January 15, 2016

Report: Iranian Captors told American Sailors to 'Act Happy'

The 10 American sailors detained by the Iranian military were reportedly instructed to "act happy" while being videotaped in captivity, according to a defense official with knowledge of the sailors' debriefing.

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Rand Paul Identifies the Specific 'Mistake' He Thinks Obama Made When Iran Detained 10 U.S. Sailors

"Do they really want to be part of the civilized world?

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Ted Cruz 'Apologizes' to New York

After a day in which his mockery of "New York values" at Thursday night's Republican presidential debate earned him a bipartisan pounding, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz tweeted out an apology of sorts.

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Through The Years: All The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Covers [PHOTOS]

Bikinis never go out of style

Via: The Daily Caller

Video Captures Coalition Airstrike on Islamic State Target — Look What It Sends Flying Into the Air

"It was a good strike."

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Rupert Murdoch: Talk of Fox Mastermind's Absenteeism Is BS

Rupert Murdoch

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TNT plans special Martin Luther King Jr. Day pregame show

NEW YORK (AP) - TNT will host its pregame show Monday from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, before the network televises the Golden State-Cleveland showdown.

Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith will be on site at 7 p.m. EST and ...

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Rand Paul Says He Is 'Absolutely' Looking to Win Iowa Caucus

"Iowa is about more than polling."

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Will Robots Save The Future Of Work?

robot-box Is a robot coming for your job? It's not a novel question, but if Gartner's predictions are correct, the answer could be leaning more definitively toward yes. The analyst firm's research suggests one in three jobs will be converted to software, robots and smart machines by 2025. What is new, however, is that the influx of robots in the workforce is no longer just a concern… Read More

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With All Due Respect (01/15/16)

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are joined by Tad Devine and Tavis Smiley on "With All Due Respect" on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Chicago police unions push for destruction of old complaints

CHICAGO (AP) - Unions representing Chicago police officers are fighting for the destruction of tens of thousands of documents from disciplinary files dating back several decades, just as activists and community leaders are demanding more access and transparency from a department under intense scrutiny after several controversial police shootings.

The ...

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Author of Va. Bill That Requires Students Use Bathroom That Corresponds With 'Anatomical Sex' Responds to Controversy

"Outright lies."

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When Will We See A New Apple Watch?

This is one you'd get for a really, really good girlfriend…and you happen to be rich. The starting price for this watch is $1500 USD. Several things that I've heard (from several sources) indicate to me that we won't see a new hardware model of the Apple Watch in March. Read More

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Tavis Smiley: Black America Lost Ground Under Obama

Tavis Smiley talks about his new book, "The Covenant With Black America - Ten Years Later," a follow up on his original book, "The Covenant." He discusses Black America in the age of the first Black president and says President Obama was not pressed hard enough to bring about change in the community. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Settled Science: Liberals Are Simple-Minded

(Steven Hayward) The nation's best science reporter, Reason's Ron Bailey, has the story: It is almost a truism among psychological researchers that conservatives are simple-minded and dogmatic. Liberals, meanwhile, are supposed to be more complex and open-minded thinkers. But a new paper is calling those conclusions into question. Writing in the journal Political Psychology, a team of researchers led by the University of Montana psychologist Lucian Gideon Conway III reports the results of four studies that together

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The War In The West: Time To Stop Federal Land Acquisition

Even with this hegemonic control of the rural West, the federal government continues to acquire more land.

Via: The Daily Caller

Bus Driver Yells 26 Times 'He's Got a Knife' When Man Attacks Him — and Video Shows Exactly How Many People Came to His Rescue

"You attacked the wrong driver today, sir!"

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'The View' Reacts to Carly's Jab at Hillary's Marriage — Listen to Host's 2-Word Defense of Clinton

"For me, Hillary staying with Bill is a major selling point for Hillary."

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Meet Airbus Ventures, A "Pure-Play" Aerospace Venture Firm

Airbus In late spring last year,  the Netherlands-based aerospace and defense giant Airbus Group announced a $150 million corporate venture capital fund. Today, that fund, Airbus Ventures, announced its first bet, on an eight-year-old, Phoenix-based company called Local Motors that uses 3D printing to make appliances and road-ready vehicles. Our interest piqued, we talked earlier today… Read More

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Fiorina: Clinton Avoids Prosecution More Than El Chapo

fiorina-and-clinton  GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Friday compared Hillary Clinton to El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord who has escaped prison several times From CNN: Carly Fiorina said Friday that Hillary Clinton is " qualified for the Big House" than the White House and compared her to the recently captured Mexican drug lord El ...More

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Reid Withdraws Request to Use 'Slush Funds' to Pay for Senate Wind Down Costs

Sen. Harry Reid's (D.,Nev.) general counsel on Thursday withdrew a request seeking approval for the senator to use what some have deemed a "slush fund" to help cover costs as he departs from Congress.

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Will The Senate Confirm This Judge Who Called Reagan A Bigot?

'The pivotal moment'

Via: The Daily Caller

Report: The Abortion Rate is Declining in the United States

"The right-to-life movement is making tremendous gains on behalf of mothers and their unborn children."

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Ted Cruz Issues Apology to 'Millions of New Yorkers' — but It's Probably Not What You Think

"I apologize to the millions of New Yorkers…"

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Immigration lawyer pleads guilty in forged document case

SEATTLE (AP) - A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney pleaded guilty Friday after prosecutors said he forged a document to make it look like a Mexican citizen who wanted to stay in the U.S. was not eligible to do so.

Jonathan M. Love pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor ...

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Paul Ryan: The GOP Won't Stop Fighting Obama On Coal

'President Obama has made it absolutely clear what he plans to do with America's energy -- keep it in the ground'

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Obama Blames Fox News, Talk Radio – And the New York Times – for Pushing Americans to 'Occupy Two Different Realities'

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Church Playground Funding Case Accepted by U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a new religious-rights clash, accepting an appeal from a Missouri church that says it was unconstitutionally denied state funding for a new playground surface.

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Debate Night Post Mortem

(John Hinderaker) I don't think a lot of minds were changed by last night's GOP presidential debate. That was the impression I got following the action on Power Line Live, and the impression was reinforced this morning hosting the Laura Ingraham show. I may have thought Trump had an off night–his attempt to smear Ted Cruz with a "birther" theory was embarrassing–but his supporters are undaunted. The exchange between Trump and Cruz

Source: Power Line

Netflix Says It Will Crack Down On Customers Using VPNs To Access Its Global Catalog

netflix-dvd Netflix went global earlier this month, and now the U.S. company has said it will crack down on customers who use VPN software to access content that is not available or licensed in their country. Read More

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Republicans Embellish Obama's Gun Control Record

President Barack Obama wipes away a tear during remarks about guns in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 5, 2016.

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Attacks a Stand-In for Poll Numbers at GOP Debate

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The amount of time that each candidate spent being attacked in Thursday night's Republican presidential debate was a fairly accurate barometer of the state of the race for the GOP nomination: the better a candidate's standing, the more barbs he was forced to endure.

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Donald Trump embraces 'angry' label, Ted Cruz dismisses birther talk in Republican debate

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump embraced the label of "angry" and Sen. Ted Cruz fended off repeated questions about his finances and his eligibility to be president as the two men led the rest of the presidential field in Thursday's debate, amid growing concerns about President Obama's foreign policy.

Mr. Cruz ...

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Cruz Campaign Manager On Ann Coulter Pushing Birther Claim: 'She's Said A Lot Of Bizarre Things'

Ted Cruz says he isn't worried about liberal Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe's position on whether he is eligible to be president, but what about conservative columnist Ann Coulter's? While Tribe might not carry much currency with Iowa conservatives, Coulter is another matter. The popular conservative columnist and former constitutional lawyer, who is a very […]

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'I Guess the Bromance Is Over': Trump, Cruz's Gloves Come Off At South Carolina Debate

"Now he's doing a little bit better."

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Trump Says No Involvement in His Company If Elected

Republican Donald Trump says if elected president he won't be involved in his co., would have children run business. Trump says he wouldn't "care about anything but our country," making it "rich" and "great" again If president, "I couldn't care less about my company," Trump says in Fox Business Network-hosted Republican debate in S.C. NOTE: Trump was asked if he would put his holdings in blind trust, he says not sure if would qualify as blind trust if family ran company See Sept. 3 Bloomberg sto

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Xiaomi Confirms It Sold "Over 70M" Phones In 2015, Falling Short Of 80M Target

xiaomi China's Xiaomi has finally revealed how many smartphones in sold last year. Kinda. The company said in a statement today that it sold "over 70 million" devices in 2015. That's a 15 percent jump on the 61 million sales it logged for 2014, but it is short of the 80 million projection it set for 2015 — which was reduced from an initial 100 million target. Read More

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Chris Christie to Obama: 'The American People Rejected Your Agenda'

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