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  Nov 24, 2014

  Ben Carson Clarifies Stance on Gun Control: Law-Abiding Citizens Should Be Allowed to Own 'Any Kind of Weapon They Want to Protect Themselves'

  Potential Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson reassured potential conservative supporters last week that he opposes any kind of ban on assault weapons and that he would firmly defend the full extent of the Second Amendment if he were to be elected to a political office.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Taxpayers Spent $1.5 Million on President Obama's Personal and Political Use of Air Force One Over Labor Day Weekend

  A recently obtained US Air Force document has revealed that taxpayers dished out over $1.5 million in transportation flight costs for President Barack Obama's Labor Day weekend personal and fundraising commitments.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Former ISIS Commander Helping Iraqi Forces Recapture Strategic Towns by Providing Key Intelligence

  A former Islamic State commander, currently locked away in a Baghdad prison, is now as a key informant for the Iraqi government and has provided crucial intelligence that has aided the liberation of strategic areas that were once under ISIS control.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Does Your Insurance Provide Obamacare Abortion Coverage? Website Reveals Plans With 'Slush Funds' for Elective Abortions

  Two pro-life research groups announced Thursday on Capitol Hill that they've launched a new website designed to help healthcare consumers figure out which Obamacare plans include surcharges that will go directly toward funding abortions.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Iraqi Christian Village in Nineveh Hosts First Mass Since ISIS Takeover

  For the first time since the Islamic State seized most of the Nineveh province in northern Iraq over the summer, a Christian mass was successfully held at a church in a small Iraqi village nearly 20 miles north of the ISIS stronghold of Mosul this past Sunday, Iraqi News reports indicate.

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  Nov 20, 2014

  120 Christian Students at Ohio Bible College Face Deportation by US Immigration Agents

  About 120 international Christian students attending a Bible college in Ohio could possibly face deportation after their school was recently denied recertification with the U.S. immigration exchange student program.

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  Nov 20, 2014

  California Couple Stops Photographing Weddings to Avoid Having to Shoot Same-Sex Ceremonies

  A California photography company has announced that it will no longer shoot wedding photography after gay activists protested against the business claiming it "denied" service to a same-sex couple for their wedding.

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  Nov 19, 2014

  UN Report: ISIS Has Enough Weapons, Ammunition to Keep Fighting War for Two More Years

  A new United Nations report is warning that the Islamic State terrorist organization has stored up enough small arms, weapons and ammunition to allow the group to continue fighting its war for as long as two more years even if the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes continue to take out ISIS' heavy weaponry and vehicles.

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  Nov 19, 2014

  IRS Scandal a Priority for New House Oversight Committee Chair

  Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, will focus on the IRS scandal as the House's new head executive watchdog. He was appointed as the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday.

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  Nov 19, 2014

  Church Leaders Alarmed That IRS Agents Could Pose as Clergy to Access Privileged Information, Enforce Birth Control Mandate

  Church leaders are upset after a recent article in The New York Times revealed that the Internal Revenue Service can use undercover agents disguised as members of the clergy as a means to gather privileged information.