September 3, 2015

Tax cuts, regulatory reforms may spur growth, economists say

Faced with projections of a sluggish economy, three conservative economists said Thursday that a massive package of tax cuts and regulatory reforms could spur growth of greater than 4 percent a year.

They called for erasing the tax hikes on the wealthy that have occurred on President Obama's watch, cutting ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Would A President Trump Only Serve One Term?

TheDC asks

Via: The Daily Caller

Scott Walker Calls for 'Reasonable Accommodation' in Kentucky Clerk Case

"The Constitution is very clear about protecting freedom of religion."

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What Buzzed Into Stadium During U.S. Open Match Left One Player Assuming the Worst: 'I Thought, 'OK, It's Over"

"With everything going on in the world …"

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Biden: Presidential Run Depends on 'Emotional Energy' of Family

Vice President Joe Biden said that his decision about whether or not to run for president will hinge on "whether my family and I have the emotional energy to run" so soon after his son Beau's death.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Krauthammer: Testimony By Clinton Aide Would Likely Contradict Hillary's Email Alibi

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia set to back Iran nuclear deal -- at a price

President Obama is set to receive an official, albeit reluctant nod of approval for the Iran nuclear deal when Saudi Arabia's new king visits the White House for the first time Friday, but analysts say it will come at a price as Riyadh seeks Washington's support for its increasingly anti-Iran ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Surpasses Field, Flirts With 40 Percent In Alabama Poll

Has seen an 8 percent boost since Mobile rally

Via: The Daily Caller

Biden Says He's Uncertain if He'll Run for President

"[I] can't look you straight in the eye and say now, 'I know I can do it.'"

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They Tossed a Rock From an Overpass, Causing a Teacher Severe Brain Damage. Now They're Going to Jail.

"I feel horrible for what has happened and for what you and your family had to go through."

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Advisor: Clinton Wasn't Trying to Hide Anything When She Wiped E-Mail Server

Cheryl Mills testified before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Thursday.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Pope Francis U.S. visit: Archbishop Joseph Kurtz warns against politicizing trip

The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is asking Americans to give Pope Francis "room" to speak later this month without having it co-opted by those looking to force him to referee political debates here at home.

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, also defended the pope's decision ...

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Donald Trump Has No Idea Who America's Greatest Enemies Are, But Carly Fiorina Does [VIDEO]

'The questions you're asking are at the heart of the threat that we face'

Via: The Daily Caller

ESPN Pulls Curt Schilling for Rest of Baseball Season After Anti-Muslim Tweet

"Curt's actions … have obviously not reflected well on the company."

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Inside the Beltway: Is this Clinton scandal the big one?

"Could this be the scandal that finally sinks Hillary Clinton?" asks Robert Tracinski, senior writer for The Federalist, even as the ever-unfolding email matter draws endless speculation, glaring truths, legal maneuvers and one Al-Jazeera interview with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden — who told the network it was "completely ridiculous" that ...

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Gov't Official Indicted For Allegedly Trading Food Stamps For Sex

'Awonuga used his position to attempt to get a participant in the states food assistance program to have sex with him in exchange for benefits'

Via: The Daily Caller

Police: Three Shot, One Fatally, Near Sacramento City College; Gunman Sought

The campus is on lockdown.

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11-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Suspected Home Intruder

He was alone with his 4-year-old sister.

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Pentagon Wants to Move Gitmo Terrorists to South Carolina

Pentagon officials are visiting the consolidated Naval Brig in Charleston, S.C., this week to determine its suitability to be converted into a facility to house dangerous terrorists currently locked up at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The officials are seeking a facility to house approximately 50 Gitmo detainees who are apparently too dangerous to be transferred anywhere else The ...More

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Ethics panel investigating Rep. Mike Honda of California

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Mike Honda of California remains under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee for allegations that he had congressional aides perform campaign work when they were supposed to be working on government business.

The panel announced Thursday that it is extending an investigation into whether the ...

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Andrew Cuomo Says Common Core Is 'Not Working'

One of the first top Dems to attack the Core

Via: The Daily Caller

Army Suspends Operations at Defense Department Labs Over Anthrax Probe

… ordered a safety stand-down and directed a broad review at nine department labs involved in the production, shipment or handling of biological toxins.

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Why a Transgender Mexican Woman Was Just Granted Asylum in U.S. Despite DUI Conviction

"She's ecstatic."

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Lawrence Lessig Says Referendum Candidacy Isn't Quixotic

On "With All Due Respect," Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor and political activist, discusses his potential run for the Democratic presidential nomination. If he's able to raise $1 million by Labor Day, he says he wants to campaign to be a "referendum president," so as to fix "the corruption of this political system." Asked about who would be an appropriate running mate, Lessig says Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are "the kinds of people who could rally the party enough to actually win."

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Mozilla Drops First Public Preview Of Firefox For iOS

firefox-ios Mozilla is beginning to preview its iOS Firefox browser, rolling it out today for testing in New Zealand, according to a company blog post. The goal is for the company to gather data so that they are able to bring Firefox for iOS to the App Store for the rest of the globe "later this year." Firefox specified the goal of the preview in a blog post: Our goal is to create a… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

"We Need To Start Killing These Officers"

(John Hinderaker) In Madison, Wisconsin, a mob attacked a police officer who was trying to break up a fight: The officer stopped in the area of Prairie Road and Jacobs Way around 6:20 p.m. after spotting a large number of people in the street. He said that as he approached he saw a woman punch a man in the face, and he could see that the woman had a can of pepper

Source: Power Line

Study Finds That Chicago Criminals Get Guns From Friends, Family

A survey conducted by researchers from Duke University and the University of Chicago found that Chicago criminals obtained their firearms almost exclusively from friends and family.

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Hungary opens door to trains for migrants, but only to camps

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Thousands of people desperate to reach Western Europe rushed into the main Budapest train station Thursday after police ended a two-day blockade, setting off a wave of anger and confusion as hundreds shoved their way onto a waiting train. But when it tried to drop them ...

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Valerie Plame's Head 'Spins' Over Scooter Libby Question To Trump

'Not pertinent'

Via: The Daily Caller

Here's the Prayer Glenn Beck Suggests Americans Say on Friday's 'National Day of Prayer'

"What will save this country is us standing."

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Now Kids Can Build Their Own HD Display With The Kano Screen Kit

Kano Kano's crazy cool educational PC is about to get a bit more visual. Kano CEO Alex Klein tweeted out that the company has launched a pre-order for an HD display kit. Kano, which raised a $15M Series A in May, has been aiming to create an invaluable educational experience for kids by helping them get acquainted with how computers work through putting the kit together. The Raspberry… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Army Loses 100-Pound Dummy Missile in Upstate New York

Army officials are searching for a 5-foot-long, 100-pound dummy missile that fell off an Apache helicopter last Friday over upstate New York.

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Senate Ethics panel orders state House Democrat to pay $54K

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Senate Ethics Committee has fined state Rep. Cezar McKnight $54,000 for failing to report campaign donations and expenses during his unsuccessful bid for the Senate last year.

The committee issued a public reprimand of the Kingstree Democrat and ordered him to pay the fines by ...

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Federal Court: Illegal Immigrant And Convicted Felon Can't Be Deported Because He's Transgender

Mexico routinely tortures the transgendered, judge says

Via: The Daily Caller

'KILL ALL THE WHITE PPL': Police Investigating Racist Threat Against Residents in Maryland Town

"TONIGHT WE PURGE."

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Iran's Top Leader: No Nuclear Deal Unless Sanctions Lifted

"… Iran will have to take a variety of serious steps to significantly roll back their nuclear program before any sanction relief is offered."

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Facebook Makes It Easier To Optimize Ad Campaigns Based On Conversions

facebook-conversion-lift Facebook is unveiling an improved version of its Conversion Lift measurement tool, which first launched in January. Here's the gist of what's changing. Previously, Facebook allowed you to measure whether your ad campaign was actually improving online and offline sales. Now, you can also test different ads to find the best approach. "When we've gotten feedback on the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

'Black Panthers' Director on Legacy of Legendary Movement

Stanley Nelson, director and producer of "The Black Panthers," joins John Heilemann on "With All Due Respect" to talk about his new documentary. He discusses the civil rights movement and the genesis, rise, and fall of the Black Panther Party, including their impact on American pop culture, and the role of women in their movement. Nelson also reminisces about some of the larger-than-life characters associated with the party, such as Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and Eldridge Cleaver, and addresses police brutality and the African American community — the reason the Panthers came into being, and an issue on which little progress has been made — noting "we are losing black lives, and how do we correct that ourselves?"

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Gov't Accuses Company Of Discrimination Over Employees Having To Prove Citizenship Status

The Department of Justice has accused a business of discrimination due to the company requiring employees to show proof of citizenship for employment.

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Va. Democrats unveil gun background check petition

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Eight days after two journalists were fatally shot during a live broadcast at a Virginia resort, several Democratic legislators have produced a petition with nearly 28,000 signatures supporting expanded background checks for gun buyers.

The northern Virginia lawmakers unveiled the petition Thursday at a news conference ...

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In America Today, What Is The Real Political Divide?

Despite the elitist faction's efforts to corrupt their goodwill, many Americans retain a strong sense of it

Via: The Daily Caller

Donald Trump Pledges Loyalty to Republican Party

The billionaire candidate decides that the GOP is big enough for all of his presidential ambitions.

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Why did Hillary's staffer plead the Fifth?

(Paul Mirengoff) As John noted yesterday, Bryan Pagliano, the Hillary Clinton staffer who worked on her campaign in 2008 and set up her private email server in 2009, will plead the Fifth Amendment in response to a Congressional subpoena. To the casual observer, this might seem odd. Pagliano didn't send or receive information on the server, nor did conceal or destroy any records. What crime might he have committed? Shannen Coffin answers

Source: Power Line

What Do The App Store, PlayStation 2 And The Roman Empire Have In Common?

obsolete If you casually follow tech industry headlines, you might be convinced that the app store model is the bright future of software distribution. So when I say, "I have clear evidence that the app store model is dying," you may look at me as skeptically as you'd view any wild-eyed street-corner prophet. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

The MB&F Arachnophobia Tells Time Through Fear

MBF-Arachnophobia-Spider-Table-Clock-aBlogtoWatch-6 Everyone's favorite crazy watch maker, MB&F, has just announced a new model, the so-called Arachnophobia. This wild clock hides a L'Epée 1839 movement in the thorax and abdomen of an articulated spider. Based on the famous Louise Bourgeois sculpture Maman, the spider has injection molded legs and a unique escapement mechanism on the the spider's back. You have to use… Read More

Source: TechCrunch