The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) congratulates City Councilman Jean Stothert for winning the highly contested Omaha mayoral race on Tuesday.

This election represents a great victory for the Second Amendment. NRA-PVF endorsed Jean Stothert defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Suttle, earning 57% of the popular vote compared to Suttle’s 42%.

Gunmen Attack Police Station; Airstrikes Launched Against Militants
By Harold Hutchison

Islamist gunmen attacked a bank and a police station in the northwestern part of Nigeria. The attacks occurred across the country from the strongholds of Boko Haram, in the northeastern part of the country.

The Nigerian government launches air strikes against Boko Haram’s camps, killing a number of insurgents. According to a report by VOA News, a number of other camps have been taken over. Boko Haram had also carried out a number of attacks, including one that killed 50 people in Bama.

Colo. sheriffs sue to overturn new state gun, magazine limit laws

This morning in Denver, 54 Colorado sheriffs and other plaintiffs including disabled gun owners, will file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Centennial State’s new laws affecting sales and temporary transfer of firearms, and placing limits on magazine capacity.

http://www.examiner.com/article/colo-sheriffs-sue-to-overturn-new-state-...

Article by Dave Workman

Two Days of Ops Rack Up The Body Count
By Harold Hutchison

Forces under the command of ISAF’s Regional Command East killed 35 insurgents over the last two days. Thirteen of the insurgents were killed during a single firefight in Nangarhar province. RC-East forces also captured twelve insurgents, disarmed thirteen improvised explosive devices, and discovered a weapons cache.

Over $100K Paid Out From 2009-2012; Exec Now Runs Obamacare Office
By Harold Hutchison

A second IRS executive who oversaw the division that harassed over 500 conservative groups received bonuses during the time the harassment occurred. This revelation comes on the heels of the news that Lois Lerner, who also oversaw the tax-exemption department, received $42,000 in bonuses.

Petraeus Dismissed Talking Points
By Harold Hutchison

The recent release of 94 pages worth of e-mails between Obama Administration officials in the wake of the Benghazi attack might sound impressive, but in reality, the e-mails, while still having some relative value, is still a small fraction of what has been requested by Congressional investigators.

‘Waning gun culture’ in U.S. may be myth

A well-known firearms researcher punched a pinhole in what may be one of the biggest myths being propagated by the gun prohibition lobby and repeated by the mainstream press when he noted today that the news media “ignore their own reports” that show gun ownership is increasing.

http://www.examiner.com/article/waning-gun-culture-u-s-may-be-myth?cid=d...

Article by Dave Workman

Lerner got $42K As More Details of IRS Harassment Emerge
By Harold Hutchison

The IRS official in charge of the division where many Tea Party applications for non-profit status were kept in limbo and where many groups opposed to the Obama agenda were facing harassment, received $42,000 in bonuses.

While Tea Party groups faced very intrusive questions, a number of progressive groups breezed through the non-profit process, USA Today reported. The Daily Caller also noted that a foundation set up by Barack Obama’s half-brother Malik was granted retroactive tax-exempt status.

Obama Planning Unilateral Reductions
By Harold Hutchison

With the American nuclear arsenal dropping down to just over 1,500 warheads, Barack Obama is planning to make even deeper cuts to the force, while at the same time planning to cancel the final phase of the construction of missile defense systems in Eastern Europe. Obama has long been an opponent of missile defense.