Petraeus Dismissed Talking Points
By Harold Hutchison

The recent release of 94 pages worth of e-mails between Obama Administration officials in the wake of the Benghazi attack might sound impressive, but in reality, the e-mails, while still having some relative value, is still a small fraction of what has been requested by Congressional investigators.

‘Waning gun culture’ in U.S. may be myth

A well-known firearms researcher punched a pinhole in what may be one of the biggest myths being propagated by the gun prohibition lobby and repeated by the mainstream press when he noted today that the news media “ignore their own reports” that show gun ownership is increasing.

http://www.examiner.com/article/waning-gun-culture-u-s-may-be-myth?cid=d...

Article by Dave Workman

Lerner got $42K As More Details of IRS Harassment Emerge
By Harold Hutchison

The IRS official in charge of the division where many Tea Party applications for non-profit status were kept in limbo and where many groups opposed to the Obama agenda were facing harassment, received $42,000 in bonuses.

While Tea Party groups faced very intrusive questions, a number of progressive groups breezed through the non-profit process, USA Today reported. The Daily Caller also noted that a foundation set up by Barack Obama’s half-brother Malik was granted retroactive tax-exempt status.

Obama Planning Unilateral Reductions
By Harold Hutchison

With the American nuclear arsenal dropping down to just over 1,500 warheads, Barack Obama is planning to make even deeper cuts to the force, while at the same time planning to cancel the final phase of the construction of missile defense systems in Eastern Europe. Obama has long been an opponent of missile defense.

Treat gun violators like DUI and punish the perpetrator

Today’s Seattle Times reports that the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) wants to ratchet down on the legal limit for blood alcohol to reduce the number of fatal traffic accidents involving drunk drivers, leading some gun rights advocates to wonder why gun crime is treated differently.

http://www.examiner.com/article/treat-gun-violators-like-dui-and-punish-...

Article by Dave Workman

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.

http://www.examiner.com/article/cpl-figure-skyrockets-15k-a-single-month

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.