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June 7, 2015
Catholic Leader Makes Surprising Case For Religious Pluralism In War-Torn Syria [VIDEO]
'The problem is not [either] Assad or not-Assad'
'Can Anyone Say 'Conflict of Interest'?': Blaze Readers React to Twist in the Story Surrounding Oregon Bakers Who Face a Major Fine for Refusing to Make a Gay Wedding Cake
"As an atheist, I side with the bakers."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
International Women's Sports Hall Of Fame Says Caitlyn Jenner Doesn't 'Fall In Our Wheelhouse'
'Ummm, I don't know if this falls in our wheelhouse'
Via: The Daily Caller
Mike Rowe's Stellar Reply to Letter Writer Calling His Work-Ethic Movement 'Right-Wing Propaganda'
"… this is a national crisis. We're churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Turkey elections: Recep Tayyip Erdogan power grab rejected in stunning vote
ISTANBUL — Turkey's self-styled strongman president suffered a serious setback after voters unexpectedly backed a string of opposition parties in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the political scene for more than a dozen years, campaigned on behalf of his former party, the Islamist-rooted Peace and Development ...
Cop Holds on for Dear Life to Moving Truck Driven by Teenage 'Bonnie and Clyde' — but That Isn't the Best Part
Using techniques he had learned in mixed martial arts training …
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Inside the Beltway: Ronald Reagan book last chapter of legacy
To mark the 11th anniversary of her husband's passing, Nancy Reagan placed a small bouquet of white roses at the gravesite of the nation's 40th president on Friday. Dressed in a white pantsuit and print scarf, Mrs. Reagan quietly sat before the remembrance wall at the Reagan Presidential Library in ...
Clinton Donated $100K to New York Times Group the Same Year Paper Endorsed Her
A little-known private foundation controlled by Bill and Hillary Clinton donated $100,000 to the New York Times' charitable fund in 2008, the same year the newspaper's editorial page endorsed Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary, according to tax documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Josh Duggar and Caitlin Jenner? Seriously?
(Paul Mirengoff) These are trying times for Democrats. They control neither the Senate nor the House, and fare even worse at the state and local levels. The economy, after six plus years of the Obama presidency, is so-so. President Obama's foreign policy has produced set-back after serious set-back. To make matters worse, the Democrats are almost certain to nominate for president the co-architect of Obama's failed foreign policy. And Hillary Clinton's campaign
Source: Power Line
Bernie Sanders: 'We're Going to Win New Hampshire'
The Vermont senator thinks he can beat Hillary Clinton in the Granite State.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Russian bomber flights buzzing U.S. airspace doubled last year
The number of long-range Russian strategic bomber flights that buzzed U.S. airspace doubled last year from their norm, forcing American jets to frequently scramble and capturing the attention of hawks in Congress who believe the Kremlin is sending a veiled warning to President Obama to keep out of its affairs ...
Hundreds of Bikers Roar Into Waco and Protest Jailing of Fellow Bikers Over Deadly Shooting
"Free the Innocent"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
U.S. Soldier Who Murdered 16 Afghans: 'My Mind Was Consumed by War'
"I became callous to them even being human; they were all enemy."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
'An Absolute Hero': Here's How a Bus Driver's Quick and Clever Actions Helped Save a Kidnapped 3-Year-Old Boy
"And that's when my own kids came to mind and I just broke down."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Jeb Bush All But Says He'll Kick Off Presidential Campaign and Head Straight to N.H.
The former Florida Governor says he will head straight for the Granite State following his June 15 announcement.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Gotta Run: Ben Carson Checks Watch Four Times During 8-Minute Speech
The retired neurosurgeon spoke Saturday at Joni Earnst's "Roast & Ride" event.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
FIFA email connects Sepp Blatter to $10M, newspaper claims
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A 2007 email shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter and then-South African President Thabo Mbeki held "discussions" over the $10 million that ultimately went to allegedly corrupt senior soccer executives as payback for supporting the country's World Cup bid, a newspaper claimed Sunday.
South Africa's ...
Can Apple save the music industry from the destructive greed of record labels?
Between its shameful offshore tax avoidance schemes, felonious efforts to drive down wages, and alleged human rights violations at its factories, Apple is one of Big Tech's biggest villains. But the cabal of companies currently involved in a dispute with the Cupertino firm is so shamelessly greedy, I'm an iWatch and a ponytail away from becoming a full-on Apple fanboy. According to Bloomberg, Apple is embroiled in heated eleventh hour negotiations with record labels over the […]
Source: PandoDaily
How a Texas Police Officer Handled a Teenage Girl and Was Ultimately Suspended
"Get out of here or you're going to jail."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
You Know Obama Is Hard Up for Accomplishments When…
(John Hinderaker) …your former White House Communications Director and Senior Advisor for Strategy and Communications tries to give you credit for winning a horse race. Yesterday, Dan Pfeiffer tweeted that American Pharoah's Triple Crown is an "accomplishment" of President Obama's: Another accomplishment — Obama first President to have a Triple Crown winner since Carter — Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 6, 2015 I have studied that tweet at length and can find no
Source: Power Line
No election for Navajo candidates with ethics violations
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - Candidates seeking office in a Navajo election won't be able to proceed if they have an outstanding ethics violation.
President Russell Begaye on Friday signed into law a resolution that prevents candidates with any outstanding ethics judgments, including orders of restitution, from running.
The measure ...
Muslims Feared 'Surge of Islamophobia' After Paris Terrorist Attacks. New Poll Shows How the French Really Feel.
Similar to what happened to American public opinion after 9/11.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Sex? Seriously?
(John Hinderaker) For some reason, stories about sex have been prominent in the news lately. The most legitimate news story concerns Dennis Hastert, who apparently had a homosexual relationship with a student when he was a high school wrestling coach in approximately the 1970s. It is hard not to feel some sympathy for Hastert: he must have had the fear of exposure hanging over his head for decades. The person with whom
Source: Power Line
Stranger Shows Up to Couple's Wisconsin Home and Tells Them Something About Their House That Leads to Historic Discovery
"It's a gift and a blessing to have this home."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Scott Walker Won't Rule Out Another Iraq Invasion
The Wisconsin governor keeps all options open.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Scott Walker cedes front-runner title to Jeb Bush
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Sunday that despite his high ranking in the polls, he still views former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
"Governor Bush is still probably up there — up front — just because he's going to have more money ...
How Tourists Supposedly Caused a Deadly Malaysian Earthquake By Making 'Mountain Spirits Mad'
"We have to take this as a reminder that local beliefs and customs are not to be disrespected."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Lindsey Graham on Caitlyn Jenner: 'She Is Welcome in My Party'
The candidate makes a pitch for the reality TV star's vote.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
When Liberal Pieties Collide
(Steven Hayward) I didn't expect to read this in the New York Times this morning: Do women and men have different brains? Back when Lawrence H. Summers was president of Harvard and suggested that they did, the reaction was swift and merciless. Pundits branded him sexist. Faculty members deemed him a troglodyte. Alumni withheld donations. But when Bruce Jenner said much the same thing in an April interview with Diane Sawyer, he
Source: Power Line
Scott Walker: Hillary's Voter ID Stance 'Out Of Touch' With 'Mainstream Americans' [VIDEO]
'...a perfectly logical and common sense thing to do.'
Via: The Daily Caller
The Chilling Words a Suspected Robber Allegedly Told an Ambulance Dispatcher After Tricking Him and Robbing Him at Gunpoint
It played out like a Hollywood thriller.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Republican Peter King won't retreat from attack on Sen. Rand Paul
Rep. Pete King on Sunday refused to apologize for posting a tweet that linked Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul to the terrorist army known as Islamic State.
Mr. King said he would "absolutely not" apologize and again blasted the Kentucky Republican for delaying Senate progress on reauthorizing the ...
Rick Santorum's Solution for the Undocumented Population: Use E-Verify
He stops short of calling for undocumented immigrants' deportation.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Deep secrets of racial profiling (7)
(Scott Johnson) I have sought in this series to provide a background of relevant facts within which to understand the welter of stories featuring race and law enforcement over the past nine months. This past week the Star Tribune's Eric Roper delivered another such story, this one with a local angle, in "Push is on for more policing reforms in Minneapolis." For relevant background to Roper's story, please see John Hinderaker's post
Source: Power Line
Immigrant family detention centers face uncertain future
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - After tens of thousands of migrant families, most from Central America, crossed the Rio Grande into Texas last summer, the government poured millions of dollars into two large detention centers meant to hold women and children - and keep more from coming.
But as U.S. Immigration ...
Stop Obama's Planned Gag Order On Firearm-Related Speech
Time for all good citizens to ban together and stop this executive action
Via: The Daily Caller
Netanyahu Blasts World's Silence on New Gaza Rocket Attacks on Israel
"It will be interesting if this silence continues when we use our full strength to…defend ourselves."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
When You See What This Motorist Noticed About the Car Next to Him, You'll Understand Why He Started Screaming
"That's not safe man…it's rush hour."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Obama's Message for the German People in Attempt to Mend Relationship
Beer, brats, and world leaders.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
White House, State Department Officials Meet with Group That 'Slanders' Israel
"[T]the fact that both White House staff and the State Department held meetings with Breaking the Silence shows that the organization has an open door to the administration."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Disgraced Healthcare.gov Firm Ensnared In New Jersey Sandy Recovery Flimflam
'A federal procurement system loophole to award the work'
Via: The Daily Caller
Homestead Monument to host naturalization ceremony
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) - The Homestead National Monument of America is hosting a naturalization ceremony for new United States citizens.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Education Center's Courtyard.
This is the first of two naturalization ceremonies to take place at the monument ...
Splendid Strength
When it comes to picking a translation of the Iliad or the Odyssey, readers of Homer sometimes feel as if they are being forced to choose between the beautiful and the good. The most popular translations of Homer are either praised for their poetry or for their accuracy, but not for both.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Obama aims to mend US-German relations on Bavarian trip
ELMAU, Germany (AP) - President Barack Obama is aiming to show unity with Western allies on global challenges during an overnight trip to Germany, especially Chancellor Angela Merkel amid enduring anti-Americanism in her country over U.S. spying programs.
Obama and Merkel plan to open his visit Sunday with a public ...
If we're not going to put boots on the ground, how about a serious air campaign?
(Paul Mirengoff) The conventional wisdom among hawkish conservatives is that ISIS cannot be defeated by U.S. air power unless we also put "boots on the ground." This may well be true. But it's also true that the U.S. air campaign against ISIS has not been serious. David Deptula, a retired air force general, provides the evidence: In the campaign against the Islamic State, we are averaging 12 strike sorties per day. During
Source: Power Line
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