September 28, 2015

Progressive leaders speak out against immigration bill

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A bill that would prohibit communities from becoming so-called sanctuaries for people in the country illegally and that would limit the types of acceptable personal identification will cause distrust between police and the communities they serve, progressive and immigrant groups said Monday.

Nayely Perez-Huerta, regional organizer ...

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Gwen Moore: 'I Don't Think We Do Children A Favor By Forcing Women To Give Birth'

Congresswoman Moore is continuing her push to keep Planned Parenthood funded.

Via: The Daily Caller

'I Didn't Say That': Carly Fiorina Doesn't Fall Back on Talking Points When Glenn Beck Presses Her on Past Global Warming Comments

"What I said was…"

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'You Journalists, You Really Surprise Me': The Question From Reporter That Left Putin Lashing Out At Media

"My question is not about politics."

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Syrian Crisis Dominates UN as Obama Offers to Work With Russia

The president says the turmoil in Syria can only be resolved by a "managed transition" that ousts the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

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Why Socialism Can't Make a Sandwich

(Steven Hayward) Last month I took note of the curious fact that many people find Friedrich Hayek's classic 1945 essay "The Use of Knowledge in Society" difficult or opaque at first, including even economic geniuses like Thomas Sowell and Russ Roberts. This month happens to be the 70th anniversary of the publication of that essay, and our friends at the Fraser Institute in Canada have begun a video series starring Don Boudreaux

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Judge sanctions Border Patrol over destruction of evidence

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge in Arizona has issued sanctions against the U.S. Border Patrol over destruction of evidence the agency was required to keep during an ongoing civil lawsuit.

Judge David C. Bury issued the sanctions Monday in a months-long lawsuit filed by a coalition of advocacy ...

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Senate Advances Spending Bill to Avoid Gov't Shutdown — Here Are the 19 Republicans Who Voted No

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Academia Pushes A New Kind of Peer Review For Research With 'Sessions'

richard-price For several years, Richard Price has had a quixotic dream to make cutting-edge academic research universally available to everyone. "I want a world where a 19-year-old kid in China can access a paper he's interested in about lithium ion batteries on his phone on the subway and it's validated by others and it's in his own language," Price said. It's been a… Read More

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'Meet the Press' Forces Hillary Clinton To Watch Brutal Montage Of Her FLIP FLOPS

clinton v clintonMeet The Press Chuck Todd made Hillary Clinton on Sunday respond to an assembled montage of all the times she had changed her political positions on key issues. The video included footage of Clinton flipping on the Iraq War, which she initially supported. She voted for the resolution when she was a New York senator ...More

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Icahn Sent Trump Proposals; Warns of 'Systemic' Problems: Yahoo

Paper has similarities to video that Carl Icahn is releasing to media, Yahoo reports, citing Icahn's policy paper seen by reporter. Warns of "dangerous systemic problems" Govt has passed many laws that have brought about income inequality Boards allow property, plants, equipment to be oldest on record and consequently productivity per hr also worst on record Paper talks about CEOs and how hard it is to remove them Slams using junk bonds for deals; compares it to heroin addiction Icahn declined t

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Homeland Security ranks as worst federal agency for employees

Homeland Security ranked by far as the worst large federal agency to work for in 2015, according to the annual survey of federal employees released Monday that shows the department continuing a precipitous slide under President Obama.

NASA did the best overall, with more than three-quarters of its employees expressing ...

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Grade School Choir Banned From Singing PATRIOTIC SONGS At Utah Freedom Festival

'They're making such a big stink it's not worth it'

Via: The Daily Caller

'I'm Going to Tell You Why He Resigned': Ted Cruz's Theory on Why Boehner Decided to Leave Congress

"That is unsurprising."

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The Evolving Landscape Of Recommendation Systems

thumbsupapp Everyday decisions, from which products to buy, movies to watch and restaurants to try, are more and more being put in the hands of a new source: recommendation systems. Recommendation systems are changing the very ways we make up our minds, guiding us through a new digital reality whose evolution is bringing us closer to exactly what it is that we want — even if we ourselves… Read More

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Trump: My Tax Plan Makes America Will Be Rich Again

truDonald Trump unveiled his plan to revamp the tax code on Monday which lowers tax brackets across the board on everyone and eliminates taxes on a large swath of people. He also lowers the corporate and small business taxes. "It will provide major tax relief for middle income and for most other Americans. There will ...More

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Doomed to failure, cont'd

(Scott Johnson) President Obama spoke before the United Nations General Assembly today (video below, transcript here). The video runs about 43 minutes. Listening to it, I would have estimated a Castroite 4 hours and 43 minutes. It is excruciating. The tone is professorial, patronizing, obnoxious, and unmanly. Obama challenged, and was followed by, Vladimir Putin. Putting the merits to one side, the contrast was not to Obama's advantage. At the United Nations

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Mitchell: Putin's Maneuvers Have Caught White House 'With Their Pants Down'

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Trump: 'I Have A Great Temperament' For The Presidency [VIDEO]

'We need a strong tone. We don't need that soft, soft group of people. We need something tough'

Via: The Daily Caller

Of Top Three GOP Candidates, These Are the Two That Would Beat Hillary — and the One Who Wouldn't, According to New Poll

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Women Could Be The Solution To Fighting Cybersecurity Threats

Women Cybersecurity Cybersecurity professionals are more in demand than ever before, but a new report finds the number of women in the field hasn't grown. Women represent just 10 percent of the cybersecurity workforce, according to a report released today by (ISC)², a nonprofit specializing in information technology and Booz Allen Hamilton. This figure has remained unchanged for two years. Read More

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Why the Clintons Think They Can Play By Their Own Rules

On "With All Due Respect," Washington Post associate editor David Maraniss talks about the inspiration for his new book "Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story." The Pulitzer Prize winner also weighs in on the Clintons, comparing Hillary to her husband and discusses whether they think they are subject to different standards than other public figures.

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Senate advance bill to avert government shutdown

The Senate voted Monday to advance a bill that funds the government through mid-December, bringing Congress step closer to averting a government shutdown later this week despite a conservative revolt over funding for Planned Parenthood.

Thirty-one Republicans joined every Democrat to end debate, 77 votes to 19, on a measure ...

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Spanish Networks Cover Trump Far More Than English Counterparts

'Since day one of his campaign'

Via: The Daily Caller

Love Mike Rowe But Not a Fan of CNN? Rowe Has This Simple Message For You

"To the fans of TheBlaze…"

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Former DHS Secretary Names Reason Iran Deal Could Make America Less Safe

"I think America's interests are not safer because of this deal."

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With All Due Respect (09/28/15)

John Heilemann and Al Hunt are joined by 32 Advisors CEO Robert Wolf on "With All Due Respect" on Bloomberg Television.(Source: Bloomberg)

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Kevin McCarthy: Obama Has 'Rolled Out the Red Carpet' for Putin

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) criticized President Obama's foreign policy on Monday, claiming that it has made America and the world "less safe."

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Hillary, transparently

(Scott Johnson) Yesterday on Meet the Press Madam Hillary answered questions put to her by Chuck Todd about her private email arrangement as Secretary of State. The video is below (12 minutes, transcript here, NBC News story here). Todd didn't ask her a single question about the classified information that passed through her insecure account. Rather, he sought her reassurance to Democrats that the "drip, drip, drip" would come to an end.

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Rand Paul on Donald Trump: How could anyone in GOP think this 'clown' is fit to be president?

As Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was insulting him at the GOP debate earlier this month, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he was wondering how anyone in the Republican party could think such a "clown" would be fit to be president.

Asked Monday on CNN's "New Day" what he ...

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Graphic Artist Depicts Dana Loesch Shooting Herself

In 2015 America, we're reminded over and over that hate speech doesn't count as free speech. And that we're not the ones who get to decide the difference. So I'll withhold my opinion on the following. A few weeks ago, radio and TV host Dana Loesch made this ad for the NRA: And yesterday, she […]

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Squirrels, Skunks Getting Heads Stuck in Yogurt Cups Die a 'Horrible Death'

"They suffocate."

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VIDEO: Wife of Miami Dolphins Star Arrested Outside Stadium After Allegedly Pushing Through Police Blockade, Head-Butting Officer

"Are you f***ing serious right now? You better f***ing listen to me right now."

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House Speaker John Boehner vs. 'The Freedom Caucus'

What are the dynamics of the Republican Party in the U.S. Congress following House Speaker John Boehner's resignation? Bloomberg's Phil Mattingly examines the Republican "Freedom Caucus" and the search for a new speaker of the house. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Apple Sells 13 Million iPhones In Opening Weekend, Or 3,000 iPhones Per Minute

iPhone 6S & 6S Plus Apple just announced that it has sold 13 million iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus devices over its first weekend. It's a new record for the company as it sold 10 million units last year, and 9 million units in 2013. Read More

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Todd: Clinton Couldn't Promise More Stories About Her Email Wouldn't Come Out

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Donald Trump to unveil tax plan Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to roll out a tax plan Monday he says will reduce rates for lower and middle-income families as well as corporations, while increasing rates for some, like hedge fund managers who he says don't pay enough.

It's a plan the ...

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Hillary Clinton Is CRUSHING IT With Donations At America's Fancypants Ivy League Schools

'Hillary's values and Yale's values are pretty similar in many ways'

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama and Putin to Meet Face-to-Face to Confront Rising Tensions Over Russia's Military Engagement in Syria, Ukraine

"The president believed it would be irresponsible to let this occasion in which the two leaders would be in the same city pass without trying to test to see whether progress could be made on these newly intractable crises."

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Rare Supermoon-Eclipse Combo Won't Occur Again Until 2033 — Here Are the Pics and Video If You Missed It

"It's always interesting."

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Walker & Company Brands Raises $24M Series B, Inks Bevel Deal With Target

tristan-walker5 Building a lifestyle brand is nothing like building say…an app. Higher degree of difficulty for sure. That's not stopping Tristan Walker, though. Today, his company Walker & Company Brands has announced a $24M Series B round of funding. That brings its total funding to $33.3M. The company is known for its health and beauty products for people of color, including the… Read More

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When Anti-Gunners Say "Gun Safety," They Don't Mean It

Obama Admin Funds Pro-Gun Group's Safety Program - Anti-Gunners Rage

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama: Religious Liberty 'Doesn't Grant Us the Freedom to Deny' Constitutional Rights of Others

"America has left the leaders of the Republican Party behind."

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'That's Something I Haven't Told Anybody': Donald Trump Offers Preview of Ambitious Tax Plan on '60 Minutes'

"There will be a large segment of our country that will have a zero rate."

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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT

Obama, Putin holding rare meeting to confront deep differences on Syria and Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) - Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will confront rising tensions over Moscow's military engagement in Syria, as well as the ...

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Shell Announces It Will Stop $7 Billion Offshore Alaska Drilling Exploration for the 'Foreseeable Future'

"Clearly disappointing."

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Trevor Noah Finds Himself in a Political Straitjacket

He can transcend his old tweets—but can he escape from Jon Stewart's legacy?

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Pro-Israel Lobby Faces Tough Road to Rebuild Trust With GOP Allies

When Rep. Peter Roskam, the staunchly pro-Israel Republican from Illinois, was preparing to introduce a motion to delay the Iran deal vote earlier this month, there was one group that he did not call—the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

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Nonprofits seek Supreme Court review of contraceptives case

WASHINGTON (AP) - Religion, birth control and President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are about to collide at the Supreme Court yet again.

Faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals that oppose some or all contraception as immoral are battling the administration over rules that allow them to opt out of covering ...

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Kreditech Nabs $92M To Build Financial Services For The 'Underbanked'

money shutterstock Another startup out of Europe focused on finance has raised a hefty round of funding. Kreditech, a German company building a suite of credit and banking products for consumers who have little or no credit history, has raised €82.5 million ($92 million) to continue adding more products and geographies to its platform. Confirming what we reported when we first broke news of the round in… Read More

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