FBI agents working alongside Utah state prosecutors in a wide-ranging corruption investigation have uncovered accusations of wrongdoing by two of the U.S. Senates most prominent figures Majority Leader Harry Reid and rising Republican Sen. Mike Lee but the Justice Department has thwarted their bid to launch a full federal investigation.

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The probe, conducted by one Republican and one Democratic state prosecutor in Utah, has received accusations from an indicted businessman and political donor, interviewed other witnesses and gathered preliminary evidence such as financial records, Congressional Record statements and photographs that corroborate some aspects of the accusations, officials have told The Washington Times and ABC News.

But the Justice Departments public integrity section which normally handles corruption cases involving elected figures rejected FBI agents bid to use a federal grand jury and subpoenas to determine whether the accusations are true and whether any federal crimes were committed by state and federal officials.

The information involving Mr. Reid and Mr. Lee is not fully developed but centers on two primary issues:

Whether both or either politician sought or received money or other benefits from donors and/or fundraisers in connection with doing political favors or taking official actions.

Whether Mr. Lee provided accurate information when he bought, then sold a Utah home for a big loss to a campaign contributor and federal contractor, leaving his mortgage bank to absorb large losses.

There are allegations, but they are very serious allegations and they need to be looked at by somebody, Sim Gill, a Democrat who is the elected chief prosecutor in Salt Lake County, told The Times. If true, or even if asserted, they truly should be investigated and put to rest, or be confirmed.

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Spokesmen for both senators denied their bosses engaged in any wrongdoing and said the lawmakers were unaware of the investigations.

Mass recusal

The investigative efforts have been further complicated by the fact that Mr. Reid worked to get Mr. Lees chief counsel, David Barlow, confirmed in 2011 as the U.S. attorney in Salt Lake City. That action a Democratic Senate leader letting a Republican be named to a key prosecutors position in the Obama administration raised many eyebrows and angered some Democrats.

Explain to me, why we are using AMERICAN TAXPAYER money and US troops to police international water for the LIBYANS??



Navy SEALs have boarded and taken command of an oil tanker that was seized by three armed men at a Libyan port earlier this month, thwarting an attempt by a splinter militia group from selling nationalized Libyan oil on the black market.

A Pentagon spokesman said that the operation was carried out Sunday night on orders from President Obama in international waters southeast of Cyprus, at the request of the Libyan and Cypriot governments. There were no casualties. The USS Roosevelt provided an embarkation point for the SEALs as well as helicopter support and served as a command and control and support platform.

This happened at Berkeley!! The most Liberal place there is.



BERKELEY, Calif. Delivering a rare speech for a Republican at this bastion of liberalism, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday was given multiple standing ovations by the left-wing audience after railing against government surveillance and warning the students: Your right to privacy is under assault.

The first phase of a three-year plan by Arizona wildlife officials to bolster herds of bighorn sheep has resulted in the death of half the population, after the 31 sheep were transplanted at a cost of $150,000 into the Catalina Mountains where mountain lions killed 15 of the protected species within a few months.

What genius!

It just seems there's NO COMMON SENSE anymore.............anywhere. Is that the result of Public school 101? Single Mothers?

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
March 24, 2014
Leaked Homeland Security documents obtained by Infowars reveal details of a joint DHS/FEMA national exercise set to take place this week, one of the components of which revolves around an effort to counter online dissent by a group called Free Americans Against Socialist Tyranny, which is disgruntled at the imposition of martial law after an earthquake in Alaska.

Image: DHS (Wiki Commons).
The document again underscores the federal governments obsession with characterizing libertarians and conservatives as some kind of extremist radical threat.
The document (PDF) was leaked by an individual affiliated with Stewart Rhodes Oathkeepers organization and passed on to Infowars. It is entitled National Exercise Program Capstone Exercise 2014 Scenario Ground Truth.
The document is intended for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Trusted Agents Only and is disseminated only on a
need-to-know basis. Even the role players involved in the exercise itself are prohibited from seeing the files.
The exercise is designed to evaluate readiness in preparation for a catastrophic incident, natural disaster or major act of terrorism. Some of the scenarios which will be in play during the exercise include a series of earthquakes, tsunamis and a nuclear weapons accident.
On page 125 of the document, a scenario is outlined whereby a group calling itself Free Americans against Socialist Tyranny responds to The U.S. Northern Command mission of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (or the imposition of martial law) by launching a protest campaign on social media and potentially engaging in cyber attacks.
According to the scenario, the campaign is driven by suspicion that the government is responsible for the Alaska earthquake and a hacktivist manifesto.

The U.S. Northern Command mission of Defense Support to Civil Authorities has led to increased activity by some anti-government organizations, states the document. Currently, the most vocal organization is Free Americans against Socialist Tyranny; using social media, they advertise anti-U.S. rhetoric focusing on the Department of Defense as well as to recruit like-minded individuals to join their cause.
While some Free Americans against Socialist Tyranny members are capable of conducting adverse cyber operations, the greatest threat is current government employees sympathetic to their cause, the document adds. It is believed that there are employees within US Northern Command, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, National Guard, and Defense Information Systems Agency that may support Free Americans against Socialist Tyranny doctrine based on individual comments on social media sites. Free Americans against Socialist Tyranny sympathizers may include both former and current members of the military with training on satellite communications, computer network defense, network operations, as well as military command and control.
The scenario also suggests that Northern Command members sympathetic to Free Americans Against Socialist Tyranny may attempt to hack the North American Aerospace Defense Command as a form of retaliation.

Tim, the difference in that video, and one from the Hood, is that was a fair fight. Reverse the roles, and the whole group would have been on the "Honky"

Epic Fail: If Government gets any bigger, society will collapse in upon itself.

"For the first time in American history, non-whites will make up half or more of the next generation, likely pushing Washington toward a bigger government and the GOP better tone down their anti-government rhetoric if they want to win them, according to a top polling outfit.

At a briefing for congressional aides hosted by the moderate Republican Ripon Society, Pew Research Vice President Michael Dimock said that the trend among younger Americans is support for government programs and acceptance of Democratic Party policies.

Their tendency is more liberal, their tendency is bigger government, he said of so-called millennials born between 1979 and 1995. They will likely set the trend for the still-unnamed next generation.

This is a generation that is 41 percent non-white; the generation behind it is likely to be close to 50 if not more than 50 percent non-white, and the anti-government kind of tone is one that really doesnt resonate with that non-white sector in particular, said Dimock at the Ripon retre

His advice to the GOP: Try to take as much of the anti-government rhetoric out.

We have the right to killyou for no good reason......You WILL respect my author-it-tie!

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I saw that. She must not be the sharpest knife in the Ebony drawer. Seriously, his name is Raffi and his Dad is Juan Williams. Really ? Actually I think this is the new way for them to cry out Uncle Tom.

WASHINGTON Momentum is building behind what would be an unprecedented effort to amend the U.S. Constitution, through a little-known provision that gives states rather than Congress the power to initiate changes.

At issue is what's known as a "constitutional convention," a scenario tucked into Article V of the U.S. Constitution. At its core, Article V provides two ways for amendments to be proposed. The first which has been used for all 27 amendment to date requires two-thirds of both the House and Senate to approve a resolution, before sending it to the states for ratification. The Founding Fathers, though, devised an alternative way which says if two-thirds of state legislatures demand a meeting, Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments.

The idea has gained popularity among constitutional scholars in recent years -- but got a big boost last week when Michigan lawmakers endorsed it.

Michigan matters, because by some counts it was the 34th state to do so. That makes two-thirds.

In the wake of the vote, California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter pressed House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday to determine whether the states just crossed the threshold for this kind of convention. Like Michigan lawmakers, Hunter's interest in the matter stems from a desire to push a balanced-budget amendment -- something that could potentially be done at a constitutional convention.

Based on several reports and opinions, Michigan might be the 34th state to issue such a call and therefore presents the constitutionally-required number of states to begin the process of achieving a balanced budget amendment, Hunter wrote.

With the recent decision by Michigan lawmakers, it is important that the House and those of us who support a balanced budget amendment -- determine whether the necessary number of states have acted and the appropriate role of Congress should this be the case."

If two-thirds of the states indeed have applied, the ball is presumably in Congress' court to call the convention.

But Article V is rather vague, and it's ultimately unclear whether 34 states have technically applied. In the past, states like Oregon, Utah and Arizona have quietly voted to approve the provision in their legislature.

But some of the 34 or so have rescinded their requests. Others have rescinded, and then re-applied.

Alabama rescinded its request in 1988 but in 2011, lawmakers again applied for a convention related to an amendment requiring that the federal budget be balanced. It was a similar story in Florida in 2010.

Louisiana rescinded in 1990 but lawmakers have tried several times, unsuccessfully, to reinstate the application since then.

It's unclear whether the applications still count in these scenarios.

Some constitutional scholars like Gregory Watson, an analyst in Texas, say once states ask, there may be no take-backs.

There is a disagreement among scholars as to whether a state that has approved an application may later rescind that application, Watson told The Washington Times. If it is ultimately adjudicated that a state may not rescind a prior application, then Ohios 2013 application for a Balanced Budget Amendment convention would be the 33rd and Michigans 2014 application would be the 34th on that topic.

Others say if a state changes its mind, it can no longer be part of the 34.

Even if the requisite number of states have applied, questions remain about how such a convention would work -- and whether, as Michigan wants, such a convention could be limited to only discussing a balanced-budget amendment.

It still may be a long shot, but some analysts are warning about the unintended consequences of such a move.

In Louisiana, Budget Project Policy Analyst Steve Spire argued against the state's resolution, saying the convention could permanently damage the nations political system.

The last time there was a successful amendment was more than four decades ago the 26th Amendment which changed the voting age to 18. States ratified the 27th Amendment on congressional pay increases, but it took more than 200 years to do it.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

INDIANAPOLIS FBI agents have seized thousands of artifacts from Native Americans, Russia, China, and other nations from a 91-year-old man's private collection in rural central Indiana.

The items, which also came from Haiti, Australia, New Guinea and Peru, were collected by Donald Miller of Waldron over eight decades, FBI Special Agent Robert Jones said at a news conference.

"The cultural value of these artifacts is immeasurable," Jones said while refusing to disclose details of any of the individual items taken from Miller's property.

Some items were acquired improperly, but Miller, who traveled extensively, obtained others legally or before laws affecting them were on the books, Jones said. Federal authorities will attempt to repatriate items with their rightful owners, he said.

Miller told CBS News that he "absolutely" has rightful ownership of the artifacts and that he was cooperating with the FBI's investigation.

"I have been in 200 countries collecting artifacts," he said.

It was unclear whether he would face any criminal charges, Jones said.

Video shot from television helicopters showed an FBI command vehicle and several tents at Miller's property, about 35 miles southeast of Indiana.

Miller stored the items in several buildings on his property.

Andi Essex, a neighbor, told WISH-TV that when her company performed work on Millers home a few years ago, they were so mesmerized by his collection they wanted to come back.

It was crazy stuff like that. But, its unreal. The full skeleton is what blew my mind and the Indiana artifacts that he had, Essex told the station.

Larry Zimmerman, a professor of anthropology and museum studies and one of several experts assisting agents in cataloging and preserving the collection, said the quality of the items was variable but Miller had maintained them in good condition.

"I have never seen a collection like this in my life except in some of the largest museums," Zimmerman said.

As the items were assembled over several decades, it will likely take a lot of time to determine the age and origin of all of them.

"Mr. Miller has made an attempt to safeguard and protect the items," Jones said.

WISH-TV reported that Miller was also a local teacher and was involved in the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb during World War II.

Hes just a very interesting, interesting guy, Essex said.

what he said

Years ago, a guy in Florida was going broke in the sea salvage business. He got lucky, and found a spanish gallion with artifacts and much gold. The state immediately claimed it, and then fought with Spain over the gold. The poor bastard only received a fraction of it's worth. I would melt the gold coins (illegal) and never tell a soul.