Charlie Hebdo: first cover since terror attack depicts Muhammad

They have refused to be silenced by violence. So did the millions of people who bought every issue as soon as they hit the stands. giving people the veto of violence would be the end of truly free speech.

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"The front cover of Wednesday’s edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the first since last week’s attack on its Paris offices that left 12 people dead, is a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad.

The cover shows the prophet shedding a tear and holding up a sign reading “Je suis Charlie” in sympathy with the dead journalists. The headline says “All is forgiven”.
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A record 3m copies are to be printed, in 16 languages, after the massacre triggered a worldwide debate on free speech and brought more than 4 million people on to the streets of France in a unity march on Sunday.
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The cover cartoon was drawn by the weekly’s cartoonist Luz, who survived the massacre because he was late arriving at the office."

Terrorists Murder 12 in an Attack on Charlie Hebdo Publication

A despicable cowardly attack that saw the point blank execution of a surrendering-wounded police officer, over the publication of some pictures they found offensive. Do not allow the threat, or actual violence, to chill free speech.

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Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Eight)

Cease Fire! While there is serious risk of a flare up, it appears that major hostilities have ended.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/fragile-truce-deal-hailed-as-a-victory-on-both-sides-8340694.html

"Hours after a bomb ripped through a bus in Tel Aviv, apparently sinking all hope of ending eight days of violence in Gaza, Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The deal came into effect at 9pm local time following a frantic final day of diplomacy in which Ms Clinton shuttled between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Cairo to help seal the seal.

Around 18 rockets were fired in the first 90 minutes of the ceasefire, but hours later it appeared as if it was being observed by both sides. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had warned it might take some time to impose discipline on all the militant cells."

Following the cease fire, a dozen rockets were fired out of Gaza. After that flair up, it appears that the cease fire has held.

http://www.france24.com/en/20121122-twelve-rockets-hit-israel-after-truce-police

"Twelve rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit Israel on Wednesday in the first hours that followed a ceasefire agreement ending hostilities in the week-long Gaza conflict, a police spokesman told AFP.

The Israeli spokesman added that the attacks caused no injuries or damage, with the rockets mostly landing in open fields in the south of the Jewish state.

A ceasefire agreement announced in Cairo on Wednesday went into effect at 1900 GMT, requiring both sides to halt fire immediately and for Israel to start opening Gaza's crossings if the truce holds for 24 hours."

Early reports indicate that Both Morsi and Clinton deserve serious credit.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT_THE_MEDIATOR

"The Gaza cease-fire deal reached Thursday marks a startling trajectory for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi: an Islamist leader who refuses to talk to Israelis or even say the country's name mediated for it and finally turned himself into Israel's de facto protector.

The accord inserts Egypt to an unprecedented degree into the conflict between Israel and Hamas, establishing it as the arbiter ensuring that militant rocket fire into Israel stops and that Israel allows the opening of the long-blockaded Gaza Strip and stops its own attacks against Hamas.

In return, Morsi emerged as a major regional player. He won the trust of the United States and Israel, which once worried over the rise of an Islamist leader in Egypt but throughout the week-long Gaza crisis saw him as the figure most able to deliver a deal with Gaza's Hamas rulers.

"I want to thank President Morsi for his personal leadership to de-escalate the situation in Gaza and end the violence," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who met Morsi Thursday, said at a Cairo press conference with Egypt's foreign minister announcing the accord."

Here is Clinton commenting on the cease Fire.

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The Terrorists had moved beyond just launching rockets, and bombed a bus in Tel Aviv today. While two dozen people were injured, fortunately there were no fatalities.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/11/21/cease-fire-israel-reaction/1720177

"A bus bombing in this seaside city Wednesday appears to be strengthening the Israeli public's support for a ground offensive in Gaza.
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Twenty-four people were injured, three seriously, when a bomb left in a bag on a bus exploded shortly after midday on the busy Shaul HaMelech Boulevard in Tel Aviv.

Last week, Hamas threatened to renew deadly bombings against civilians in Israel in a Hebrew-language video released on its YouTube account.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the search for the person who left the bomb was continuing and investigators were examining the shrapnel and other remnants of the explosive device. He said there had been no official claim of responsibility for the bombing, and police were uncertain whether it was carried out by an individual or an organized terrorist group."

The Palestinians celebrated the attack, hoping that there would eventually be Israeli fatalities, while passing out candy.

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The IDF have put out this summary of the whole operation.

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After eight days of fighting, the IDF has ended Operation Pillar of Defense. twitter.com/IDFSpokesperso…

— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 21, 2012

Al Jazeera reports the number of Palestinians killed at 162.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012112117122494611.html


"Before the announcement in Egypt, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continued for an eighth day.

Twenty people were killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to medical officials, bringing the death toll to a total of 162 since Israel's military operation was launched. Seven children were among those killed."

The Palestinian center for Human Rights reports a fewer dead, but claims around 2/3rds were civilian.

http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9040:israeli-offensive-on-gaza-ongoing-for-8th-consecutive-day-and-military-operations-escalate-

"Since the beginning of the offensive:

- Palestinian Deaths Rise to 136, Including 91 Civilians, and 941 Wounded, Including 922 Civilians
- 28 Children Killed and 258 Others Wounded
- 13 Women Killed and 149 Others Wounded
- 3 Journalists Killed"

Israel has released the following figures for their casualty count.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Hamas+war+against+Israel/Israel_under_fire-November_2012.htm

"More than 1,300 rockets have been fired at Israel since Saturday (10 Nov), over 1,100 since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense (14 Nov), landing mostly in the south. The Iron Dome anti-missile defense system has intercepted over 400 rockets, preventing them from striking populated areas in Israel.

Israeli casualties: 5 killed (4 civilians and 1 soldier), 7 in critical condition, 7 in moderate condition and 204 lightly injured (figures of wounded include 16 soldiers)."

Past Posts on Operation Pillar of Defense (from first to last):
Berman Post: Israel Launches Operation "Pillar of Defense"
Berman Post: Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Two)
Berman Post: Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Three)
Berman Post: Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Four)
Berman Post: Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Five)
Berman Post: Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Six)
Berman Post: Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Seven)

Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Two)

For the first time since the 1991 Gulf War, Tel Aviv came under fire today. Israel may have been able to take out a significant number of the new longer range missiles, but clearly they were not able to get them all. Israel suffered its first casualties in this escalating conflict, and continued their assault on depots and missile launch sites with at least 70 such strikes. Israel is also preparing to call up the reserves, which would be among the first steps to getting boots on the ground.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-hamas-idUSBRE8AD0WP20121115

"Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted Tel Aviv on Thursday in the first attack on Israel's commercial capital in 20 years, raising the stakes in a showdown between Israel and the Palestinians that is moving towards all-out war.

Earlier, a Hamas rocket killed three Israelis north of the Gaza Strip, drawing the first blood from Israel as the Palestinian death toll rose to 19, six of them children.

Israeli warplanes bombed targets in and around Gaza city for a second day, shaking tall buildings. In a sign of possible escalation, the armed forces spokesman said the military had received the green light to call in up to 30,000 reserve troops.
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In the latest air strikes, three people were killed when a missile hit their car in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military also said it had carried out aerial attacks and had destroyed 70 unmanned missile launch sites."

Hamas has reportedly fired at least 250 rockets into Israel.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012111419500140191.html

"Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes on Thursday morning, as militants shot around 250 rockets into Israel, killing three Israelis.

The latest violence raised the total number of Gazans killed by Israeli air strikes since Wednesday to 15. At least 120 other residents of the coastal enclave have been injured, according to medics.

In the same period, Gaza rockets killed three Israelis and injured another five in a direct hit on a residential building in the southern town of Kiryat Malahi, said Israeli police."

Israeli tanks have been seen moving into position, further evidence that they are preparing for a ground war. That does not mean they will necessarily launch one, but they will be ready to go at a moments notice if the order comes from above.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-14/israel-hits-gaza-targets-as-air-strike-kills-hamas-leader.html

"Tanks were shown on Israeli television yesterday heading south on Israeli highways toward the Palestinian coastal territory.

Army spokesman Mordechai, when asked about a possible ground assault, said “all options are on the table.”"

Watch the Iron Dome system take out a dozen rockets at the same time. As I have said about the system before; complete game changer.

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This is a scene repeated frequently, with at least 130 such rockets intercepted.

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=292117

"The Iron Dome has intercepted more than 130 rockets from the Gaza Strip since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, according to the the IDF Spokesman's Office."

The IDF released a photo showing the difficulties they face in destroying Hamas' launch sites a depots. Hamas intentionally places them near Mosques, schools, and other important or volatile civilian infrastructure.

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"A missile launch site in the Gaza Strip was set up by Hamas just half a block from a mosque and children’s playground, according to aerial photographs provided to KleinOnline by the Israel Defense Forces today.

Israel yesterday carried out a surgical strike of the site in question – a Fajr-5 missile launch pad established in the heavily populated Zeitoun district of Gaza to fire long range rockets into the Jewish state.

The photograph of the launch site, posted above, shows a children’s playground and a mosque located about a half a block away as well as two civilian factories and a gas station also within a half a block radius."

The Prime Minister of Egypt is preparing to visit Gaza to show his support of Hamas.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/us-palestinians-israel-hamas-idUSBRE8AD0WP20121116

"Egypt's prime minister prepared to visit the Gaza Strip on Friday in an unprecedented display of solidarity with Hamas militants embroiled in a new escalation of conflict with Israel that risks spiraling into all-out war.
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Egypt's new Islamist President, Mohamed Mursi, viewed by Hamas as a protector, led a chorus of denunciation of the Israeli strikes by allies of the Palestinians.

Mursi's prime minister, Hisham Kandil, is to visit Gaza on Friday with other Egyptian officials in a show of support for the enclave, an Egyptian cabinet official said. Israel promised the delegation would come to no harm.

An Egyptian government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said officials accompanying Kandil would explore the possibility of brokering a ceasefire."

As with any conflict involving Israel, fake injuries have come rolling in customary 'Pallywood' style.

First up, a man so badly injured he needed to be carried away by his buddies, but moments later he can be seen walking around after what must have been a truly miraculous recovery.

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Next up, recycling photos. Hamas took a picture of a man holding what appears to be his dead son in his arms. A heart wrenching photo no doubt, but one that has nothing to do with this conflict. The photo was taken back in October, and is of a casualty of the Syrian civil war.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/14/Hamas-Fakes-Casualties-on-Twitter

"Israel and Hamas are not only trading fire; they're trading tweets. Shortly after the Israel Defense Force (IDF) launched Operation Pillar of Cloud, targeting Hamas terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, the two sides fought a pitched battle on Twitter, as well, with Hamas's military wing, the @Alqassambrigade, taunting the @IDFspokesperson. Just as terrorists have frequently faked civilian casualties to stir global outrage against Israel, Hamas has tweeted fake pictures of dead children--and has been called out by its own sympathizers.
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Further confirmation: the photograph appeared on October 16, 2012 on the UK Guardian website in a montage of images from the Syrian conflict. The image was taken at the Dar al Shifa Hospital in Aleppo, Syria:"

Now for some delicious irony. A pro-Hamas rally in Israel was cut short as the participants had to flee for their lives when they were warned Hamas had fired rockets toward their general area.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/15/Hamas-rally-broken-up-rocket

"Today, a hard left-wing pro-Hamas rally took place in Tel Aviv. Attendees included Elizabeth Tsurkov of the Hotline for Migrant Workers. ...

The rally apparently broke up shortly thereafter, thanks to rocket sirens warning of incoming ordinance … from Hamas-controlled Gaza. The delicious irony of leftist stupidity exists, even in Israel."

Let me use this incident to show the character of the sides fighting here. Israel allows dissent, and even goes so far as to protect those who seem to be actively campaigning for Israel to let itself be annihilated. Do not hold your breath waiting for a similar story coming out of an area controlled by Hamas.

I will end with a couple of clips of the Israeli air force destroying Hamas' rocket launching infrastructure.

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"He added that the IDF "believes the rocket fire will intensify." Tank fire also was directed at terror targets, he said.

Since beginning its operation, the IDF has struck nearly 250 Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza, including several terrorist cells preparing to fire rockets at Israel and medium-range rocket launchers located across the Strip.

Palestinian sources said that 15 people were killed in Gaza as a result of the IAF strikes, with more than a hundred suffering injuries."

Past Posts on Operation Pillar of Defense (from first to last):
Berman Post: Israel Launches Operation "Pillar of Defense" (Pillar of Cloud)

Israel Launches Operation "Pillar of Defense" (Pillar of Cloud)

Israel, refusing to just sit there and take in on the chin any more, has launched what appears to be a major operation. Israel's opening salvo included taking out Ahmed al-Jabari who is the head of Hamas' military wing. If reports are to be belived, they did it sticking his moving car at least twice, with apparently minimal (if any) collateral damage outside his car. Israel also struck at least twenty missile depots, with some reports indicating 'dozens' may be a more accurate number.

Undoubtedly, while they are trying to take out as many missiles as possible, their main target are the more advanced rockets which are capable of hitting Tel Aviv. While Israel may have taken out a nice chunk of them, it is doubtful that they will be able to get them all. Expect to see reports of at least a few rockets exploding in and around Tel Aviv.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/israel-hamas-rocket-conflict/2012/11/14/id/464181

"The Israeli Air Force targeted at least 20 underground depots in Gaza housing Iranian-made Fajr-5 rockets that can reach Tel Aviv, Israeli Army spokesman Avital Leibovich said in an interview in Jerusalem. “Hamas is backed by Iran, a large amount of their ammunition is provided or funded by Iran,” Leibovich said.

The army issued emergency procedures for Israeli communities within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of Gaza, canceling school lessons for tomorrow and advising residents to stay close to air-raid shelters."

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/14/israel-kills-hamas-military-head-ahmed-jabari-in-air-strike.html

"Israel killed the head of Hamas’s military wing in an air strike today and hit other targets across Gaza in what officials said was the start of a broad operation in response to rocket attacks on Israeli territory.

At least two missiles tore through the moving car of Ahmed Jabari in Gaza, ripping the roof off the vehicle and setting it on fire. A passenger in the car was also killed."

Israel's 'Iron Dome' is about to get a workout (see also).

The IDF then sent out this tweet.

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Ahmed Jabari: Eliminated. twitter.com/IDFSpokesperso…

— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012

And this clip of the strike itself.

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While still unconfirmed, it appears militants operating within Egypt are trying to open up yet another front (beyond the territories and Syria) in this conflict. Assuming that rockets were fired were indeed from Egypt, they may have been with the assent of Egyptian leadership, but it does not look as if the Egyptians are getting involved militarily; at least not yet.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4305310,00.html

"Four rockets were fired at an Israeli town on the Egyptian border on Wednesday. Several rockets exploded inside the town. No injuries or damage were reported.

The Color Red alert did not sound. The defense establishment is checking where the rockets had been fired from – Sinai or the Gaza Strip. Security forces were called to the scene.

A short while later a mortar shell landed in an open area within the Eshkol Regional Council. There were no reports of injury or damage.

A resident of the community in which the rockets landed told Ynet, "We heard a whistling sound and then explosions. We initially thought it was the army because there was no siren and there are training grounds nearby, but we were later informed that one of the rockets landed inside the community, about 50 meters from a school. Other rockets landed nearby, but not as close to the homes.""

Egypt has withdrawn their ambassador from Israel in protest, and have called on the United States to stop Israel.

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=291872

"Egypt's Foreign Minister Kamel Amr called on the United States to intervene and end "Israeli aggression" on the Gaza Strip, state media reported on Thursday.

Amr "requested that the United States immediately intervene to stop Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza," MENA news agency reported, adding that Amr spoke to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by telephone.

The move follows Wednesday's decision by Egypt to recall its ambassador from Israel after IAF strikes on the Gaza Strip killed top Hamas commander Ahmed Jabari and at least six other Palestinians."

Obama has made a call to Egypt to try to prevent them from getting involved. It is not clear to me that Egypt would want to. They talk a good game, by necessity in that part of the world (if only to placate their people), but they have a lot of issues to deal with. Getting a beating at the hands of the Israelis will not reflect well on the new leadership. The Egyptian leadership may however think such a beating is worth it to galvanize the populace behind them.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/11/obama-calls-israel-egypt-after-gaza-strikes-149619.html

"President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in an effort to ease tensions Wednesday after Israel launched a series of strikes in Gaza responding to Hamas rocket attacks.

"The President reiterated to Prime Minister Netanyahu the United States’ support for Israel’s right to self-defense in light of the barrage of rocket attacks being launched from Gaza against Israeli civilians," the White House said in a statement.

But he also urged Netanyahu to "make every effort to avoid civilian casualties.""

More on the name of the operation.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/check-out-the-biblical-reference-behind-the-name-of-israels-military-operation-against-hamas

"In English, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is calling its effort – launched Wednesday – to strike a blow to Hamas’ terrorist infrastructure “Pillar of Defense,” but in Hebrew the operation’s name has another, deeper biblical meaning. In Hebrew, the IDF named its operation “Amud Anan,” that is Pillar of Cloud, a clear reference to the flight of the Children of Israel from Egypt and how God protected them.

In the Book of Exodus 13:21, as the Israelites flee Egypt and the oppressive Pharaoh, the scene is described this way:

The Lord went before them in a pillar of cloud by day, to guide them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light, that they might travel day and night.
The pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire remained with them throughout their journey."

Now for some concluding thoughts on what could easily be the beginning of a protracted conflict between Israel and various surrounding terrorist groups (and terrorist supporting countries). We have been here before, in the not to distant past with Operation Cast Lead. This also should not come as a surprise. As I said in my Operation Cast Lead (Aftermath) post (bold added here);

"On the down side, Israel is also starting to show an unwillingness to complete the mission. Where is the captured IDF soldier that was taken two years ago? Why not break the back of Hamas when you have them on the ropes? Why not obliterate all of the tunnels? There are of course, no real good answers. Israel estimated that it destroyed 80% of the tunnels. The translation and unfortunate reality is that 20% of the tunnels Hamas started the war with are up and running smuggling weapons into Gaza.

I have seen conflicting reports about rockets and mortars fired from Gaza into Israel. It seems safe to say that the trickle of rockets into Israel has, or at least soon will, continue. I doubt Hamas will fire the same numbers at Israel they did before Operation Cast Lead, if only because they do not have enough rockets. Once they do rearm, and have no doubt that they will. They have recent memory to act as a deterrent. The problem is that structural damage is really not that much of a deterrent to a group of people who want to die for their g-d while taking as many Jews with them as possible. You can not deter a group of people who have intertwined their religion with your destruction. Did Israel present enough of a deterrent to the people of Gaza to have them deal with Hamas? That is what Israel has to hope. Unfortunately, my money is on another massive flair up at some point in the not so distant future. In this sense Israel has bought themselves some time, but they have not ensured lasting security from Gaza.

Israel was justified in the actions it took, but they failed to go far enough. Hamas will relax their onslaught for a time, but they will rearm and try again. This was just another sad chapter in a sad story of a people under constant persecution who seem unable to go a generation without facing an enemy bent on their annihilation (the Jews), in a region that has seen almost unending war throughout history (the Middle East). It will not be the final chapter, nor will it be a turning point for either."

If Israel has decided that enough is enough, and I think Ahmed al-Jabari would tell you that they have, they should do what they can to finish the job this time. Hamas may rebuild in time; but make sure they have to rebuild from scratch.

Obama Supporters Celebrating His Reelection Outside The White House (Pictures)

Photos provided by the Berman Post's Washington DC correspondent Kristina.

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Election Judge Wears Obama Cap While Checking in Voters Chicago

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Here's a photo of an election judge checking in voters in Barack Obama's Chicago ward--wearing an Obama baseball cap:

"This photo, taken by a voter this morning at the Ward 4, Precinct 37 polling place (1212 South Plymouth Court, Chicago), shows an election judge checking in voters while wearing an Obama hat," a source writes. "Chicago's 4th ward is home to President Barack Obama."

The voter who took the photo says: "Woman in front of me also given an extra ballot."

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Obama Poster Hanging in Florida Polling Station

Florida must be getting jealous of the spotlight on Pennsylvania.

http://mrctv.org/blog/obama-poster-hanging-florida-polling-station

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This photo was reportedly taken by a voter inside precinct 1321-1251 at Jack L McLean Community Center in Tallahassee, FL:

According to our source the banner has been reported to authorities.

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Wall Sized Obama 'Hope And Change' Mural at a Philadelphia Voting Center, Judge Orders it Covered

What is going on in Pennsylvania...

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"Seriously, Philly?"

Unreal: Obama mural inside polling place in Philly. No wonder they are kicking out GOP officials. Photo twitter.com/Timodc/status/…

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 6, 2012

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Update: Election Judge in PA has ordered Obama mural in polling place covered up. Order here --> twitter.com/Timodc/status/…

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 6, 2012

500 Generals And Admirals Endorse Romney

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"As I wrote yesterday, military endorsements for Gov. Romney outnumber those for Obama by 100 to 1. And today, a shining example of the military's support for Romney comes in the form of a Washington Times ad in which 500 former admirals and generals endorse the GOP candidate for president.

The ad bears the headline: "We, the undersigned, proudly support Governor Mitt Romney as our nation's next President and Commander-in-Chief." It is then followed by the names of the 500 former military figures announcing their endorsement."

"Once You Vote Black You Never go Back"

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Obama Pays Tribute to Neil Armstrong by Posting a Photo of Himself Looking at The Moon

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"This is not a Photoshop. This was actually posted on Obama’s official Tumblr page:

Sure, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. But only to tidy it up, so that one day it would be a suitable resting place for Obama’s kingly gaze.

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