WASHINGTON (AP) — The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement officials seized three more suspicious packages — two addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and one to actor Robert De Niro — and said they were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN. None of […]
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Nationwide manhunt for serial pipe bomb suspect targeting Democrats
The discovery of five pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, CNN and a liberal billionaire put the country on edge Wednesday and sent law enforcement officials scrambling to prevent any more packages from reaching their targets. The hunt for a serial mail bomber began late Tuesday night when Secret Service personnel conducting standard mail screenings […]
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Get off the dock, Feinstein
And now we go back 36 years to unleash that sea-wide net of alleged “sexual misconduct” against then-17-year-old Brett Kavanaugh, the net being anchored by the New Yorker magazine and keeled by top Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who received her seaman’s skills from former top Democrat Harry Reid. As may be remembered, Captain Reid is best […]
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Obama sinks into partisan demagoguery
WASHINGTON — When Barack Obama took the oath of office as president in 2009, George W. Bush wished him well and left the political stage, determined to never publicly criticize his successor. It is a vow he kept for the entire eight years of Obama’s presidency. Indeed, Bush has given only one political speech since […]
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Obama's arguments fall flat against Trump successes
He’s back! President Obama has emerged from his supposed cloistered life to attack President Trump. Obama broke with a tradition apparently only modern Republican ex-presidents follow, which is not to speak ill of your successor. Obama, who reportedly has been running his “Organizing for America” operation, along with his White House aide Valerie Jarrett from […]
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Donald Trump faults Obama for U.S. response to Russian hacking
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday tried to blame the Obama administration for not responding aggressively enough to Russian hacking of Democratic targets in the 2016 U.S. election — cyberattacks underpinning the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers. Trump’s first response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s initial charges against Russian government officials […]
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Democrats can blame Barack Obama for immigration mess
By Marc A. Thiessen Special to The Washington Post The government shutdown is over. Democrats finally realized that closing the government over illegal immigration was a losing political battle. They created a needless crisis and got rolled. So who is to blame for their current predicament? Along with Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Democrats can […]
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Barack Obama tried to secretly punish Russia for election assault
WASHINGTON — Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA, it carried “eyes only” instructions that its contents be shown to just four people: President Barack Obama and three senior aides. Inside was an intelligence bombshell, a report drawn from sourcing deep inside […]
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Trump needs to get over his Obama fixation
Dear Mr. So-Called President: You really need to get over this Obama fixation. Can’t you see he’s just not that into you? The sooner you accept that and get on with your life, the better off you’ll be. No, it is not uncommon for a president to blame bad tidings on the guy before him, […]
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Barack Obama warned Donald Trump about Flynn, former officials say
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during an Oval Office meeting after the 2016 election, according to three former Obama administration officials. The information on Monday, from officials who requested anonymity in order to disclose the private conversation, came hours before former acting Attorney General […]