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The United States was the fourth most popular location claimed by ISIS Twitter supporters, and the United Kingdom was the tenth, according to a study by the Brookings Institution released Friday.
English was the second most popular language among ISIS supporters (18 percent) with French third at 6 percent. 73 percent of the Twitter accounts chose Arabic as their primary language.
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U.S. Foreign Policy Loses More Ground
Asian journalists were unable to get a straight answer on the administration’s opposition to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) from either the State Department or the White House this week -- at one point accusing the Obama administration of saying one thing publicly and another behind closed doors.
What is the AIIB?
The Asian…
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Because spring is as good a time as any to talk trade, and nuclear deals...
Always one to believe in the power of his own rhetoric, President Obama released a four-minute-plus video to “the people and leaders” of “the Islamic Republic of Iran” ostensibly to wish them a happy Iranian New Year.
In the video, Obama speaks earnestly and looks directly at the camera while his English words are…
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Kelly Clarkson stopped by the SiriusXM studios to perform her blues rendition of Tracy's Chapman's "Give Me One Reason."
Since her stint on American Idol, we've known Clarkson has an awesome set of pipes and the ability to deliver an incredible live performance -- but wow, her last high note here is pitch perfect.
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Iran’s imprisonment of Christians has nearly doubled this past year; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has overseen “deteriorating conditions for freedom of religion and belief in Iran,” according to a statement released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF.)
“Since assuming office in 2013, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has not delivered on his promises…
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With the accusation that Republicans are waging a “war on women” becoming trite, Democrat Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) took to the House floor today to declare that Republicans have declared a war on the poor.
“With the release of yesterday’s budget, it’s official: Republicans have declared war on poor working families in this country,” said McGovern.
We have a new war, everyone. Not…
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Criticism of the Obama administration's dealings with Iran is widespread across Arab media these days. And, Obama's popularity with the Arab public has bottomed out, as well.
“Obama’s administration has been silent over daily crimes of genocide,” writes Abdulrahman al-Rashed, former editor-in-chief of a London-based Arab daily in a scathing op-ed. After prohibiting arming the opposition to Syria…
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Another day, another sordid Washington corruption scandal.
Today, Congressman Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) stepped down, saying in a statement that “constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction" and have made it "too difficult for me to serve the people of the 18th district.”
The four-term congressman’s troubles began last month, when The Washington Post reported on…
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After days of stonewalling, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki admitted today that there is no record of Hillary Clinton signing the separation document at the end of her tenure at the department:
"We have reviewed Sec. Clinton’s official personnel file and administrative files and do not have any record of her signing the OF-109.
"In addition, after looking into their official personnel…
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Ancient relics and Christian crosses are defaced, destroyed, and replaced with the black flag of ISIS in these appalling new photos released by the Islamic State.
Jihadists destroy Christian statues, icons and relics because they believe that they are idols. ISIS thugs believe in a fundamentalist form of Islam and believe they are restoring a 7th-century style caliphate.
In addition to…