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Over 30 Killed In Two Bombings
By Harold Hutchison

Two bombings in the last two days have targeted candidates from an Islamist party running for seats in Pakistan’s parliament. At least 32 people have been killed in the murder-suicide attacks.

The bombing targeted Sayed Janan and Munir Orakzai, members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party. According to a report by VOA News, Orakzai was wounded in the earlier attack, for which the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.

Provision in Massive Bill Raises Questions
By Harold Hutchison

The Senate’s “Gang of Eight” introduced their immigration reform bill – which weighed in at 844 pages – three weeks ago. Six days ago, a substitute was introduced, and it came in even longer, totaling 867 pages. But what is in the bill may surprise a lot of people.

“Workplace Violence” Designation Denies Victims, Families Key Services, Benefits

Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Tom Rooney (R-FL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today wrote Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Chuck Hagel, urging him to re-classify the injuries and deaths resulting from the terrorist attack on Ft. Hood – currently designated by the Department as “workplace violence” – as “combat-related.”

Former SecState Clinton Accused of End Run
By Harold Hutchison

Prior to a hearing by the House Committee on Government Oversight scheduled for Wednesday, a new bombshell exploded when details of what one whistleblower from the State Department will tell the committee emerged over the weekend. Mark I. Thompson is the deputy director of the State Department’s counter-terror unit, and will claim that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to cut his unit out of the decision-making process.

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Other Insurgents Killed During Operations
By Harold Hutchison

Over the last three days, ISAF confirmed that four insurgent leaders, three of whom were Taliban, were killed during operations in Afghanistan. In addition, a number of insurgent leaders and facilitators were also captured.

America Could Face Joint Cyber-Attack This Week
By Harold Hutchison

America could be facing a cyber-attack later this week as criminal hackers and jihadists are reportedly planning a joint operation. The attacks include U.S. government agencies, banks, and other American businesses.

Paying 15 Times The Price of Regular
By Harold Hutchison

While the Blue Angels are being grounded due to the sequester, the Navy is still buying fuel made with “green” technology that costs roughly fifteen times as much as conventional jet fuel.

Gevo, the firm making the costly fuel, announced that it had a contract to provide 3,650 gallons of “green” jet fuel to the Defense Logistics Agency at a price of $59 a gallon. The contract contains an option for another 12,500 gallons at the same price. Standard JP5 jet fuel costs $3.75 a gallon, according to a document on the DLA’s web site.