September 8, 2015

Hillary Clinton Facebook post addresses email controversy

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton tried Tuesday evening to halt the damage her use of a private email server is doing to her White House campaign, taking her explanation directly to the public via a Facebook post.

"I should have used two email addresses, one for personal matters ...

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Why The F**k Should Boston Sports Fans Ever Watch ESPN Again? *HINT: They Shouldn't*

*HINT: they shouldn't*

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'I'm Sorry': Read the Apology Hillary Clinton Just Posted to Facebook for Using Private Email Server

"Yes, I should have used two email addresses…"

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'Extremely Upset' Elderly Woman Walks Into Colorado Police Department, Stuns With Unusual Request

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Ready for Another Round of Bush Tax Cuts?

The former Florida governor previews the tax plan he claims will spur 4 percent economic growth.

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Clinton Does Not Know Specifics of Her Own Email

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MICHAEL HAYDEN: Iran nuclear deal sparks anger of self-preservation

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

First of three parts

Despite the saga over Hillary Clinton's emails, Donald Trump's sprint to front-runner status in the Republican presidential race and some interesting pennant races, the news this summer has never drifted far from the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

That's because it's a ...

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Clinton's Email Apology Came After New Hampshire Focus Group Session

From the heart or politically calculated?

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'You Have Bad Researchers': Trump Knocks O'Reilly As the Host Questions Him on Planned Parenthood

"I don't know where you got this information, I never said that."

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Tech Dollars in Demand: GOP Courts Silicon Valley

Bloomberg's Emily Chang speaks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi about political parties courting Silicon Valley. She speaks on "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Andy McCarthy Replies to Paul On Iran

(John Hinderaker) Andy McCarthy wrote a column over the weekend that urged Congress to refuse to proceed with a vote on the Corker Iran bill, on the ground that President Obama has failed to fulfill the conditions set forth in that legislation, since the full terms of the agreement have not been provided to Congress. (I am summarizing very briefly, there is much more to Andy's argument.) Paul responded to Andy's column

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Pro-life groups to rally at Capitol Hill in wake of videos

As the first congressional hearing begins into Planned Parenthood's practices with fetal tissue, pro-life groups are planning a Capitol Hill rally while a major reproductive health research group warns that shifting funds to community health centers will likely cause problems for low-income women.

The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled Wednesday ...

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Passenger Plane Catches Fire at Las Vegas Airport, Leaves Two With Minor Injuries

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Is Enterprise Hyper Growth The New Normal?

beanstalk The enterprise cloud has entered a new era of hyper growth thanks to a combination of dramatically expanded global markets, access to unprecedented later-stage private growth capital and the ability to scale sales organizations with remote talent. Read More

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Gowdy: Hillary's Email Defense Is 'Dumbfounding'

Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy called Hillary Clinton's defense of her private email setup is "dumbfounding" on Tuesday. "The former secretary has a way of phrasing things that, for the most part, cast her in the best light possible," Gowdy said during an interview on "The Mike Gallagher Show." It is an old Clinton ...More

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Ben Carson Takes His Conservative, Outsider Campaign to Liberal San Francisco

The retired neurosurgeon tested his message Tuesday in the staunchly Democratic city.

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Princeton Prof: 'Common Misunderstanding' of Constitution Has Led to 'Serious Erosion' of Freedom

"How does the Constitution of the United States seek to preserve liberty and prevent tyranny?"

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Fresco News Raises $1.2M For Crowdsourced Journalism

john meyer Fresco News has raised $1.2 million in seed funding. I first wrote about the startup back in June, when founder and CEO John Meyer (pictured above) explained that the company was working an app where users could both browse breaking news content and also accept assignments to contribute photos and videos to professional news organizations. Read More

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MORE: Clinton Says Biden Great VP, 'Could Be Good President'

"I like Joe Biden a lot," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says in interview with ABC News' David Muir. Earlier story: Warren Says 'Doesn't Know' If Biden Running for President

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Sorry seems to be the tardiest word

(Scott Johnson) ABC News reports: Hillary Clinton told ABC News's David Muir that using a personal email account while Secretary of State was a "mistake" and that she is "sorry" for it. "I do think I could have and should have done a better job answering questions earlier. I really didn't perhaps appreciate the need to do that," the democratic presidential candidate told Muir in an exclusive interview in New York City.

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Halperin and Heilemann Slam Hillary's Reboot: 'One Of The Stupidest Things They've Done'

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Obama calls for more icebreakers despite lack of funds

President Obama's urgent call to construct a new fleet of heavy Coast Guard icebreakers to monitor the contested Arctic is belied by his recent budgets that slashed funding for even one new ship.

Mr. Obama, in a game of polar ice chess with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his 40-plus ...

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Fixing Puerto Rico: A Road Map For Congress

Congress should appoint a federal control board that would impose discipline on taxing and spending

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Band Has Message for Kentucky Clerk After She Walked on Stage to Its 'Eye of the Tiger' Song

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Shots Raises Another $4M As It Strives To Reclaim The Selfie

Shots Selfies might be the social currency of our generation, but the companies based around them still kind of need cash. Shots, a selfie app made famous by high-profile celebrity supporters like Justin Bieber, just raised another $4 million in funding led by DCM Ventures, adding on to its $8.5 million Series A from this past April. The company has raised $15.2 million to date. For how simple… Read More

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Clinton: 'I Can Survive' E-Mail Controversy Dogging Campaign

"I do think I could have and should have done a better job answering questions earlier" Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says of her use of a personal e-mail server during her tenure as Secretary of State. Clinton makes comments in interview with ABC News' David Muir "I do take responsibility for having made what is clearly not the best decision," she says "In retrospect, as I look back at it now, even though it was allowed, I should have used two accounts. One for personal, one

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Democratic Senator Blasts Obama, Kerry for Deference to Iran

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CHARLES HURT: Obama's half answers on Iran bolster mullahs

You may not like ex-Vice President Dick Cheney and you may not miss former President George W. Bush but you have to give them credit. They did not do things halfway.

They didn't just nudge over a vicious dictator in Iraq and then scurry away. They didn't just encourage an ...

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David Axelrod Struggles To Name Hillary's Positive Attributes [VIDEO]

Clinton 'clearly has problems'

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Does Warren Buffet Agree With Trump on Tax Policy?

Billionaire Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, discusses Donald Trump with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets."

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EU Refugee Hypocrisy

(Steven Hayward) Hans Rosling is one of my favorite demographers and analysts of change over time. If you've never seen any of his Gapminder videos, you owe it to yourself to catch up (especially the one on the washing machine, which is guaranteed to enrage feminists). A few months ago he asked a simple question: why are "refugees/migrants" paying thousands to cross the Mediterranean in rickety boats when you can fly to

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Facebook Equips Business Pages With Mobile Storefronts For Shopping And Services

11891349_613366382136840_1734649671_n Likes ≠ Dollars. Facebook wants Pages to actually earn money for the 45 million small businesses that use them. So today Facebook is upgrading Pages with a tabbed mobile layout that lets them display storefront "Sections" where users can "Shop" for products or view a list of "Services" the business offers. Facebook's also making calls to action on… Read More

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MSNBC: Voters Do Care About the Clinton Email Scandal

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Defund Iran effort launched at state level to stop tax investment in Islamist regime

DENVER — A coalition of Republican officials in five states announced Tuesday the launch of Defund Iran, a November 2016 ballot movement to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to fund the Iran nuclear deal.

The coalition — led by former Missouri state treasurer Sarah Steelman, Ohio state treasurer ...

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O'Malley: DNC Is Stacking The Deck For Hillary [VIDEO]

It's 'a very undemocratic way to run the Democratic party'

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States Seek to Stop the Obama Admin. From Using 'All Available Authority' to Force Investment in Iran

"People do support making sure their tax dollars aren't supporting terrorism."

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State Department's New Email Czar Donated $2,700 to Hillary Earlier This Year

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The Shifting Sands Of Sand Hill

buriedmoney For as long as I've paid attention, Sand Hill Road has been synonymous with venture capital. But that is changing. As the epicenter of the technology renaissance age has shifted, or expanded, from Palo Alto and its environs to San Francisco and other pockets of the peninsula, the monopolistic high ground of venture capital real estate that top venture firms call home base has started… Read More

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Clinton Says Private E-Mail Use 'A Mistake': ABC

"That was a mistake," former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in interview with ABC News, David Muir writes on Twitter. "I'm sorry about that. I take responsibility"

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What If Dogs and Cats DID Co-Exist?

(Steven Hayward) What would happen if all the leading superheroes and supervillains were combined into one movie scene? You'd get this brilliant nine-minute mashup. It really is worth nine minutes of your time to take in this inspired piece of film editing:

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Hillary: Why I'm Not Sorry Clinton

Embattled Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because "what I did was allowed." What was allowed, exactly? "What I did was allowed. It was allowed by the State Department. The State Department has confirmed that," ...More

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Gertz Addresses Story on Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine: 'It's Certainly an Alarming Development'

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HHS: 9.9M still paying for Obamacare coverage

The administration counted 9.9 million paying customers on Obamacare's exchanges as of June 30, according to an enrollment update Tuesday that showed a net drop of 300,000 customers since the end of March due to nonpayment, citizenship or immigration issues and other problems that can cost people their plans.

About ...

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Russian Military Conducts Practice Bombings In Crimea With New Fighter Aircraft

No big deal

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Bill de Blasio: I'm 'very impressed' by what Hillary Clinton is saying 'more and more'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday he's been impressed with what former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been saying on the presidential campaign trail but that there are still some areas he'd like to know more about.

"Look, I am very impressed by what she's ...

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Ohio State Rolls, Quarterback-Turned-Receiver Unleashes Spin Move From Hell [VIDEO]

Defending champs look more than deserving of No. 1 ranking

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Jailed Kentucky Clerk to Be Visited in Jail by These Two GOP Presidential Candidates

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Texas Couple Reunited With Baby That Was Switched at Birth After Shocking DNA Results Had Them Fearing the Worst

"All the circumstantial evidence pointed to a criminal act, but…"

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Microsoft Announces Major Update To Dynamics CRM Coming In Q4

Sales person giving client his card. Microsoft began what promises to be a long road to the fourth quarter release of its Dynamics CRM product today. The product has been completely redesigned, with the on-prem and cloud versions receiving major upgrades. It's worth noting that while this is a major release announcement, the company has been making ongoing updates to the cloud version of the product. This announcement is… Read More

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Clinton Says 'Global Effort' Needed for Refugees in Europe: AP

Hillary Clinton tells AP a "concerted global effort" is needed to help refugees streaming into Europe from the Middle East, Africa, Asia. "The United States certainly should be at the table, but so should everybody else," Clinton says in interview "And if countries are not able to do more physically in taking in these refugees, they should do more financially" Related: U.S. Has 'Done Its Fair Share' on Syrian Refugees Fiorina Says; O'Malley Urges U.S. to Welcome 65k Syrian Refugees; Rubio Says H

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How Clintons Paid State Department Staffer To Manage Private Email Server

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her family personally paid an employee at the State Department to maintain her private email server, a spokesman for Clinton's campaign confirmed on Saturday. Clinton's arrangement ensured that taxpayer money wasn't being spent on the server. It also allowed Clinton to retain personal control over the server. That ...More

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Mitchell: I Was Afraid Clinton Would Cut Off Our Interview If I Asked Too Many Email Questions

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Chris Christie: Get Kim Davis another government job 'because you have to follow the law'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was jailed over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, should be moved to another job in government where her religious objections wouldn't come into play.

Mr. Christie said first off, the country must ...

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San Francisco Elementary School Switches To Gender-Neutral Bathrooms For Little Kids

'Just making it like it is at home'

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Pope Francis Radically Reforms Marriage Annulment Process, Citing the 'Salvation of Souls'

These amendments will go into effect on December 8.

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The Gov't Wanted Real-Time iMessages for a Criminal Investigation, but Apple Said No

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Why Southeast Asia Is Leading The World's Most Disruptive Mobile Business Models

Earlier this summer, more than 35,000 industry leaders gathered at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015 to discuss the future of mobile, making it the largest-ever mobile-focused event in Asia. I was joined by peers from Netflix, Line, Ola Cabs, Flipkart and Twitter to discuss future business models for the mobile Internet. Most of this discussion steered towards China and India, but I was there… Read More

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