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The Moderate Voice: BREAKING: ‘Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini Dies in Italy at Age 51
REPORT: ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini dies suddenly in Italy at age 51. HBO confirms the actor’s death. James Gandolfini won three Emmy awards for his portrayal of Tony Soprano on “The Sopranos.” Developing. Stay tuned for...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 5:30pm -07:00T (43 words)
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The Moderate Voice: FBI director admits domestic use of drones for surveillance
The controversy about the precise size and reach of surveillance designed to keep America safe and whether it intrudes on civil liberties is likely to increase with FBI Director Robert Mueller’s admission that, yes, drones have been used within the...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 3:00pm -07:00T (470 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Cheers, sobriety meet Obama call to action in Berlin
Cheers, sobriety meet Obama call to action in Berlin (via AFP)
Under a blazing sun and waving German and US flags, a crowd in Berlin cheered a call by US President Barack Obama on Wednesday for more transatlantic cooperation, but with a whiff of disapp...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 3:00pm -07:00T (59 words)
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The Moderate Voice: 2013: Year of the B-2 ‘Spirit’
I came across a photo (below) of a U.S. Air Force general briefing an Army general about “B-2 bomber operations.â€
My immediate smart-alecky thought for a caption was something like “This is how we fly an airplane in the Air Force, general.â€
But l...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 3:00pm -07:00T (1130 words)
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The Moderate Voice: What Price Privacy in an Age of Preening?
In the age of Twitter and Facebook, we all offer up pieces of our privacy in exchange for what? A sense of community? Bonding with others? Reassuring ourselves that our lives have value and that we are not alone?
The outrage over government surveillance a...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 1:45pm -07:00T (181 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Contestant Disowned By Family Wows Crowd
I am not a fan of the American Idol/America’s Got Talent kind of show. I don’t mind they are on and if someone else wants to watch I don’t mind a bit of it but I don’t usually watch on my own.
But I was struck by this story, a youn...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 1:45pm -07:00T (75 words)
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The Moderate Voice: FBI director admits domestic use of drones for surveillance
The controversy about the precise size and reach of surveillance designed to keep America safe and whether it intrudes on civil liberties is likely to increase with FBI Director Robert Mueller’s admission that, yes, drones have been used within the...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 1:45pm -07:00T (470 words)
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The Moderate Voice: What About A Bipartisan Retreat ?
One of the annual traditions in Washington is the Congressional retreat. Republicans and Democrats alike gather at a resort to make plans for the coming year, discuss strategies and generally rally the base.
Certainly I understand the need for such gather...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 8:45am -07:00T (457 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
Imagine a heaping plate of spaghetti teetering on the edge of a table. A few strands of pasta have already fallen to the floor, and now the whole darn thing seems a breath away from toppling. This is basically the situation faced by the intelligence and ...
Dateline: 2013-06-19 8:45am -07:00T (196 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Impact of Supreme Court DNA Decision (Guest Cartoonist)
Impact of Supreme Court DNA Decision
by Mike Peters
OF RELATED INTEREST:
–Human DNA not patentable: US Supreme Court
–FORUM: Supreme Court’s DNA decision a good result despite its flawed reasoning
– Supreme Court’s DNA ruling r...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 11:15pm -07:00T (238 words)
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The Moderate Voice: This will not end well
WASHINGTON — In Syria, the Obama administration seems to be stumbling back to the future: An old-fashioned proxy war, complete with the usual shadowy CIA arms-running operation, the traditional plan to prop up ostensible “moderates” wh...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 11:15pm -07:00T (818 words)
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Sebastien De La Cruz, Bigots and the American Dream
Sebastien De La Cruz, the Bigots and the American Dream
Independent’s Eye by Joe Gandelman
Yes, it is possible. You can pursue the American dream. And maybe even be on your way to achieving it by ...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 11:15pm -07:00T (713 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Chelsea Clinton’s Father-in-Law An Ex Iowa Congressman Who Went To Jail
Historic Tidbit: The day before Richard Nixon resigned, one of his staunchest defenders in Congress, Indiana Republican Earl Landgrebe, made his views known. “Don’t confuse me with the facts,’ he said. “I’ve got a closed mind...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 7:45pm -07:00T (963 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Death of One of Today’s Top Journalists: Michael Hastings, 33, Dies in Car Crash
One of today’s top journalists — described repeatedly as totally professional, embracing the highest of old-school journalism standards, fearless, and a role model for aspiring journalists — is now dead. Buzzfeed’s Michael Hasting...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 7:45pm -07:00T (860 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Laxalt Was The Reagans “First Friend”
Newstalgia.crooksandliars.com
There is one Senator who was universally agreed to be Ronald Reagan’s number one supporter and best friend in the Congress. He was Paul Laxalt, a Senator and former Governor from Nevada and he advocated for Reagan’s cand...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 6:30pm -07:00T (2173 words)
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