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Mitch Perry Report for 1.5.16 – GOP candidates defend Saudi use of Sharia law

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For nearly a year that they’ve been campaigning, the Republican candidates for president have focused on what they contend is how Barack Obama‘s bumbling foreign policy has led to the U.S.’s loss of stature around the world. While there could be some truth to some of the rhetoric, there’s also a lot of hyperbole and lack of nuance that has only been exacerbated in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris in November. Take, for instance, their views on…

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Former 9/11 commissioner sides with Bob Graham on declassifying congressional report

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Although intelligence officials dismiss it as ground already covered, the former chairman of the 9/11 Commission Report backs former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham’s call to declassify 28 pages from an earlier report on the terrorist attacks. “The public and the press can’t make good judgments until they have everything, “says former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean. “And that would be declassifying not only the 28 pages of Bob’s report, but the classified areas of our (9/11) report, so that you have everything…

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Marco Rubio tells John Kerry not to take Cuba off state sponsor of terrorism list

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There are 196 nations on earth, yet the U.S. State Department only lists four: Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba. (Saudi Arabia didn’t make the list.) Getting removed off that list is a huge issue for the Cuban government, since all banks that engage with them are subject to U.S. screenings to ensure that terrorist money doesn’t enter the U.S. And it’s one of the biggest issues for the Cuban government as it resumes diplomatic relations with the U.S. Which is why…

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Marco Rubio calls Hillary Clinton ‘yesterday’ at CPAC appearance

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Despite all the speculation, Marco Rubio made one thing clear during his 21-minute appearance at CPAC in suburban Washington, D.C., on Friday morning — he still hasn’t decided if he’s running for president. “I haven’t made that decision yet, Sean, but good try,” he said, smiling after moderator Sean Hannity asked him why he wanted to be president. He refused to respond to Hannity’s follow-up about where he stood on a scale of 1-to-100 on making such a decision. “I…

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