July 21, 2015

Obama praises Chattanooga victims, orders flags lowered

After an outcry, President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff Tuesday in honor of the four Marines and one sailor who were killed in a shooting rampage in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last week.

Mr. Obama also praised the victims as "American heroes" during a speech to the annual ...

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Afternoon Mirror

Quote of the Day: "It's safe to say Trump will utter what most believe should stay as thought bubbles. Explains both his appeal and struggle for credibility." — NBC's Chuck Todd, whom Donald Trump refers to as "Sleepy Eyes." Overheard in the newsroom… "After five days of not shaving, my face is on fire." Hear […]

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Texas Family Welcomes Chinese Orphan With Down Syndrome in Emotional Video. Her First Word to Them Is a Tear-Jerker.

"These are the kids that are 'unwanted.'"

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Executives And Managers Should All Be Elected

When my co-founders and I launched SumAll four years ago we decided we didn't want to work in an evil, miserable environment. When people have crappy managers and deceitful executives, they start to hate life, and things get evil quickly. So, we came up with a solution: Let employees elect their own leaders and make all managers accountable to the people they manage; if leaders… Read More

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Obama Reverses Decision, Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff to Honor Chattanooga Victims

In an abrupt reversal, the White House decided Tuesday afternoon to order that flags be flown at half-staff to honor the four U.S. Marines and one sailor killed in the attacks at two Chattanooga military facilities last week.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

White House Finally Lowers Flag for Chattanooga Victims

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Second Planned Parenthood Senior Executive Jokes About Selling Dead Baby Parts

Recall last week's video showing Planned Parenthood executive Deborah Nucatola freely admitting to breaking a bunch of federal laws as she talked about harvesting and selling fetal organs. I knew it wouldn't be the last time we see such disgusting filth. Boy was I right. The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) has just unleashed another showing Planned Parenthood ...More

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Media News That Could Make You Want To Retch

Grab the barf bag.

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The 'Staggering' Gun Discovery Cops Made Just Steps From Where Man Was Found Dead

"We have a lot of work to do." 

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He's In: John Kasich Launches 2016 Bid

Republican Governor John Kasich of Ohio officially announces his candidacy for president of the United States at Ohio State University.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Feel Good Story of the Day

(Steven Hayward) As the left descends further into madness, and the demographics of Democratic presidential field embarrasses even the AARP, it is worth pondering that the weakness of the Democratic Party goes far down the political food chain. The Wall Street Journal takes note of this in a front-page story this morning: After two presidential victories, Mr. Obama presides over a Democratic Party that has lost 13 seats in the U.S. Senate

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Carly Fiorina Blasts Hillary Clinton for 'Deafening Silence' on Planned Parenthood

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is demanding the federal government defund Planned Parenthood in the wake of the second secretly-filmed video that appears to show an official from the organization discussing the sale of aborted baby parts.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Where the Number of Large Families Has Increased in the U.S. 'May Come as a Surprise'

"As expected, Utah has remained a leader in large families…"

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Nordstrom-Owned Styling Service Trunk Club Expands To Women's Apparel

Trunk Club for women Personal styling service Trunk Club first got its start by appealing to men who don't like to shop by offering to ship hand-picked designer clothing to their homes for free. Then, customers only paid for those items they kept. Today, in the company's first major announcement following its acquisition by Nordstrom last year, the service is expanding this same concept to women.… Read More

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Green Energy Lobbyists Behind New Industry-Funded Nonprofit

Cleantech companies are financing a new nonprofit run by green energy lobbyists that operates under a portion of the tax code reserved for "social welfare" organizations but appears geared toward driving government contracts to its donors.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

KKK March Sabotaged by a Man With an Unlikely Tool

"Stupid is as stupid does."

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Obama Can CELEBRATE Same-Sex Marriage AND Muslim Holidays But Can't Call a Murdered Marine's Mother?

If you've paid even the smallest amount of attention to politics or culture in the last six years, you know that Barack Obama goes out of his way when he wants to make it a point to publicly console or congratulate people. That's right. After the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling, the White House lawn ...More

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Father of slain California woman urges immigration changes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The family of a California woman shot and killed while walking along a San Francisco pier told Congress Tuesday they support changing the laws that allowed her alleged killer to remain in the United States despite being deported several times.

Jim Steinle told the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

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Here's Proof That Heidi Klum Can Still Rock A Bikini [PHOTOS]

She's the model for her own company

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Wife of American Pastor Languishing in Iranian Prison Has a Message About What the Obama Admin Should Have Demanded 'Before We Started Negotiating'

"I believe we're losing more and more leverage."

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Head of Homeland Security's Response To Breaking Cybersecurity Rules: 'Whoops'

The Department of Homeland Security has followed Hillary Clinton's leadership on questionable and risky email practices, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

White House Sets Up New Twitter Account Specifically for Iran Deal

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Military leaders name Russia as top threat to U.S.

Army Gen. Mark Milley joined other top military brass Tuesday in naming Russia as the top threat the United States faces today.

"Russia is the only country on earth that contains a nuclear capability that could destroy the United States," he told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee at ...

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Hackers Demonstrate Frightening Ability to Control a Jeep: 'This Is Reality'

"This is what everyone who thinks about car security has worried about for years."

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All Eyes Are On iPhone Sales For Apple Earnings, Not Apple Watch Sales

apple-earnings Later today, Apple will announce its quarterly earnings for its fiscal Q3 2015. While everybody is asking for Apple Watch sales numbers, you shouldn't expect Apple to break out this number. Moreover, as this is a first generation product, the Apple Watch won't be driving the company's earnings. Instead, the iPhone should be the star of the show, once again. Read More

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Obama to China After OPM Cyber Attacks: Thank You

President Obama thanked China, the suspected source of the large-scale cyber attacks against the Office of Personnel Management, for its role in finalizing the Iran nuclear arms deal.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Man Said Cops Ran a Stop Sign and Hit Him. What They Did After Has Cased Him to Lose His 'Trust in Police.'

"I think the whole thing was insane."

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Charlize Theron Invited Obama To The Sleaziest Place On Earth [VIDEO]

'Michelle's gonna kill me'

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Sign That Carries a Simple, Five-Word Message Has Residents in This Tiny Texas City 'Standing Up' Against a National Atheist Group

"We decided that we need to stand up for the civil liberties of Christians in America."

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Boehner Calls Chattanooga a 'Terror Attack,' Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff

House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) ordered that flags over the U.S. Capitol be flown at half-staff Tuesday to honor the four Marines and one sailor killed in the attacks on two Chattanooga, Tennessee, military facilities last week.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Supporter Talks About Bringing Back Internment Camps: 'Segregate' Those Who 'Don't Support the United States'

"It's our right and our obligation to segregate them from the normal community."

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Hillary Clinton declares 'black lives matter'

Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Monday that "black lives matter" when she was asked in a Facebook thread whether she would advance a racial justice agenda as president of the United States.

The Washington Post's Wesley Lowery asked the Democratic presidential candidate if she would push to "dismantle structural ...

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Rick Perry: 'I Don't Know If Donald Trump Knows What Political Party He's Part Of'

'I don't think his rhetoric is good for America'

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Kerry Admits Iran Leader's Speech Was 'Very Disturbing'

"I don't know how to interpret it at this point in time…"

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Boston-Based .406 Ventures Closes Its Third Fund with $217 Million

406_plain .406 Ventures, a 10-year-old, Boston-based venture firm that focuses exclusively on enterprise-related opportunities, has closed its third fund with $217 million. The total is slightly more than the firm assembled for its first two funds, closed in 2006 and 2011, respectively, with $169 million and $175 million. That's by design, says senior associate Payal Agrawal Divakaran, who joined… Read More

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Defeat without a war

(Scott Johnson) The deal that the United States and others have entered into with Iran bears comparison with the Munich Agreement. Churchill's speech condemning the Munich Agreement is useful in understanding the Iran deal. Churchill condemned the Munich Agreement in part as "a defeat without a war, the consequences of which will travel far with us along our road[.]" I think the Iran deal can usefully be understood as representing a defeat

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A Discovery in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling Could 'Bring a New Dimension to the Great Work'

"…if there are other meanings hidden in the images."

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Was This Black Confederate Flag Supporter Targeted and Killed By a Group of Black Men?

It's a question that many are grappling with after a black Mississippi man named Anthony Hervey was run off the road and killed. Of course, tensions have been high, particularly in the southern states, after a white 21-year-old maniac slaughtered nine people during a church service last month. Add to that a mysterious string of fire ...More

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#NotAllDemocrats Want To Put U.S. Muslims In Internment Camps, But Wesley Clark Does

Remember Wesley Clark? He's a retired U.S. Army general who ran for president as a Democrat in 2004. He was a harsh critic of George W. Bush. Many Democrats, and even some Republicans, thought he was a good candidate and would've voted for him if he'd made it to the general election. And in case […]

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The Islamic State's Latest, Bizarre Gun Innovation

Previous inventions include the "hell cannon" and the video game remote controlled tank.

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Donald Trump Tops GOP Poll as Des Moines Register Says He Should Drop Out

As for Trump's primary rivals, Lindsey Graham says he doesn't care if he stays or goes, "just stop being a jacka--."

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Behind The Department Of Defense's Major HR And Benefits Overhaul

The Secretary of Defense is right to demand that it be revamped with an eye towards the information age

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Second Undercover Video Features Planned Parenthood Abortion Doctor 'Haggling' Over the Price of Aborted Fetuses, Group Claims

"I want a Lamborghini."

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As Kubernetes Hits 1.0, Google Donates Technology To Newly Formed Cloud Native Computing Foundation

container_terminal Kubernetes, the open-source container management tool Google launched last February, hit version 1.0 today. With this update, Google now considers Kubernetes ready for production. What's more important, though, Google is also ceding control over Kubernetes and is donating it to a newly formed foundation — the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) that will be run by the Linux… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Climate change: What can't it do?

(Scott Johnson) I believe the adage that nature abhors a vacuum applies to politics. Hillary Clinton has striking weaknesses as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. As she continues her death march to the Democratic nomination for president, the Democratic field lacks a plausible alternative to her. Bernie Sanders has demonstrated the market for such an alternative, but he is not the man. At this point in our history, a

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Kerry: Ayatollah's Anti-American Remarks After Nuclear Deal Are 'Disturbing'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Ben Carson Is Talking About Guns Again, and He's Clarifying a Very Important Point for Second Amendment Advocates

"That was simply a matter of political inexperience."

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German officials to ask US for clarity on latest spy claims

BERLIN (AP) - Germany's Foreign Ministry says it's asking the U.S. government to clarify the latest spying allegations published by WikiLeaks.

The secrecy-spilling website published a document late Monday that it claimed was a summary of a 2005 conversation involving Germany's foreign minister.

WikiLeaks alleges that the conversation was intercepted ...

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Mike Huckabee Says Obama Has Adopted 'Hakuna Matata' Foreign Policy

Iran deal 'a failure of colossal proportions'

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Virginia Couple Giving Away Their 35-Acre, $600,000 Farm in Essay Contest

"The people that do win this will be following in their own dreams."

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