Is Obama Picking a Nomination Fight to Distract From Scandals?
By Harold Hutchison

Barack Obama may be teaming up with Harry Reid to distract public attention from a number of scandals by picking a fight over packing the second-highest court in the country. Obama announced three nominations to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday.

Is Obama trying to distract people from the scandals rocking his Administration? Is his ultimate objective packing the courts? Or is he trying to kill two birds with one stone?

Navy And Marine Corps Medal Awarded For Actions After Crash
By Harold Hutchison

When a V-22 Osprey went down during African Lion 12 in Morocco on 11 April, 2012, six Marines acted quickly to aid their fellow Marines. They were able to save two of their fellow Marines, while two others were mortally wounded in the crash.

Five Marines were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on 3 June:
* Gunnery Sgt. Joseph A. Alvarez
* Sgt. Daniel J. Beers
* Sgt. Christopher J. Ewain
* Cpl. Michael Z. Pearson
* Cpl. Steve T. Hanson

IL attorney general wants more stalling on CCW

Three days after Illinois lawmakers pushed hard to meet a court-ordered deadline to adopt some form of concealed carry legislation in a case won by the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday began stalling for more time with the court before Gov. Pat Quinn is forced to make a decision whether to sign or veto the measure.

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Article by Dave Workman

Delays Signing Arms Trade Treaty
By Harold Hutchison

Barack Obama has not signed the Arms Trade Treaty, even as Secretary of State John Kerry indicated that the treaty would be signed despite bipartisan opposition. Kerry’s announcement comes as other countries race to sign the document. The treaty does not take effect until 50 countries ratify it.

“Ratification by the U.S. is a long-term strategy and it can take 10 to 15 years,” Adotei Akwei, managing director for governmental relations for Amnesty International, told Bloomberg News.

Painting Removed From Air Force Base
By Harold Hutchison

A painting was removed from Mountain Home Air Force Base’s dining hall within hours of a complaint filed by Mikey Weinstein. The quick action in response Weinstein’s complaint appears to belie Obama Administration denials of a relationship.

CCRKBA, SAF reveal ‘real war on women’

If there is a war on women – as liberals alleged last year about conservatives during the election campaign cycle – it is part of a broader cultural war that discourages gun ownership and armed self-defense, a message that is delivered in a short new video announced today by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and its sister organization, the Second Amendment Foundation.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ccrkba-saf-reveal-real-war-on-women

Article by Dave Workman

ISAF Whacks One Taliban, Two Haqqani Leaders
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF confirmed that one Taliban senior leader and two Haqqani leaders were killed during operations in Afghanistan over the last three days. The senior Taliban leader, Razaq, was kileld in Kandahar province. The Haqqani leaders, Abdullah and Faizullah, were killed in Logar and Paktiya provinces, respectively.

Forces under the command of ISAF’s Regional Command East reported killing 56 insurgents, capturing 15 more, located two weapons caches, and disarmed 26 IEDs.

Arms Trade Treaty Signed By Australia
By Harold Hutchison

The UN’s Arms Trade Treaty is open for signatures – and the Obama Administration is welcoming the development. Australia has almost immediately signed this treaty. In a statement, the State Department claims, “The ATT will not undermine the legitimate international trade in conventional weapons, interfere with national sovereignty, or infringe on the rights of American citizens, including our Second Amendment rights.”

Do you buy that argument, or will anti-gunners use this treaty to demand registration and gun bans?

Lautenberg passes, was perennial Senate anti-gunner

Senator Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, passed away this morning from viral pneumonia, according to the Washington Post and other news agencies. He was 89.

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Article by Dave Workman