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September 25, 2015

Big moments in Boehner's nearly 5 years as House speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) - As he prepares to step down next month, a look at big moments in John Boehner's nearly five years as House speaker:

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RISE TO POWER

The Republicans captured control of the House in the 2010 midterm elections, propelled by the birth of the tea party and ...

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White House's Move Ahead of State Dinner With Chinese President Called 'Insult to American Values'

"Bad move."

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Globalize, Don't Localize: Three Ways To Properly Ignore Boundaries

A hipster in New York is not that different from a hipster in Bangalore. Ten years ago, this would not have been the case. Our marketing textbooks tell us that the highest classes of society in any given region have similar tastes and habits, but that habits then start to disseminate based on surroundings. Today, with Internet access expanding to the far corners of the world, those tastes… Read More

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Pelosi: 'Disarray Of Republicans' Caused Resignation Of Boehner

House Speaker John Boehner (L), R-OH, kisses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, during a reception for supporters of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 21, 2015 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) House minority leader Nancy Pelosi blamed House Republicans and their efforts to defund Planned Parenthood for Speaker of the House John Boehner's resignation. Pelosi called Boehner's resignation "a stark indication of the disarray of the House Republicans" during a press conference Friday. His resignation "is a demonstration of their obsession with shutting down government at the ...More

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Fiorina supported a type of individual mandate; is this the beginning of her end

(Paul Mirengoff) Now that Carly Fiorina has emerged as a top-six candidate (at worst) for the GOP nomination, she will receive serious scrutiny. The little scrutiny she has received to date focuses on her record as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard. That record is relevant to her candidacy. For me, however, her past positions on the major issues are more important. Has she been a consistent, hard-line conservative? The early returns aren't good

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Pope Francis Urges New Yorkers To Find Jesus During Mass

'Don't forget to pray for me!'

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Residents Perplexed After Calif. Lake Mysteriously Goes Dry Overnight Leaving Thousands of Fish Dead

"Something went haywire."

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Can Kevin McCarthy Buck History to Become House Speaker?

California Republican is in a good position but it hasn't been a lucky one for his recent predecessors.

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School Says Pledge Of Allegiance Is Optional After Accusations From Atheist Group

A Delaware high school under fire for allegedly threatening to punish a student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance is giving in following accusations from an atheist group. The atheist group the American Humanist Association said a high school senior reached out after his teacher threatened him with punishment in front of […]

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Congressman Stole Pope's Water Glass — and What He Did With It After Is Being Called 'Kinda Creepy'

"Very weird."

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Pope Francis Is Seriously Coming Out With A Prog Rock Album

Sings about how we must not 'dull our sensitivity to the beauty of holiness'

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A Few Reasons Mike Huckabee Doubts Obama's Professed Commitment to Religious Freedom

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Bobby Jindal: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Should be Next to Go

"Sure if he's not willing to fight, if he's not willing to lead."

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It's Time To Embrace, Not Fear, Shadow IT

At this very moment, the IT department at a typical enterprise is staring at a mind-numbing list of IT project requests from employees and business units — ranging from building a custom mobile app for warehouse operations to integrating Salesforce.com with back-end office systems. To manage this endless to-do list, the IT department logically arranges requests by how significantly… Read More

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Pro-Abortion Democrat Steals Pope's Glass To Drink Remaining Water With Wife And Grandkids

pope Representative Bob Brady (D-PA ), immediately rushed to the podium after Pope Francis finished speaking at the White House on Thursday and stole the glass of water Pope Francis was drinking out of during his address. The congressman then drank some of the water, gave some to his wife Debra and saved the rest for ...More

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House Speaker John Boehner Says He'll Leave Congress Oct. 30

The surprise end to his congressional career follows repeated clashes with conservative members of his Republican conference.

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Trump Versus Volkswagen?

(Steven Hayward) Opening question: what is sinking faster—Trump's poll ratings, or Volkswagen's stock price? Looks to be a close call. Here's Trump's poll numbers: Trump's poll line is what stock market technical analysis would call a "head and shoulders" shape, which means he'd headed down further. Meanwhile, here's VW's stock chart: There are parallels between Trump and VW if you think about it for a moment. VW's spew yuuuuge amounts of NOx

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A look at Speaker Boehner's career in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - From a political career that started on the Union Township, Ohio, Board of Trustees, John Boehner rose to second in line to succeed the president. Some highlights of Boehner's career in the House of Representatives:

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Sept 2015: Informed the Republican caucus in a closed-door session he ...

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Officials Confirm 'Very Concerning' Action U.S.-Trained Forces Deployed to Fight Islamic State Took Upon Entering Syria

"…very concerning and a violation of Syria train and equip program guidelines."

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After Boehner: What Will the GOP Leadership Look Like?

On "With All Due Respect," Doug Heye, former chief of staff to Eric Cantor, discusses John Boehner's resignation and what will happen in the next 30 days on Capitol Hill.

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MSNBC Discusses Climate Change 10x More Than Abortion In Pope Francis Coverage

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The Latest: Before papal Mass, faith showcased at concert

NEW YORK (AP) - Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:

6 p.m.

Heavy security around Pope Francis' visit to the United States meant those attending his Mass at Madison Square Garden had to get there hours in advance for screening. But they got ...

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Pope Francis Talks Jesus, The Devil And Immigration At A Harlem School

'The devil is always sowing sadness, because he doesn't want to see us happy'

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Rubio Proposes Business Tax Credit For Paid Family Leave

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio outlines proposal Friday to give businesses 25% non-refundable tax credit if they offer workers at least 4 weeks of paid family leave. Leave would be limited to 12 wks, credit capped at $4k per employee Rubio unveils plan at Values Voter Summit in Washington, saying his goal involves "creatively applying our free enterprise principles" to help families Assails Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's proposal for mandatory paid family leave as one t

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Clinton Campaign Can't Keep Email Story Straight

(John Hinderaker) This comes straight from Twitchy, but it bears repeating here because it shows the utter disarray into which Hillary Clinton's campaign has fallen. It starts with the news that the FBI has been able to recover tens of thousands of emails from Hillary's home server. Yesterday, the Clinton campaign put out "Friends and Allies Talking Points" that said: Assuming the Bloomberg report is true, the reason the FBI may be

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Uber Has A New Pre-Paid Ride Service Called UberEVENTS

Uber just announced UberEVENTS, a new service for event organizers to pre-pay rides for their guests. Uber is launching the service first in New York for "select riders" and Uber for Business users. In the coming weeks, Uber will roll out this feature to everyone in New York so that all event hosts can purchase rides, in the form of guest passes, ahead of time for… Read More

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Unwiped (2)

(Scott Johnson) In this morning's New York Times Eric Lipton and Michael Schmidt have a tardy, delicately phrased, and wary story about Madam Hillary's private server/email arrangement as Secretary of State. Their story is "Hillary Clinton email inquiry weighs if aides erred at 'send." Lipton and Schmidt are very late addressing certain legal implications of national security issues raised by the arrangement. In this story, Lipton and Schmidt consider the problems Madam

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Data Driven Everything Remains Elusive

One thing was clear at Dreamforce last week, Salesforce's enormous customer conference — something that has become apparent to anyone paying attention. It's becoming a data-driven world. We are awash in data, but the problem is figuring out what we are supposed to do with it. Salesforce wants to be the center of your data-driven customer strategy, of course. To that end,… Read More

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O'Reilly Incinerates Debbie Wasserman Schultz for 'Vicious,' 'Utterly False,' 'Insane' Nazi Smear on Rubio Donor

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Six-Inch INFLATABLE DOLL Promotes 'Violence And Misogyny,' Campus Feminists Shriek

Is exactly the same goofy gag gift available in a male version? YES!

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White High School Teacher Placed on Leave for Using Racial Slur…During Lesson on Racism, Derogatory Terms

A student complained about having to hear the word.

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Parents Question Middle School-Assigned Reading When Words Like 'Cocaine-Like Rush,' 'Coitus' Turn Up in Book

"Content can't be hidden by a veil of rigor."

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Sanders Leads Clinton by 16 Points in New Hampshire, Poll Finds

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has 46% support in first primary state compared to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 30%, according to CNN/UNH/WMUR poll released Thursday. Vice President Joe Biden, who has not declared candidacy, has 14% Poll was conducted Sept. 17-23, margin of error +/- 5.5 percentage points

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Thoughts from the ammo line

(Scott Johnson) Ammo Grrrll explains: WHY I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC. She writes: There is a biopic about the eccentric jazz genius Thelonius Monk called "Straight, No Chaser." I saw it years ago. In one scene that made a vivid impression on me, some snotty, self-absorbed "journalist" whose name I didn't catch – who cares? — is interviewing Mr. Monk and asks him what kind of music he likes. Monk says, "I like

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Politico Editor: A Lot of People in Key States Think Hillary Clinton's Dishonest

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Dow Futures Move Ahead of Q2 GDP Report

For Sept. 25, 2015, here's what will move the Dow Jones today… First, yesterday's closing numbers: On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 78 points ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's speech last night on inflation. Now, Things to Know Today Dow futures are on the move this morning ahead of the […]

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Spider on a Plane: Escaped Tarantula Grounds Flight

"An abundance of caution."

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Do Pastors Trust Pope Francis on Theology? New Survey Reveals How Preachers Responded When Asked if the Pontiff Is a True Christian

There's a divide between traditionally more progressive mainline denominations and their conservative evangelical counterparts.

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Apple's iPhone 6s Produces A Colorful Vision Of Haiti Through A Painter's Eyes

In advance of the release of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple gave one to RYOT, maker of VR and documentary films. They produced a short about a painter in Haiti who is trying to transform the very poor neighborhood he lives in into a bright palette of colors. The entire film was shot on the iPhone 6s, which now supports 4K resolution. I noted in my review of the new device, out today, that… Read More

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Jeb Bush Plans Energy Policy Rollout Next Week

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will unveil a national energy plan next week that is a core part of his pledge to spur 4% economic growth. Bush will detail plan at a natural gas co. near Pittsburgh The former Fla. governor's team will give sneak peak of plan to donors on Monday, a day before the candidate discusses it publicly, according to an invitation obtained by Bloomberg Full Story

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The Latest: Hungary to consult others about Croatia border

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local:

12:30 p.m.

Hungary's prime minister says he will hold consultations with other countries in the region and with the United Nations before making a decision ...

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Little Girl With Her Barbie Fishing Pole 'Crushes Huge Bass'

"It's so heavy."

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'The Heart of America': How a Community Helped Save Its Goodie Shop

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Ex-lawmaker and felon wants delay in reporting to prison

CHICAGO (AP) - A former Illinois state representative sentenced to five months in prison for pocketing a $7,000 bribe is asking for a delay in his surrender to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Derrick Smith, a 51-year-old Chicago Democrat, was sentenced in April after jurors convicted him last year of ...

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Jeb Bush Plans Energy Policy Rollout Next Week

His top advisers on the new plan offer clues as to what it may contain.

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Tragedy as Therapy

My schedule and the weather permitting, I like to run home from work. It's not very far—only a couple of miles—and I finish at the Arlington County war memorial, a modest obelisk at the corner of Wilson and Washington Boulevard in Clarendon. There are plaques on each side listing the names of Arlington's war dead from the First World War to Iraq and Afghanistan. Having joined the Marines out of Arlington, it has occurred to me that, had I been a bit to the left or right on a few occasions, my name could very well be up there.

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LA immigration group at center of girl's encounter with pope

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant young child wrapping an arm around his neck as he offers a kiss and a ...

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What Hillary's Pharma Plan Means for Biotech Investors

Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, made news this week when he announced he would raise the price of a medication his company had acquired, Darapim (pyrimethamine), from $13.50 to $750 per pill. Darapim, which has been on the market for 62 years, is an antiparasitic used to treat acute malaria and toxoplasmosis. It's also […]

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Kentucky clerk Kim Davis blames governor for legal woes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, hauled to jail for defying a series of federal court orders and refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, filed a 40-page court document Thursday, blaming Kentucky governor Steve Beshear for all ...

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