September 30, 2015

House Passes Bill To Help States Defund Planned Parenthood

'No place in our society'

Via: The Daily Caller

Hillary Clinton Received a 'Troubling' Classified Email on Her Private Server

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Russian Airstrike in Syria Targeted U.S.-Backed Rebels: Report

"Rumors that the targets of these strikes were not IS positions were groundless."

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Hillary Clinton Aide Cited Danger Of Using Private E-Mail

Clinton's chief of staff told her they might not want to "telegraph" officials' usage of private e-mail, apparently as it might attract hacking attempts.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Russia airstrikes in Syria alarm Obama critics

Russia followed its launch of airstrikes in Syria with a call Wednesday for the world to unite and form a coalition in the fight against terrorist groups, raising concerns that the Obama administration was caught flatfooted and prompting calls for President Obama to "wake up" and reassert American leadership in ...

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Cruz Twice Refuses Opportunity To Call For McConnell To Step Down As Republican Leader

Ted Cruz has called Mitch McConnell a liar and expressed outrage over what he sees as McConnell's unprincipled leadership — but he's not ready to call for the Senate majority leader to step down. Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show Wednesday, guest hosted by yours truly, the Texas senator and 2016 presidential contender twice rejected an opportunity to call […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Online Lender SoFi Seems To Push Back IPO Plans, Raising $1 Billion

Screen Shot 2015-09-30 at 6.36.13 PM Back in May, Mike Cagney, the CEO of online lender Social Finance, told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that his company was "profitable and as any private company we want to be opportunistic about when we go public," adding that, "realistically in the next 12 months, it will happen." That plan might have just changed. This morning, SoFi, as the company is… Read More

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Hillary Clinton Raises $28 Million in Third Quarter, Barely Beating Bernie Sanders

The Democratic front-runner has now brought in $75 million in donations since launching her campaign in April.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Climate: Somewhere Roger Corman is Laughing

(Steven Hayward) Time once again to update The Warmlist of all the things caused by climate change, which is now nearly everything, including shrimp sex problems. Here's the latest from Science Daily this week: King crabs threaten Antarctic ecosystem due to warming ocean King crabs may soon become high-level predators in Antarctic marine ecosystems where they haven't played a role in tens of millions of years, according to a new study led

Source: Power Line

Labor unions awarded millions from federal agencies

Under President Obama, federal agencies are doling out tens of millions of dollars to one of the Democratic Party's most essential constituencies: big labor.

The grants range from safety training to union membership recruitment to whipping up support for the president's signature program called Obamacare, a Washington Times review of ...

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Teachers Rebel Against Their Union's Planned Clinton Endorsement

Union brass trample over rank and file

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Students Were Giving Away Copies of Constitution in 'Free Speech Zone.' Then, Police Confronted Them

"I don't want to be recorded. I have the civil right to not be recorded."

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Romney: Trump Will Not Be The Nominee And Neither Will Any 'Insurgent Skunk'

romneyMitt Romney slammed billionaire businessman and reality television star Donald Trump during a question-and-answer session with students at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business in Washington Wednesday afternoon. "I would have never predicted that the leader of my party at this stage would be Donald Trump and the leader in their party right now would ...More

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Carly Fiorina Woos Capitol Hill Republicans

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO held a closed-door meeting with Congressional Republicans on Wednesday.

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Florida Gov. refuses to release man who fired warning shot

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Despite pleas from his family members, Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday turned down a request to release from a prison a central Florida man jailed for firing a warning shot.

The case of Orville Lee Wollard, who has served seven years of a 20-year sentence for ...

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South Carolina Police Officer Murdered In Mall Shooting

'God always takes the angels'

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Ted Cruz Was Asked if He Thinks Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Should Step Down — Here's His Answer

"Do you think its time for Mitch McConnell to leave his role as leader of Senate Republicans?"

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Russia-Linked Hackers Tried to Access Hillary's Server — Take a Look at an Infected Email She Received

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How To Keep IoT Hunters And Poachers Out Of Your Food And Farms

farmhouse A drone equipped to "sniff" Zigbee flew over an Austin neighborhood in early August and found almost 1,600 devices. It's a sign of how ubiquitous these technologies have become, and how we use them every day — despite their vulnerabilities. As we connect more devices to our lives, I can't help but wonder, can hackers hurt, hunt or poach our local food… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

New Batch of Clinton E-Mails Comes Due Amid Pile of Lawsuits

Thirty cases. Sinking poll numbers. A former Clinton White House adviser asks: Did Hillary learn the wrong lessons from Bill's presidency?

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Investigation: Secret Service tried to discredit US lawmaker

WASHINGTON (AP) - Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government report said Wednesday. An assistant director suggested leaking embarrassing information to retaliate against Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House ...

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NYPD Inspector Meets With 'Clock Boy' To Discuss Youth Programs

'The adults are using you.'

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A Furious Jason Chaffetz Releases Blistering Statement Aimed at Secret Service for 'Unauthorized Access & Distribution' of His 'Personal Information'

"It was a tactic designed to intimidate…"

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Knomi App Uses iBeacons And Push To Drive Footfall To Fashion Boutiques

Knomi Spare a thought for high end fashion boutiques. The rarefied aura of prestige and privilege they spend so long cultivating to reflect the premium brands they stock means they can't use something as crudely effective as discounts to lure customers in store. So how do they acquire new customers? Read More

Source: TechCrunch

With All Due Respect (09/30/15)

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are joined by journalists Mort Kondracke, Fred Barnes and Charlie Rose on "With All Due Respect."

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How To Get An Ambassador Position From Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton was ordered by the White House to give somebody an ambassadorial appointment in Africa, according to a message sent on her private email in 2010.

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Dem Rep. Luis Gutiérrez Pushes Obamacare Coverage For Illegal Immigrants

illegal  Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) says illegal immigrants should be entitled to Obamacare Gutiérrez, Congress's most vocal immigration reformer, introduced legislation Wednesday that would extend ObamaCare to the millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally. The Illinois Democrat said expanding the law's health benefits would help the nation's most vulnerable as he invoked ...More

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McAuliffe, Herring seek gun laws to protect domestic victims

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Mark R. Herring challenged the General Assembly on Wednesday to approve legislation to keep firearms out of the hands of people who have committed domestic violence.

The two Democrats spoke at a news conference where a study was released ...

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Police Officer Who Cooked Meth In Government Lab Also Had Sex While On Duty, Engaged In Attendance Fraud

He got promoted anyway...

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Is Donald Trump Serious?

On "Morning Must Read," Michael McKee recaps the op-ed pieces and analyst notes that provide insight into today's headlines. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Denmark gets new defense minister after political scandal

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark's prime minister has appointed veteran, center-right politician Peter Christensen as the Scandinavian country's new defense minister after his predecessor resigned amid a scandal.

The 40-year-old former taxation minister and member of parliament will be in charge of finalizing talks as the NATO member decides on ...

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Gov't Committee Overwhelmingly Votes to Remove Ten Commandments Monument From Oklahoma Capitol Grounds

"Deeply disturbing."

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Watch the Moment Rep. Trey Gowdy Appears to Wink at Planned Parenthood President as He Drives His Point Home

"No, that's exactly the last answer you gave."

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Business Models For Cars Need To Evolve Beyond Ownership

clowncar A host of new car-sharing and ride-hailing services have chipped away at the landscape of car ownership over the past several years. AlixPartners, a global advisory firm, estimates that car-sharing services have cannibalized sales of 500,000 vehicles over the past decade, with another 1.2 million units expected to be lost by 2021. These estimates do not even account for the impact from… Read More

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In wee hours, North Carolina legislators wrap up long year

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The General Assembly officially completed its work for the year in the wee hours early Wednesday after more than eight months in session.

To cheers from senators, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the Senate's presiding officer, gaveled out his chamber shortly after 4 a.m. A similar sight ...

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Senate Isolation Now Fuels Ted Cruz's Presidential Bid

The Texas Senator's alienation with Congress is shared by many in the Republican party's base.

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National Defense Bill Includes Amendment to Save Vital Airlift Wing

Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) has successfully inserted an amendment in next year's defense policy bill that could help prevent the closing of what military leaders say is a vital airlift wing for national security.

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After Professing Disgust for Trump, These Hillary Supporters Learn They Just Endorsed His Tax Plan

"What would you say if I told you those were all Donald Trump's proposals?"

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Arizona sheriff to testify at contempt-of-court hearing

PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona sheriff whose immigration crackdowns have drawn wide attention is going on the stand to testify about his acknowledged disobedience of court orders in a racial profiling lawsuit and as well as an alleged investigation involving the case's judge.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces the ...

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Video of 'Super-Charged' Volcanic Ash Cloud Is So 'Amazing,' It's Been Viewed More Than 24 Million Times in 48 Hours

"Be amazed."

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Watch John Oliver DESTROY His Own Credibility Over Migrant Crisis

The left-wing comedian knows how to make effective propaganda

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Kevin McCarthy Was Asked to Grade John Boehner. Hannity Was Not Pleased With His Answer

"Oh c'mon!"

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Georgia Executes Only Female Death Row Inmate for the 1997 Murder of Her Husband

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Only 24 Hours Left To Apply To The Startup Battlefield At Disrupt London

techcrunch disrupt cup battlefield Yes, you read that right. Only 24 hours left to apply to the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt London. Time to get going. You can do it. We loved being in London so much that we're bringing Disrupt back to welcome an all-new slate of outstanding startups, influential speakers, guests and more to the stage. It marks the second time we've set up shop in London and we couldn't be… Read More

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These Celebrities Are Staunch Defenders Of Planned Parenthood [SLIDESHOW]

Number 11 might surprise you

Via: The Daily Caller

Tesla's Model X Has A Bio Weapon Defense Mode Button (Seriously)

I2W-qWlDsRn8Ib-j-6DImlCEijrD-Y39l79bdBMQ5ls The host of safety features in Tesla's new SUV includes a bioweapon defense air mode Elon Musk says "gives you hospital level air quality" inside the vehicle. Read More

Source: TechCrunch