targeted conservative groups have emerged. Not only was the targeting far wider than first acknowledged, but agencies other than the Internal Revenue Service were involved.