January 1, 2016

10 Movies Every Second Amendment Loving American Should See [SLIDESHOW]

We all love guns....and these movies

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Chilling: Missing Illinois Woman Sent Eerie One-Word Text Message Before Disappearing

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The larger meaning of Rahm Emanuel's woes

(Paul Mirengoff) One of the underreported stories of 2015, it seems to, was Rahm Emanuel's Chicago crisis. Elected to a second term as mayor just last spring, it's now unclear whether he will be able to cling to office following the police shootings that are roiling Chi-town. The Wall Street Journal reports: Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a holiday break in Cuba amid a wave of criticism at home that isn't letting

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'New Year, No More!': Black Lives Matter Protesters Have New Demand for Tamir Rice Prosecutor

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The First International Beauty Contest Judged By Robots

shutterstock_102322315 Robots are starting to appear everywhere: driving cars, cooking dinners and even as robotic pets. But people don't usually give machine intelligence much credence when it comes to judging beauty. That may change with the launch of the world's first international beauty contest judged exclusively by a robot jury. Read More

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Man Lights 10,000 Sparklers on Fire for New Year — and Result Is Even Crazier Than You Might Think

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'Insulting to Voters in Iowa': Carly Fiorina Mercilessly Slammed for 11-Word Twitter Message

"Seriously??? Who does this???"

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2016 Predictions Even Though Speculation Is Not Journalism

Trained by a brilliant but unheralded "newspaper man" shortly before the internet perverted journalism, the author of this column was instructed to never write or say anything that he did not know for sure. Journalists who go on television and predict outcomes of primaries or elections are really annoying. Remember when everybody said the 2008 […]

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Arizona 12-Year-Old Collects 1,000 Coats For The Homeless: 'If I Was Out There, I Would Want Someone To Care For Me.'

"I just want people to know someone cares about them."

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Thirty-Five Asylum-Seekers In Sweden Demand New Housing Because They Believe Their Refugee Facility Is 'Haunted'

The asylum-seekers began to believe that the facility is haunted by ghosts after being "spooked by flickering lights and noise in the plumbing system at the facility," according to the AP.

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Hillary Clinton pocketed $37 million in campaign cash in 4th quarter; $112 million in 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign said Friday it raised $37 million in the past three months and more than $112 million in all of 2015 to support her bid for the Democratic nomination.

Clinton's team also said she raised $18 million for the Democratic National Committee and state ...

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'Congress Should Resolve To Dissolve:' Rand Paul Tweets His New Year's Resolutions, Suggests Resolutions For GOP Rivals And Congress

"I resolve to speak in vague but bombastic generalities more."

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Politics Invades the Rose Parade: 'America is Great! Trump is…'

"Anybody but Trump."

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If At First Your Acqui-Hire Sucks, Try Again

attempts It took back-to-back acqui-hires for me to learn there's a right way and a wrong way to do them. We had made it. Despite running low on money and having little traction, my company was acqui-hired by Yahoo in October of 2013. I was thrilled to have a large salary at a well-respected company. Seventeen months later, I was laid off. Read More

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On Guns, the Democrats Aren't Serious

(John Hinderaker) News reports indicate that next week, President Obama will unveil new regulations intended to force some non-firearms dealers to run background checks before selling guns. Since the database against which background checks are run is close to useless with respect to mental illness, and since lawbreakers won't run searches in any event, such a change will have, at best, symbolic value. I will have more to say about that later

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Mississippi Councilman Recommends Violence To Keep Police Out Of Jackson [VIDEO]

'That will send a message that we don't want you in here'

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Taliban Launch First Attack of the New Year on French Restaurant in Kabul

A 12-year-old boy was killed during Friday's attack, and 15 people were wounded.

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Former Rep. Mike Oxley Dies at 71; Helped Create Anti-Fraud Legislation After Corporate Scandals

A former Ohio congressman who helped write a landmark business regulatory law following the collapse of Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. has died.

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Stanford Grad Carly Fiorina Says She's Rooting for Iowa in Rose Bowl

"Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today," Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina tweets. NOTE: Iowa holds presidential nominating caucuses Feb. 1 Fiorina graduated from Stanford with bachelor's degree in history in 1976 Iowa Hawkeyes play Stanford Cardinal in Pasadena, California, football game today Related stories: Undefeated Iowa Football Team Means Big Political Ad Dollars for Local TV Pro-Bush Group Targeting Iowa Fans at Rose Bowl: Wash. Post

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Harrington: Trump Smart to Bring up Bill Clinton's Past on Campaign Trail

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Ex-Rep. Mike Oxley dies; helped create post-Enron law

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Mike Oxley, who helped write landmark anti-fraud legislation following a wave of corporate scandals that brought down Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc., died Friday at age 71.

Oxley died in his sleep in McLean, Virginia, after suffering from non-small cell lung cancer, a ...

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Here Are The 15 Most Memorable Moments Congress Had In 2015

Here's a look back on 2015.

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Gunman Open Fires Inside Israeli Bar, Killing Two. Now, a Massive Manhunt Is Underway.

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Colorado Meat Plant Fires 200 Muslims Who Walked Out Of Work Over Prayer Dispute

Somali workers complained about prayer space

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Meat-Processing Plant Fires Nearly 200 Workers Over Muslim Prayer Dispute — and CAIR Is Getting Involved

"Some employees missed their prayer that day…"

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She Left a Frustrated Note on a Stranger's Windshield After the Person Parked in Her Private Spot. What Happened Next Shocked Her.

"The a**hole who parked in your spot!"

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'All Lives Are Sacred': InterVarsity Responds After Controversy Over Conference Speaker's Comments About Abortion and Black Lives Matter

"We reject any call to attack or dehumanize police."

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Thoughts from the ammo line

(Scott Johnson) To greet the new year Ammo Grrrll is WEIGHING IN. She writes: It's January First and the official close of The Eating Season that opened on Hallowe'en. Some perfectly-reasonable people contend that The Season extends all the way to Super Bowl Sunday, if not Valentine's Day. In general, these people are not battling anorexia. Mr. Ammo Grrrll just bought a fancy new digital scale, but I don't like it at

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Obama Reveals New Year's Resolution — and It has Everything to Do With Guns

"We know we can't stop every act of violence, but…"

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Electric Andrea del Sarto

It is impossible to consider these fine, compact exhibitions devoted to Andrea del Sarto without recalling the eponymous poem by Robert Browning with which the Florentine painter has been lastingly stuck, given its compulsively quotable lines—"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, / Or what's a heaven for?" That snippet managed to wedge itself firmly into the public consciousness, even if the rest of the poem—which depicts an ambitionless, henpecked del Sarto who has failed to exploit his own remarkable genius—hasn't had the same reach.

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Happy New Year!

(John Hinderaker) Happy New Year to all! Australia is one of the first places to ring in the new year, and my oldest daughter took this picture in Melbourne: (She, by the way, has a fun web site called Laura and Peter Down Under.) I am tempted to say, good riddance to 2015, which was an awful year in many ways. Still, as so often happens, regardless of the broader trends it

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Student film focuses on undocumented immigrant

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Juan Carlos introduces himself to the camera as Bobby.

"I'm 24 years old," he says. "And I'm an illegal immigrant."

It's an admission most friends are unlikely to hear. But as a focus of a documentary film, he is more willing to share.

The introspection ...

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Technical Glitch Results in Awkward Moments During Fox News' NYE Interview With Donald Trump

"I really cannot understand you."

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Ted Cruz Appears on Fox News NYE Special to Usher in 2016 By Blasting Obama, Clinton in Scathing Monologue

"2016 is going to be an incredible year."

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Photos From Around the World: Millions Brave Crowds to Ring in 2016

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Happy New Year!

The Washington Free Beacon wishes you and your family a happy new year!

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PC New Year: Times Square Ball Tweets '#BallLivesMatter,' Social Media Outrage Ensues

Yes, the ball in Times Square has an official, verified, Twitter account. Generally it's used to generate hype for the New Year's Eve ball drop, tweet innocuous things like who is performing in Times Square and how much longer until midnight. But on New Year's Eve the account caused a politically correct pushback when it […]

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How To Unplug For New Year's Weekend

shutterstock_211945831 New Year's is a time where we turn off work for a little while. We meet friends and family, reflect on the prior year, and begin to imagine possibilities for the coming year. For many of us involved with startups, however, taking time to unplug can be difficult. Unplugging is challenging because startups are often very busy. Read More

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