KGUN-TV -- Tucson          sc         Terry Murder: FBI defends its secrecy    The FBI is now defending its secrecy in not revealing information to the public on U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's murder investigation. Normally, law enforcement releases information that involves the killing of an officer. But in Terry's case, the FBI has gone silent and will not say why it has yet to charge the suspects with Terry's murder... [See Big Sis Watch - Obama Watch]

USA Today     Seven states set to follow Arizona    Because Congress was unable to pass any kind of immigration legislation this year and the prospects remain dim when the new Congress is sworn in next month, state legislatures will continue to lead the charge on immigration policy in the new year. -- For many states, that could mean a crackdown on illegal immigration that mirrors the Arizona law that passed in April and reignited a national immigration debate...

Washington Times Editorial      Murder on the Border: Americans are dying due to Obama's inaction    Brian Terry died for President Obama's sins. Mr. Terry, a U.S. Border Patrol agent, was killed during operations against bandits near the southern Arizona town of Rio Rico, approximately 15 miles inside the U.S. border. Here and along other infiltration routes, gangsters prey on illegal aliens and drug smugglers or serve as private security forces for gangs engaged in illegal activities... [See Big Sis Watch]

Arizona Republic      Global Warming? Even Phoenix experiences snow     With plunging temperatures and lingering cloud cover, Valley residents caught a rare glimpse of what many thought were brief periods of snow flurries Thursday. -- Sightings were reported in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, Carefree, Peoria, Glendale and Anthem, Apache Junction, Mesa and parts of Phoenix... [See Obama Watch]

Numbers USA         sc     Napolitano advises Afghanis on securing border    ...[Janet Napolitano's] surprise visit comes before charges have been filed in the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry near the U.S. border, and while DHS and law enforcement officials across the United States are on a heightened state of alert over potential attacks on New Year's Eve. [See Obama Watch]

Jim Kouri, CPP -- The Examiner      Obama's Cole appointment creates Beltway firestorm     President Barack Obama is expected to appoint controversial lawyer James Cole as Attorney General Eric Holder's top deputy at the U.S. Justice Department. This latest recess appointment has created a firestorm since Senate Republican objected to Cole's appointment and had successfully put the brakes on his installation as the Number Two man at the Justice Department...

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner      Illegal alien arrested for Christmas Eve rape in New Hampshire    Police in North Hampton arrested Karoly Ujfalusi, 43, and charged him with raping a homeless woman at a motel on Christmas Eve. The illegal alien is facing one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault after he befriended a homeless woman at a truck stop, and drove her to the Slumber Manor Motel and where he allegedly raped her... [See Crime Watch]

Rick Oltman of The Immigration Tea Party -- The Examiner    Laughing in Afghanistan    What's the Pashto or Dari-Persian phrase for laughing you're a** off? Because that is what they are doing in Afghanistan right now, reveling in the New Year's visit of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. I bet they are gushing tears of laughter... [More from Rick Oltman] [Examiner items]

Idaho Statesman -- Boise     Chinese company eyes Boise    ...Yeh Ling-Ling, executive director of the Alliance for a Sustainable USA, said U.S. businesses should be cautious about making contracts that give Chinese companies the best jobs — though she is more worried about investment programs that encourage immigration, which Idaho also has jumped into this year...

Kimberly Dvorak -- The Examiner      Want a false Social Security card? There's a blog for that    Did the DREAM Act not go your way? Are you looking to skirt the law? Then head to the DREAM Act Portal. DAP is an immigration advocacy website that not only encourages political activism, but the forum actually details how to get a fraudulent Social Security card. But that's not all...

KGUN-TV -- Tucson      A second defense attorney: suspect not involved in agent Terry's killing    A second defense attorney is speaking out claiming the FBI does not have a murder case against one of the suspects arrested near the area where U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was shot and killed December 14th. Earlier this week, a Federal Public Defender made the same claim about her client, another suspect... [See Crime Watch]

MyBudget360.com     50% of Americans one paycheck away from needing government assistance Many Americans live precariously close to the edge of financial insolvency flirting with economic disaster daily. If you casually browse mainstream articles and watch any amount of television you would think that the US still had a vibrant and strong middle class. When we pull back the covers on the current financial situation we realize... [See "Hope & Change" Watch]

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner     Millions out of work... Obama charges taxpayers millions for his Hawaii vacation The Obama's are charging the American taxpayers the following expenses for their luxurious 11-day Hawaiian vacation: * Mrs. Obama's separate flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (Source: White House Dossier) -- * Obama's round trip flight to Hawaii: $1 million (Source: GAO estimate)...

The American Dream     What kind of mood are the American people in as we enter 2011?    Around the end of the year a ton of polls and surveys get taken. Media organizations love to get a "snapshot" of how the American people are feeling as the new year begins. So what kind of mood are the American people in as we enter 2011?

Associated Press      Service scheduled in Arizona for murdered Border Patrol Agent Terry  Tucson -- A public memorial service will be held in Tucson for a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed earlier this month in a shootout with border bandits. -- The service for 40-year-old Agent Brian A. Terry will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 21 at Kino Stadium in Tucson...

Jim Kouri, CPP -- The Examiner       DREAM Act faces dim future in House, but...    The GOP takeover of the House of Representatives in the New Year is worrying some members of the Latino population and left-wing activists who were hoping the much-touted DREAM Act would pass and become a first step in achieving amnesty for millions of illegal aliens... [See Amnesty Watch]

Associated Press      Countless Juarez residents flee 'dying city'     Cd. Juarez, Chih., Mex. -- The mother of four raised a finger, pointing out abandoned and stripped concrete homes and counting how many families have fled the Western Hemisphere's deadliest city on her street alone. -- "One, two, three, four, here, and two more back there on the next block," said Laura Longoria...

Dept. of Homeland Security      Big Sis in Kabul to secure the Afghan border (as ours remain wide open)    Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan today at approximately 7:42 a.m. AFT along with six additional DHS customs and border security officials who will join DHS personnel already deployed in the region to provide civilian assistance to local security officials...

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner     2010's immigration heroes    ...Glenn Spencer operates the website known as The American Patrol Report which functions as an online clearing house for the latest immigration news and serves as an incredible resource for reporters and political commentators. While the website is a powerful tool in the fight against illegal immigration, it is only one facet of Glenn's tireless efforts....

Jonathan Benson -- Natural News      Obscene, threatening comments posted at anti-TSA website traced to DHS servers Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seem to now be going on the offensive against those who oppose its new invasive and unconstitutional airport security protocols being carried out by agents of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)... [See Big Sis Watch - Obama Watch]