September 16, 2015

In Second Debate, Republicans Get Personal, and Get Serious About Policy

After a friendly round of introductions, the second Republican presidential debate quickly plunged into controlled chaos.

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Fiorina Responds to Trump Attack on Her Appearance: I Think Women Heard Very Clearly What He Said

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Jeb Bush: Chief Justice John Roberts Is Doing 'A Good Job' [VIDEO]

We need to avoid judges who 'use the bench as a means by which to legislate'

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Take a Look at How Some Journalists Responded After Jeb Bush Said His Brother 'Kept Us Safe'

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GOP Debate: Carly Fiorina Responds to Trump's Comments About Her Face

Stump-for-TrumpAn  audacious Carly Fiorina got huge applause at Wednesday's CNN debate for her response to Donald Trump's recent barb insulting the former tech exec's face. Trump called out Jeb Bush for trying to walk back comments on funding women's health care. Fiorina then used Trump's comments as a comeback. "You know it's interesting to me, Mr. Trump said ...More

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Jeb Bush Equivocates on Choice of Roberts as Chief Justice

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts "did not have a proven, extensive record" of conservatism, Jeb Bush says at CNN's Republican presidential debate, while also saying the jurist appointed by his brother "has made some really good decisions." As president, Bush says he would focus on picking Supreme Courst justice who "has a longstanding set of rulings that consistently makes it clear that he's focused on upholding the Constitution" NOTE: President George W. Bush's choice of Roberts has bee

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Jeb Bush: My Brother Kept Us Safe

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Christie: Hillary 'Cannot Tell The American People The Truth' [VIDEO]

Hillary's server could have been hacked by 'two 18 year olds on a toot who just wanting to have some fun'

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Crowd Erupts After Carly Fiorina Looks Into Camera at Debate, Issues Fiery 'Dare' to Hillary & Obama

"I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to…"

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Trump on Jeb Bush: More Energy Tonight, I Like That

In a CNN Republican debate in Simi valley, Gov. Jeb Bush and Donald Trump engage in an exchange over special interests the billionaire candidate's interest in casino gambling in Florida.

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Trump: Rand Paul Shouldn't Even Be Here and He's Ugly

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Republicans divided on how to defund Planned Parenthood, avoid government shutdown

House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Wednesday deeply divided about how to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood while avoiding a budget standoff that threatens another government shutdown at the end of the month.

Lawmakers said the meeting, which lasted more than an hour, was dominated by members venting ...

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Fiorina On Planned Parenthood: 'This Is About The Character Of Our Nation' [VIDEO]

Fiorina links the Iranian nuclear deal and Planned Parenthood

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Carly Fiorina Brings Down the House With Sharp Response to Question on Donald Trump's 'Look at That Face' Attack

The audience erupted in extended applause.

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Fireworks Fly in First Moments of Debate as Trump Launches Unprovoked Attack on Paul: 'Shouldn't Even Be on This Stage'

"First of all…"

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NGINX Brings HTTP/2 Support To Its Commercial Release

server NGINX, the well-funded and increasingly popular web and application server company, today announced that it now supports HTTP/2, the next generation of the HTTP standard, in its latest commercial release. The company, which already offered some HTTP/2 support in its free open source product, today released NGINX Plus R7 to its customers. While HTTP/2 support is definitely the highlight of… Read More

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Trump: Paul Shouldn't Be On Debate Stage

debateRepublican presidential front-runner Donald Trump wasted no time attacking his primary rival minutes into the CNN Republican debate Wednesday night. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul spent the week leading up the debate talking about how he would go after Donald Trump, Trump made sure he fired first, slamming Paul's low standing in the polls as well ...More

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Republican Presidential Candidates Open Debate at Reagan Library

Donald Trump says in opening remarks at CNN debate that he would "make our country rich again," given that "I made billions and billions of dollars" as a businessman "I'm Donald Trump, I wrote the 'Art of the Deal,'" he says, referring to his best-selling book "There's nothing more important than understanding the Constitution restrains government, not people, Ky. Sen. Rand Paul says in his opening remarks Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush says he's a ''conservative reformer" who wants to "fix a broken

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Donald Trump: 'Rand Paul shouldn't even be on this stage'

Republican front-runner Donald Trump opened the 2016 GOP debate at Ronald Reagan's library by taking a shot at Sen. Rand Paul's polling numbers.

"Rand Paul shouldn't even be on this stage," Mr. Trump quipped.

Sen. Paul dismissed the barb: "Kinda have to laugh."

Mr. Trump then hit back again, noting ...

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Bobby Jindal's Anti-Common Core Lawsuit Takes Major Blow

Program is 'completely voluntary,' judge says

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If Illegal Immigrant Commits Crime in Sanctuary City, This Is What Jindal Wants Done to the Mayor

"It's not enough to defund them."

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#IStandWithAhmed Garners Support from Silicon Valley

Screen Shot 2015-09-16 at 7.44.57 PM Ahmed Mohammed, a 14 year old who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school, has gotten the attention of Silicon Valley. After news about the arrest spread, the #IStandWithAhmed hashtag was started on Twitter to show support for Ahmed and his family. According to BBC, a college student named Amneh Jafari, started the hashtag because Amhed reminded her of her brothers and she… Read More

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Pataki Complains CNN Debate Begins With Nothing But Trump Questions

debateDonald Trump wasn't onstage for the CNN lower-tier GOP debate Wednesday, but the first round of questioning at was all about Donald Trump. Former New York Gov. George Pataki  made known he was not happy about it. Pataki snapped at the moderator Hugh Hewitt for pressing him about his willingness to support Trump if he becomes the ...More

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Pataki Says Supreme Court Must Be Obeyed on Gay Marriage

A president who defies the Supreme Court because he doesn't agree with their decisions would mean "you don't have rule of law" in U.S., Republican presidential candidate George Pataki says Pataki makes comment at debate, defending his comments that he would fire Ky. county clerk Kim Davis for breaking law by refusing to issue gay marriage licenses Rick Santorum says he would defy Supreme Court on that issue, back Davis U.S. needs "a president who is going to fight a court that is abusive, that h

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Firm Pushes Weiner Out

Anthony Weiner's gig as a member of the advisory board at public relations firm MWW has come to an end after just two months, according to the New York Post.

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Rick Santorum: Americans Are No Longer 'Inspired' By Faith [VIDEO]

Said we need to protect the First Amendment

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Tsunami Watch Issued for Hawaii After Powerful 7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Chile

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Boz Led Facebook To Conquer Mobile Ads. He'll Tell Disrupt SF How To Adapt

boz Facebook has become the supermassive black hole of mobile. It's sucking every other business towards it, from publishers to small businesses to app developers. At this point, you ever figure out how to play nice with Facebook, or fade into the void. That's why TechCrunch is bringing Facebook's ad czar Andrew "Boz" Bosworth to Disrupt SF. He's going to break… Read More

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Biden: Trump's 'Sick Message' Of 'Xenophobia' Will Pass

bidenVice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's "sick message" of "xenophobia," in the long run "will not prevail." "There's one guy absolutely denigrating an entire group of people, appealing to the baser side of human nature, working on this notion of xenophobia in a way that hasn't occurred in a ...More

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Lower-Polling Republicans Open Debate at Reagan Libary

Ronald Reagan's presidency showcased "exactly the type of leadership we need in Washington today and that's why I'm running for president," former N.Y. Gov. George Pataki, says in opening remarks at undercard debate. La. Gov. Bobby Jindal, says "I've got the backbone, I've got the bandwidth, I've got the experience to make sure we don't turn the American dream into the European nightmare" Former Penn. Sen. Rick Santorum says he led fights to end "welfare-as-we-know-it," partial birth abortion,

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Census: Economy Is Going Nowhere

(John Hinderaker) The Census Bureau released its income and poverty numbers for 2014 today. The poverty rate was up slightly and median family income, inflation-adjusted, was down slightly, but both numbers were essentially flat. U.S. News goes out on a limb: The numbers may explain some of the political furor going on in the country, said Lawrence Mishel, president and CEO of the liberal Economic Policy Institute. "Anyone wondering why people in

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Watch Taxi Drivers Go Nuts When Mayor Calls Them Luddites During Uber Protest

Video: Taxi drivers go crazy after being called luddites in Uber protest

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Sheriff's Deputy Was Standing in Line for Breakfast When a Little Boy's Action Catches Him Off-Guard — and Brings Him to Tears

"We all can learn something, even from a small child."

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Exclusive: How the RNC Is Using the GOP Debate to Collect Volunteers in Key Battleground States

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The Mozilla Story: Making The World You Want

mozilla-black-white It's easy to forget how powerful Microsoft was only fifteen years ago. In 2000, Microsoft had 97% market share of its operating system in computers and, at its peak in 2004, Internet Explorer reached 95% market share of web browsers. "It became clear that the possibilities of the web were being funneled through that company" remembers Mozilla Chairwoman Mitchell Baker. … Read More

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Bill Maher to MSNBC: If You Hate Trump, Stop Covering Him So Much

2015-09-15T23-26-05-1Z--1280x720.video_512x342HBO's "Real Time" host Bill Maher asked on Tuesday's broadcast of Hardball why MSNBC covers GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's "brain fart"  speeches "like he's Churchill." The segment began when host Chris Matthews asked Maher about the massive crowds Trump attracts. "We have to look a little bit in mirror on this one, Chris. Your network covered it, from beginning ...More

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Debate Prep: Will Anybody Pick On Anyone Besides Donald Trump?

If not for Trump, the debate might focus on immigration, privacy, and the nature of conservatism.

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Green Weenie—Or Hot Ticket of the Month?

(Steven Hayward) I have no idea just what to make of this EventBrite invitation. It is either brilliant satire, or another sign that the environmental mentality is truly beyond recovery. I fear the latter possibility. September 24, Thursday: The Multispecies Salon presents, Suburban Foraging: Acorn Mush, featuring a discussion with Kimberly Tallbear (University of Alberta), Linda Noel (Koyungkawi poet) & Henry Horn (Princeton University) and with Tom Boellstorff (UC Irvine) as a virtual guest. For

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Firm Paid Hundreds Of Thousands To Teach Feds About Diversity

A firm hired by the Obama administration has pulled in hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars to teach federal workers about diversity, according to an ongoing investigation from a government watchdog group.

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Ethics board: It's legal for Haley to get season tickets

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Add getting Gamecock's season football tickets in a luxury suite to the list of permissible perks for South Carolina's governor.

Gov. Nikki Haley and previous governors, going back decades, have routinely received the tickets as a benefit of occupying the Governor's Mansion, but Haley's office sought ...

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Baltimore Rioter Who Set CVS On Fire Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

Faces four years in prison for rioting charges

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Read Fox News Host Jenna Lee's Response to 'Trashy Comment' From Conan O'Brien: 'Inappropriate'

"…this trashy comment is not only inappropriate, it's clearly ridiculous."

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'Star Trek: Voyager' Actress Allegedly Flashed Children, Waited Naked on Couch for Cops

"All of a sudden, here come the shirt up."

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Undercover Anti-Abortion Videos Bring Unprecedented Scrutiny to Fetal Tissue Brokers

"No organization should be able to profit from the distribution of human tissue harvested from aborted fetuses, whether it's an abortion clinic or a middleman."

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Meet Hugh Hewitt, Debate Inquisitor and the GOP's New Brain

The conservative radio host is no stranger to the Republican presidential candidates.

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Russia Celebrates Election of Pro-Kremlin Party Leader in Britain, 'Admirer of Karl Marx'

Russian state media have extolled the recent election of Jeremy Corbyn to the head of Britain's Labour Party as the Kremlin continues to expand its influence among European political extremists.

Corbyn received nearly 60 percent of the votes in Saturday's leadership election for Labour, the major opposition party in Britain once led by Tony Blair. The left-wing Member of Parliament has been critical of NATO and expressed opposition to imposing sanctions on Russia for its support of separatists in Ukraine. He also previously referred to members of the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah as "friends" when he welcomed them to Britain.

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Largest naturalization in Georgia set for Turner Field

ATLANTA (AP) - The largest naturalization ceremony of the year is set for Turner Field.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold the event Sept. 17 to honor Citizenship Day. Officials say 500 candidates from 91 countries will become U.S. citizens.

The candidates from countries including Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, ...

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AG Slatery decides against Tennessee Supreme Court bid

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced Tuesday he won't apply to fill a vacancy on Tennessee's Supreme Court.

Slatery is a longtime friend and adviser to Gov. Bill Haslam on legal and spiritual matters, and would have been ...

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Onlookers Were Out Kayaking in California When 'Within Seconds' They Witnessed 'Very Scary' Incident

"They kind of had to be in shock."

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Missouri lawmakers poised to override employment bill vetoes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's large Republican majorities were poised to put a conservative stamp on the state's employment laws Wednesday by attempting to override vetoes of bills cutting jobless benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally and barring cities from boosting the minimum wage.

Legislators also plan ...

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House Dem Wants 9/11 Docs On Saudi Arabia Declassified

'We still don't have the complete story'

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Donald Trump Promises Larger U.S. Military in Speech Short on Specifics

The billionaire had promised to flesh out his during his speech aboard the USS Iowa.

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Report: Obama ignored Russian offer to have Assad step down

(Paul Mirengoff) More than three years ago, Russia proposed that Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, step down as part of a peace deal, according to Martti Ahtisaaria, a senior negotiator involved in back-channel discussions at the time. Ahtisaari is the former president of Finland and a Nobel peace prize laureate. He says the Russian offer, which sounds more like a framework, came in 2012 from Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to the U.N. It

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War Against Heroin Being Lost In Bureaucratic Fog

"The individual that swallows three pounds of heroin, that's very difficult to stop."

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See How Security Responds When Blaze Reporter Tries to Ask Chelsea Clinton Question at Book Signing

"Let me see that video."

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