Friday, May 1, 2015

THE DAILY BELLWETHER 05/01/2015

Charity’s Revenue Dropped Substantially the Year Hillary Resigned as Secretary of State

A review of financial documents for the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (Canada) shows the charity’s revenue dropped substantially in 2013, the year Hillary Clinton resigned as Secretary of State. ... ... the Canadian charity collected about $33 million between 2008 and 2013 of which $25 million was passed across the border to the U.S. based Clinton Foundation. However there was a sharp drop in giving in 2013, the last year for which figures are currently available. The Canadian charity’s total revenue that year was just $308,067 compared to $2.2 million in 2012 and $4.8 million in 2011. ... Read More




Sen. Tom Cotton Calls Out 'Cowardly' Iranian Foreign Minister on Twitter

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is firing back at comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about sanctions. In a statement posted on his Senate website, and followed by a series of sharply worded tweets, Cotton goes so far as to call Zarif “cowardly.” In his statement, Cotton noted that President Barack Obama had “promised sanctions would only be lifted when Iran’s compliance with restrictions on their nuclear program were verified.” However, Zarif has contradicted Obama, issuing his own statement that mentioned Cotton, ... Read More



John Kerry 'Wished US Had Leader' Like Khamenei, Iranians Say

Secretary of State John Kerry allegedly told his Iranian counterpart that he wished the U.S. had a head of state more like Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to The Washington Free Beacon. Citing remarks from a senior Iranian cleric that were broadcast in the country’s state-run media, Kerry reportedly told Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during nuclear negotiations between the two powers that he "wished the U.S. had a leader like Iran’s supreme leader." ... Read More



House Approves Compromise GOP Budget that Targets ObamaCare

The House has adopted a compromise GOP budget that promises to speed repeal of the new health care law while channeling a 7 percent budget hike to the Pentagon. The 226-197 vote sends the non-binding budget plan to the Senate for a vote next week. It promises to balance the budget in nine years with more than $5 trillion in spending cuts, ... Read More

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