Jim Schneider manned the microphone to present Crosstalk listeners with details regarding the following news stories:

--U.S. Army special operator killed in a rescue mission that freed ISIS hostages n Iraq.
--A New York police officer is murdered and the man accused of the crime has been arrested 28 times since age 13.
--Hillary Clinton presenting testimony before Benghazi committee.
--Paul Ryan moving a step closer to the position of Speaker of the House.  (Jim went through numerous aspects of his voting record.)
--New poll released puts Ben Carson ahead of Donald Trump in Iowa.
--Ben Carson receiving Secret Service protection due in part to online threats after Carson commented that he doesn't believe a Muslim should be president.
--Carly Fiorina's stop at a Carolina pregnancy center last month made her the 5th Republican presidential candidate to visit the center over the past year.
--Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb drops out of the presidential race.
--The House to vote tomorrow to defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
--A Libertarian Party candidate in Florida admits to sacrificing a goat and drinking its blood 2 years ago as part of a pagan ritual.
--New Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, said to be the 'Obama' of that nation.
--Prime Minister Stephen Harper's defeat in Canada said to deprive Israel of arguably its strongest ally in the international arena. 
--The next 4 years may be 'setback' years in Canada when it comes to pro-life/pro-family issues under the Trudeau administration.
--Liberal professor compares law-abiding gun owners to slave owners and says they should be shot.
--Abortion clinic escort is impersonating Jesus Christ outside an Alabama abortion clinic.  He's mocking God by calling himself, 'Jesus Choice' to promote child killing in the womb.
--Ohio rolling out new legislation to defund Planned Parenthood.
--Marijuana finding favor among Americans.
--Last week the ACLU filed multiple lawsuits in Missouri on behalf of 3 college students who claim they were wrongfully barred from receiving in-state tuition  because of their immigration status.
--An attempt to rename the Western Wall as a Muslim holy site fails.
--81 major corporations with operations in the U.S. have taken a White House pledge to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward    toward a low carbon sustainable future.
--Nearly 2 years into its implementation, the Obama administration is projecting 10 million fewer people enrolling in Obamacare in 2016 than originally expected.
--2 golf outings taken earlier this year by the President cost taxpayers nearly 2 million dollars in air transportation alone.
--Pro-Palestinian online video shows a young child wielding a carving knife and saying that she wants to stab a Jew.
--Muslim migrants set fire to a refugee camp taking 'selfies' while the flames burn in the background.
--12 year old Down-Syndrome girl saves her sister from drowning.