December 4, 2015

Loretta Lynch Vows DOJ Will Prosecute Those Who Use 'Anti-Muslim' Speech

ag lynchAttorney General Loretta Lynch pledged to a group of Muslim activists on Thursday that she would take aggressive action against anyone who used "anti-Muslim rhetoric" that "edges toward violence," one day after a radicalized Muslim husband and wife heinously murdered 14 people in San Bernardino, California. "We stand with you in this," Lynch said in her address ...More

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Poll: 'The Donald' Trumps GOP Rivals

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss the results of a CNN/ORC poll on "With All Due Respect."

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State senator from East Boston to join lobbying firm

BOSTON (AP) - A veteran state senator plans to give up his seat to join a lobbying firm.

Since 2007, Sen. Anthony Petruccelli has represented a district that includes the Boston neighborhoods of East Boston, North End and Beacon Hill, along with Winthrop and Revere and portions of Cambridge.

The ...

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San Bernardino Shooters Took Advantage Of Flaw In Immigration System

Only 118 out of 36,425 applicants in 2014 got rejected.

Via: The Daily Caller

ABC News Obtains First Photo Purporting to Show San Bernardino Terror Suspect Tashfeen Malik

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'It Was a Shock': Sarah Palin Opens Up About Being Fired From Fox News

"More power to Fox News — it's private enterprise."

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European Regulators Investigating Clinical Trial of Drug Led By Obama FDA Nominee

President Obama's nominee to head the FDA helped "design and oversee" an approved drug whose clinical trial is now under investigation by European regulators.

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Vanderbilt poll finds support for modest gas tax increase

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - As Gov. Bill Haslam crisscrosses the state trying to build support for a gas tax increase, a new Vanderbilt University poll finds voters are willing to pay more to improve roads and bridges.

That's a contrast to a similar poll in May that found only 25 ...

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Court Case To Force Women To Sign Up For The Draft Gets HUGE Boost

'That legal determination won't affect … our timetable for the implementation'

Via: The Daily Caller

High School Says Department of Education 'Acted in Bad Faith' in Transgender Locker Room Settlement

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Homeless Man Befriended Store Clerk Years Ago After She Let Him Use Her Phone. When She Was Held Up at Gunpoint, It Was His Turn to Help.

"I asked Steve you know, 'Why did you do that? … And he told me, 'Because you have kids.'"

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The Power Line Show, Episode 30: San Bernardino

(John Hinderaker) This morning the whole Power Line crew assembled to discuss the issues of the day—specifically, the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, the crazed liberal responses thereto, and the attack's public policy implications with respect to, most notably, immigration. And also, of course, the incident's potential impact on the 2016 presidential race. The remainder of the show was devoted to campus craziness in its various manifestations—hoax "hate crimes," absurd demands by

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To Push Moments, Twitter Starts Shoving The Notifications Tab To The Side

twitter-lightning-glacier3200 If you're a Twitter for the web user (or Android) like I am, then you know exactly where all of the tabs are that you need to speedily read tweets, replies and so forth. Twitter, monkeying around with the service as they do, has started experimenting with switching some places of the tabs you use the most. The "Notifications" tab sits nicely next to "Home" on the… Read More

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State Department Satisfied With Visa Process That Allowed Terrorist Into U.S.

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NY lawmakers vow to nix pensions of corrupt politicians

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is giving momentum to efforts to revoke the state pensions of corrupt state politicians - a proposal that will require the consent of lawmakers and voters alike.

Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, is eligible to receive an annual pension ...

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Christie: Democratic Gun Control Proposals Are 'Just Like Eating Cotton Candy, It Does Nothing Good'

'It just makes you feel good for a couple of minutes'

Via: The Daily Caller

Congress Passes $305 Billion Infrastructure Bill, Obama Expected to Sign

"This bill is not perfect, but it is a common-sense compromise." 

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White House: 'Self-Evident' We Need to Ban Guns for Those on No-Fly List, Despite Incidents of Americans Wrongly Included

"Shouldn't there be a higher bar for depriving someone of a constitutional right than curbing their travel?"

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Undefeated Iowa Football Team Means Big Political Ad Dollars for Local TV

When the undefeated Hawkeyes play Saturday, ahead of the state's February caucuses, a 30-second ad will go for up to $25,000.

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Why Decision Science Matters

keychoice Nearly everyone is familiar with the DirecTV commercials in which actor Rob Lowe and NFL quarterbacks Eli Manning and Tony Romo appear as unflattering alter-egos of themselves — "peaked in high school" Rob Lowe, "bad comedian" Eli Manning, "artsy craftsy" Tony Romo, etc. The burgeoning adoption of data science in companies like Uber, Netflix and… Read More

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White House Insists it Still Does Not Know Motive Of San Bernardino Shooters

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White House to explore whether to make women eligible for military draft

The White House said Friday it will review whether women should become eligible for the military draft, in light of the Pentagon's announcement that women will be allowed to serve in combat units.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said officials will examine a Defense Department analysis on potential changes ...

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The Clash Of New Telcom Technologies: Will It Be Settled In The Private Sector, Or By Government?

Let's not get the FCC involved.

Via: The Daily Caller

FBI: San Bernardino Massacre Officially Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism

"…women are taking an increasingly prominent role in the jihadist world."

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Judge Jeanine Lets Loose on Geraldo Over Radical Islam: 'They Are Coming Here to Kill Us'

"If we ignore them, we are suckers."

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A New Service Called CoinCube Can Help Manage Your BTC

giffer-1 In the future, all currencies will be crypto. And you'll need someone to manage all that crypto cash. That's what CoinCube is trying to do: a way to manage cryptocurrency investments intelligently. Created by Robert Allen, Eric Kittell, Jibben Nee and Giovanni Meacci, the system is still in its relative infancy. They have about a 100 users with $430,000 in assets under management,… Read More

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Bush Donor Fernandez to Run Ads Against Trump: Report

Jeb Bush's biggest donor, Mike Fernandez, will take out newspaper ads against Donald Trump in Miami, Las Vegas and Des Moines newspapers, Politico reports. NOTE: Earlier, Trump Has 20-Point Lead in National CNN/ORC Poll

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Strickland Endures Pressure for 'Ducking' Primary Debates

Ted Strickland's Democratic primary opponent is accusing him of "ducking" debates in the race for Ohio Senate.

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Selena Gomez Is All Thighs In These Short Shorts [PHOTOS]

Her fans aren't complaining

Via: The Daily Caller

Watch Live: Police Give Update on San Bernardino Massacre Investigation After Media Storm Killers' Home

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Glenn Beck Reveals the Candidate He Believes Has the 'Gravitas' to Win the Election

"So you got the best of both worlds right there."

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When "Diversity and Inclusion" Become Exclusion

(Steven Hayward) The Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has sent out "best practices" guidelines for Christmas holiday end of year parties, and you have to read it not to believe it. Here's the whole thing, but here are some highlowlights: Holiday parties and celebrations should celebrate and build upon workplace relationships and team morale with no emphasis on religion or culture. Ensure your holiday party

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TalentSky Is Building A Professional Network With A Focus On Verified Skills

talentsky Rick Devine has spent more than a decade as an executive recruiter, and even introduced Steve Jobs to his eventual successor Tim Cook back in 1998. Now he's working on a startup called TalentSky, aiming to address some of the big problems he sees in the hiring landscape — specifically, the big "skills gap," where employers can't find job applicants with… Read More

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Mandy Patinkin: Bomb the Middle East 'With Opportunity' to Defeat Terrorism

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Woman in Connecticut fraud case held by immigration agency

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A New York City woman whom authorities believe was illegally brought to the U.S. from Jamaica as child in 1969 has been taken into custody by federal immigration officials after being sentenced to probation in a Connecticut passport fraud case.

Prosecutors say 55-year-old Suzanne Bent of ...

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Mark Steyn Will Take On Global Warming Alarmists In Congress

'Science-wise I can hold my own with climate experts'

Via: The Daily Caller

Dashcam Showing Officer Telling Black Driver 'I Don't Care About Your People' Under Investigation

"Leave. Go away. I don't care about your people." 

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Glenn Beck Theorizes on Why Media Have Yet to Obtain a Single Picture of San Bernardino Killer Tashfeen Malik

"It is a diseased ideology, and you won't even admit it."

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Rubio: Expanded Background Checks Would Be 'Incredible Burden'

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says on CBS he opposes background checks for firearm sales online and at gun shows, saying measure would be an "incredible burden" for sellers. "The gun show thing -- it's not a gun show loophole. People keep saying that. It is an individual -- I decide I want to sell my gun to a friend of mine. So now you have put an extraordinary burden on me to go out and conduct a background check and I'm liable if I get it wrong" U.S has a "violence problem," Ru

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It's The Last Day for Crunchies Nominations

This is it! The last hoorah, do or die time, use it or lose it — your last chance to nominate a winner for the coveted Crunchies Awards. We will celebrate the best and brightest in the global technology world on February 8th, 2016 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. The Crunchies Awards categories for 2015: Best New Startup of 2015 Best Overall Startup Fastest Rising… Read More

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VA Rescinds Demotions of Senior Execs who Exploited Relocation Program

The Department of Veterans' Affairs has rescinded the demotions of two senior executives who allegedly exploited a relocation program to obtain more than $400,000 in salary hikes and other perks.

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Reports of ISIS link to San Bernardino shooting comes after assurances from Obama of safety

Reports that the female attacker in the California mass shooting pledged her allegiance to the Islamic State are surfacing just two days after President Obama said he believed the U.S was safe from a Paris-style attack from the extremist group.

"ISIL will not pose an existential threat to us," Mr. ...

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Narrow Lane To Nomination Will Force Innovative Strategies On The Ground

The historic 2016 campaign that dominates the airwaves will be decided on the ground.

Via: The Daily Caller

'Pundits Got It Wrong': Trump Opens Up Massive Lead in New Poll

An absolutely commanding lead..

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Sanders Flip on Federal Gun Study Reveals Complexity of Candidate's Second Amendment Positions

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Hillary's Fatal E-Mails and How Else We Were Wrong: Read My Lips

We thought the Trump Show would be a one-hour special.

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Nominations For The 9th Annual Crunchies End Today, Get Them In Now

crunchies awards We're just a few months away from the 9th Annual Crunchies, and your window to nominate your favorite tech startups, entrepreneurs and investors is closing today. Yes, today is the final day to get your nominations in, so be sure to head to our nominations page to support the best companies and people in the industry. Read More

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Michael Eric Dyson: Obama Doesn't Have Bill Clinton's Privilege to be Black in Public or Play the Sax

The post Michael Eric Dyson: Obama Doesn't Have Bill Clinton's Privilege to be Black in Public or Play the Sax appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Republican repeal of Obamacare heads to president's desk

Senate Republicans brushed aside five years of frustration Thursday and fast-tracked an Obamacare repeal bill to President Obama's desk, fulfilling their pledge to hold Democrats and the White House accountable for a 2010 law they still view as fiscally ruinous and politically misguided.

Though destined for a swift veto, the ...

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New York Rangers Sign First Female In Team History

'The deal is officially signed'

Via: The Daily Caller