GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 04/08/2015

Obama's anti-Christian 'pattern' disconcerting to some While Easter always occurs on a Sunday, this year's White House Easter breakfast was held Tuesday -- and President Obama's comments during that gathering aren't sitting well with some individuals.

Harf: Obama Was 'a Little Mixed Up' in NPR Interview State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's wording had been "a little mixed up" and "muddled" when he stated, in an NPRinterview, that the deal being struck with Iran would eventually enable it to break out and build a nuclear bomb in "near zero" time.

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Judge Hanen denies DOJ request to lift hold on immigration executive order A federal judge in Texas has kept in place a temporary hold on President Barack Obama's executive action that sought to shield millions of immigrants from deportation, rejecting a U.S. Department of Justice request that he allow the action to go ahead.

VA Reform: Another Obama 'Success Story' Eight months ago, President Obama put on a grand show for the troops. Surrounded by new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald, assorted politicians, military leaders and a bevy of TV cameras, the commander in chief signed the "Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act." He's good at inking things.

The Ticket to Prosperity Gaza is home to Palestinian people, who have suffered injustices and have a history of legitimate grievances against both Israel and Arab governments. If there's one immutable fact of life, it is that history cannot be changed or controlled. What can be changed and controlled is the future. That points to the most tragic aspect of people in poor territories such as Gaza -- focusing attention on the past, which they can do nothing about, and not paying enough attention to the future.

Power station problem in Maryland caused outages across DC Widespread power outages affected the White House, the Capitol, museums, train stations and other sites acrossWashington and its suburbs Tuesday afternoon -- all because of an explosion at a Maryland power plant, an official said.

CA DMV slammed with half million illegals wanting licenses Not long after the Obama administration's executive amnesty order, nearly half a million illegal aliens have barraged California's already-swamped Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) offices so far this year to get their driver's licenses without threat of deportation.

Colorado Girl Fights Back from Devastating Injury Imagine being a senior in high school. All the world stands before you, and life seems filled with possibilities. That's how Courtney Ferrall felt when she was riding in a pick-up truck with her friends. Then, the vehicle ran off the road, rolling over at least four times, and her whole life changed.