August 25, 2015

Charles Koch Fires Back After Obama Remarks: Politico

Charles Koch hit back at criticism of "the Koch brothers" during President Barack Obama's energy speech in Las Vegas earlier this week, Politico reports, citing telephone interview. "It's beneath the president, the dignity of the president, to be doing that": Charles Koch 8/21 Nevada Is Obama's Green Oasis in Climate Fight With Republicans

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George Will Contrasts 'Sullen' Clinton Campaign with Surging Sanders Campaign

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Happy Women's Equality Day. Here Are Ten Women Who Have No Equals [SLIDESHOW]

Give these ladies a round of applause

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Ted Cruz Not Happy With Question From Megyn Kelly, Says It's What 'Liberal Journalist' Would Ask

"But why is it so hard? Why don't you just say yes or no?"

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Good for Trump for booting Jorge Ramos

(Paul Mirengoff) As Scott notes below, Donald Trump had Jorge Ramos of Univision ejected from his press conference today. Good for Trump. Jorge Ramos is a blight on journalism. He also embodies the threat that mass immigration by Hispanics poses to conservatism. The more voters who get their news from the likes of Jorge Ramos, the less chance American conservatism as we know it has to survive. But these aren't the reasons

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Trump has Univision anchor removed from new conference

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump engaged in a prolonged confrontation with the anchor of the nation's leading Spanish-language network during a news conference Tuesday, first having the well-known news personality removed before allowing him back in.

Jorge Ramos, the Miami-based anchor for Univision, stood up and ...

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Video: EPA Cops Gone Wild

The anti-EPA group Environmental Policy Alliance will go live today with a kind of hilarious ad opposing the ozone standards. The spot depicts a chubby, bearded man dressed like a state trooper, making arrests and imposing fines on people for everyday activities, like mowing the lawn with a gasoline mower or driving a car. ME ...More

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Jeb Bush's New E-Mail Book Gives Glimpse of 'Storm Governor'

The unique political book shows Bush engaging with Floridians during an historic hurricane season.

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Trumping the man from Univision

(Scott Johnson) Donald Trump held a press conference preceding his speech in Iowa tonight. Most of it was carried live on FOX News, but FOX joined after the fireworks at the opening of the conference. Taking a leaf from the Black Lives Matter crowd, the man from Univision (Jorge Ramos) inserted himself into the proceedings on his own. When Trump called on a reporter for the first question, Ramos jumped up and

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Iran nuclear deal erases Obama's red lines

From allowing Iran to keep enriching uranium to abandoning "anywhere, anytime" inspections of Tehran's nuclear facilities, the Obama administration has crossed many of its own red lines in the nuclear deal that will lift tough economic sanctions on America's longtime adversary.

In December 2013, Secretary of State John F. Kerry ...

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It's a Device Nearly Every Politician Uses — and Donald Trump Wants it Banned

"I say we should outlaw…"

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Trump Critiques Jeb Bush as 'Nice Person' But 'Low Energy'

"I'm not used to that type of person" Donald Trump says of Jeb Bush, one his opponents in the Republican presidential race. "I think Jeb is a nice person," Trump says at rally in Dubuque, Iowa "He's very low energy," and that would make him poor negotiator with other countries, Trump says. Asks crowd who they would rather have dicker with Iran, China, "Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton or Trump?" Audience responds: "Trump!" "I don't care if he's nice," Trump says of Bush U.S. needs president "who's goin

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Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton are related, genealogy experts say

Regardless of whether blood is thicker than water, America may soon get a chance to see whether it's thicker than politics.

The Donald and Hillary are 19th cousins, according to genealogy experts.

According to a report in Extra TV, genealogy experts say Donald Trump and Hillary Rodham Clinton — ...

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Trump Kicks Out Univision's Jorge Ramos At Press Conference But Later Let Him Back In [VIDEO]

'Go back to Univision'

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Famed Musician Charlie Daniels Unloads on Congress Over Iran Deal in Blistering Open-Letter: 'Pathetic Excuses for Public Servants'

"You don't even have the courage to face down an out of control president…"

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More Layoffs For Intuit As Company Continues Realignment

Intuit quickbooks Intuit is laying off 249 employees, mostly in the company's Small Business Group, according to an internal memo from CEO Brad Smith reviewed by TechCrunch. We first heard about the layoffs this morning, and Intuit also confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch. In June, Intuit laid off 399 employees as part of a company realignment. Last week as part of its quarterly earnings, the company… Read More

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L.A. to Become Largest U.S. City With Uber and Lyft at Airport

Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. will be able to pick up and drop off passengers at Los Angeles International Airport within weeks, after the City Council made it the largest U.S. city to permit the companies at its airport.

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Obama: Look How Crazy the Republicans Are!

(John Hinderaker) Barack Obama returned from his latest vacation yesterday, and promptly announced that Republicans are "crazies." The Democrats continued the theme with a fundraising email they sent out earlier this afternoon, ostensibly from the President: John — A few days ago, the leading candidate to be the other side's presidential nominee claimed that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was — somehow — unconstitutional. He is referring to Donald Trump. This

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Duke University Freshmen Refuse To Read Graphic Novel With Lesbian Porn

'I thought to myself- what kind of school am I going to?'

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Jorge Ramos Escorted Out of Press Conference for Shouting Questions at Trump: 'Go Back to Univision'

"Excuse me! Sit down. You weren't called!"

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"Desksourcing" Is A New Labor Market Concept In The Mobile-First World

desktop I've always been fascinated by how labor markets work. People are the foundation for how things get done. How we organize across and within companies impacts both creativity and efficiency. The first big labor market shift in my lifetime that I can remember was outsourcing. Fueled first by globalization and ignited further by Internet connectivity, arbitrage opportunities in labor… Read More

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Ex-Perry Ally Joins Trump Campaign as National Co-Chair: WaPost

Sam Clovis, who left Rick Perry's White House campaign on Tuesday, joins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a national campaign co-chair and policy adviser, Washington Post reports. Clovis will introduce Trump tonight at rally in Dubuque, Iowa NOTE: Clovis was Perry's Iowa chairman; earlier this month he described Trump as "a major threat to all other campaigns" Related story: Rick Perry's Iowa Chairman Leaves Campaign: AP

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Amherst College Fellow Posts Anti-Police Tirade After Officers Shot By Carjacker

'The boys in blue are going to run you down even though there doesn't appear to be a suspect on the loose'

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Pollster Absolutely Astonished By Focus Group Results on Donald Trump: 'My Legs Are Shaking'

"I'm having trouble processing it."

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Rand Paul Lists Ways People 'Misinterpret' Reagan, Says He's Candidate Most Aligned With Him on Intervention

"Reagan was actually very judicious in the interventions."

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Founders Fund Leads $33.5M Round For Modumetal, Maker of Nanolaminated Metals For The Oil And Gas Industry

christinalomasney Founders Fund, the venture firm co-created by Peter Thiel, is entering yet another surprising area that you don't commonly see with Silicon Valley VCs. They're backing a materials sciences company called Modumetal, which is making nanolaminated metals for use in the oil and gas industry. With currently used metals, pipes and equipment can corrode pretty easily, leading to $2.2… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Anti-Christie PAC Closing as N.J. Governor's Campaign Founders

A super-PAC called Stop Chris Christie is shutting down, saying the New Jersey governor's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is so underwhelming that opposition is no longer necessary.

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Trump still hung-up on Megyn Kelly

(Paul Mirengoff) Nearly three weeks after the Fox News debate, Donald Trump still can't get over the fact that he didn't like Megyn Kelly's questioning. Yesterday, he tweeted: "I liked The Kelly File much better without @megynkelly. Perhaps she could take another eleven day unscheduled vacation!" Trump also re-tweeted this charming statement: "The bimbo back in town. I hope not for long." Fox News isn't amused. Its staffers — including Bret Baier

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Curt Schilling Compares Muslim Extremism to Nazi Germany, Gets Thrown from Little League Broadcast

ESPN baseball analyst and former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling has been thrown from a Little League World Series broadcast for an "unacceptable" message posted to social media Tuesday.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Suit seeks to bar Walker from expanding Medicaid on his own

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The state could face irreparable fiscal injury if Gov. Bill Walker's plan to expand Medicaid coverage in Alaska takes effect next week, according to a lawsuit brought by state lawmakers challenging Walker's authority to expand the program on his own.

In a court filing, attorneys for ...

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Watchdog Wins Big FOIA Decision In Federal Appeals Court

Judges tell Federal Trade Commission it must comply with the law

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Biden Visits Presidential Battleground But Delivers No Speeches

The vice president makes low-key trip to Cleveland for the funeral of an African American political trailblazer.

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Voters Can't Stand Hillary

(John Hinderaker) Everywhere you look, poll numbers on Hillary Clinton's campaign are collapsing. This batch came out this morning from Rasmussen Reports. The headlined finding is that by 46% to 44%, voters say Hillary should suspend her campaign "until all of the legal questions about her use of the private e-mail server are resolved." That is a rather silly question, since as a practical matter if Hillary suspends her campaign indefinitely, it

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Tech Support Startup HelloTech Is Closing $10M In Funding

HelloTech Los Angeles startup HelloTech is in the final stages of raising $10 million in Series A funding, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Madrona Venture Group is leading the round. Following a period of private beta testing, HelloTech went live about three months ago. You either call for an appointment or schedule one from the HelloTech website, then one of the company's techs… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Pentagon Silent on Whether Top-Secret Data was Compromised in Clinton Emails

The Pentagon on Tuesday sidestepped questions about whether top-secret intelligence, including secrets derived from reconnaissance satellites and aircraft, was compromised after being placed on unsecure emails found on Hillary Clinton's private server.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

ABC's 'The View' Tries To Be Watchable Again

It'll take a miracle.

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Dow Falls Another 200 Points in Another Tumultuous Day on Wall Street

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1960s Civil Rights Activist Explains Why 'It's Hard for Me to Get Behind Black Lives Matter'

"The movement loses sympathy when it shouts down those who dare to utter 'all lives matter.'"

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Clinton Is Wrong: Trump and Bush Do Differ on Immigration

There are three obvious ways that the Republican candidates differ on immigration reform.

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Political incorrectness is alive and well at FIFA

(Paul Mirengoff) Will the demise of Sepp Blatter as head of FIFA, the corrupt outfit that governs world soccer, produce meaningful reform? Maybe. But Francois Carrard, the man in charge of leading FIFA's reform task force has a lot in common with Blatter. Both are 77 years old; both are Swiss; and both hold views that are out-of-fashion, at least when it comes to expressing them. Blatter's insensitive comments are legendary. They

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Cash In On The Gift That Is Grit

climber I've watched from the sidelines for years as the debate has played out about race and gender in Silicon Valley, and tech at large. Recently, I read an article shaming Facebook, Google and others about their "diversity numbers," and felt compelled to weigh in; if it were early in my career and I saw those numbers it would make me run the other way. And fast. My goal here is… Read More

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MSNBC Graphics Department Ignores Anchor's Pleas for Correct Images

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Immigration lawyer says she was barred from detention center

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An immigration lawyer says she was denied entry to a detention center in Southern California after participating in peaceful vigils at the site.

Attorneys on Tuesday sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement alleging that lawyer Christina Fialho was barred from meeting with prospective clients ...

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TWITTER FIGHT: Mickey Kaus Berates Politico For Being Soft On Bush And Gets A Dose Of His Own Harshness

Good Twitter fights always include the KKK.

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Beck Tears Into Trump as a 'Populist' Who Represents 'More of the Same'

"Stop demonizing the companies and start fixing the problems"

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Before Her Message to Black Lives Matter Went Viral, Black Mom's Convictions Were Tested When Her Son Broke the Law

Here's what she did.

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Trump Should Apologize for 'Unprovoked' Attack on Kelly: Ailes

(Bloomberg) -- "Donald Trump's surprise and unprovoked

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