Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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• Nov 25, 2014

  UN Expert: ISIS Received Up to $45 Million in Ransom Payments Over the Past Year

  A United Nations terrorism expert said on Monday that the Islamic State terrorist group has made between $35 million and $45 million off of ransom payments in the past year alone, the Associated Press reports.

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  Nov 25, 2014

  Americans Evenly Split on Legalizing Gay Marriage in States, Midterm Exit Polls Show

  Although Gallup polling from May indicates that American public opinion strongly favors legally recognizing same-sex marriage, 2014 midterm election exit polls found that voters were evenly divided on the issue of gay marriage.

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  Nov 25, 2014

  ISIS Militants Are Already Getting Their Hands on Recently Supplied US Weapons in Iraq

  Weapons recently supplied by the United States to Iraqi military forces and tribal militias are already ending up in the hands of Islamic State militants, Iraqi officers and lawmakers are claiming.

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  Nov 25, 2014

  ISIS' Global Network Expands: At Least 12 Military Allies in 9 Countries Beyond Iraq, Syria

  The Islamic State terrorist organization now has at least 12 known military allies, operating in nine countries outside of Iraq and Syria, that have publicly pledged their allegiances to the caliphate of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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  Nov 24, 2014

  Ben Carson Clarifies Stance on Gun Control: Law-Abiding Citizens Should Be Allowed to Own 'Any Kind of Weapon They Want to Protect Themselves'

  Potential Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson reassured potential conservative supporters last week that he opposes any kind of ban on assault weapons and that he would firmly defend the full extent of the Second Amendment if he were to be elected to a political office.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Taxpayers Spent $1.5 Million on President Obama's Personal and Political Use of Air Force One Over Labor Day Weekend

  A recently obtained US Air Force document has revealed that taxpayers dished out over $1.5 million in transportation flight costs for President Barack Obama's Labor Day weekend personal and fundraising commitments.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Former ISIS Commander Helping Iraqi Forces Recapture Strategic Towns by Providing Key Intelligence

  A former Islamic State commander, currently locked away in a Baghdad prison, is now as a key informant for the Iraqi government and has provided crucial intelligence that has aided the liberation of strategic areas that were once under ISIS control.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Does Your Insurance Provide Obamacare Abortion Coverage? Website Reveals Plans With 'Slush Funds' for Elective Abortions

  Two pro-life research groups announced Thursday on Capitol Hill that they've launched a new website designed to help healthcare consumers figure out which Obamacare plans include surcharges that will go directly toward funding abortions.

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  Nov 21, 2014

  Iraqi Christian Village in Nineveh Hosts First Mass Since ISIS Takeover

  For the first time since the Islamic State seized most of the Nineveh province in northern Iraq over the summer, a Christian mass was successfully held at a church in a small Iraqi village nearly 20 miles north of the ISIS stronghold of Mosul this past Sunday, Iraqi News reports indicate.

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  Nov 20, 2014

  120 Christian Students at Ohio Bible College Face Deportation by US Immigration Agents

  About 120 international Christian students attending a Bible college in Ohio could possibly face deportation after their school was recently denied recertification with the U.S. immigration exchange student program.