Back in 2007, about 10 percent of all unemployed Americans had been out of work for 52 weeks or longer. Today, that number is above 30 percent.

President Obama has joined much of Official Washington in mistranslating a comment by Iran’s President Ahmadinejad into the provocative phrase, “wiping Israel off the map.” Obama’s falsehood recalls President George W. Bush’s bogus claim about Iraq seeking uranium in Africa.

One of the photos shows men in U.S. Marine combat gear standing in a semi-circle over three bodies, urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.

The 12th military service member, attached to the White House Communications Agency, has been relieved of his duties pending the outcome of an investigation, according to a U.S. defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

War is only just when it is a "last resort" after "every other possible peaceful resolution" is exhausted, Carter said.