The New York National Guard is working with local law enforcement authorities to perform sophisticated scans of vehicles entering the New York area looking for guns and drugs in the latest alarming example of how America is under a state of de facto martial law.

via New York National Guard Units Scan Vehicles For Gun Confiscations.

Two days ago CNN senior editor Octavia Nasr tweeted she was “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.” Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was a Hezbollah leader and terrorist. Fadlallah is believed by many to be responsible for the killing of 241 U.S. Marines during the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings. After two days and much negative publicity, CNN has given Octavia Nasr the boot.

Ms. Nasr left her CNN office in Atlanta on Wednesday. Parisa Khosravi, the senior vice president for CNN International Newsgathering, said in an internal memorandum that she “had a conversation” with Ms. Nasr on Wednesday morning and that “we have decided that she will be leaving the company.” [...]

CNN officials became aware of her tweet on Monday, and a spokesman said Tuesday that it was an “error of judgment” on her part. “CNN regrets any offense her Twitter message caused. It did not meet CNN’s editorial standards. This is a serious matter and will be dealt with accordingly,” the spokesman said. Ms. Nasr apparently deleted the tweet at some point.

via Bluegrass Pundit: CNN Boots Editor That Made Pro-Hezbollah Comments on Twitter.

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President Obama intends to bypass Congress and appoint Dr. Donald Berwick to head Medicare and Medicaid, the White House announced Tuesday — filling the job while Congress is in recess to get around Republican opposition that threatened to derail Berwick’s confirmation.

Berwick’s supporters say he is the right man in the right place at the right time. But his opponents have lined up against him. They say that while he may be a the highly respected doctor, he is also an outspoken proponent of the British health care system, which they say is all wrong for Americans.

via FOXNews.com – Obama to Fill Medicare and Medicaid Post Without Senate Approval.