TMB: U.S., South Korea far from agreeing to relaunch nuclear talks with North Korea‏

U.S., South Korea far from agreeing to relaunch nuclear talks with North Korea
By Bill GertzThe Obama administration remains adamant that it is opposed to renewed six-nation nuclear talks on North Korea until Pyongyang takes concrete steps toward giving up its nuclear arsenal and infrastructure, a senior Obama administration official said yesterday.
White House Dividing Pro-Israel Leaders on Nuclear Iran
By Adam KredoPro-Israel leaders on Monday expressed alarm over what they characterized as the Obama administration’s efforts to sow division among Jewish leaders in order to advance a policy that they say would permit Iran to cross the nuclear threshold.


NYT Columnist Blames Writers Union for Refusing to Publish Book in Israel
By Alana GoodmanA controversial New York Times columnist is pushing back on accusations that he tried to block his novel from being published in Israel but failed to explicitly reject the charge that he said he would donate his royalties to Hamas if the book was published.


Official: Kochs Not Involved in California Campaign Finance Violation
By Elizabeth HarringtonFormer Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission (CFPPC) Ann Ravel admitted this weekend that the Koch brothers were not involved with campaign finance violations that resulted in a record fine levied by the agency.


Congress May Let Tax Credit for Wind Industry Expire
By CJ CiaramellaCongress may let a key tax credit for the wind industry expire at the end of the year, a move that would be applauded by conservative free market groups, but which the wind lobby says would significantly slow down the industry.


Democratic Robo-Calls Claim Cuccinelli Supports Obamacare, Abortion
By Lachlan MarkayVirginia Democrats are allegedly misrepresenting the positions held by Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli in an attempt to depress conservative turnout and using peer pressure to boost voter turnout among Democratic constituencies in the final days of that state’s gubernatorial race.


The Washington Redskins and Liberal Fascism
By Sonny BunchI’ve been re-reading Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism for a longer term project, and I was struck by the following passage...




‘Morning Joe’ Panel Hammers Robert Gibbs on Obamacare

By Washington Free Beacon StaffFormer White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs faced a heavy round of questioning Monday from Morning Joe, from how the Obamacare website had been botched so badly to who let Obama make his debunked promise about everyone keeping their health plan if they liked it.