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Warrior pride ride: Civic activism on two wheels

Kerry Picket

Phil Dwyer and Jake Allen call themselves 'contribuventurists,' a portmanteau that means, basically, they go on adventures to raise money for worthy causes. This Sunday, they will embark on 277 mile bike ride to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project – an organization that helps soldiers wounded abroad integrate back into civilian life at home.

Sestak talks to press while Issa looks on

Kerry Picket

Congressman Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania Democrat, spoke to reporters on Friday about the White House memo revealing former president Bill Clinton as the individual who asked him to drop out of the Pennsylvania Senatorial primary in exchange for a job. I asked Mr. Sestak if he ever thought what was happening could have risen to the level of a misdemeanor or a felony. "If I ever thought anything had been wrong about this, I would have reported it," he said.

Did the White House commit a crime?

Kerry Picket

In a memo, the White House revealed on Friday that former President Bill Clinton was the mystery individual who asked Congressman Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania Democrat, to drop out of the Senatorial primary against Senator Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Democrat. However, it is being reported that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel directed Mr. Clinton to make the ask of Rep. Sestak. Mr. Sestak refused and went on to beat Mr. Specter in this month's primary election, but Representative Darrell Issa, a California Republican and ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would not give up on his inquiry into the matter.

Blind Sheikh prosecutor on jihad and the West

Anath Hartmann

A profound misunderstanding of Islam and a cultural tendency to see terrorism as the errant behavior of a few could transform the West for the worse if perceptions do not soon change, Andrew McCarthy, a federal prosecutor in the first World Trade Center bombing trial, said this week at a Heritage Foundation event.

House votes to permit repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'

Kerry Picket

The House voted on Thursday evening to allow the Defense Department to repeal the ban on gay and bisexual military personnel from serving openly in the armed forces. Commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell," the 1993 military policy took one step closer to being lifted. In a 234 to 194 vote, 5 Republicans voted in favor of the measure, while 26 Democrats voted against the amendment adopted to the annual Pentagon policy bill.

Princess Diana's lawyer talks anti-Semitism, Obama and Islamism

Anath Hartmann

He is probably best known in his native Britain for representing Diana, Princess of Wales, in her 1996 divorce from Prince Charles, but he’s recently come out with a history of anti-Semitism (“Trials of the Diaspora,” Oxford, $45.00, 864 pages) that was called “astonishingly thorough” by the Daily Telegraph and “fiercely relevant” by the New York Times.

Video: Sestak on original W.H. job offer claim - I was being honest

Kerry Picket

President Barack Obama told reporters on Thursday that his administration would respond “shortly” to charges about an individual in his administration offering Rep. Joseph Sestak, Pennsylvania Democrat, a job in exchange for dropping out of his primary race against Senator Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Democrat.