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Power Line: John Boehner’s Immigration reform balancing act
(Paul Mirengoff) A few days ago, I noted that the Democrats probably need only about two dozen Republican votes to pass Schumer-Rubio style amnesty legislation in the House. As a practical matter, though, two dozen isn’t the magic number because i...
Dateline: 2013-06-15 10:00am -07:00T (479 words)
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Doug Lamborn for Congress - Award winning Congressman: Quinnipiac: Hickenlooper, Thou Art Mortal
The much-anticipated release on a new poll from Quinnipiac University shows an early picture of the 2014 gubernatorial race–in the abstract, with plenty for incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper to worry about:
Colorado voters say 69 – 24 pe...
Dateline: 2013-06-13 7:18am -07:00T (526 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Chisholm First Black Woman In Congress&To Be Nominated for President
For African-Americans and for women, Shirley Chisholm was a true trail blazer. Not only was she the first African-American woman to serve in the House of Representatives, but she in 1972 became the first black Presidential candidate to have her name place...
Dateline: 2013-06-13 5:17pm -07:00T (1003 words)
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Power Line: Are we on the verge of a conservative crackup?
(Paul Mirengoff) Over the years, I’ve read plenty of claims that we’re witnessing a “crackup” of liberals or conservatives (or sometimes both at the same time). Normally, I react by rolling my eyes. For me, “crackup” ...
Dateline: 2013-06-14 5:00pm -07:00T (637 words)
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PrairiePundit: US has been very effective in electronic spying on China
South China Morning Post:
Classified US government data shown to the South China Morning Post by whistle-blower Edward Snowden has provided a rare insight into the effectiveness of Washington's top-secret global cyber spying programme.
New details abo...
Dateline: 2013-06-15 9:03pm -07:00T (369 words)
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Cosmic Iguana: HP ProBook Combines Function and Design
In this modern day and age, most people rely on their computers or laptops for daily communication or performing basic work-related tasks. However, portability and design has been other factors emerging as crucial components when choosing to buy laptop o...
Dateline: 2013-06-16 4:30am -07:00T (320 words)
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PrairiePundit: It is not just Obama's NSA that is scooping up your data
Nancy Scola:
In the political world, the promise of data — whether it’s Nate Silver’s spot-on election predictions or President Obama’s clearinghouse of government information, Data.gov — is that we no longer have to take so much on faith. â€...
Dateline: 2013-06-16 8:19am -07:00T (565 words)
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Crooked Timber: Rights of Labor < Tyranny of Capital
Remember that National Labor Relations Board regulation instructing employers to post notices in their workplaces informing workers of their right to organize under the law? I described this regulation last year:
This is just a requirement that employees ...
Dateline: 2013-06-17 8:46am -07:00T (413 words)
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American Power: Kanye West Cheating on Kim Kardashian?
The guy's already a scumbag, and if true it just cements the reputation. Remember, Ms. Kardashian is pregnant.
At London's Daily Mail, "Model claims Kanye West 'cheated' on pregnant Kim Kardashian... after telling her 'relationship was for publicity'."...
Dateline: 2013-06-12 8:05pm -07:00T (84 words)
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Althouse: We the Peepers.
As used in the previous post — the last word of — I see how "peepers" could be a new coinage for "people" within the our newly understood world of pervasive surveillance. One might say:
We the Peepers of the United States, in Order to form a more p...
Dateline: 2013-06-13 9:46am -07:00T (215 words)
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The Brad Blog: 'We're in the Abyss': My KPFK 'BradCast' Intvw with Daniel Ellsberg on Edward Snowden
In his column over the weekend, lauding the "conscience and patriotism" of NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden, legendary "Pentagon Papers" whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg cited a 1975 warning about the NSA from Sen. Frank Church (D-ID), chai...
Dateline: 2013-06-13 12:16pm -07:00T (700 words)
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Power Line: Liberals Prepare to Sell Out America’s Working Class
(John Hinderaker) The Gang of Eight’s immigration bill is nothing less than a frontal assault on America’s already-struggling blue collar population. Forget border security–the bill would be an abomination even if it could magically guar...
Dateline: 2013-06-14 6:15pm -07:00T (1128 words)
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American Power: Beltway Establishment Renders Harsh Verdict on Edward Snowden
Here's Politico's piece from the other day, "Establishment renders harsh verdict on Edward Snowden":
He is the toast of the libertarian left and the libertarian right. But for most of the political establishment, across the ideological spectrum, it has...
Dateline: 2013-06-14 7:35pm -07:00T (485 words)
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Sister Toldjah: Potential juror exposed as #Trayvon militant dismissed – returns to court in outrage
The New York Daily News reported earlier this week that a potential juror in the upcoming George Zimmerman trial lied when he claimed he had not yet formed an opinion on the case:
A member of a pro-Travyon Martin group was unmasked Wednesday as he tried t...
Dateline: 2013-06-15 10:00am -07:00T (1055 words)
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Althouse: "[W]hen the votes of 2.6 million voters were counted and announced, the scandal-plagued outsider Rino Sashihara toppled the seemingly secure incumbent Yuko Oshima..."
"... to become the new 'president' of AKB48, Japan’s most popular female musical act ever."
AKB48 is a massive and massively successful conglomerate, with many local franchises. Group members start off as awkward amateurs and end up skilled professio...
Dateline: 2013-06-15 12:31pm -07:00T (295 words)
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