Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Sep 9, 2014

  Benghazi Attack: Contractors Say They Were Told to 'Stand Down' From Saving Amb. Stevens by CIA Officials

  In a new book released Tuesday highlighting the events of the Sept. 11, 2012 Islamic militant attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the CIA security contractors that responded and defended the compound claim that they could have saved the life of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Information Management Services Officer Sean Smith had the team not been delayed at the Benghazi CIA Annex for over a half an hour by the top CIA Officer in Benghazi.

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  Sep 9, 2014

  Can Republicans Take Back Control of The Senate?

  New polling shows that the Republicans hold a slight edge over Democrats in enough key midterm Senate races to give the GOP control of the Senate.

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  Sep 8, 2014

  Obama's Slow Response to ISIS Inspires Ted Cruz to Run for President?

  Upset with how the Obama administration has handled recent global conflicts such as the rising threat from the Islamic State, Tea Party Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared to suggest he has an increased interest in seeking a 2016 presidential bid.

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  Sep 7, 2014

  High School Dropout Rate Could Double Under Common Core

  A study released last year by a pro-Common Core group predicted that under Common Core's stricter set of state education standards, six-year high school dropout rates will likely double for states adhering to the federally incentivized nationally-based testing.

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  Sep 5, 2014

  Airstrike Kills 3 Top ISIS Militants Including Right-Hand Man of ISIS Leader

  The top aide to the Islamic State's head leader was killed along with two other senior ISIS militants in an airstrike in the Ninewa province, the Iraqi Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday.

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  Sep 5, 2014

  Senate Democrats Criticize Obama for Lack of Strategy and Urgency In Dealing With ISIS

  Now that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has sent its "second message to America" by claiming the life of another American journalist and has successfully recruited a number of American citizens to join its fight, more Democratic members of Congress are criticizing President Barack Obama for his lack of leadership and strategy in defeating the terrorist group.

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  Sep 4, 2014

  Christian Groups Support Muslim Inmate in Supreme Court Case on Whether He Can Grow His Beard

  The U.S. Supreme Court in Early October will rule on a Muslim prisoner's lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Correction claiming that when prison guards forced the inmate to shave his beard, they had violated his freedom of religious practice. Despite his Muslim belief, four Christian organizations have come to the defense of the inmates religious liberties.

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  Sep 4, 2014

  UK Mother Leaves Children Behind to Join ISIS; Threatens Christians With Beheadings on Twitter

  A British mother of two, now a Muslim convert associating with Islamic State terrorists in Syria, posted a series of tweets threatening Christians, with one specifically mentioning beheadings at the point of a "blunt knife."

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  Sep 3, 2014

  Strong Majority of Americans 'Concerned' by Obama's Lack of Strategy, ISIS a 'Serious Threat'

  A strong majority of Americans are worried after President Barack Obama admitted last Thursday that the United States does not have a strategy to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A majority of Americans also deem ISIS to be a "serious threat" to the United States.

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  Sep 2, 2014

  ISIS Terrorists May Already Be Operating in a Mexico Border Town Waiting to Enter the US, Intelligence Sources Say

  High-level intelligence officials and federal law enforcement are saying that terrorist attacks might be "imminent" for Texas cities and towns located near the U.S.-Mexico border as it's believed the jihadists are operating in a Mexican border town.