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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
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Yup.  Despite his semi-frequent tendency to be an annoying GOPe type, representative Peter King is correct on this one:
The John Brennan CIA claim’s are without evidence or merit and being pushed by the CIA and DNI purely for political purposes.  Hence Clapper and Brennan’s refusal to present themselves before congress for scrutiny:

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It’s been more than a few months since we first began discussing the obvious internal conflict between White Hats and Black Hats within the Obama intelligence and national security agencies. Today, we see exactly how bad the fracture has become.
As further evidence of the politicization of the CIA (Central Intelligence), headed by John Brennan; and DNI (Director of National Intelligence) James Clapper, the agencies are refusing to brief congress on their claim the “Russians Hacked the U.S. Election”.

On Monday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes sent a letter to DNI James Clapper requesting the director immediately brief congress (Friday, December 16th).  Both Clapper  and Brennan are now refusing to explain their public claims.
On November 17th Director Clapper told congress there was no basis to identify Russia’s involvement in the DNC and Podesta email leaks release by WikiLeaks in the run up to the election.
However, last week the Washington Post and New York Times claimed officials within the DNI and CIA held proof of Russia hacking the election.
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Leftist media bent over backwards to push this story.  Now it’s proven false they’ll most likely ignore any follow-up.  Another Hate Hoax Accuser who made it all up:
New York –  She made it all up — and now she’s under arrest.
The Muslim college student who claimed she was harassed on the subway by three men who shouted “Donald Trump,” called her a terrorist and tried to rip her hijab off her head has admitted to detectives that she concocted the entire story, the Daily News has learned.
Yasmin Seweid, 18, has been charged with filing a false report, a police source said.
Seweid had numerous opportunities to admit the incident never happened but again and again stood by her story, the source said.  (read more)

WASHINGTON – America’s Got Talent star Jackie Evancho and Andrea Bocelli are set to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, January 20th, 2017.
Evancho, 16, shared the news about her performance during a Wednesday, December 14, appearance on the Today show.
“All right, so I have recently been asked by the President-elect to perform the national anthem for the swearing-in ceremony at the inauguration, and I am so excited. It’s gonna be awesome!” she said. “I felt really honored. To be able to sing for the office, it’s a great honor for me.” She feels really honored to sing with such a famous people in the artist world, and being treated as a celebrity herself, she said, to read more on this story click here for more details.
Examples of Jackie Evancho performance below.
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Mr. Nigel Farage, MEP (Member of European Parliament), spoke earlier today in Brussels. Farage warned, yet again, about the contradiction of a supposed ‘democratic body’ (the EU) refusing to change policies amid the visible outcomes of Democratic Nationalism.

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The underlying problem created by ideological broadcasts of Western Left-Wing media, is the resulting calcification of cynicism.
Almost every MSM presentation of the situation in Syria, specifically Aleppo, stems from an inherent disposition to apologize for, and ignore the atrocities of, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Amid the obtuse representation of the extremist minority, the ideological media create an even more dangerous situation for the average, common, non combatant Syrian.  Fortunately, one Canadian journalist speaks truth amid the propaganda:

There is a longer version of this panel discussion HERE (18 minutes), and the full version HERE (52 minutes)
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Today is a fun day to watch the Human Fish Tank –  Tech executives began to filter into Trump Tower for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. Tesla CEO Elon Musk (attended Sea Island), Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (owns Washington Post) and Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz were among the first to arrive.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, are also expected to sit down with the president-elect to discuss jobs, immigration policy, free trade, cybersecurity and taxes.

Live Stream Link HERE – CSPAN Live Stream Link HERE

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The primary role of the energy department surrounds nuclear technology, research and the maintenance of nuclear resources, including atomic weaponry.  The Department was created in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter who spent part of his early career as a nuclear engineer.
(New York, NY) — President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to name former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Gov. Perry was the chief executive of one of the country’s largest states and one of the largest economies in the world. He is also one of the most successful governors in modern history, having led Texas through a sustained period of economic growth and prosperity by developing the state’s energy resources and infrastructure, and making low-cost energy available to companies and families.
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