Obama Tries to Restore Order on Gitmo, After Senate Blocks Closure Funds

President Obama is trying to keep Democratic unrest from derailing his plans to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp after the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to yank money for shuttering the prison.

The president is delivering a speech Thursday meant to shed light on how the administration expects to transfer 240 detainees off the island by January 2010. ....

Panel votes for probe of 'extremist' report

Democrats joined Republicans on a key House panel Tuesday in voting for a formal inquiry into the development and distribution of a contentious Homeland Security Department report that described military veterans as possible recruits for extremists.....

Defense personnel security clearance information is incomplete, GAO says

Although the Defense Department has reduced the time it takes to process personnel security clearances, many clearance authorizations are still taking more than four months to complete -- and some lack important information, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office released on Tuesday. ....

Four Muslims arrested in plot to bomb New York synagogues

Four Black Muslims in New York don't seem to have gotten the memo that the jihad terror threat is all over. "NBC: 4 arrested in plot to bomb NYC targets: Suspects were under heavy surveillance, authorities say," from NBC News, May 20 ....

Video: What did Speaker Pelosi know?

US arms falling into hands of Taliban

Official U.S. solution to this problem: Send them more arms! ....

Video: Commentary on Nancy Pelosi's slow destruction and inevitable demise.

Are Democrats Planning an Attack on Military Retiree Health Benefits?

Thomas D. Segel

The military retirees who suffer multiple ailments and who served their nation faithfully are among our most vulnerable senior citizens. Will they be thrown under the bus next? ....

FDR Got Us Out of the Depression? Hardly.

Tom McLaughlin

Though it’s a necessary evil, there’s nothing government does better than the private sector. Unfortunately, many Americans – including President Obama – haven’t gotten the memo. ....

How Condi Rice may have tied Netanyahu's hands Ensured talks would begin with offer of most of West Bank, parts of Jerusalem

'Killing both people and car companies' 'If you've got a technology that consumers want, you don't need a law that mandates it'

Kazman contends fuel-efficiency standards have already had a destructive impact on consumers by "raising car prices and reducing the availability of models." He also said they tend to make cars less crash-worthy.

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Obama eligibility lawyer cites dangers from delays 'Every passing day impacts lives of Americans'

State budget plan in tatters after voter rebuke

(Orange County Register) "The Legislature has one last chance to get it right, and if they fail, I believe voters will take matters into their own hands and enact a solution that will shake the foundation of the political establishment ...

GPS system could fail next year, report warns

(Fox News) Mismanagement and underinvestment by the U.S. Air Force could possibly lead to the failure and blackout of the Global Positioning System ...

....The failure would impact not only military operations, but also the millions of people and businesses who rely on the satellite-based navigation systems built into cars, boats and cell phones. ....

Obama seizes control of GM; creates massive Soviet-era car company

(Reuters) GM's plan for a bankruptcy filing involves a quick sale of the company's healthy assets to a new company initially owned by the U.S. ...

Barack Obama, Dick Cheney plan dueling speeches

President Barack Obama will attempt to regain control of a boiling debate over anti-terrorism policy with a major speech on Thursday — an address that comes on the same day that former Vice President Dick Cheney will be weighing in with his own speech on the same theme.....The national security debate — egged on by frequent charges from Cheney that Obama is leaving the country more vulnerable to attack....

Read more: "Barack Obama, Dick Cheney plan dueling speeches - Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei - POLITICO.com" - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22748.html#ixzz0G47hyzaf&A

Iran tests missile with range that can hit Israel

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran test-fired a new missile Wednesday it claimed had a range capable of reaching Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, sending a provocative message days after President Barack Obama pressured Tehran to accept his offer for dialogue.....

'Patriot pastors' called to crush 'hate crimes' bill Ministers ordered to fight for freedom, against criminalization of Christianity

America has become a morally bankrupt society that embraces intolerance against Christians, including a new push for "hate crimes" legislation, according to one pastor who believes it's all because church leaders have failed to do their jobs.

But this Memorial Day weekend he is calling ministers to fight for those freedoms – from their pulpits.....

Report: Somali jihadists offering children money to fight

In Critical NSA Case, Government Still Rests On State Secrets Claim

Late Friday, the federal government signaled its intention to keep fighting for its right to prevent a judge from requiring that plaintiffs attorneys in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Obama, et al.case be given access to classified information. On April 17, Judge Vaughn Walker ordered the attorneys for the Al-Haramain charity and the government to design a mechanism for protecting classified information. (Background here: the government investigated whether the charity was a conduit for terrorist financing; inadvertently, the charity's lawyers received documents suggesting that the charity's phones had been tapped by the NSA; the charity is suing the government.) ....

Stopping An Iranian Bomb

Hanging over yesterday's meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was one overriding question: Can the president's strategy of diplomatic engagement persuade Iran to cease its efforts to develop nuclear weapons? Unfortunately, history offers little cause for hope -- especially if the United States remains focused on trying to reassure Iran of America's benign intentions. ....

Click here to find out more! Server Virtualization: Top Five Security Concerns

From VM sprawl to compliance, here's a look at the top security issues worrying IT about virtualized servers. The bad news: Despite improved IT understanding regarding virtualization management, many of the security holes are still ones that companies create themselves.....