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By Lonely Conservative
President Obama went to a children’s hospital to tape his weekly address. The subject this week was his climate agenda, and who better to use to push that agenda than sick kids?
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
"Obama Uses Sick Children To Push His Climate Agenda" - in #Conservative
"FMJRA 2.0: Sirius" - in #Conservative
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By Wombat-socho – compiled by Wombat-socho Toward Anarchy and Oblivion The DaleyGator All Along The Watchtower Our Tyrannical Government Nebraska Energy Observer DKMI Blogg Batshit Crazy News The Lonely Conservative Portrait of a ...
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"Dave Hodges - Where are you?" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Media: InternetFeature Article by Ernest HancockDave isn’t returning messages. Emails have gone unanswered, His website is down and his voice mail is full. Dave is definitely a ‘Tin Can’ in the...
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"'Open Season' on Americans Now That Obama Negotiates with Terrorists" - in #Conservative
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On May 31, a scandal-ridden Barack Obama announced the Taliban had released Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl after five years of captivity. His release follows negotiations in which the Obama administration agreed to trade five...
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"Remember the Webcam Spying by the NSA and GCHQ? Watch This" - in #Liberal
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By john in sacramento
Still think it’s no big deal?
This is just a simple, easy to understand example, of a few minutes of spying by one comedian and his techie buddy. How many people who say it’s not a problem, would...
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"Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy to be freed" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
If this report turns out to be true, then this …
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"Reports: Sudanese Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim to be released temporarily" - in #Conservative
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By misstripleem
Hopeful that reports are true and that Sudanese govt follows thru and releases Meriam Ibrahim m.bbc.com/news/world-afr…— Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) May 31, 2014
Latest: Sudanese official says Meriam Ibrahim is &...
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"U.S. Army Sergeant held in Afghanistan has been released by Taliban in exchange for 5 GITMO prisoners" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been held in …
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"Lefty Comedian Lizz Winstead Tells Pro-Lifers To Go ‘F--k Themselves’" - in #Conservative
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By Lillian Bozzone
Oh those clever, clever liberals. In the recent YouTube release of her documentary, “Smear Campaign”, Lizz Winstead tells pro-lifers to go f*ck themselves if they oppose Planned Parenthood. Comedy gold!
In re...
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"Legendary Golfer Phil Mickelson Involved In Insider Trading Investigation" - in #Liberal
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By DOUG FERGUSON
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Hall of Fame golfer Phil Mickelson said he is cooperating in an insider trading investigation involving him, activist investor Carl Icahn and Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters. The five-time m...
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"Dengue Surges In Latin America" - in #Liberal
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As officials in Brazil frantically mount a last-minute campaign to combat the recent outbreak of dengue fever in the country before the beginning of the World Cup, new data has been released documenting the...
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"‘F*cking genius’: Seth Rogen mocks conservative ‘morons’ for attacking him" - in #Independent
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By Eric W. Dolan Comedian Seth Rogen mocked a conservative media outlet on Saturday, describing them as “morons” who ironically wrote an entire article based on a lie. The conservative website Newsbusters accused Rogen of hyp...
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"Phil Robertson: I’m Republican Because Democrats Endorse 'Perversion’" - in #Liberal
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By News Hound Ellen
Duck Dynasty’s bigoted, homophobic Phil Robertson is now an official GOP hero. He was not only invited to speak at Thursday’s Republican Leadership Conference – and “brought the house down,” accor...
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"Heartwrenching: Veteran’s Suicide Note Read On Air By Parents, CNN Anchor Breaks Down" - in #Conservative
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By Caleb Howe
The Blaze’s Jason Howerton reported this weekend on a CNN …
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"'She Literally Walked the Streets of Downtown Manhattan Like a Gay Superhero'" - in #Libertarian
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By Jesse Walker
Obit of the week: The New York Times‘ look
back at the life of Storme DeLarverie, who just died at age 93.
The headline identifies her as an “early leader in the gay rights
movement,” but that...
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"'She Literally Walked the Streets of Downtown Manhattan Like a Gay Superhero'" - in #Libertarian
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By Jesse Walker
Obit of the week: The New York Times‘ look
back at the life of Storme DeLarverie, who just died at age 93.
The headline identifies her as an “early leader in the gay rights
movement,” but that...
Read More...'She Literally Walked the Streets of Downtown Manhattan Like a Gay Superhero'
"Rick Perlstein: Today's Right-Wing Journalists Are 'Hustlers, Haters, Hacks and Conspiratorial Lunatics'" - in #Conservative
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By Tom Johnson
As a historian, Rick Perlstein has produced two books about Republicans (Before the Storm and Nixonland) in which narrative almost always takes precedence over the author’s lefty politics. As a blogger for...
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"Pentagon Will Allow Some Undocumented Immigrants To Join The Armed Forces" - in #Liberal
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Army recruiters stand at attention in Jackson, Mississippi
CREDIT: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
The Pentagon approved a policy that will allow a small group of undocumented immigrants to join the military, potentially creating a path...
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"Only American Soldier Held Prisoner In Afghanistan Freed" - in #Liberal
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By JULIE PACE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custody after nearly five years of captivity, U.S. officials said Saturday.
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"The Colorado River Returns to the Sea" - in #Independent
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By RON BEASLEY
Completing a 53-day journey through its Delta, the Colorado River reaches the tidal zone of the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California). Photo credit: Francisco Zamora, Sonoran Institute, with aerial support from...
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"Sandy Hook 'Truther' Apprehended In Virginia For Stealing Memorial Signs" - in #Liberal
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By Scarce
via NBC New York
A Virginia man accused of stealing two signs from parks honoring victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and calling a victim’s family to say the Newtown shooting was a hoax has been...
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"Medicare to Cover Sex Change. What Next?" - in #Conservative
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By Wesley J. Smith Medicare will now be covering sex change surgeries–meaning it won’t be long before private insurance is required to do likewise.But that won’t be the end of it. Over at Human Exceptionalism I...
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"Hipster Health Insurance 101: Advice For When You're Getting the Short End of the Stick" - in #Libertarian
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By Robert F. Graboyes
Pssst. Hey, Millennial. It’s me…Uncle Boomer.
Can I come down? Your Mom said you’d be in the basement. “Junior’s
Subterranean Penthouse,” your Dad called it.
Almost Happy...
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"Always Helping, Always Fighting: Help Firedoglake Keep the Lights On!" - in #Liberal
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By Sara Haile-Mariam
Rolling our eyes at these DDoS attacks… DOGEN STYLE.
I’ve been writing for FDL for about a year now and I’ve actually been staying at Jane Hamsher’s house for just a bit longer than t...
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"Parents Encourage Child To Change Gender At Age Five" - in #Conservative
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By Caleb Howe
Following a first public appearance at the Harvey Milk Diversity …
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"Veteran’s tragic suicide note leaves CNN host speechless: Forgive me, this is tough" - in #Independent
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By Eric W. Dolan CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin was nearly brought to tears on Friday while the parents of an Iraq war veteran read his heart-breaking suicide note. “My body has become nothing but a cage, a source of pain and constant ...
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"U.S. Residential Solar Just Beat Commercial Installations For The First Time" - in #Liberal
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CREDIT: AP Photo/Jerry McBride
The first quarter of 2014 was another big one for the U.S. solar industry, with 74 percent of all new electricity generation across the country coming from solar power. The 1,330 megawatts of solar...
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"Duck Dynasty Star Tells GOP to ‘Get Godly’ Says ‘We’re Up Against Evil’" - in #Conservative
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By Warner Todd Huston Duck Dynasty chieftain Phil Robertson has some advice for the GOP. They better “get Godly” or they will continue to lose elections. Robertson is not backing down in any way at all from what liberals called hi...
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"Green Party Watch: Truthout Interviews Luis Rodriguez, Green for California Governor" - in #Independent
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By Jed Ziggler by Dave Schwab Truthout has published an interview with Luis J. Rodriguez, the best-selling author, Chicano activist, and California Green Party candidate for Governor. California’s Top Two primary is on...
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"Bill O'Reilly Stunned When Jorge Ramos Says He Favors Republicans (VIDEO)" - in #Liberal
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By Tom Kludt
Jorge Ramos offered a blunt and critical assessment of the American press this week. but Bill O’Reilly wanted to make sure the popular Spanish-language broadcaster wasn’t talking about him.
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"Ben Swann: Libertarian Candidate for Governor Arrested for Gathering Signatures" - in #Independent
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By Jed Ziggler According to the Minnesota Libertarian Party, Candidates of minor political parties in Minnesota need to gather 2000 signatures during a two week period that ends June 3rd to be listed on the ballot for state-wide...
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"Navy denies application from former minister who sought to be the first atheist chaplain" - in #Independent
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By Eric W. Dolan The Navy Chief of Chaplains has denied the application of a candidate who sought to become the first atheist chaplain in the military. Jason Heap earned degrees from the University of Oxford and of Brite Divinity...
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"Was YouTube right to take down Elliot Rodger’s video?" - in #Independent
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By Padraig Reidy, The Guardian Last week YouTube removed videos posted by Elliot Rodger, who killed six students in California. Was this the right course of action? Elliot Rodger’s California shooting spree last weekend was...
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"Religious Leaders Condemn GOP States’ Deadly Blocking Of Medicaid Expansion: ‘This Is People’s Lives At Stake!’" - in #Liberal
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By karoli
Some faith leaders are very upset with the 24 Republican states refusing to expand Medicaid.
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"Wheelchair-Bound Teen Walks Across Stage For Her Diploma (Video)" - in #Independent
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By Sarah Fruchtnicht
Wheelchair-Bound Teen Walks Across Stage For Her Diploma (Video)
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"Come to the Free State Project's PorcFest with Nick Gillespie! LAST DAY FOR BARGAIN REGISTRATION!" - in #Libertarian
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By Nick Gillespie
I’m excited to say that I’ll be
attending and speaking at this year’s PorcFest, the annual
celebration of the beautiful mad dreamers of the Free State Project
up in New Hampshire. Among the...
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"Crickets rapidly evolved to hide from deadly flies" - in #Independent
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By The Conversation By Andrew Katsis, The Conversation Crickets are nothing if not noisy, but populations on two Hawaiian islands have embraced silence by rapidly losing sound-producing wing structures to avoid infestation by...
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"‘When does it stop?’ Mr. T wants ‘criminal charges’ brought in VA scandal" - in #Conservative
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By Jenn Taylor
Mr. T has had enough of the jibber-jabber. He wants American veterans cared for and criminal charges brought against those responsible for their mistreatment.
Moore people need to be a held accountable for the...
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"This week in science: look mom, no parachutes!" - in #Liberal
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By rss@dailykos.com (DarkSyde)
SpaceX revealed their new Dragon II capsule complete with emergency rocket landing mechanism this week. The company also received approval to launch from a new facility many of my colleagues in...
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"It’s Time To Call Out The Real Villains" - in #Liberal
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By karoli
Perhaps if the Chris Matthews and Chuck Todds would stop reading from Frank Luntz’s daily manifestos, the real villains would be held to account for the problems they create.
Read more here: It’s Time To Call Out T...
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"The age of climate warfare is here. The military-industrial complex is ready. Are you?" - in #Independent
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By Nafeez Ahmed, The Guardian Climate change can create security risks, but to deal with them seriously, we need to stop projecting and recognize our own hand in the violence we’re so terrified of out there.
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"Mayor Bill de Blasio takes on Teamsters and Liam Neeson as he tries to ban New York’s horse carriages" - in #Independent
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By Edward Helmore, The Guardian The city mayor’s stand on animal welfare is facing heavyweight opposition – but he won’t back down On the corner of 59th and 5th, Marcello, a 12-year-old, chocolate-brown draught horse, ...
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"Obama: My new EPA regs will prevent 'up to 100,000 asthma attacks'" - in #Conservative
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President Obama’s weekly remarks
Hi, everybody.
I’m here at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,
visiting with some kids being treated here all the time for asthma and
other breathing problems....
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"TIME's Zeke Miller Notes Amusing 'All Hope Is Lost' Democrat Fundraising E-mails" - in #Conservative
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By Ken Shepherd
We just had to pass this on for your amusement. Time magazine’s Zeke Miller has a piece documenting House Democrats’ overwrought, melodramatic fundraising emails. You can check them out here.
As...
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"Clinton memoir hits out at ‘political slugfest’ on Benghazi" - in #Independent
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By Agence France-Presse Hillary Clinton has given her most detailed account yet of the attacks in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, but said she will not join the “political slugfest” over the tragedy. In...
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"Norway removes Greenpeace ship from contested Arctic drill site" - in #Independent
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By Agence France-Presse Norwegian coastguards on Friday removed a Greenpeace ship from a controversial Arctic drilling site where it was trying to prevent oil explorations, the environmentalist group said. “We are appalled...
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"U.S. accuses China of ‘destabilizing’ acts in South China Sea" - in #Independent
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By Agence France-Presse US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing Saturday against “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea, and backed its regional rival Japan’s plans to take on a more muscular...
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"Obama Weekly Address: Common Sense “Carbon” Reductions Or Something" - in #Conservative
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By William Teach With so much raging around his ears, especially the VA scandal, for which the Eric Shinseki has finally thrown himself on his sword (though O called him a super awesome guy and the problems weren’t really...
Read More...Obama Weekly Address: Common Sense “Carbon” Reductions Or Something
""The NEW Postsecondary Sustainability Award!"" - in #Conservative
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By Mary Grabar As a regular reader of Department of Education announcements, I’ve come to see the department as a kind of profligate, demented Santa Claus, dispensing awards and grants for all kinds of things, such as...
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"Sharp Rise in Illegal Immigration to Europe" - in #Conservative
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The number of illegal immigrants crossing into Europe has risen sharply in the first four months of this year, meaning that this year’s figures could overtake those of the 2011 Arab Spring.
EU border agency Frontex said...
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Friday, May 30, 2014
"Los Angeles college evacuated and locked down after report of man with gun" - in #Independent
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By Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles college and nearby occupational center were being evacuated and locked down on Friday after reports that a missing and suicidal man could be armed and in the vicinity, police said. ...
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"‘Hold me closer, tiny dancer’: Obama-Carney embrace breaks new awkwardness mold [pics]" - in #Conservative
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By Sarah Desprat
Well, kids, it’s the end of an era. As Twitchy reported, Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary. Dan Pfeiffer is pretty upset about it, but nobody’s sadder than President Obama...
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"Sen. Graham: Only Way To Fix VA Is To Give 'Choice' Outside VA System" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
A few hours after President Barack Obama announced that he had accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) argued that the only way to fix the problems that...
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"Pastor who said Islam is “Satanic” and “a doctrine spawned in hell” being investigated for a hate crime" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
A Christian pastor in Northern Ireland, Pastor James McConnell of …
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"José Canseco steps up to the plate: ‘I am available to replace Jay Carney’" - in #Conservative
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By Sarah Desprat
Jay Carney’s saying goodbye to the White House, but former MLB-er and occasional poet José Canseco wants President Obama to know that he’s willing to bat clean-up:
I am available to replace Jay Carney ...
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"Republicans Against Immigration Enforcement" - in #Conservative
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By Mark Krikorian The House adopted two amendments related to immigration yesterday that are so elementary they should have been no-brainers for any Republican. And yet, a handful of GOP members voted no.The first amendment...
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"Jay Carney Calls It Quits" - in #Conservative
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By Lonely Conservative
White House press secretary Jay Carney is the latest to jump ship. President Obama announced today that Carney submitted his resignation effective in mid June. He’ll be replaced by his deputy Josh...
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"Obama spokesman Jay Carney steps down after three years, Josh Earnest to take his place" - in #Independent
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By Reuters By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After more than three years of jousting with the White House press corps, President Barack Obama’s chief spokesman, Jay Carney, will step down next month to pursue y...
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"‘Obaaama sheep herder’: Let the speculation begin for #JayCarneysNextJob [pics]" - in #Conservative
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By Doug Powers
Jay Carney, President Obama’s press secretary and designated daily liar, announced today that he’ll be stepping down from that position.
What does the future hold for Carney? Let the speculation...
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"What's a Professor to Do?!" - in #Conservative
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By George Leef Suppose you were a college math professor and discovered that most of the students enrolled in your class had trouble with arithmetic. That would present quite a problem.Many English professors have pretty much the...
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"What America Can Learn from Japanese Housing Policy" - in #Conservative
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By Reihan Salam Recently, Stephen Smith highlighted the permissiveness of local land-use regulation in Japan, and particularly in Tokyo, where builders in the city’s 23 innermost wards began construction on almost 110,000...
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"23-Year-Old Woman Sent to Jail for Torturing Dogs and Cats to Death to Make Videos for People Who Found It Arousing" - in #Conservative
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By Cassy Fiano PETA is mostly useless, with their suggestive advertising and idiotic ventures like a “lobster empathy center”. But for once, they actually did something good: they helped bring Ashley Richards, 23, to prison for m...
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"Here we go again: Gun-toting supporters of TX rancher challenge feds over government land" - in #Independent
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By Travis Gettys Gun enthusiasts held an open-carry rally last week to draw attention to another federal land dispute, this time in Texas. Texas rancher Tommy Henderson lost 140 acres of grazing land when an Oklahoma court ruled...
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"Carl's Rock Songbook No. 96, John Lennon, "Imagine"" - in #Conservative
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While New York City’s Central Park contains many statues celebrating various champions of democracy and the arts, such as Simón BolÃvar, Alexander Hamilton, Daniel Webster, Ludwig van Beethoven, and William Shakespeare, the m...
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"Josh Earnest to Replace Jay Carney as Press Secretary" - in #Conservative
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President Obama interrupted Friday’s White House press briefing to announce that Jay Carney would step down as White House Press Secretary next month.This is the second resignation in the Obama administration today. VA...
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"Obama on VA: “I always take responsibility for whatever happens,” But This Was Really Bush’s Fault" - in #Independent
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By Duane Lester
There are several stories here.
First, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned today, after meeting with President Obama:
The president said Mr. Shinseki told him “that he could not carry out the next stages of r...
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"Obama: I can promise you my wife will never run for office" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
Obama is awfully sure of himself that Michelle Obama will …
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"Hannity And Palin Bring Back Tired 'Death Panels' Myth To Attack Obama Over VA" - in #Liberal
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By Heather They got their pound of flesh, but you can be sure it’s not going to put an end to attacks like this one. Here’s Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods (h/t Charlie Pierce) and screeching Hannity from his live...
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"Clip: The Real Cost Of Corporate Tax Dodgers" - in #Liberal
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By Susie Madrak
(Credit: World Economic Forum)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz tells Bill that Americans should be outraged.
Read more here: Clip: The Real Cost Of Corporate Tax Dodgers
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"‘Having a bad day?’ This DCCC tweet is a real downer, man" - in #Conservative
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By Sarah Desprat
Well, this is sad:
All hope is lost, the moment you give up.— DCCC (@dccc) May 30, 2014
For them — not for us. Picturing frowny faces at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is just the jolt of sch...
Read More...‘Having a bad day?’ This DCCC tweet is a real downer, man
"Strengthening Memorial Day" - in #Liberal
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By Sarah Lazare
Ralph Nader
(Image: Iraq Veterans Against the War)Memorial Day – the origins of which stem from Decoration Day in 1868 which recognized the Union soldiers who had perished – is a day of ...
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"Three Things Conservatives Wrote This Week That Everyone Should Read" - in #Liberal
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Welcome to TP Ideas‘ weekly roundup of the best conservative writing! Every Friday, we take a look at three pieces by right-leaning writers that constructively articulate core elements of their worldview. The g...
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"Can Google Keep Its Self-Driving Car From Re-Igniting More Suburban Sprawl?" - in #Liberal
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The new Google self-driving car.
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Google unveiled its new self-driving car Tuesday. It’s a tiny two-seater with no steering wheel or pedals, lots of extra sensors, and a foam front to protect pedestrians if ...
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"Bizarre and Almost Sad" - in #Liberal
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By Josh Marshall
So Redskins management is now apparently cold-calling tribal leaders and asking if they’ll come forward to say “Redskins” name is awesome.
Read more here: Bizarre and Almost Sad
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"Washington Redskins Look For Support From Tribal Leader, He Declines" - in #Liberal
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By Tom Kludt
Thursday proved difficult for the public relations arm of the Washington Redskins.
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"Eliot Cutler Qualifies For The Ballot In Maine" - in #Independent
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By Joshua Fauver (The following was posted on Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s Facebook page.) “t’s official, we’re on the ballot! Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who helped collect s...
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"Free & Equal: Honest Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Libertarians, & Independents Unite" - in #Independent
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By Jed Ziggler Did you know 42% of Americans self-identify as “independents” and don’t agree with the entire agenda of any single party? Now, more than half of all voters feel they are not represented in Washington. More tha...
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"16-Year-Old Honor Student Admits to Beating Parents to Death With a Crowbar for Taking Away His iPod" - in #Conservative
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By Cassy Fiano Every so often, there will be a hand-wringing article about how millennials are the most spoiled, narcissistic generation of Americans ever, followed up by a defensive article (written by a millennial) insisting...
Read More...16-Year-Old Honor Student Admits to Beating Parents to Death With a Crowbar for Taking Away His iPod
"Before Cliven Bundy: The war between Nevada ranchers and the Mojave desert tortoise" - in #Independent
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By Reuters By Jonathan Allen BUNKERVILLE Nevada (Reuters) – When the U.S. government declared the Mojave desert tortoise an endangered species in 1989, it effectively marked the cattle ranchers of Nevada’s Clark County for e...
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"Obama Announces Eric Shinseki's Resignation" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
President Barack Obama announced Friday that he has accepted Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation.
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"Here’s Why The Carbon Regulations EPA Will Announce Monday Are So Important" - in #Liberal
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Next Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency will release a first-ever set of regulations to cut carbon dioxide emissions from the country’s existing fleet of power plants. The agency recently issued...
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"Judge: Jury will hear about Oregon couple’s faith-healing beliefs in trial over dead child" - in #Independent
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By Scott Kaufman A judge has rejected the request of an Oregon couple — accused of manslaughter in the death their 12-year-old daughter — to have their faith-healing beliefs excluded from the trial. Judge Daniel Murphy ruled that ...
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"[VIDEO] Who Wants to Ban Sex Toys, Chocolate Milk, and Golf Lessons?! (Nanny of the Month, 5-14)" - in #Libertarian
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By Ted Balaker
“Who Wants to Ban Sex Toys, Chocolate Milk, and Golf Lessons?!
(Nanny of the Month, 5-14)” is the latest video from ReasonTV.
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supporting...
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"Iraq War Vet Tammy Duckworth Says Shinseki 'Has To Go'" - in #Liberal
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By Tom Kludt
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on Friday became the latest Democrat on Capitol Hill to call for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, her former boss at the embattled department.
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"Here are the five biggest threats to human existence" - in #Independent
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By The Conversation By Anders Sandberg, University of Oxford In the daily hubbub of current “crises” facing humanity, we forget about the many generations we hope are yet to come. Not those who will live 200 years from now, but 1,...
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"Casey Kasem's Wife To Appear In Court" - in #Liberal
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By AP
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — The wife of ailing radio personality Casey Kasem is expected to appear in court Friday in Washington state as part of an ongoing dispute with a stepdaughter who has been given authority to d...
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"House Approves Measures to Keep DEA Hands Off Hemp" - in #Libertarian
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By Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Along with a much-needed
measure to end federal funding for medical marijuana raids, the
House of Representatives also approved two measures aimed at
stopping state hemp seed seizures by the Drug...
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"Why Gridlock Is A Good Thing" - in #Conservative
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By Lonely Conservative
Why Gridlock is a Good Thing
Gridlock is one of the greatest blessings bestowed upon us by the Framers. It is a natural result of the checks and balances built into the system to stop any temporary majority...
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"We Want You!" - in #Liberal
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By Josh Marshall
Are you a New York City-based journalist? Want to be there when breaking news breaks, find the key angles, pounce on new stories, drive news across the country? Join us as the editor of LiveWire. We’re...
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"Obama Has To Issue Climate Change Rules — The Law Says So" - in #Liberal
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By Ann Carlson
On Monday, President Obama is expected to release proposed regulations to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants. Leaks to date suggest that the rules, which will cover 40 percent of total U.S. greenhouse...
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"Former Starbucks Barista Claims She Was Fired After Complaining About Sexual Harassment" - in #Independent
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By Emily Smith
Former Starbucks Barista Claims She Was Fired After Complaining About Sexual Harassment
Former Starbucks Barista Claims She Was Fired After Complaining About Sexual...
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"GOP House Votes To Protect States Legalizing Marijuana" - in #Liberal
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By ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House voted early Friday in favor of blocking the federal government from interfering with states that permit the use of medical marijuana.
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"Obama Meeting With Shinseki Today" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
President Barack Obama will meet with embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Friday, the White House said.
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"GOP Senate Candidate: UCSB Shooting An 'Unfortunate Accident'" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst (R), a candidate for U.S. Senate, said Thursday that the recent mass shooting near the University of California, Santa Barbara was an “unfortunate accident.”
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"Becoming A Mother Makes A Woman A Better Employee" - in #Liberal
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Working mothers still face a number of barriers in the workplace that fathers and childless workers don’t have to deal with. That may not make any sense, because a new study finds being a mother makes...
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"Actually, No, Elliot Rodger Was Never Diagnosed With Autism" - in #Liberal
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By karoli
Asperger’s Syndrome rapidly became the “reason” for Rodger’s rage, without actually verifying the diagnosis.
Read more here: Actually, No, Elliot Rodger Was Never Diagnosed With Autism
Read More...Actually, No, Elliot Rodger Was Never Diagnosed With Autism
"Portland Bus Driver Saves Wandering Toddler From Busy Street" - in #Independent
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By Emily Smith
Portland Bus Driver Saves Wandering Toddler From Busy Street
Portland Bus Driver Saves Wandering Toddler From Busy Street
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"O'Reilly To Megyn Kelly: You're Buying The Income Inequality 'Fraud' (VIDEO)" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly got into a lively debate on Thursday’s “The O’Reilly Factor” over whether income inequality actually “exists.”
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"O'Reilly To Megyn Kelly: You're Buying The Income Inequality 'Fraud' (VIDEO)" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly got into a lively debate on Thursday’s “The O’Reilly Factor” over whether income inequality actually “exists.”
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Read More...O'Reilly To Megyn Kelly: You're Buying The Income Inequality 'Fraud' (VIDEO)
"05-30-14 -- Karen Kwiatkowski - LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EDT)" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Declare Your Independence with Ernest HancockDeclare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock – Radio Radio/Video Program on 2014-05-30Karen Kwiatkowski (Retired Air Force Colonel, Professor, Cattle Farmer) on...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
"‘They really changed’: @HistoryInPics version of ‘MLK and Marlon Brando’ catches on [pics]" - in #Conservative
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By Doug Powers
The popular Twitter account of @HistoryInPics is dedicated to sharing the “most powerful and entertaining historical photographs ever taken.”
Among today’s photos was this one:
MLK and Marlon Brando htt...
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"Edward Snowden: Hipster Whistleblower" - in #Conservative
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By Christine Sisto NBC became the first American network to air an interview with Edward Snowden Wednesday, in a segment entitled Inside the Mind of Edward Snowden. Snowden leaked classified NSA documents almost one year ago. In...
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"NBC Chief Foreign Reporter can’t name one country where relations have improved under Obama" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
NBC Chief Foreign Reporter Richard Engel is asked to name …
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"Fox nabs Hillary book tour interview" - in #Liberal
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By rss@dailykos.com (Jed Lewison)
Maybe Fox should be careful what they wish for
Benghazi-palooza?Fox News Channel will do an interview with former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton next month on the heels of her memoir...
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"California Supreme Court rules that police must name officers involved in shootings" - in #Independent
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By Reuters By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that police departments in the state must as a general rule disclose the names of officers involved in shootings, despite claims by ...
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"BOOM: Census Data Reveals GOP Is Party of MIDDLE CLASS by 2-1 Ratio" - in #Conservative
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By Duane Lester Meanwhile, the Democrats are the party of the poor and the rich:
First of all, it is clear from the US Census data that Democrats are the party of rich.
14 of the top 20 richest districts in America are Democratic...
Read More...BOOM: Census Data Reveals GOP Is Party of MIDDLE CLASS by 2-1 Ratio
"Dick Cheney: Obama Is “Very, Very Weak… The Weakest of My Lifetime” (Video)" - in #Conservative
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By Duane Lester In other news, Dick Cheney disclosed that water is wet and the sky is blue:
“I think the perception around the world is increasingly negative. But, I think the main focus in on our president. He’s very, very ...
Read More...Dick Cheney: Obama Is “Very, Very Weak… The Weakest of My Lifetime” (Video)
"Confession of a Oregon Liberal Loom/Lousy Dad Yuvi Zalkow : Why I finally let my 5 yr son buy a dress: Father comes to terms with his son’s true identity" - in #Conservative
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By Samuel Gonzalez Who the hell was I to tell him another way?’ he writes. ‘What is blamable here? This is being alive.’ Yuvi Zalkow (Horrible Father)
You’re his Father! It’s you’re duty as a parent t...
Read More...Confession of a Oregon Liberal Loom/Lousy Dad Yuvi Zalkow : Why I finally let my 5 yr son buy a dress: Father comes to terms with his son’s true identity
"Oregon Governor Seeks Lawsuit Over Health Exchange" - in #Liberal
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER and GOSIA WOZNIACKA
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. John Kitzhaber said Thursday he’s seeking a lawsuit against Oracle Corp. over Oregon’s online health insurance enrollment system, the failure of which e...
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"Joe The Plumber: 'Guns Are Mostly For Hunting Down Politicians'" - in #Liberal
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By Eric Lach
Samuel Wurzelbacher — better known as Joe the Plumber — likes guns. And he wants everyone to know why.
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Read more here: Joe The Plumber: ‘Guns Are Mostly For Hunting Down Politicians’
Read More...Joe The Plumber: 'Guns Are Mostly For Hunting Down Politicians'
"History Channel Uses Iraq War Liars Cheney & Powell To Analyze Miniseries 'The World Wars'" - in #Liberal
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By John Amato The History Channel heavily promoted a three part miniseries called “The World Wars,” which encompassed WWI and WWII and focused on the rise and fall of Hitler, Stalin, Patton, Churchill and FDR. The NY...
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"Why Firing Shinseki Won’t Do Anything To Fix The VA" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine G. Burke
Despite a growing number of public officials calling for his resignation in light of a new Inspector General’s report on the dramatically longer wait times in a Phoenix hospital than what they were...
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"When Will Millennials Start to Realize a College Degree Is Not Enough?" - in #Libertarian
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By Paul Best
A
recent poll from the conservative youth organization Young
America’s Foundation found that over half of
graduating seniors are “nervous” about what their future holds, and
39 percent say they are...
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"U.S. birth rate hits record lows for teens while continuing increase among older women" - in #Independent
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By Reuters By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) – The birth rate among U.S. teens and young women dropped to record lows last year, while the rate among older women hit highs not seen in a half century, according to government s...
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"Gerard Bradley on Town of Greece Ruling" - in #Conservative
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By Ed Whelan Recommended reading: Writing for Public Discourse, law professor (and occasional Bench Memos contributor) Gerard V. Bradley celebrates Justice Kennedy’s recent majority opinion in Town of Greece v. Galloway as...
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"John Boehner: ‘I’m Not Qualified To Debate The Science Over Climate Change’" - in #Liberal
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House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that though he doesn’t feel qualified to “debate the science” of climate change, he does know that the Obama administration’s efforts to mit...
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"Raphael Nadal verses Joe the Plumber" - in #Independent
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By Chris Evans
The French Open is on, so I am inspired to draw an obtuse parallel. On the men’s side we have a core of exceptional talent that elevates the entire game. Djokovic is undoubtedly a better player because he has...
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"Arizona Three-Year-Old Shoots And Kills Younger Brother" - in #Liberal
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By Eric Lach
A 3-year-old boy shot and killed his 1-year-old brother on Tuesday in Payson, Ariz., according to The Associated Press.
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"We’ve Already Had A Record-Breaking Number Of Measles Cases This Year" - in #Liberal
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So far this year, the U.S. has seen more measles cases than during any single year in the past two decades, federal health officials announced on Thursday. Even though we’re only halfway through 2014,...
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"From Javelins to Drones" - in #Conservative
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By NRO Staff National Review contributor and Hoover Institution historian Victor Davis Hanson was recently interviewed for the 92Y’s American Conversation web series. He discusses what contemporary leaders can learn from...
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"‘Winking Murderer’ who threw his daughter into a river strapped to her car seat apologizes to the mother for breaking up… not for killing the toddler" - in #Conservative
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By Tiffiny Ruegner After sentencing the Winking Murderer, Arthur Morgan apologized. Not for murdering his child. Instead, just before he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, Arthur Morgan III apologized to the...
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"#RLC2014 Cooking With Gas!" - in #Conservative
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By Robert Stacy McCain NEW ORLEANS The Republican Leadership Conference begins this evening with speeches scheduled by GOP chairman Reince Priebus and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and the air is thick with excitement. Or maybe...
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"89-year-old Washington woman uses golf club to fend off sword-wielding stick-up artist" - in #Independent
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By Tom Boggioni A 89-year-old Washington woman fended off a sword-wielding robbery suspect at her convenience store, whacking him with a golf club, reports KREM. Miyo Koba, who has owned Frank’s Superette in Moses Lake for...
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"Ben Carson: ‘The Lord’ told me to call for flat tax at Obama’s non-partisan prayer breakfast" - in #Independent
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By David Edwards Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson on Thursday explained that he had been following God’s instructions when he shocked many people by calling for a flat tax at a non-partisan prayer breakfast with President...
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"Government Data Flows Visualized" - in #Libertarian
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By Jim Harper
Jim Harper
Today, I’m at the House Administration Committee’s Legislative Data and Transparency Conference. It’s become the annual confab for learning what the House is doing to improve...
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"One Nation Under Drones" - in #Liberal
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By Neal Ungerleider
Imagine: you’re on an uneventful final descent into your local metropolitan airport when suddenly the pilot makes a violent lurch to the left. The captain’s voice comes over the loudspeaker with an...
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"CA man’s treatment for dozens of tumors not medically necessary, insurance carrier says" - in #Independent
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By Travis Gettys A northern California man said his insurance carrier refused to pay for treatment of more than a dozen tumors, reported KPIX-TV. Jeffrey Rusch, of Sonoma County, said an MRI revealed more than 20 tumors in his...
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"Hatch Apologizes To Veterans For 'Political' Memorial Day Remarks" - in #Liberal
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By Caitlin MacNeal
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) came under fire from veterans groups after he made political comments during a Memorial Day speech.
“It is not appropriate to use Memorial Day events to talk politics,”...
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"E.U. Election Results: A Handy Guide to Europe's Political Factions" - in #Libertarian
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By Tom Clougherty
For those of us who are more
used to two-party democracy, last week’s
elections to the European Parliament could easily be a source
of confusion. By my estimate, the European Parliament’s 751...
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"Green Party: Proposed U.S.-European Union Trade Pact Threatens Wages, Environmental and Consumer Protections" - in #Independent
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By Jed Ziggler Candidates and activists in the Green Party of the United States are expressing strong opposition to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) as currently negotiated between the United States and...
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"Put a Fork in It, So to Speak" - in #Liberal
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By Josh Marshall
Orrin Hatch tells local radio station: Get over it, guys. Marriage equality is going to be the law of the land.
Read more here: Put a Fork in It, So to Speak
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"Google’s Diversity Report Confirms The Company Is Still Dominated By White Men" - in #Liberal
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For the first time after years of resistance, Google released a diversity report Wednesday evening. The findings are not good, by Google’s own admission: employees are overwhelmingly white men, reinforcing Silicon...
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"Boehner Reserving Judgement On Shinseki" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is reportedly reserving judgement on whether Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should resign.
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"Fact Checker: McConnell's New Obamacare Claim 'Not Credible'" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler, who writes the paper’s Fact Checker blog, is calling out Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for his puzzling argument that Obamacare should be repealed...
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"VID: Matt Welch Talks Future of Gaming with Spark Unlimited's Craig Allen & Game Designer Tracy Fullerton" - in #Libertarian
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By Alexis Garcia
“Matt Welch Talks Video
Game Nation with Spark Unlimited’s Craig Allen and USC Game
Designer Tracy Fullerton” is the latest video from Reason TV.
Watch above or click on the link below for...
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"Heavy Rain Pummels Southeast And It Might Not Even Stop The Drought" - in #Liberal
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Observed precipitation over the last seven days.
CREDIT: National Weather Service
Clusters of severe storms rolling through the South since Memorial Day have caused widespread flash flooding in Texas and Louisiana. Cars stalled...
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"Major Soccer Team Manager Speaks Out On Inclusion Of Gay Players" - in #Liberal
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger
CREDIT: AP
The manager of one of European soccer’s most prominent clubs said in an interview this week that he would welcome openly gay players, and that the sport needs to continue to make ...
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"A High School In Utah Photoshopped Girls’ Yearbook Pictures To Show Less Skin" - in #Liberal
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One example of an altered yearbook photo
CREDIT: Fox13 screenshot
High school administrators in Utah have come under fire this week for digitally altering some female students’ yearbook photos to make it appear as though...
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"30 Percent Of World Is Now Fat, No Country Immune" - in #Liberal
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By MARIA CHENG
LONDON (AP) — Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity rates in the last three decades, according to a new global analysis.
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"White House Touts Energy Policies As New EPA Rules Loom" - in #Liberal
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By JIM KUHNHENN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting the stage for upcoming restrictions on coal-fired power plants, the Obama administration is making a concerted effort to cast its energy policy as an economic success that is creating j...
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"Obama To Illegally Implement Cap And Trade Plan Without Approval Of Congress" - in #Conservative
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By Cassy Fiano Remember that time when we overthrew a tyrannical king and built a nation on this crazy notion that we shouldn’t have a supreme ruler presiding over us with tons of power? Those were some good times, but all...
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"North Korea To Investigate Kidnappings Of Japanese" - in #Liberal
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By AP
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea has agreed to open a new investigation into the fate of Japanese citizens it abducted in the 1970s and 1980s in return for the lifting of some sanctions, the two countries said Thursday.
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"Oh, Hey, The Economy Is Contracting Again." - in #Conservative
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By Jim Geraghty President Obama, speaking to donors at a DSCC fundraiser, May 22: “Over the last four years, we’ve created 9.5 million jobs. The unemployment rate has come down and housing has recovered. The auto...
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"Multi-Millionaire Hillary Clinton Wants You To Make ‘Hard Choices’ Over Inequality" - in #Conservative
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By Lonely Conservative
Hillary Clinton, who rakes in a whopping $200,000 per speech, is out there pushing her book “Hard Choices,” which has already netted her a sweet $14 million. I haven’t heard any news of her giving all o...
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"Conservative Senator: Gay Marriage Will Become Law Of The Land" - in #Liberal
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By AP
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch conceded Wednesday it’s only a matter of time before gay marriage is legal across the country, even though he doesn’t think that’s the right way to go.
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"Miliband's Favourite News Source is Owned by a U.S. Republican" - in #Conservative
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Labour leader Ed Miliband has gone to further lengths to prove how out of touch he is with the British voting public – this time by declaring that he doesn’t read much British news.
In a bizarre statement reported by B...
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"Brad Pitt punched in face at ‘Maleficent’ movie premiere: report" - in #Independent
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By Agence France-Presse Actor Brad Pitt was punched in the face Wednesday night while signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of “Maleficent” starring his partner Angelina Jolie, news reports said. A man jumped over a bar...
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"Crew of Russian, German and U.S. astronauts dock with ISS" - in #Independent
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By Agence France-Presse A crew of Russian, German and US astronauts docked with the International Space Station Thursday as space cooperation between Moscow and the West continues despite their worst standoff since the Cold War....
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"Federal government spending tax money on Zombie Apocalypse Plan" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: TAXES: FederalNews Story Source: http://therawfeedlive.comSarah Palin’s Facebook page is a popular venue where her 4.2 million
fans can track her political endorsements, follow her reality TV
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"Snowden Gets Personal: Gov't 'Exploits' 9/11 To Justify Spying (VIDEO)" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
Edward Snowden got personal about how the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks affected him in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News’ Brian Williams that aired Wednesday night.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
"President Obama Finds New Veterans Affairs IG Report 'Deeply Troubling'" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
President Barack Obama found a new report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General “deeply troubling,” according to White House press secretary Jay Carney.
Obama had been briefed on the...
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"A Tribute To Maya" - in #Liberal
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By Kay Steiger
Nichole Perkins writes about the life of Maya Angelou: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings may have been styled after slave narratives, but it was unique in its storytelling because Angelou wasn’t trying to...
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"05-28-14 -- Thomas DiLorenzo - Mike Finger (MP3 & VIDEO LOADED)" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Declare Your Independence with Ernest HancockDeclare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock – Radio Radio/Video Program on 2014-05-28Thomas DiLorenzo (Professor of Economics, Author, Writer) on the military...
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"ZoNation on the Tea Party: Electability vs Conservatism" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
Zo weighs in on the Tea Party, noting that we …
Read more here: ZoNation on the Tea Party: Electability vs Conservatism
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"For John Kerry, Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit" - in #Libertarian
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By Lawrence J. McQuillan
Obama administration Secretary of State John Kerry told Chuck Todd on MSNBC: “Edward Snowden is a coward. He is a traitor. And he has betrayed his country.”
Snowden gave documents to journalists that rev...
Read More...For John Kerry, Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit
"Why The Chamber Of Commerce’s Attack On EPA’s Upcoming Carbon Rules Is Completely Lopsided" - in #Liberal
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The United States Chamber of Commerce is projecting that new federal regulations to cut carbon dioxide pollution would raise electricity prices, kill jobs, and slow the economy.
The Environmental Protection...
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"Remembering The Inimitable Voice Of Maya Angelou" - in #Liberal
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When I was an undergrad, Maya Angelou came to my school to give the keynote address for Women’s Week. I remember everyone waiting for her, futzing around on our phones and talking about what we were...
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"Why UKIP? The Answer Is In History – Not Bigotry" - in #Independent
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By ROBIN KOERNER
Many people regard Magna Carta as the first Constitutional guarantee of the basic liberties of the English-speaking world.
Fewer people know that Magna Carta wasn’t imposed on King John just because he...
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"Illegal Aliens Are Importing Scabies" - in #Conservative
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By Dave Blount To the many exotic features of the vibrant multicultural tapestry that has been enriched by the federal government’s refusal to take effective steps to close the border we can add scabies:
Several U.S. Border...
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"Florida Officer's Key Ring Causes AR-15 To Accidentally Discharge" - in #Liberal
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By Caitlin MacNeal
A police officer’s AR-15 rifle accidentally discharged in Hillsborough County, Fla. on Tuesday while he was on a call, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
A police investigation into the incident...
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"Watchdog: 115-Day Appointment Wait At Phoenix VA" - in #Liberal
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By MATTHEW DALY
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs’ internal watchdog says veterans at the Phoenix VA hospital waited on average 115 days for their first medical appointment.
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"Hatch: If SCOTUS Rules Against Hobby Lobby I'll Push To Amend Constitution" - in #Liberal
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By Caitlin MacNeal
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said on Monday that if the Supreme Court rules against Hobby Lobby, which sued the federal government to block Obamacare’s contraception mandate, he’ll propose a...
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"Rogue Libyan ex-general resumes air strikes on jihadists in Benghazi" - in #Independent
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By Agence France-Presse A rogue Libyan ex-general resumed air strikes on jihadists in the city of Benghazi Wednesday, while gunmen attacked an interior ministry team in Tripoli tasked with protecting the outgoing government. Amid...
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"Prince Charles: Save the World From Global Warming by Ending Capitalism" - in #Conservative
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By Cassy Fiano It must be hard to be Prince Charles, and know that you’re the royal that nobody likes. The fact that he constantly spews drivel like this, saying that the world should abolish capitalism to prevent global...
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"‘Turncoat ass b*tch’: Stacey Dash’s new Fox News gig draws out lefty venom" - in #Conservative
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By Sarah Desprat
Fox News Channel announced today that conservative actress Stacey Dash will be joining the network as a cultural commentator:
“Stacey is an engaging conversationalist whose distinctive viewpoints amongst her H...
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"Why the FTC's Worries About Data Brokers Are Overblown" - in #Libertarian
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By Peter Suderman
The Federal Trade Commission is worried that online retailers
may know too much about you thanks to online “data brokers” that
collect, categorize, and sell information about potential
customers....
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"Gitmo Detainee Seeks Senate Torture Report" - in #Liberal
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By DAVID DISHNEAU
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A Guantanamo detainee accused of orchestrating the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole asked a military judge Wednesday to order the release of a Senate report on the CIA’s use of harsh i...
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"'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Believes Climate Change Is Caused By Man" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has taken a decidedly more serious stance on climate change than fellow game show host Pat Sajak.
Trebek explained his views explained his views on global warming...
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"Bill Clinton: Maya Angelou Was 'National Treasure' And 'Beloved Friend'" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
Former President Bill Clinton said he would “always be grateful” for Maya Angelou’s “electrifying reading of On the Pulse of Morning” at his first inaugural address.
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"Mike Rogers to keynote event honoring ‘Ground Zero Imam’" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
Mike Rogers, the House Intel Committee chairman and future Cumulus …
Read more here: Mike Rogers to keynote event honoring ‘Ground Zero Imam’
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"Executive Action on Immigration" - in #Libertarian
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By Alex Nowrasteh
Alex Nowrasteh
President Obama will likely take some executive action this fall to reduce deportations or legalize some unauthorized immigrants. He recently ordered Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security, to...
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"Melchior: Records Show Feds Kept Mt. Rushmore Closed During Shutdown 'to Make it Hurt'" - in #Conservative
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By NRO Staff For more on Jillian’s report on the Department of Interior’s decision to keep Mount Rushmore closed, read her latest piece, “Inflicting Pain for Political Gain.”
Read more here: Melchior:...
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"Kentucky newspaper slams Mitch McConnell's Obamacare doublespeak" - in #Liberal
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By rss@dailykos.com (Jed Lewison)
Liar, liar, pants on fire
This is a delightfully harsh editorial from the Lexington Herald-Leader on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s absurd claim that repealing Obamacare would...
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"05-28-14 -- Thomas DiLorenzo - Mike Finger -- LISTEN LIVE on LRN.FM, M-F, 9-Noon (EDT)" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Declare Your Independence with Ernest HancockDeclare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock – Radio Radio/Video Program on 2014-05-28Thomas DiLorenzo (Professor of Economics, Author, Writer) on the military...
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"CBO to Ex-Im: You Don't Generate a Profit, You're Going to Cost Taxpayers Billions" - in #Conservative
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By Veronique de Rugy Supporters of the Export-Import Bank have one less talking point to defend the crony-capitalist institution: A new CBO report debunks popular claims that the bank actually generates a profit for...
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"‘Cliven Bundy Is My Hero,’ Says Nevada Congressional Candidate" - in #Liberal
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Matt Lee-Ashley is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. You can follow him on Twitter at @MLeeAshley.
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Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has gained a new set of allies in his fight against the...
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"5 Things About Maya Angelou That Most People Won’t Talk About" - in #Liberal
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Maya Angelou, the esteemed poet, writer, and actress died Wednesday in her Winston-Salem home. The literary giant, most known for her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and Phenomenal Woman, a collection of poetry,...
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"Obama will let states decide how to cut greenhouse gas emissions" - in #Independent
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By McClatchy Washington Bureau
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"Mark Levin SLAMS Cantor for lying “through his teeth” to voters about amnesty in order to win primary" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
Mark Levin is absolutely disgusted with Eric Cantor lying to …
Read more here: Mark Levin SLAMS Cantor for lying “through his teeth” to voters about amnesty in order to win primary
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"WaPo Critic Blames Seth Rogen Movies for Isla Vista Killings" - in #Libertarian
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By Robby Soave
Given that the University of California—Santa Barbara killer
cited his inability to get laid in college as a motivation for his
massacre, should Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow and Zac Efron apologize
for making movies t...
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"The Imprinting of Elliot Rodger and Us" - in #PoliticalHumor
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By Joe Gandelman
Independent’s Eye by Joe Gandelman
When the news first hit that 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six students in Santa Barbara, it didn’t foreshadow the horrific details yet to come.
Six promising...
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"The Detroit Demolition Report Needs to Be Demolished" - in #Conservative
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By Jay Weiser View Larger MapBulldozed by 1950s/1960s urban-renewal nostalgia, the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force’s demolition report proposes spending $850 million to demolish more than 40,000 dilapidated buildings and,...
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"Oldest Sitting House Member Hall Lost To Tea Party Primary Challenger" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), the oldest sitting member of the House of Representatives at 91, lost a runoff election on Tuesday to conservative challenger U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe.
With 98 percent of precincts...
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"Redistricting Expert: Florida’s Gerrymandered Maps Give An 8 Point Advantage To Republicans" - in #Liberal
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If Florida’s voters evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, the state’s Republicans could still expect to hold 58 percent of the state’s congressional seats. Indeed,...
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"Duke student expelled over rape claim sues for diploma so he can begin work on Wall Street" - in #Independent
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By Travis Gettys A Duke University student is suing to obtain his degree after another student accused him of sexual assault. Lewis McLeod, a psychology major and former soccer player from Australia, was banned from the May 10...
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"Kerry On Snowden: 'Patriots' Don't Seek Asylum, 'They Fight Their Cause Here'" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that if former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was a true ‘patriot,’ like famed Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsburg, he would...
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"The Only Thing That Stops a Bad Man with a Gun Is a Cowboy with a Lasso?" - in #Conservative
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A gun-touting Georgia man was lassoed and then tied up by a cowboy after he fired shots at a church-organized Memorial Day weekend rodeo.Celestino Moras, 25, reportedly showed up uninvited — and extremely drunk — to the Cassville, B...
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"Ex-Israeli Military Intel Chief Says Tough Iran Sanctions ‘Are Still Holding’" - in #Liberal
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IDF Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin
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The former head of Israel’s military intelligence said this week that the easing of sanctions provided to Iran under the interim nuclear agreement has...
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"US May Decide To Train Syrian Rebels" - in #Liberal
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By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to Syrian rebels seeking military help in their quest to oust President Bashar Assad, the White House may soon sign o...
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"Widow Of Late GOP Rep. Young Will Challenge Successor — As A Dem" - in #Liberal
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By Daniel Strauss
When Republican David Jolly ran for the late Rep. C.W. Bill Young’s (R-FL) seat Jolly had the support of Young’s widow, who campaigned for him. Now, Young’s widow, Beverly Young, is saying she...
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"Newtown Victim's Dad To USCB Victim's Grieving Dad: 'You Are Not Alone'" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
Richard Martinez, the father of one of the victims of a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, railed against Congress this week for failing to act on gun control in the wake of...
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"Woman Says Her Baby Died After She Was Forced To Give Birth In Solitary Confinement" - in #Liberal
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A Texas woman claims she was forced to give birth in solitary confinement while she was being imprisoned for a drug violation, and the lack of adequate medical care she received resulted in her baby’s...
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"What about black people that get shot up by other blacks in Chicago, Detroit, D.C., and Philadelphia?" - in #Conservative
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By Samuel Gonzalez Media is upset when a white guy shoots up some people in Santa Barbara, but when blacks shoot up each other I hear nothing but crickets from the media.
Originally posted at The Last Tradition
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"Comically bad dancer blames racism after she’s pulled from dance floor at African festival" - in #Independent
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By Travis Gettys A Missouri woman said she was asked to leave the dance floor at an arts festival because she is white. Susan Stone, who posts online videos of herself dancing in various costumes, said an event staffer asked her...
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"WaPo Critic: I Wasn't Blaming Movies For UCSB Shooter's Actions" - in #Liberal
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By Catherine Thompson
The film critic who linked actor Seth Rogen and director Judd Apatow’s work to Elliot Rodger, the shooter who recently went on a killing spree before taking his own life near the University of...
Read More...WaPo Critic: I Wasn't Blaming Movies For UCSB Shooter's Actions
"Women Are Using RentAGent To Hire Men To Do Chores And Go On Dates" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Employment & JobsNews Story Source: http://therawfeedlive.comA service called Rent-A-Gent lets women choose a male companion from a list of “smart and handsome men.” For $200 bucks an hour, men can...
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"Democratic Senators Want to Repeal the First Amendment" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Free SpeechNews Story Source: http://therawfeedlive.comSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told attendees at a Family Research Council pastors retreat that Senate Democrats want to limit free speech through amending the...
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"Obamas new plan to destroy millions of US jobs" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: Employment & JobsNews Story Source: http://therawfeedlive.comEither employers will give up and close or outsource the work or “insource” third world companies with their third world wage employees...
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"USDA Admits to Killing Millions of Birds and Animals" - in #Libertarian
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on this subject: AgricultureNews Story Source: http://therawfeedlive.comIndeed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has publicly admitted it is
responsible for the mass poisoning of tens of millions of birds over the
last several...
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"Curmudgeon's Guide to Charles Murray" - in #Conservative
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By John J. Miller This week’s Between the Covers podcast is with Charles Murray, author of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead. We discuss whether Murray is actually a curmudgeon, why young people should think...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
"New IRS Obamacare Rule Guarantees Massive Job Loss" - in #Conservative
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By Warner Todd Huston For the last two years many businesses have been warning that because Obamacare will hurt them so badly they will cease offering employees healthcare and dump employees onto the Obamacare exchanges. But now...
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"BEASTMODE: Mary Katherine Ham SLAMS Sen. Jay Rockefeller" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
Free Beacon put this video together of Mary Katherine Ham …
Read more here: BEASTMODE: Mary Katherine Ham SLAMS Sen. Jay Rockefeller
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"Janet Napolitano Heckled at Commencement Speech" - in #Libertarian
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By Zenon Evans
‘Tis the season for boycotting
commencement speakers. The latest mover-and-shaker to get the cold
shoulder from the Class of 2014 is former Secretary of Homeland
Security Janet Napolitano.
The student...
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"Most-Visited Glacier In North America Is Losing An ‘Astonishing’ 16 Feet Of Ice Each Year" - in #Liberal
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Alberta’s Athabasca Glacier.
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Canada’s Athabasca glacier is melting at an “astonishing” rate, according to Parks Canada, and could disappear within a generation.
The glacier, which is the largest of ...
Read More...Most-Visited Glacier In North America Is Losing An ‘Astonishing’ 16 Feet Of Ice Each Year
"New Tom Cotton Ad HAMMERS Mark Pryor for doing nothing about VA scandal" - in #Conservative
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By The Right Scoop
Tom Cotton has released a new ad hitting Mark Pryor …
Read more here: New Tom Cotton Ad HAMMERS Mark Pryor for doing nothing about VA scandal
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