Video: Wounded Warriors Bike Alongside President Bush [Video]

Warrior 100K

CRAWFORD  Fourteen soldiers who were seriously wounded while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan were treated to a special weekend with former President George W. Bush.

From Thursday through Saturday, wounded veterans will participate in the third annual Warrior 100k, a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride, a Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative event. Bush’s initiative has two programs, “Team 43 Sports” which encompasses the W100k and the Warrior Open, a competitive golf tournament, as well as the “Circles of Excellence” which brings experts together from various institutions to brainstorm new programs for veterans.

This weekend's event highlights the bravery and sacrifice of military personnel and also recognizes veterans’ organizations. Participating warriors come from a variety of ranks from all across the nation. Three reside in Texas. “The Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge,” “Team 4MIL,” and the “Navy SEAL Foundation” are three veterans' organizations that will be recognized. The ride will run over the course of three days at the Bush’s Prairie Chapel Ranch

Video: Bush gets emotional talking about the wounded warriros

DNC Email: Republicans Making up So-Called 'Scandals' Out of Thin Air

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Friday afternoon, the Democratic National Committee sent out an official email accusing Republicans of "making up so-called scandals," doctoring emails and stirring up "false rumors" about White House cover-ups.

 

Friend -- Getting in President Obama's way has been the top priority for Republicans in Congress since day one. But now they've gone too far.

They've been caught red-handed making up so-called 'scandals' out of thin air to stir up false rumors of vast 'cover-ups' happening in the White House. Did they find a single shred of evidence to back up their outrageous claims? No. But rather than let the truth stand in their way, Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi.

Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real in order to create their scandal. Fortunately, they got caught in the act when the White House released all of the actual emails.

Tell President Obama you've got his back right now, no matter what Republicans come up with next.

....Stand with President Obama today -- and send the message to Republicans that it's time to stop playing political games and get back to work for the American people:

Its time for them to do their damn jobs.

Thanks, Brad Brad Woodhouse
Communications Director
Democratic National Committee

Newt: Issa Should Recall Lois Lerner and Make Her Invoke the 5th '600 Times' [Video]

Bring back Lerner
Make her say, 'I believe I may be so criminally vulnerable that I'm not gonna tell you a thing'
Bring in the IRS officials from Cincinnati
Strip Obamacare out of the IRS
Have every single group that was targeted by the IRS testify

Poll: Clinton Tops Marco Rubio, Rand Paul In 2016 Iowa Presidential Race

Clinton 46% Paul 42%
Clinton 48% Rubio 37%

Benghazi? What is that?

Washington - Hillary Clinton has the early edge in a key battleground state, should she choose to run for president in 2016.

Iowa voters picked her as their choice for commander in chief above top potential Republican contenders including Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, in a new survey released Friday.

The Quinnipiac University poll showed Clinton would defeat Rubio by 11 percentage points, 48% to 37%, if the election were held today and would beat Paul by four percentage points, 46% to 42%. She was helped by her strong support among women.

The speculation over a Clinton presidential run is never ending, helped by her consistently high approval ratings, the perpetual campaign cycle and speculation from political operatives and journalists.

Vice President Joe Biden has not been as careful and often jokes about another run at the White House. But Biden did not fare as well in the same poll. He fell behind Rubio by one percentage point, 39% to 40%, and trailed Paul by five percentage points, 39% to 44%, among Hawkeye State voters. He was hurt by his lack of support among independent voters.

Quinnipiac.edu Head-to-head with Clinton.
Note: There have been a number of polls that have shown Rand Paul running stronger than Marco Rubio in 2016 Pres. race
Pretty sizable lead among women voters for Hillary Clinton

Video: 7 Times Obama Promised Money From the $787B Stimulus Would Go To 'Repair Crumbling Roads and Bridges'

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"If a state doesn't act quickly to invest in roads and bridges in their community, they'll lose the money"

Fox 19: IRS Director of Tax-Exempt Org. Lois Lerner Visited Cincinnait IRS Office Far more Often Than Person with More Immediate Oversight

FOX19) -Heads are starting to roll at the IRS. FOX19 has been follow this story for more than a year. Use the arrows on the photos to follow the players and moments that shaped the IRS scandal.

A day after pleading the 5th and refusing to testify before Congress, Lois Lerner, the IRS Director of Tax Exempt Organizations was placed on administrative leave Thursday. So who might be next?

More about Lois Lerner's connections to Cindy Thomas, the highest ranking Cincinnati employee in this IRS division.

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2 Red State Dems Defect on Keystone Pipeline

Heide Heitkamp, Mary Landrieu signal support for Keystone



Two red state Democratic senators signaled support Thursday for legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline opposed by President Barack Obama, Democratic Party leaders, and influential Democratic donors.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D- N.D., told the Washington Free Beacon in a statement that she will support legislation passed by the House on Wednesday to approve construction of the pipeline if it comes to the Senate floor. "Yesterday's vote on H.R. 3 in the House is another clear indication the majority of those in Congress believe it is time to move forward with the Keystone XL Pipeline," Heitkamp said.

The legislation, authored by Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., would circumvent presidential approval of the project, which would carry crude oil from Canada through a 1,700-mile pipeline to refineries on the Gulf coast.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., also said she will support the bill, telling the Free Beacon, "our national and economic security will be bolstered with the construction of this pipeline." freebeacon



San Diego Trib pretty much nails the Keystone Pipeline

Franklin Graham: We Were Audited By the IRS After Supporting the North Carolina Marriage Amendment [Video]

In May of 2012, Rev. Billy Graham urged North Carolina voters to support an amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage. He took out full-page ads in 14 North Carolina newspapers the weekend before the vote. A few months later, Samaritans Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. received audit notices from the IRS. No doubt they were directly, deliberately targeted because of their public support for traditional marriage. They then tried to open up a North Carolina Corporation (after moving from Minnesota) and applied for tax-exempt status. He waited 14 months, Graham says that he had a total of 9 follow-ups asking if the IRS needed more information because the application was taking so long.

Franklin tells Greta that after news came out that he believed the Billy Graham Assoc. was targeted by the IRS deliberately, a number of other Christian groups came forward to say they were also audited.

He says that the IRS agent that paid them a visit mentioned Graham's support for the North Carolina marriage amendment. Video from Fox News Greta