"Supply meets demand: Gun makers flee Northeast for ‘Second Amendment states’" - in #Independent

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By Reuters By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – The first gun manufacturer to leave Connecticut after it enacted tough new gun control laws last year in the wake of the Newtown school shootings presented a commemorative r...

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"13-year-old Ohio boy who fatally shot his friend charged with ‘reckless homicide’" - in #Independent

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By Arturo Garcia A 13-year-old boy was arrested on Monday and charged with reckless homicide in the shooting death of a friend, WCPO-TV reported. The victim’s father identified him to WCPO as Hawken Hemmerle, also 13 years...

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"David O Atkins • Virtually Speaking With Jay Ackroyd" - in #Liberal

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By CalifSherry

A local elected official and Democratic party officer in Southern California, David joins Jay to discuss the Senate runoff in Mississippi, involving Thad Cochrane’s seat.
Formerly writing at Daily Kos as...

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"Hillary Clinton on Hobby Lobby: “Corporation’s employers can impose religious beliefs on employees”" - in #Conservative

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By The Right Scoop

The left hates that corporations are people. They absolutely hate …
Read more here: Hillary Clinton on Hobby Lobby: “Corporation’s employers can impose religious beliefs on employees”



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"France v Nigeria" - in #Conservative

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By noreply@blogger.com (Vox) Two games of nominal interest. Neither France nor Germany should have to go to penalties to win. I think Algeria is the more likely upset, but it would be a huge shock to see either of the two...

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"Fashion label Fendi unveils suspended walkway over Rome’s Trevi Fountain" - in #Independent

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By Agence France-Presse Rome (AFP) – Fashion house Fendi kicked off the restoration of Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain Monday, unveiling a transparent suspended walkway which will give tourists a whole new vantage point of the h...

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"Laura Ingraham tells Govs. Perry, Brewer to ‘saddle up’ and enforce border" - in #Conservative

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By Brett Taylor

Laura Ingraham certainly isn’t expecting President Obama to secure the country’s borders anytime soon, but she’d be thrilled if the governors of the border states policed their own states.
Saddle...

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"Hobby Lobby: Not a Limited Decision" - in #Liberal

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By Kit OConnell

Ginsburg’s dissent warns of the “startling breadth” of today’s Hobby Lobby decision.
Today’s Supreme Court decision in Burvell V. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. allowing “closely held” religious corpora...

Read More...Hobby Lobby: Not a Limited Decision

"‘Hamas will pay.’: Netanyahu addresses the murder of abducted teens" - in #Conservative

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By Jim Jamitis

The murders bodies of three abducted Israeli teens have been found north of Hebron.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minced no words addressing the murders in a cabinet meeting today.
They were abducted...

Read More...‘Hamas will pay.’: Netanyahu addresses the murder of abducted teens

"NC cops searching for mystery man caught hanging onto vehicle in highway traffic" - in #Independent

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By Arturo Garcia Police in Charlotte, North Carolina are looking for the unidentified man filmed hanging onto the back of a car reportedly going at least 50 mph on a busy interstate over the weekend, the Charlotte Observer...

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"Corporations Win Again" - in #Liberal

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The Roberts Court Sides With Corporations And CEOs Over Average Citizens
The Supreme Court’s final decisions of the term came today, and in the now established tradition of the Roberts Court, they strike another blow to...

Read More...Corporations Win Again

"Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards fights Hobby Lobby decision with safe, legal stupidity" - in #Conservative

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By Sarah Desprat

Today’s SCOTUS ruling on Hobby Lobby is gonna hit the wimminz pretty darn hard. Just ask Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, who clearly understands the decision:
BREAKING: #SCOTUS gives CEOs the...

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"N.C. Senate Unanimously Passes Coal Ash Cleanup Bill That May Not Go Far Enough" - in #Liberal

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In this Feb. 5, 2014 file photo, Amy Adams, North Carolina campaign coordinator with Appalachian Voices, shows her hand covered with wet coal ash from the Dan River swirling in the background as state and federal environmental...

Read More...N.C. Senate Unanimously Passes Coal Ash Cleanup Bill That May Not Go Far Enough

"Fox News Points To Megyn Kelly As Proof It's 'Fair And Balanced'" - in #Liberal

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By Tom Kludt
Megyn Kelly’s occasional grilling of Republicans and conservatives doesn’t really bother Fox News brass. Far from apostasy, those interviews — like Kelly’s pointed questioning of Dick Cheney earlier t...

Read More...Fox News Points To Megyn Kelly As Proof It's 'Fair And Balanced'

"Hillary Clinton Calls SCOTUS's Hobby Lobby Ruling 'Deeply Disturbing'" - in #Liberal

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By Dylan Scott
Presumed 2016 presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Monday that the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby on Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate was “deeply disturbing” —...

Read More...Hillary Clinton Calls SCOTUS's Hobby Lobby Ruling 'Deeply Disturbing'

"U.S. Senator Agrees With Supreme Court Decision Because Women Use Birth Control ‘Largely For Recreational Behavior’" - in #Liberal

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) agreed on Monday that women use birth control to protect themselves from “recreational behavior,” just hours after the Supreme Court ruled that some companies can refuse to provide health insurance coverage tha...

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"Why You Shouldn’t Have To Buy The $630 Super-Secure Blackphone In Order To Protect Your Privacy" - in #Liberal

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Touted as the world’s most secure smartphone, the Blackphone started shipping Monday to customers who pre-ordered the Android-based phone. Blackphone, which uses a mix of third-party and homegrown apps...

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"19 Million People Are In Path Of Tonight's Imaginary Global Warming" - in #Liberal

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By Susie Madrak

It’s all in your head, it’s not really happening. Just ask any GOP congress member!
A complex of thunderstorms erupting over Iowa this afternoon may consolidate into a powerful squall line or derecho...

Read More...19 Million People Are In Path Of Tonight's Imaginary Global Warming

"Opposition News: AR State Rep Wins as Green, Loses after Flipping to Dems" - in #Independent

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By Jed Ziggler


For the second time in three election cycles, an Arkansas State Representative was elected to office as a Green, only to flip to the Democrats mid-term, and then lose re-election while running as a Democrat....

Read More...Opposition News: AR State Rep Wins as Green, Loses after Flipping to Dems

"Sen. Mazie Hirono: ‘Hobby Lobby ruling lets bosses restrict freedom of women’s health decisions’" - in #Conservative

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By thisistwitchy

Sigh. They just can’t stop lying.
@maziehirono I disagree senator women can still make their own health decisions. @smg1054— Sue (@smg1054) June 30, 2014
@maziehirono What fiction are you reading? Toyota i...

Read More...Sen. Mazie Hirono: ‘Hobby Lobby ruling lets bosses restrict freedom of women’s health decisions’

"Obama On Immigration Today: 'Pass A Bill, Solve A Problem. Don't Just Say No'" - in #Liberal

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By Susie Madrak

This is as closed to pissed off as I’ve seen Obama get, and who can blame him? The Do Nothing Congress has done everything but tie him in a chair to prevent any actual progress:
n the face of an unyielding...

Read More...Obama On Immigration Today: 'Pass A Bill, Solve A Problem. Don't Just Say No'

"Boehner: Obama Acting Alone On Immigration Will Make Things Worse" - in #Liberal

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By Caitlin MacNeal
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Monday slammed President Obama for using executive actions to fix issues with the immigration system following the President’s speech railing against House...

Read More...Boehner: Obama Acting Alone On Immigration Will Make Things Worse

"Lena Dunham weighs in on SCOTUS’ Hobby Lobby ruling" - in #Conservative

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By thisistwitchy

What a surprise. Feminist actress/director Lena Dunham is upset about the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby religious freedom case. Also not surprising: Dunham thinks the Court has somehow denied...

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"Private Contractor For Michigan Prisons Repeatedly Failed To Give Inmates Enough Food" - in #Liberal

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Less than a year after Michigan shifted responsibility for feeding its prisoners to a private contract with international food services conglomerate Aramark, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) is...

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"Reid: Boehner Killed Immigration Reform To 'Appease The Tea Party'" - in #Liberal

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By Sahil Kapur
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Monday tore into Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for refusing to act on immigration reform, conceding that there is now “no prospect for reform in the Republican-led...

Read More...Reid: Boehner Killed Immigration Reform To 'Appease The Tea Party'

"Brutal Mississippi Primary Prompts College GOP Chair To Switch Parties" - in #Liberal

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By Nicole Lafond
The chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans’ (MFCR) announced on Monday he was resigning and planned to become a Democrat following a brutal U.S. Senate primary.
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"Illinois governor Pat Quinn signs $35.7 billion budget, but vows to cut spending" - in #Independent

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By Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the state’s $35.7 billion operating budget for fiscal 2015 on Monday, vowing to continue to chisel away at spending approved by the legislature. The General A...

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"Lobbyist For Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill Revels In Hobby Lobby Ruling" - in #Liberal

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By Dylan Scott
The president of the conservative group that pushed Arizona’s anti-gay “religious freedom” bill earlier this year took Hobby Lobby’s victory Monday at the Supreme Court as a vindication of...

Read More...Lobbyist For Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill Revels In Hobby Lobby Ruling

"Basis for EPA clean power plan cuts a ‘mystery’" - in #Independent

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By Climate Central Originally published at Climate Central Texas emits more carbon dioxide from electric power plants into the atmosphere than any other state, and Washington State is one of the least CO2-emitting states in the...

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"GOP Candidate: Climate Science Is ‘The Greatest Deception In The History Of Mankind’" - in #Liberal

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In just a few months, voters in Louisiana’s sixth Congressional District will select a new face to represent them in the U.S. House. If they choose state representative Lenar Whitney (R-Houma), they’ll be electing by...

Read More...GOP Candidate: Climate Science Is ‘The Greatest Deception In The History Of Mankind’

"Miss. college GOP chairman switches to Democrat over Tea Party ‘extremists’" - in #Independent

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By David Edwards The chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans (MFCR) said on Monday that he had resigned, and was in the process of switching his party affiliation to Democrat because of the extremism of Tea...

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"Misogyny from Anti-Contraception Fanatic" - in #Conservative

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By Senator Ted Kennedy Editor’s Note: This is the text of Senator Ted Kennedy’s opening statement before the Committee on the Judiciary at the hearing on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, September 18, 1992, the...

Read More...Misogyny from Anti-Contraception Fanatic

"Paul Begala’s ‘dumb’ spin on how Hobby Lobby ruling ‘is a winner for you’ is a loser" - in #Conservative

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By Doug Powers

The Supreme Court’s decision on the Hobby Lobby case got Paul Begala to spinning like a top:
If you think those who control corporations deserve greater control over your personal life, the Hobby Lobby ruling...

Read More...Paul Begala’s ‘dumb’ spin on how Hobby Lobby ruling ‘is a winner for you’ is a loser

"Cincinnati cop who set up fake substation as sex lair pleads guilty to child porn charge" - in #Independent

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By Travis Gettys A Cincinnati police officer pleaded guilty Monday to two felonies in connection with his relationship with a teenage girl he mentored. Darrell Beavers admitted to one count each of attempted tampering with...

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"Misogony from Anti-Contraception Fanatic" - in #Conservative

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By Senator Ted Kennedy Editor’s Note: This is the text of Senator Ted Kennedy’s opening statement before the Committee on the Judiciary at the hearing on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, September 18, 1992, the...

Read More...Misogony from Anti-Contraception Fanatic

"Hobby Lobby Reminds Obama He Can't Just Interpret the Law How He Likes" - in #Conservative

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By Grace-Marie Turner The Supreme Court today rang a victory bell for religious freedom as it ruled 5–4 that “HHS’s contraceptive mandate substantially burdens the exercise of religion” of three closely held companies ...

Read More...Hobby Lobby Reminds Obama He Can't Just Interpret the Law How He Likes

"John Legend really doesn’t like SCOTUS Hobby Lobby decision." - in #Conservative

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By EM Zanotti

In case you were wondering what someone who only has tangential access to political information thinks about the Hobby Lobby decision, you need look no further than John Legend, who took to Twitter, where he could...

Read More...John Legend really doesn’t like SCOTUS Hobby Lobby decision.

"Hobby Lobby's Supreme Court Win Sets Up Battle Over Anti-Gay Discrimination" - in #Liberal

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By Dylan Scott
While the company Hobby Lobby triumphed at the U.S. Supreme Court in challenging Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate on Monday, the Court does not seem to have flung opened the floodgates for anti-LGBT...

Read More...Hobby Lobby's Supreme Court Win Sets Up Battle Over Anti-Gay Discrimination

"Mystery tip that broke Sandusky case (Guest Voice)" - in #Independent

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By Guest Voice

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons
Michael Smerconish: Mystery tip that broke Sandusky case
The above cartoon is not part of the original article but is licensed to run on The Moderate Voice. See great cartoons by all...

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"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg issues blistering dissent in Hobby Lobby ruling" - in #Independent

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By Travis Gettys Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg said the ruling on the Hobby Lobby case was based on a misreading of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and would likely open the door to a host of unintended consequences. “Little d...

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"Study: All Jobs Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants" - in #Libertarian

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By webmaster@thenewamerican.com (Bob Adelmann)

Last week was not good for supporters of immigration reform — with the release of two polls, the surrender by a leading proponent, and the devastating report from the Center for I...

Read More...Study: All Jobs Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants

"Democrat talking point: GOP candidates want to ‘block birth control’" - in #Conservative

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By thisistwitchy

Matt Canter, Deputy Executive Director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, assures us that virtually every Republican candidate for office is plotting to rid the world of birth control. He also...

Read More...Democrat talking point: GOP candidates want to ‘block birth control’

"Benjamin Moore Sued Over Racist Paint Color" - in #Conservative

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By Dave Blount Work is hard. Looting is much easier, so long as you aren’t a lowly heterosexual white male:
A black man in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, Benjamin Moore Paints, which he says...

Read More...Benjamin Moore Sued Over Racist Paint Color

"Bloomberg Gun Control Group Says Target Shut Down Its Protest On Sunday" - in #Liberal

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By Eric Lach
A Texas Target store is once again at the center of a gun rights fight.
The gun control group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, which is backed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said Monday that its Texas...

Read More...Bloomberg Gun Control Group Says Target Shut Down Its Protest On Sunday

"World of Cartooning Just Lost Two Greats" - in #PoliticalHumor

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By Rob Tornoe

The small world of editorial cartooning was delivered a blow to the body last week, as the industry said goodbye to two legendary pioneers.

No one blazed a trail quite like Etta Hulme, the long-time political...

Read More...World of Cartooning Just Lost Two Greats

"The View will get new host, possibly open spatial rift." - in #Conservative

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By Ask Amelia

thy has been fired from The View!
I’m not entirely sure how she got a spot on the show in the first place but, after just one year, Jenny McCarthy is out. Barbara Walters is retiring, which leaves Whoopi...

Read More...The View will get new host, possibly open spatial rift.

"Liberals Are as "Obedient" to Authority as Conservatives" - in #Libertarian

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By Ronald Bailey

It is a truism among academics that political
conservatives like to be ordered around. A new study, “Political
Conservatives’ Affinity for Obedience to Authority is Loyal, Not
Blind,” by...

Read More...Liberals Are as "Obedient" to Authority as Conservatives

"At Last: A Congressman Looking to Disarm All Those Federal Agencies" - in #Conservative

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By Warner Todd Huston We already have a military. We already have a foreign service. We already have a national domestic police agency. We’ve had these things for over a hundred years. So, why does every last federal...

Read More...At Last: A Congressman Looking to Disarm All Those Federal Agencies

"Every Child in Scotland to Be Supervised by State-Appointed Busybody" - in #Libertarian

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By Lenore Skenazy

Imagine
the very worst home a child could grow up in: No food in the
fridge, parents strung out on drugs, the children covered with
scabs and beaten regularly. You would want someone to step in and
save the...

Read More...Every Child in Scotland to Be Supervised by State-Appointed Busybody

"Odious Wealth: The Outrage is Not So Much Over Inequality but All the Dubious Ways the Rich Got Richer" - in #Liberal

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Here is a link to my 50th column on Quartz, “Odious Wealth: The outrage is not so much over inequality but all the dubious ways the rich got richer.”
Read more here: Odious Wealth: The Outrage is Not So Much Over Inequality but Al...

Read More...Odious Wealth: The Outrage is Not So Much Over Inequality but All the Dubious Ways the Rich Got Richer

""The Costs and Benefits of Repealing the Zero Lower Bound … and Then Lowering the Long-Run Inflation Target" in Japanese: ゼロ下限を無効にする費用と便益…そして長期インフレ目標を下げる" - in #Liberal

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“The Costs and Benefits of Repealing the Zero Lower Bound … and Then Lowering the Long-Run Inflation Target” in Japanese: ゼロ下限を無効にする費用と便益…そして長期インフレ目標を下げる:
The link above is to the Japanese version. “The Costs and Benefit...

Read More..."The Costs and Benefits of Repealing the Zero Lower Bound … and Then Lowering the Long-Run Inflation Target" in Japanese: ゼロ下限を無効にする費用と便益…そして長期インフレ目標を下げる

"‘WTF?’ Citizens outraged upon hearing that Obama wants billions to ‘handle’ illegals crossing US border" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

President Obama is planning to ask Congress for billions in order to “handle” the children illegally crossing the United States’ southern border.
Obama to ask Mon for billions to handle surge of children ill...

Read More...‘WTF?’ Citizens outraged upon hearing that Obama wants billions to ‘handle’ illegals crossing US border

"Motorcycle racer Bobby Goodin dies after crash at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [photos]" - in #Conservative

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By misstripleem

Sad news out of Colorado tonight. The El Paso County, Colorado, Sheriff’s Office has just confirmed that motorcycle racer Bobby Goodin, 54, died after a crash early this morning at the Pikes Peak...

Read More...Motorcycle racer Bobby Goodin dies after crash at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [photos]

"ISIS declares establishment of a caliphate – the ‘Islamic State’" - in #Conservative

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By soopermexican

Remember when the liberal left mocked and ridiculed those right …
Read more here: ISIS declares establishment of a caliphate – the ‘Islamic State’



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"‘Gotta get me some of those’: Check out Katie Pavlich’s latest shooting target [pic]" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

Katie Pavlich is having some fun at the range on a Sunday afternoon.
Sunday Gunday: Osama bin Zombie http://t.co/iAtB8spCcZ— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 29, 2014
Gotta get me some of those RT @KatiePavlich: S...

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"World Cup 2014: If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium" - in #Independent

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By DORIAN DE WIND, Military Affairs Columnist


The last time the United States played Belgium was in a friendly match in 2013 when Belgium beat the U.S. 4-2.
Since then, Team USA has come a long way and will be facing “dangerous” ...

Read More...World Cup 2014: If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium

"Word to the Wise, from the Inside" - in #Conservative

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By Jay Nordlinger In a column last week, I noted a news item headed “Pentagon Says Missile Defense System Hit Target in Test.” (Article here.) I applauded this result. And said,In March of last year — the 30th anniversary of...

Read More...Word to the Wise, from the Inside

"Dutch airline KLM deletes racist Mexico World Cup departure tweet" - in #Independent

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By Agence France-Presse Dutch airline KLM on Sunday deleted a tweet featuring a picture of a sombrero and a moustache after the Netherlands knocked Mexico out of the World Cup. The picture, posted just after the 2-1 win put the...

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"Glastonbury music festival’s biggest hit: Dolly Parton" - in #Independent

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By Agence France-Presse Country music star Dolly Parton drew the biggest crowd of Britain’s Glastonbury music festival on Sunday, regaling the dusty crowd with hits while dressed in a white diamante suit. Over 100,000...

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"A Job for Lois" - in #Conservative

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By Jay Nordlinger I guess I knew about this when the matter came to light, but I had forgotten about it — what with the speed and volume of news and all. A Politico article reminded me: “In most of her criticized email c...

Read More...A Job for Lois

"Have You Seen It?" - in #Conservative

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By Jay Nordlinger All my life, I have heard people criticize “unbridled capitalism.” They don’t criticize capitalism per se. (Well, some of them do.) They criticize “unbridled capitalism.” I have no idea where this capital...

Read More...Have You Seen It?

"‘Devastating loss’: Fans, friends remember former Auburn player Philip Lutzenkirchen" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

Former Auburn tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning.
Philip Lutzenkirchen 1 of 3 passengers in car that crashed early Sun outside Atlanta, one other airlifted.
Rip Lutzy,...

Read More...‘Devastating loss’: Fans, friends remember former Auburn player Philip Lutzenkirchen

"Cartoon: Summer Sequels" - in #Independent

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By CAGLE CARTOONS

Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com
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"LA GOP candidate for Congress: Climate change is a hoax, can be disproved with thermometer" - in #Independent

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By Tom Boggioni A Louisiana State Representative, seeking her district’s U.S. House seat, has posted a campaign video calling climate change “the greatest deception in the history of mankind,” and stating that it can be dis...

Read More...LA GOP candidate for Congress: Climate change is a hoax, can be disproved with thermometer

"Sarah Palin highlights this awesome campaign ad from Republican candidate Darius Foster for Alabama legislature" - in #Conservative

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By soopermexican

Darius Foster is a Republican candidate to the Alabama legislature …
Read more here: Sarah Palin highlights this awesome campaign ad from Republican candidate Darius Foster for Alabama legislature



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"Upcoming Supreme Court Birth Control Bombshell? Poll shows Americans oppose contraception ban" - in #Independent

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By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief


The Huffington Post’s screaming headline reads “SUPREMES SAVING WORST DECISION FOR LAST?” Subheadlines: “FEAR: Businesses Could Dodge Laws Due To ‘Religious Liberty’… Public Unions C...

Read More...Upcoming Supreme Court Birth Control Bombshell? Poll shows Americans oppose contraception ban

"‘Wasn’t necessary’: Dutch airline deletes tweet after making light of Mexico’s World Cup loss" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

Earlier today, Dutch airline KLM posted a tweet, which was captured by the following screenshot, regarding Mexico’s World Cup loss to The Netherlands. It has since been deleted.
It’s Adios Amigo to...

Read More...‘Wasn’t necessary’: Dutch airline deletes tweet after making light of Mexico’s World Cup loss

"Jeffrey Toobin Tells Americans To Be 'Grateful' That Dick Cheney Is Back On Their TVs" - in #Liberal

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By David

CNN guest host Jeffrey Toobin and two of the network’s military analysts concluded on Sunday that America should be “grateful” that former Vice President Dick Cheney was doing interviews, and calling...

Read More...Jeffrey Toobin Tells Americans To Be 'Grateful' That Dick Cheney Is Back On Their TVs

"Obama To Nominate Former P&G Executive To Lead Veterans Affairs" - in #Liberal

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By AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama selects former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald to head Veterans Affairs.
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"A Poultry Attempt At Rule 5" - in #Conservative

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By smitty by Smitty Pimbly sent a slightly cryptic tweet: @smitty_one_each Debbie Harry’s head over the bikinied turkey is kinda surreal, Smitty. — ForgivingMichael (@WaltPimbley) June 29, 2014 But I realized instantly he w...

Read More...A Poultry Attempt At Rule 5

"Nancy Pelosi Calls Border Crisis An ‘Opportunity’" - in #Conservative

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By Lonely Conservative
Nancy Pelosi visited the border this weekend and said the flood of illegal immigrants is not a crisis but an “opportunity.” She would say that, to her this is just a pool of thousands of potential new Dem...

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"Pelosi: We Must Treat Unaccompanied Minors With 'Respect' During 'Crisis'" - in #Liberal

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By Caitlin MacNeal
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Saturday urged her fellow lawmakers to treat the children detained along the southern border with respect during a trip to Texas to assess the influx of unaccompanied...

Read More...Pelosi: We Must Treat Unaccompanied Minors With 'Respect' During 'Crisis'

"A Discussion of Thomas Piketty’s “Capital” with Masaccio & Knut – Book Salon Preview" - in #Liberal

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By Elliott

Join us for a discussion with Knut and Masaccio about Thomas Piketty’s new book – Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
(Thomas Piketty will not be here, but will participate in a salon later this year)
Book S...

Read More...A Discussion of Thomas Piketty’s “Capital” with Masaccio & Knut – Book Salon Preview

"CNN’s Toobin: Americans should be ‘grateful’ that Cheney is back on TV talking about Iraq" - in #Independent

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By David Edwards CNN guest host Jeffrey Toobin and two of the network’s military analysts concluded on Sunday that America should be “grateful” that former Vice President Dick Cheney was doing interviews, and calling for mil...

Read More...CNN’s Toobin: Americans should be ‘grateful’ that Cheney is back on TV talking about Iraq

"Pot Meet Kettle? Peggy Noonan Rips Hillary Clinton For 'Banal' Writing" - in #Liberal

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By David

With no sense of irony, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on Sunday slammed former Secretary of State Hillary for what she said was “banal” writing.
In her column last week, Noonan had attacked...

Read More...Pot Meet Kettle? Peggy Noonan Rips Hillary Clinton For 'Banal' Writing

"Astrology ~ Winds Of Change, Communications Shift" - in #Liberal

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By starcana

Mercury Stations Direct. Mercury (communications, thoughts, short journeys) stations direct on Tuesday. What we’ve been trying to say has a much better chance of being translated correctly – if we can use...

Read More...Astrology ~ Winds Of Change, Communications Shift

"Obama to ask Congress for $2 billion to confront migrant child crisis at border" - in #Independent

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By Reuters U.S. President Barack Obama is to ask Congress for more than $2 billion to deal with the surge in unaccompanied children from Central America flooding into the United States along its southern border. Obama will make...

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"Sparsely attended ‘men’s rights’ soirée arrives at source of their problems. Hint: It’s women" - in #Independent

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By TBogg If you’re a white man, a dude, a bro, a man’s man, a guy, a studmuffin, and you didn’t spend your weekend hanging out at VFW post in the Detroit area, you are probably unaware that you are the most...

Read More...Sparsely attended ‘men’s rights’ soirée arrives at source of their problems. Hint: It’s women

"Bastardi: ‘No end to excuses’ as Antarctic sea ice breaks all time record" - in #Conservative

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By Jim Jamitis

When will meteorologist Joe Bastardi finally learn to ignore the facts and defer to authorities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bill Nye the not-actually-a-scientist guy on global warming?
PLEASE RT!!! SOUTHERN...

Read More...Bastardi: ‘No end to excuses’ as Antarctic sea ice breaks all time record

"Third-party candidates are polling unusually well this year" - in #Liberal

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By rss@dailykos.com (dreaminonempty)

If you look in the Daily Kos Elections oh-so-handy polling database, you may notice about a third of the races polled have a third-party candidate polling at 5 percent or above.
As David Nir...

Read More...Third-party candidates are polling unusually well this year

"Demi Lovato Keeps Dropping Hints" - in #Conservative

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By Robert Stacy McCain Either this is a coy, slow-motion “coming out,” or else it’s a clever marketing strategy to attract a niche audience for a pop singer, but maybe it’s both. Whatever it is, 21-year-old former Dis...

Read More...Demi Lovato Keeps Dropping Hints

"9 Injured In Shooting On New Orleans’s Famous Bourbon Street" - in #Liberal

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CREDIT: AP Photo/David Goldman
Nine people were injured, at least one critically, in a shooting on New Orleans’s famous Bourbon Street early Sunday morning. The shooting took place around 2:45 am, the Times-Picayune...

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"Pot meet kettle? Peggy Noonan attacks Hillary Clinton’s ‘banal’ writing" - in #Independent

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By David Edwards With no sense of irony, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on Sunday slammed former Secretary of State Hillary for what she said was “banal” writing. In her column last week, Noonan had attacked Cli...

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"NASA To Launch Global Warming Satellite To Track Carbon Dioxide" - in #Liberal

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By ALICIA CHANG
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five years after a NASA satellite to track carbon dioxide plunged into the ocean after liftoff, the space agency is launching a carbon copy — this time on a different rocket.
The $468 million mis...

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"Things in Politico That Make Me Want to Guzzle" - in #Liberal

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By masaccio


Nick Hanauer

With a big tip of the hat to Charlie Pierce, let’s take a look at Nick Hanauer’s article in Politico: The Pitchforks Are Coming … For Us Plutocrats. Actually, the article itself is a pretty ...

Read More...Things in Politico That Make Me Want to Guzzle

"RNC's Priebus Wants Bill Clinton To Leave Poor Dick Cheney Alone!" - in #Liberal

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By Heather

The RNC’s aptly named Reince Priebus was back on the air attacking Hillary Clinton and flinging as much mud against the wall as he could find to see what sticks. On this Sunday’s Meet the Press, Priebus...

Read More...RNC's Priebus Wants Bill Clinton To Leave Poor Dick Cheney Alone!

"Obama Steps Up Efforts To Deport Unaccompanied Children Crossing The Border" - in #Liberal

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Women and children wait at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility, in Brownsville, Texas.
CREDIT: Eric Gay/ AP
The Obama administration plans to stop the influx of unaccompanied children crossing the border...

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"‘AMAZING’: Marine pilot lands jet without nose gear [video]" - in #Conservative

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By Jim Jamitis

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Mahoney is an AV-8B Harrier pilot. Mahoney was forced to make a landing without nose gear on the U.S.S. Bataan.
AMAZING!!! Marine pilot lands jet on STOOL on USS Bataan WITHOUT...

Read More...‘AMAZING’: Marine pilot lands jet without nose gear [video]

"R.I.P.: ‘Respected’ actor and ‘beloved friend’ Meshach Taylor remembered" - in #Conservative

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By Jim Jamitis

He is probably best known for his work on the long running CBS sitcom “Designing Women,” but Meshach Taylor has a long list of movie and television credits, most recently on “Criminal Minds” with longtime friend Joe...

Read More...R.I.P.: ‘Respected’ actor and ‘beloved friend’ Meshach Taylor remembered

"New House Majority Leader: Border Security, Then Legalization" - in #Conservative

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By Joel Gehrke Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who replaced Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor as House majority leader, believes there is an “opportunity” to negotiate for the legalization of illegal immigrants, but...

Read More...New House Majority Leader: Border Security, Then Legalization

"Lois Lerner's Lawyer Smacks Down CNN Concern Troll Candy Crowley" - in #Liberal

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By karoli

In the latest chapter of the Great Missing Emails Scandal of 2014, Candy Crowley brought Lois Lerner’s attorney on to justify the later interview she did with Darrell Issa in order to get to the bottom of those...

Read More...Lois Lerner's Lawyer Smacks Down CNN Concern Troll Candy Crowley

"Bill Clinton Inhales: 'A Lot Of Evidence To Argue For Medical Marijuana'" - in #Liberal

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By David

Former President Bill Clinton recently suggested that the federal government should legalize medical marijuana because there was “a lot of evidence” that it helped patients.
During an interview at the...

Read More...Bill Clinton Inhales: 'A Lot Of Evidence To Argue For Medical Marijuana'

"Nation editor stuns ‘architect of catastrophe’ Bill Kristol: Join Iraqi Army if you want war" - in #Independent

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By David Edwards The Nation‘s Katrina Vanden Heuvel on Sunday challenged neoconservative Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol to join the Iraqi Army if he felt so strongly about the U.S. taking more military action in the country i...

Read More...Nation editor stuns ‘architect of catastrophe’ Bill Kristol: Join Iraqi Army if you want war

"‘I’ve about had it’: Baltimore resident wants mayor to explain to her son why their neighbors murder each other" - in #Conservative

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By Jim Jamitis

In Baltimore reports like this are far too common.
Shooting: 1300 blk Ward St. Adult male reported to be shot in chest / stomach. Homicide Detectives investigating. Dispatch Time: 11:46 pm— Baltimore Police (...

Read More...‘I’ve about had it’: Baltimore resident wants mayor to explain to her son why their neighbors murder each other

"Pope Francis jokes ‘woman was from a rib’ as he avoids question about Catholic Church’s misogyny" - in #Independent

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By John Hooper, The Guardian Pope refuses to commit himself to raising status of women in Catholic church and makes ‘joke’ about female subservience In his first interview with a female journalist since his election to the s...

Read More...Pope Francis jokes ‘woman was from a rib’ as he avoids question about Catholic Church’s misogyny

"Nation's vanden Heuvel Tells Bill Kristol to Enlist in Iraqi Army if He's So Worried about Region" - in #Conservative

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By Andrew Johnson The Nation’s editor Katrina vanden Heuvel sparred with Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard by voicing her opposition to re-engaging in Iraq and urging Kristol to sign up to fight on behalf of the Iraqis if...

Read More...Nation's vanden Heuvel Tells Bill Kristol to Enlist in Iraqi Army if He's So Worried about Region

"Podcast: Nafeez Ahmed on Pentagon-Funded Research Into ‘Social Contagions’ That’ll Cause Civil Unrest" - in #Liberal

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By Kevin Gosztola

Dr. Nafeez Ahmed
The defense establishment in both the United Kingdom and United States is funding social science research into what conflicts will be caused by climate change, energy crises, resource shortages,...

Read More...Podcast: Nafeez Ahmed on Pentagon-Funded Research Into ‘Social Contagions’ That’ll Cause Civil Unrest

"Lerner's Attorney: It's Just 'Convenient' For GOP To Have A 'Demon'" - in #Liberal

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By Caitlin MacNeal
The attorney representing former IRS chief Lois Lerner, William Taylor III, on Sunday dismissed House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) charge that Taylor and Lerner are both...

Read More...Lerner's Attorney: It's Just 'Convenient' For GOP To Have A 'Demon'

"Lerner's Attorney: It's Just 'Convenient' For GOP To Have A 'Demon'" - in #Liberal

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By Caitlin MacNeal
The attorney representing former IRS chief Lois Lerner, William Taylor III, on Sunday dismissed House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) charge that Taylor and Lerner are both...

Read More...Lerner's Attorney: It's Just 'Convenient' For GOP To Have A 'Demon'

"Like a scene out of ‘Walking Dead’: Brazil’s drug problem is so bad, there are uncontrolled CRACK slums" - in #Conservative

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By soopermexican

Far from the glamor of the World Cup, Brazil harbors …
Read more here: Like a scene out of ‘Walking Dead’: Brazil’s drug problem is so bad, there are uncontrolled CRACK slums



Read More...Like a scene out of ‘Walking Dead’: Brazil’s drug problem is so bad, there are uncontrolled CRACK slums

"Remy: God Bless the USA (Veterans Affairs Scandal Edition)" - in #Libertarian

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By Meredith Bragg


This story was originally released on June 13,
2014:
Remy reworks the Lee Greenwood classic for today’s Veterans
Affairs administrators.
Written and Performed by Remy. Video by Meredith Bragg....

Read More...Remy: God Bless the USA (Veterans Affairs Scandal Edition)

"OFA Lauds Obama's 'mic drop' on Boehner's Lawsuit" - in #Conservative

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By Joel Gehrke President Obama’s campaign team at Organizing for Action is really impressed with him for blowing off the threat of a legal challenge to his unilateral executive actions, so they’re fundraising off of a...

Read More...OFA Lauds Obama's 'mic drop' on Boehner's Lawsuit

"Texas state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer: GOP stands for ‘gringos y otros pendejos’" - in #Conservative

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By Brett Taylor

At the Texas Democratic Convention in Dallas Friday, Texas state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer said in a speech that GOP just stands for “gringos y otros pendejos.”
.@TMFtx: “GOP. That just stands for Gringos y ...

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"Vets Wait for Doctors While VA Spends $420M on Solar Panels" - in #Conservative

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By Katie McGuire The VA might want to rethink its spending. While our vets are slowly dying and going without vital medical attention, the VA seems to think a $420M investment in solar panels is a great plan. More here:
Veterans...

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"MSNBC panel shocked at Tea Party ‘purist principle’ that doesn’t seek out federal pork for itself" - in #Conservative

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By soopermexican

This is how entrenched liberals are in their view that …
Read more here: MSNBC panel shocked at Tea Party ‘purist principle’ that doesn’t seek out federal pork for itself



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"Police Searching for Missing 3 Year Old Shoot Weimaraner Dog in Backyard- Child Later Found Sleeping" - in #Conservative

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By Katie McGuire Oh my. So this is what we are paying so many taxes for, cops to shoot our family pets while ‘searching’ for non- missing children? Give me a break.
The dog’s owner wants the officers responsible f...

Read More...Police Searching for Missing 3 Year Old Shoot Weimaraner Dog in Backyard- Child Later Found Sleeping

"Exclusive: North Dakota Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time" - in #Liberal

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By Steve Horn

Warren Buffett’s BNSF is a leader in moving fracked oil from North Dakota’s Bakken fields.
For the first time, DeSmogBlog has published dozens of documents obtained from the North Dakota government...

Read More...Exclusive: North Dakota Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time

"Lois Lerner Attorney: It's ‘Silly’ to Think She Destroyed Emails" - in #Conservative

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Although former IRS official Lois Lerner refuses to speak, pleading the fifth amendment, her attorney spoke on her behalf regarding the controversy over two years of missing IRS emails.
William Taylor III said that accusations...

Read More...Lois Lerner Attorney: It's ‘Silly’ to Think She Destroyed Emails

"PolitiFact Oregon Calls Out Brady Campaign on Inflated Gun Death Numbers" - in #Conservative

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On June 27, PolitiFact Oregon released a fact-check showing that the claim by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence that nine children are killed every day in gun violence is false.
The Brady Campaign made the claim at a...

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"Guy Benson on ‘Kelly File’: ‘It’s patently obvious that the border is not secure’ [video]" - in #Conservative

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By Brett Taylor

Appearing on “The Kelly File” Friday night with guest host Shannon Bream, Townhall’s Guy Benson confirmed that just about everything Americans fear about the situation at the southern border is a bad as it so...

Read More...Guy Benson on ‘Kelly File’: ‘It’s patently obvious that the border is not secure’ [video]

"An apt simile" - in #Conservative

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By noreply@blogger.com (Vox) I’m not sure Damien understood quite how funny this was, if one presumes that he is referring to Larry’s fans and the Dread Ilk:
In the social media era, we lend authors immediate...

Read More...An apt simile

"Workers World Party: Protests Demand ‘U.S. Stay Out of Iraq!’" - in #Independent

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By Jed Ziggler


SAN FRANCISCO Many national and local organizations, including the Answer Coalition, the Bay Area Latin American Solidarity Coalition, the International Action Center, Veterans for Peace, Codepink, World...

Read More...Workers World Party: Protests Demand ‘U.S. Stay Out of Iraq!’

"Obama Grows Petulant over GOP Challenge" - in #Conservative

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Currently traveling in Minnesota, Barack Obama appears to be bristling at the notion that House Republicans are set to challenge him in the courts. PBS characterizes his demeanor as “mocking.” Perhaps. But observers...

Read More...Obama Grows Petulant over GOP Challenge

"CNN's Jeffrey Toobin: Ted Cruz’s Goal Is a Right-Wing ‘Purification Ritual’" - in #Conservative

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By Tom Johnson


Last fall, not long after the federal government’s partial shutdown ended, The New Yorker‘s David Denby alleged that shutdown point man Ted Cruz seemed to be pursuing the presidency “by sowing as much ...

Read More...CNN's Jeffrey Toobin: Ted Cruz’s Goal Is a Right-Wing ‘Purification Ritual’

"Yes, the IRS probably did lose those emails" - in #Independent

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By JIM SATTERFIELD


The story of the lost emails of Lois Lerner and other IRS employees will undoubtedly be in the news for a long time to come, in fact until President Obama has left office if the GOP has its way. After all,...

Read More...Yes, the IRS probably did lose those emails

"Mediaite stupendously fails to smear Sarah Palin as hypocrite over missing IRS emails" - in #Conservative

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By soopermexican

A columnist at Mediaite tried to smear Sarah Palin as …
Read more here: Mediaite stupendously fails to smear Sarah Palin as hypocrite over missing IRS emails



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"Bill Maher Tells Hillary To 'Just Go Away' For A While Before 2016" - in #Liberal

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By Daniel Strauss
Bill Maher, on his HBO show “Real Time With Bill Maher” offered some advice to Hillary Clinton if she wants to successfully run for president in 2016: get out of the public spotlight for a while....

Read More...Bill Maher Tells Hillary To 'Just Go Away' For A While Before 2016

"The New Yorker on Ukraine: Instead of Sy Hersh, Keith Gessen" - in #Liberal

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By Deena Stryker


As the world anxiously awaits the next chapter in the tug of war between Russia and the West over Ukraine, I deconstruct a lengthy article in the May 12th New Yorker that shows how investigative reporting has...

Read More...The New Yorker on Ukraine: Instead of Sy Hersh, Keith Gessen

"Spotlight on Green News & Views: More drilling on public land, Texas sets wind power record" - in #Liberal

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By rss@dailykos.com (Meteor Blades)

Many environmentally related posts appearing at Daily Kos each week don’t attract the attention they deserve. To help get more eyeballs, Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously...

Read More...Spotlight on Green News & Views: More drilling on public land, Texas sets wind power record

"Obama Jokes About Boehner Lawsuit In Return to Campaign Trail" - in #Conservative

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By Joel Gehrke President Obama joked that he might have given House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) the idea to file a lawsuit against his executive actions, but he didn’t think Boehner would follow through with...

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"Sudanese Christian Mother Jailed for Apostasy Now 'Safe' at US Embassy" - in #Conservative

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27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim, who became internationally known after the government of Sudan sentenced her to death for refusing to convert to Islam, is now safe at the United States embassy in that nation after being re-arrested...

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"Following Its Supreme Court Defeat, Online TV Service Aereo Halts Operations" - in #Libertarian

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By Jim Epstein


As
Jesse Walker noted at Hit & Run, the Supreme Court
ruled 6-3 on Wednesday that Aereo, a online TV service that lets
customers watch broadcast stations through the internet, violates
U.S. copyright law....

Read More...Following Its Supreme Court Defeat, Online TV Service Aereo Halts Operations

"Video shows Arizona cop’s violent attack on black professor who got charged with assault" - in #Independent

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By David Ferguson An English professor at Arizona State University stands charged with assault and other violations after she was body-slammed to the ground by a campus police officer over a jaywalking incident. Think Progress...

Read More...Video shows Arizona cop’s violent attack on black professor who got charged with assault

"Conservative Poll: Sen. Hagan Leads GOPer Tillis" - in #Liberal

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By Daniel Strauss
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) leads North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) in the North Carolina race for U.S. Senate according to a recent poll released by the conservative think tank Civitas.
The poll...

Read More...Conservative Poll: Sen. Hagan Leads GOPer Tillis

"‘What’s stopping her?’ Pelosi visits border, says she wants to take children ‘home with her’ [pics]" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi took a trip to the southern border.
Pelosi calls sister pimentel at sacred heart an angel. @kgbt #immigrationinflux http://t.co/yIj0GOMG3r— Brett Crandall (@BrettKGBT) June 2...

Read More...‘What’s stopping her?’ Pelosi visits border, says she wants to take children ‘home with her’ [pics]

"Vegan Mom Who Ate 20 Bananas A Day During Pregnancy Responds To Backlash" - in #Independent

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By Sarah Fruchtnicht

Vegan Mom Who Ate 20 Bananas A Day During Pregnancy Responds To Backlash
Vegan Mom Who Ate 20 Bananas A Day During Pregnancy Responds To Backlash
...

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"Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah arrives in the US, is set to face judicial officer" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

We expect that Khatallah will be presented before a judicial officer at 3:30 PM today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia— (@FBI) June 28, 2014
Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah has arrived in t...

Read More...Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah arrives in the US, is set to face judicial officer

"Why Is the American Red Cross Acting Like Big Business and Not a Charity?" - in #Liberal

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By BrandonJ

The American Red Cross refuses to release information about how it spends the money it receives as donations, they don’t want to reveal “trade secrets.”
The American Red Cross denied a request from Pro...

Read More...Why Is the American Red Cross Acting Like Big Business and Not a Charity?

"President Obama Displays His Leadership Skills" - in #Conservative

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By Lonely Conservative
President Obama put his leadership skills, or lack thereof, on display this week. In Minneapolis he whined about Republicans who stand in the way of the full implementation of his radical agenda.
My message...

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"The Responsible Thing To Do" - in #Independent

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By RON BEASLEY

My father died 12 years ago and my mother 18 months ago and they had pre-payed and pre-arranged their final arrangements. Since my father was a WWII veteran both he and my mother were eligible to be interned at...

Read More...The Responsible Thing To Do

"Joshua Fauver: Socialism is Making a Comeback" - in #Independent

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By Krzysztof Lesiak


Joshua Fauver is a Louisianan political activist who was formerly a member of the Constitution and Libertarian parties. He now describes himself as an unaffiliated democratic socialist. He recently started a...

Read More...Joshua Fauver: Socialism is Making a Comeback

"Article V Promoter Praises Democratic Leadership in Movement" - in #Libertarian

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By webmaster@thenewamerican.com (Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.)

Constitutional convention advocate Mark Meckler praised the participation of Democrats and others in the movement.
Read more here: Article V Promoter Praises Democratic...

Read More...Article V Promoter Praises Democratic Leadership in Movement

"‘Doing his part to fight climate change’: Guess how Obama is spending his Saturday?" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

Today’s stop on the Obama golf tour is Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Another Saturday and Obama is whacking balls. #golf— (@toddstarnes) June 28, 2014
Emily Miller is keeping track:
Obama golfing now for the 8th w...

Read More...‘Doing his part to fight climate change’: Guess how Obama is spending his Saturday?

"Pretty little liars: Tammy Bruce’s all gal-pal semi-truthy journalism club" - in #Independent

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By TBogg “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Tammy Bruce who once speed-dated fame but, alas, it didn’t work out (fame didn’t cal...

Read More...Pretty little liars: Tammy Bruce’s all gal-pal semi-truthy journalism club

"Diane Stretton, Nanny Who Refused To Leave Family's Home, Suddenly Disappeared (Video)" - in #Independent

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By Dominic Kelly

Diane Stretton, Nanny Who Refused To Leave Family’s Home, Suddenly Disappeared (Video)
Nightmare Nanny Suddenly Disappeared From Family’s Home (Video) ...

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"Exclusive Interview With Veteran Radio Producer Ernie Martinez (Guest Voice)" - in #Independent

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By Guest Voice


Cartoon by Ernie Martinez mourning the death of the legendary Tony Gwynn
Editor’s Note: We’ve had some requests for more posts on sports and on the radio industry. Here’s a must-read that...

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"If you want to see what happens to you if you attack Israel, watch this stunning video" - in #Conservative

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By soopermexican

Surveillance video captures the moment when Israeli forces assassinated two …
Read more here: If you want to see what happens to you if you attack Israel, watch this stunning video



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"Stay classy: Gay marriage supporters mock conservative dad’s son, then blame him for posting photo" - in #Conservative

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By misstripleem

LGBT radicals speculate @NOMUpdate president’s son “looks like a daugther”:
twitter.com/ThirtyBirdy/st…
@michellemalkin @adambaldwin @rsmccain— Politix Fireball™ (@PolitixFireball) June 28, 2014
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"‘Can’t really be this delusional, can he?’ Juan Williams once again caught defending the indefensible" - in #Conservative

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By Jacob Bunn

Juan Williams was on Fox’s “Cashin’ In” Saturday morning attempting to explain away Lois Lerner’s lost emails and defend the Obama economy.
If we spoon fed @TheJuanWilliams the truth – he would chok...

Read More...‘Can’t really be this delusional, can he?’ Juan Williams once again caught defending the indefensible

"Women Taking Control of their Reproductive Health, Pre-Hobby Lobby Edition" - in #Liberal

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By Peterr

Next week, SCOTUS is expected to rule on the Hobby Lobby case, challenging the requirement that private employers that provide insurance to their employees must include contraceptives in the list of services covered...

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"Childhood abuse and poverty can lead to adult health and behavioral issues: study" - in #Independent

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By RedOrbit Chronic stressors such as poverty or abuse can have lasting negative impact on children, and could be linked to behavioral, health or employment-related problems later on in life, according to new research appearing...

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"All's Well That Ends Well" - in #Liberal

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By Josh Marshall
Cochran: Election went so well, no need to bring back Voting Rights Act.
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"Between ISIS and Assad" - in #Liberal

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By Josh Marshall
Molly Crabapple on Syrians caught between ISIS and Assad.
Read more here: Between ISIS and Assad



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"Pet Dog Saves Japanese Boy From Bear Attack" - in #Independent

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By Emily Smith

Pet Dog Saves Japanese Boy From Bear Attack
Japanese Boy Saved From Bear Attack By Pet Dog
Bear Attack Thwarted By Boy’s Dog ...

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"Live Audio Stream of Libertarian Party National Convention" - in #Independent

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By Brian Holtz
The convention business sessions are being streamed …
Read more here: Live Audio Stream of Libertarian Party National Convention



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"#Socialism2014 Marxist Gender Theory: Sexual Minorities of the World Unite!" - in #Conservative

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By Robert Stacy McCain Sherry Wolf (@SherryTalksBack) has described herself as a “a lesbian Marxist who came of age in the neo-Cold War, AIDS-ravaged 1980s,” and has been praised by a fan as a “fire-breathing, Marxist dyke.” The r...

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"This week at progressive state blogs: A militia weekend in AK, electing a Democratic senator in MS" - in #Liberal

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By rss@dailykos.com (Meteor Blades)

Just as states with progressive lawmakers and activists have themselves initiated innovative programs over a wide range of issues, state-based progressive blogs have helped provide us with a...

Read More...This week at progressive state blogs: A militia weekend in AK, electing a Democratic senator in MS

"Girl Who Brutally Stabbed Mom 151 Times Mom Avoids Jail by Declaring ‘Insanity’" - in #Conservative

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By Warner Todd Huston A total cretin of a teen girl who stabbed her mother 151 times, then finished her off with a baseball bat has actually avoided jail because some idiot judge agreed with her “insanity’ plea.
What is w...

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"Mexican Army Helicopter Breaches Border, Fires on American Agents" - in #Conservative

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By Warner Todd Huston The Mexican government is “sorry” that one of its helicopters flew across our southern border and tried to kill a bunch of American agents. Really, really sorry. But, dang it, it wasn’t their fault. Rea...

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"Sen. Cochran Only 'Listening' To Voting Rights Act Fix Proposal" - in #Liberal

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By Daniel Strauss
As of now, it doesn’t look like Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) will sign on to legislation that would reinstate a key provision of the Voting Rights Act gutted by the Supreme Court.
Read More →
Read more here: S...

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"Drunken Hillary: President Obama is “incompetent and feckless”" - in #Independent

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By Bluegrass Pundit

Wow! I never thought I would agree so completely with Hillary… Hillary Clinton called President Obama “incompetent and feckless” and charged that he had “no hand on the tiller half the time” during a booz...

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"Obama says cynicism is popular; Ace of Spades gives hope a chance" - in #Conservative

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By Brett Taylor

Following even more whining about “phony scandals,” President Obama concluded a town hall in Minneapolis Thursday by proclaiming the idea that “cynicism is popular these days, but hope’s better.”

Ace of Spad...

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"CA nanny who won’t leave couple’s home filed litany of lawsuits against her own family" - in #Independent

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By Arturo Garcia A 64-year-old California woman who has drawn national attention for refusing to leave her employers’ home has seemingly disappeared as her litigious history came to light, ABC News reported on Friday....

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"Vet Could Lose Home For Displaying Small US Flag In Front Yard Because It Violates Home Display Rules" - in #Conservative

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By Duane Lester Can’t have those awful flags flying now, can we? It might lower the value of the homes nearby:
Larry Murphree explained that his homeowners’ association in the Sweetwater community wants him to remove...

Read More...Vet Could Lose Home For Displaying Small US Flag In Front Yard Because It Violates Home Display Rules

"Oil by Train" - in #Liberal

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By KateCA

Will new DOT regulations make us any safer from volatile Bakken oil trains?
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis last year painted a rosy picture of the North Dakota-Montana Bakken oil field industry: “By making e...

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"CNN: 1,000 Marines on US Warship headed to Persian Gulf" - in #Conservative

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By The Right Scoop

CNN is reporting that 1,000 Marines on the US Warship …
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"Dems block GOP bills to verify status, block tax credits to illegal immigrants" - in #Conservative

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By Duane Lester They have to protect their invited guests, don’t they:
Senate Democrats blocked Republicans on Thursday from passing two bills that would require companies to verify the legal status of people before they...

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"Column: It's the Global Warming Alarmists Who Are the Real 'Deniers'" - in #Conservative

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By Cal Thomas

People who refuse to drink the Kool-Aid known as global warming-climate change are not just “deniers”; we are guilty of a “nihilistic refusal” to address the issue. So says a Washington Post...

Read More...Column: It's the Global Warming Alarmists Who Are the Real 'Deniers'

"Barney Fife Meets Delta Force" - in #Conservative

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By Charles C. W. Cooke Nestled awkwardly among the usual guff, the outrage website Salon this week took a welcome flyer and accorded space to something genuinely alarming. “A SWAT team,” the headline screamed, “blew a hole in my 2...

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"Commonwealth Magazine: Independent Practice Very Different Politics" - in #Independent

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By Joshua Fauver
(The following was originally published in Commonwealth Magazine.)
THE THREE INDEPENDENT candidates running for governor said on Friday that their candidacies are an attempt to challenge the existing two-party...

Read More...Commonwealth Magazine: Independent Practice Very Different Politics

"‘A vote for life’: Suicide nets approved for San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge" - in #Independent

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By Reuters By Jennifer Chaussee SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – It could soon be a lot harder for people bent on suicide to leap from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, as California state officials approved a funding plan on F...

Read More...‘A vote for life’: Suicide nets approved for San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge

"Mix-up between ‘civilian police’ and military nearly marred Brazil’s World Cup opener" - in #Independent

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By Agence France-Presse Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – A sniper requested permission to shoot an armed man whose presence near world leaders attending the World Cup’s June 12 opening game sparked a security scare, Brazilian o...

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"NJ woman at large after being filmed attacking mother in front of her 2-year-old son" - in #Independent

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By Arturo Garcia Authorities in Salem, New Jersey are searching for a 25-year-old suspect caught on video beating another woman in front of her 2-year-old son as several observers did nothing about it, the New Jersey Star-Ledger...

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"Wyoming Constitution Party Sues over Discriminatory Campaign Finance Law" - in #Independent

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By Jed Ziggler


From Ballot Access News:
On June 23, the Wyoming Constitution Party nominee for Secretary of State, and a donor who wants to contribute to her campaign now, filed a federal lawsuit against Wyoming campaign finance...

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"Northwest Herald: Harvard Attorney Files to Run on Green Party Ticket" - in #Independent

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By Jed Ziggler


By Kevin P. Craver:
Harvard attorney Scott Summers is one of several third-party candidates who have filed to run for Illinois governor.
Summers filed Monday to run for governor on the Green Party ticket with...

Read More...Northwest Herald: Harvard Attorney Files to Run on Green Party Ticket

"Slate: Climate Change Destabilized Iraq and Led to the Rise of ISIS" - in #Conservative

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By Connor Williams


Continuous fear-mongering from the left about the supposed cataclysmic dangers of global warming has always been present, but Slate‘s Eric Holthaus has taken things to a whole different level. As Iraq...

Read More...Slate: Climate Change Destabilized Iraq and Led to the Rise of ISIS

"Bosnian Serbs unveil statue of assassin who incited World War I" - in #Independent

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By Agence France-Presse Sarajevo (AFP) – Gavrilo Princip is known around the world as the man whose actions sparked World War I. But for many of his fellow Bosnian Serb countrymen, he is a hero, not a villain. In a ceremony to m...

Read More...Bosnian Serbs unveil statue of assassin who incited World War I

"GOP: Just Say No to Ex-Im" - in #Conservative

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By Larry Kudlow Why in the world would Congress want to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank? Known as “Bank of Boeing,” Ex-Im is the perfect example of corporate welfare, crony capitalism, fraud, and corruption. Get rid of it. It&...

Read More...GOP: Just Say No to Ex-Im

"McDaniel: Tea Party Lawyer Who Committed Suicide Was 'Fine Christian'" - in #Liberal

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By Daniel Strauss
Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) issued a short statement on the death of attorney Mark Mayfield, the tea party activist and supporter of McDaniel’s who was charged in connection to the political...

Read More...McDaniel: Tea Party Lawyer Who Committed Suicide Was 'Fine Christian'

"John McCain calls for White House to designate Central American kids as refugees" - in #Independent

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By Reuters By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some leading members of the U.S. Congress are calling on the Obama administration to consider launching an emergency refugee program for Central American children as one way to a...

Read More...John McCain calls for White House to designate Central American kids as refugees

"Armed Drones Now Patrol Iraq" - in #Independent

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By ELIJAH SWEETE
The U. S. military has confirmed that some surveillance drones in Iraq have been armed with air to surface missiles. The purpose of arming the drones is to provide protection for U. S. military who are in the...

Read More...Armed Drones Now Patrol Iraq

"21 New Cabins Booked this Week." - in #Conservative

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By Jack Fowler That’s on top of the dozen booked the prior week. The National Review 2014 Post-Election Caribbean Cruise is filling up very fast. Choice cabins and the most affordable staterooms are...

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"The Club’s Good Fight" - in #Conservative

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By Rich Lowry I wasn’t where the Club for Growth was on Mississippi because I had qualms about McDaniel, but give it this: When the Club sets out to support a candidate and raise money for him, it actually spends money...

Read More...The Club’s Good Fight

"Next Monday’s Ruling in Harris v. Quinn" - in #Conservative

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By Ed Whelan Public-sector union bosses will have difficulty sleeping this weekend, as they await the Supreme Court’s disposition on Monday of what may be the surprise blockbuster of the term, Harris v. Quinn. The Court may...

Read More...Next Monday’s Ruling in Harris v. Quinn

"2 Palestinian Militants Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Gaza" - in #Liberal

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By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Friday, officials said, as the search for three teens Israel says were abducted by the militant group H...

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"North Korea looking to bomb James Franco, Seth Rogen." - in #Conservative

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By EM Zanotti

In fairness, there are very few people who don’t want to carpet bomb James Franco and, possibly, everything he’s touched in the last decade. But for most of us, that’s merely a gut reaction...

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"Slate Lets Us Know: The Unanimous Rulings Weren't Actually Decided Unanimously" - in #Conservative

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By Celina Durgin Slate told us yesterday how to interpret those two nine-to-nothing SCOTUS rulings: They only seemed unanimous. The front page headline of an article by Laurence H. Tribe reads, “The Justices Weren’t...

Read More...Slate Lets Us Know: The Unanimous Rulings Weren't Actually Decided Unanimously

"Daily Mail: Race-baiting against Chris McDaniel point back to Haley Barbour and his nephew" - in #Conservative

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By The Right Scoop

The Daily Mail has really done their research today, uncovering …
Read more here: Daily Mail: Race-baiting against Chris McDaniel point back to Haley Barbour and his nephew



Read More...Daily Mail: Race-baiting against Chris McDaniel point back to Haley Barbour and his nephew

"It’s Possible That There Will Be Enough Invalidated Votes to Overturn Thad Cochran’s Victory: Over 800 Hinds County Voters Crossed Over Illegally" - in #Conservative

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By Cassy Fiano Thad McCochran’s victory over Tea Party candidate Chris McDaniel in Mississippi was one of the more egregious cases of voter fraud we’ve seen recently. Now, the McDaniel campaign has unleashed a...

Read More...It’s Possible That There Will Be Enough Invalidated Votes to Overturn Thad Cochran’s Victory: Over 800 Hinds County Voters Crossed Over Illegally

"Dr. Ben Carson Warns of New World Order, Gay Marriage (Video)" - in #Independent

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By Michael Allen

Dr. Ben Carson Warns of New World Order, Gay Marriage (Video)
Dr. Ben Carson Warns of New World Order, Gay Marriage (Video)
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"Michigan GOP candidate: Ignore my arrests for publicly masturbating in other people’s cars" - in #Independent

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By David Ferguson A candidate running to represent Michigan’s 95th House district in the state legislature wants you to know that once you look past his bizarre sexual fetish and multiple felony convictions, he is a...

Read More...Michigan GOP candidate: Ignore my arrests for publicly masturbating in other people’s cars

"Oklahoma GOP Congressional Primary Loser: "I...Am a Human... I will Never use a Look Alike..."" - in #Libertarian

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By Brian Doherty

Of all the political dirty tricks getting executed in Ukraine
yet still pretending you hold office and can run for re-election
has to be among the worst!
Timothy Murray, a losing Republican primary candidate for...

Read More...Oklahoma GOP Congressional Primary Loser: "I...Am a Human... I will Never use a Look Alike..."

"House GOP Staffer Allegedly Changed His Story In Insider Trading Probe" - in #Liberal

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By Dylan Scott
In the spring of 2013, two federal investigators spoke to a Republican House staffer about a recent leak of a Medicare policy change that had set off a flurry of stock trades in major health care companies.
The...

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"Could Drones Finally Expose One Of The Country’s Most Secretive Industries?" - in #Liberal

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The promotional video for a proposed investigative project on factory farms
CREDIT: Kickstarter
Are aerial drones the answer we need to a wave of state laws seeking to criminalize efforts to expose health hazards and inhumane...

Read More...Could Drones Finally Expose One Of The Country’s Most Secretive Industries?

"Women in India Invent “Anti-Rape” Jeans to Combat Rape Epidemic" - in #Conservative

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By Cassy Fiano Rape is a serious problem in India, with government statistics finding that a rape occurs every 22 minutes. Several notable examples that have caused international outrage involved women being gang raped and then...

Read More...Women in India Invent “Anti-Rape” Jeans to Combat Rape Epidemic

"Network News Shows Snore as GDP Shrivels" - in #Conservative

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By Deroy Murdock To paraphrase the old Meat Loaf song, “One out of three ain’t bad.” That’s as much consolation as Americans can take from the behavior of the three main broadcast networks over the last two nig...

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"‘Thin skin’ spotted as ‘Whiner in Chief’ Obama describes letters critical of presidency" - in #Conservative

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By Doug Powers

In Minnesota delivering another speech about fixing the economy, President Obama described some of the critical letters he receives:
“You are an idiot and the worst president ever,” says Pres Obama,...

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"Washington PR Firm Inks $1.2 Million Deal, Immediately Places Nigerian President’s Op-Ed In Washington Post" - in #Liberal

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Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, center, during a meeting in France on countering Boko Haram
CREDIT: AP Photo/Francois Mori
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post on Friday, Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan pushed...

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"House GOPers Propose $1M Bounty For Lost IRS Emails" - in #Liberal

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By Catherine Thompson
Two House Republicans proposed legislation this week that would offer a whopping $1 million reward to anyone who could track down missing emails that may shed light on the IRS’ targeting of political...

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"Citing GOP Resistance To Reform, Democrats Urge Obama To Expand Deportation Relief" - in #Liberal

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (center) at a press conference in June 2014.
CREDIT: Alliance For Citizenship
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) is calling on the President to immediately broaden his 2012 executive action, known as the Deferred...

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"Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ruling Makes Liberals Like Cenk Uygur Embrace the Second Amendment" - in #Libertarian

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By Elizabeth Nolan Brown

The U.S. Supreme Court’s
decision Thursday in
McCullen v. Coakley quickly provoked a fair amount of
outrage. The case concerned a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot
buffer zone around abortion...

Read More...Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ruling Makes Liberals Like Cenk Uygur Embrace the Second Amendment

"Reports: Mississippi attorney charged in Cochran nursing home photo scandal commits suicide" - in #Conservative

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By Doug Powers

Mississippi attorney Mark Mayfield, who faced charges for his alleged involvement in a scandal involving a blogger taking photos of Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife in a nursing home, has committed suicide, according...

Read More...Reports: Mississippi attorney charged in Cochran nursing home photo scandal commits suicide

"MS Tea Partier who conspired to photograph Sen. Cochran’s wife commits suicide" - in #Independent

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By Scott Kaufman Mark Mayfield, the Mississippi Tea Party vice chairman who was arrested in connection with the plan to photograph Senator Thad Cochran’s ailing wife, has committed suicide. The Clarion-Ledger reported that...

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"Chat With Lessig Today" - in #Liberal

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By Kay Steiger
Don’t forget that we have a live chat scheduled with the dynamic Professor Larry Lessig today at 3 p.m. Eastern (sub. req.) to discuss his new super PAC to take out super PACs. Join us!
Read more here: Chat...

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"Stephanopoulos to Obama: Are You 'Disappointed' in Americans for Losing Confidence in You?" - in #Conservative

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By Scott Whitlock


In an exclusive interview with Barack Obama, George Stephanopoulos on Friday hinted that the President is disappointed in the American people. The overall interview actually included some tough questions on...

Read More...Stephanopoulos to Obama: Are You 'Disappointed' in Americans for Losing Confidence in You?

"Former Georgia Tech Football Player Locked His Son In A Room For Over A Year (Video)" - in #Independent

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By Dominic Kelly

Former Georgia Tech Football Player Locked His Son In A Room For Over A Year (Video)
Former Football Star Charged After Police Find That His Son Has Been Locked In...

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"Ask Amelia: An Epic Summer" - in #Conservative

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By Ask Amelia

I am Scott Davis, 12 years old. What are some clever things to do during summer?Scott
Dear Scott,
Happy summer! Creative pursuits are always best. I would suggest an ongoing project that might take all summer (a...

Read More...Ask Amelia: An Epic Summer

"Deepest, Darkest Suspicions Confirmed" - in #Liberal

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By David Kurtz
You just won’t believe what newly-revealed emails show about the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that cost Democrats the majority in the Virginia Senate.
Read more here: Deepest, Darkest Suspicions Confirmed



Read More...Deepest, Darkest Suspicions Confirmed

"Fox Host Bombarded With Hate Mail After Testy Interview With Bachmann" - in #Liberal

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By Tom Kludt
Fox News viewers have certain expectations when they tune in to the conservative channel. What they don’t expect to see is a host call out a Republican.
Read More →
Read more here: Fox Host Bombarded With Hate M...

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"Why This Company Decided To Make Its Salaries Public To All Employees" - in #Liberal

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CREDIT: Shutterstock
SumAll, a data analytics company, makes all of its employees’ compensation public to everyone in the company. While it has taken some investment to make the system work, it has come with benefits that...

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"Boston ramps up police presence around abortion clinics after Supreme Court ruling" - in #Independent

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By Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston will deploy extra police around the city’s abortion clinics starting on Friday to prevent potential unrest after the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down the state’s “buffer law” keepi...

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"Health Spending and First Quarter GDP: What Happened?" - in #Libertarian

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By John R. Graham
A couple of months ago, the Bureau of Economic Analysis told us that first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was going to decline by one percent, prevented from tanking only by explosive growth in health...

Read More...Health Spending and First Quarter GDP: What Happened?