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The Moderate Voice: Ribicoff Most Distinguished Nutmegger And Heir To Many Footnotes in Histort
Were I to come up with a “Nutmegger of the Century,” Abe Ribicoff would undoubtedly be the man. More than any other individual from Connecticut, Ribicoff impacted the tone and progress of the state. As a Senator, Governor, and Congressman (not...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 2:30pm -07:00T (1000 words)
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The American Prospect: Big Brother Is You, Watching
I stole the title of this post from an essay Mark Crispin Miller wrote 25 years ago about the effects of television, in which he argued that instead of a totalitarian government forcing us to submit through fear and oppression, we'd happily voluteer to b...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 1:31pm -07:00T (724 words)
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The Moderate Voice: Ribicoff Most Distinguished Nutmegger And Heir To Many Footnotes in Histort
Were I to come up with a “Nutmegger of the Century,” Abe Ribicoff would undoubtedly be the man. More than any other individual from Connecticut, Ribicoff impacted the tone and progress of the state. As a Senator, Governor, and Congressman (not...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 2:33pm -07:00T (1000 words)
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Crooks and Liars: Again, House Votes 229-195 To Repeal Obamacare
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[h/t David]
With Michele "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann leading the charge, ...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:46pm -07:00T (16 words)
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Crooks and Liars: O'Donnell Reminds Congress of Real IRS Scandal Ahead of Hearings
Click here to view this media After House Speaker John Boehner's ridiculous statement that he wants to know "who is going to jail" over the recent scandal at the IRS -- and Nancy Pelosi's statement that we need a "clear definition of what a 501(c)(4) is -...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 1:31pm -07:00T (444 words)
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The Impolitic: The biggest Benghazi scandal
In a startling new first, Major Garrett called Republicans liars -- on the teevee. Never would have expected Major to be the one to break that taboo. Kevin Drum, who lately has dropped his old squishy style in a favor of a refreshingly bold persona, sums...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 2:46pm -07:00T (350 words)
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PrairiePundit: What was the assumption about Benghazi from the beginning?
In watching this, I go back to Greg Hicks testimony that he always assumed it was a terrorist attack and so did most other people involved in the fight. The belief that it was a mob of movie critics appears to have come out of the bowels of Washington ...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:49pm -07:00T (589 words)
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Sister Toldjah: Shock: IRS’ own data shows there was no 2010 “surge” in tax-exempt apps
The lies just keep stacking up:
A number of people have sought to explain the IRS targeting of Tea Party, patriot, and 9/12 group applications — as well as those from other conservative groups — for “specialist team” treatment (m...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:45pm -07:00T (269 words)
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2 Political Junkies: RIP Michael Lupinacci. You will be missed by so many...
My brother Michael passed away last night after a year and a half battle with cancer. You often hear people say after a person dies that they have touched many lives. That could not be more true for my brother. He served the public for nearly his entire l...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 2:31pm -07:00T (271 words)
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The American Prospect: Ringside Seat: Georgia on Their Mind, Causing an Epic Migraine
In the last couple of days, there have been a number of articles (see here or here) about how Republicans, having finally gotten something that resembles an Obama administration scandal, are already worried about overplaying their hand. The sober ones...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 4:01pm -07:00T (1024 words)
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America's Watchtower: Chris Matthews on Barack Obama: The thrill is gone
 Back in the year 2008 Chris Matthews famously quipped that he got a thrill up his leg every time he heard Barack Obama speak. But in light of the recent scandals rocking the Obama regime is appears as if the thrill is gone:
“What part of the p...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 5:03pm -07:00T (496 words)
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Doug Lamborn for Congress - Award winning Congressman: BREAKING: Sky Will NOT Fall When Magazine Bill Takes Effect
Late this afternoon, the office of Colorado Attorney General John Suthers released a long-awaited technical guidance prepared with the Department of Public Safety on the implementation of House Bill 1224, the magazine limit bill. This technical guidance...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 5:03pm -07:00T (585 words)
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Crooks and Liars: Which Side is the Government On?
In my 33-year-and-counting career in politics, I have done my share of both candidate campaigning and issue campaigning. In the last 15 years or so, frankly, I have been more inclined to spend most of my time on the latter, because just fighti...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 6:16pm -07:00T (851 words)
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Balloon Juice: Friday Recipe Exchange: Let’s Have A Picnic
From our Food Goddess, TaMara:I’m a romantic. I love picnics – you know the fried chicken, potato salad, baked beans and tasty dessert kind of picnic. So I decided to put together some recipes for a nice picnic or your Memorial Day cookout. Picnic bas...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 6:15pm -07:00T (607 words)
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Minstrel Boy: The Real Impact of Robotics on the Defense Budget
Security and Defense: The Real Impact of Robotics on the Defense Budget | Robotics Trends...The Navy has invested $813 billion in its unmanned X-47B, a project that is close to operational.This might seem like a large amount until you consider that DOD pl...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 6:16pm -07:00T (202 words)
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