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Wall Street Journal: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to appoint a “Special Master for Compensation” to ensure that companies receiving federal bailout funds are abiding by executive-pay guidelines, according to people familiar with the matter. The administration is expected to name Kenneth Feinberg, who oversaw the federal government’s compensation fund for victims of the [...]

Fox News: In an apparent policy shift, President Obama on Thursday invited Hamas — a designated terror organization — to “play a role” in the future of the Palestinian people. During his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo on Thursday, the U.S. president bluntly recognized the group, which has called for the destruction of [...]

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky pastor is inviting people to bring their guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New Bethel Church is welcoming “responsible handgun owners” to wear their firearms inside the church on June 27, a Saturday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic [...]

PBN: By Ted Nesi A NORTON G.M. PARTS CENTER will stay open for an additional six months after U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., asked the bankrupt automaker’s CEO to reconsider his initial decision to close the plant by the end of this year. NORTON – So much for not interfering with the automakers’ restructuring. Just [...]

http://michellemalkin.com/ EXCERPT: You will be fascinated — among other reactions — by the latest statement issued by the Obama DOJ, issued yesterday after the president’s Cairo speech. No, it’s not a statement condemning the jihadist in Arkansas who targeted our troops or the Bronx jihadi plotters who targeted Jews, infidels, and our troops. It’s a [...]

The Hill: By Jared Allen Republicans ignited a firestorm of controversy on Thursday by revealing some of what they had been told at a closed-door Intelligence Committee hearing on the interrogation of terrorism suspects. Democrats immediately blasted the GOP lawmakers for publicly discussing classified information, while Republicans said Democrats are trying to hide the truth [...]

Times Online: Charles Bremner in Paris The Obamas turn up in Paris this evening, but have declined a dinner invitation from the couple next door: the Sarkozys. President Obama’s reluctance to spend more than minimum time with the French leader on his visit for the D-Day anniversary has come as an embarrassment to the Elysée [...]

By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The federal government has severed the Internet connection of a company accused of helping criminals serve up a “witches’ brew” of nasty content online, from computer viruses to child pornography. It’s likely to be just a short-lived victory in the fight against cybercrime, though, since bad guys are [...]

Insurgent use of roadside bombs in Afghanistan has surged 80 percent this year, remaining the No. l killer of foreign troops, a NATO official said Thursday. The increase since the same period last year includes bombs that detonated or were found by troops before they could explode, said Canadian Brig. Gen. Richard Blanchette, a spokesman [...]

“So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we empower (hate)”. He said that in Cairo. Yet he told us that he nominated Sotomayor because she defines us by our differences. He is the extremist that he speaks of. Hey, one way to no longer define us by our differences, would be if [...]

Above: Family dealership owners Nick Tarbox, left, Kim Tarbox and Jim Tarbox of Tarbox Motors NEW YORK – A parade of Chrysler dealers slated to lose their franchises took the stand Thursday in the automaker’s bankruptcy protection case, one choking back tears, as they touted their sales and service records and questioned how they were [...]

From Doug Ross at Director Blue. Did I not tell you earlier to go there every day? Today’s update from Stratfor Research describes the background of a recent attack on U.S. soldiers in Little Rock, Arkansas. One soldier was killed and another critically wounded by a lone gunman who began shooting from a pickup truck. [...]