January 28, 2016

Clinton Boasts The Union Success Sanders Wishes He Had

'The work you do may not be as well understood and appreciated as it should be'

Via: The Daily Caller

Blaze Poll: Who Won the Iowa Fox News Debate?

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Fact Check: Jeb Bush Claimed His Book Only Costs $2.99 — He Was Off by Only $9

"…it's not a best-seller…"

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Bush: Help Puerto Rico Economy Before Raising Statehood Issue

Jeb Bush, at Republican presidential debate, says if he were Puerto Rican, he would vote for U.S. statehood for the commonwealth, but says its fiscal problems need to be solved before that issue is dealt with. "They should have the right of self-determination": Bush says of Puerto Rico Process of statehood or status of commonwealth "won't be solved" until "you get to the economic issues" Related story: Hatch Says Efforts on Puerto Rico in Limbo

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Audiences Rejecting 13 Hours? Not Exactly

(John Hinderaker) Paul and Scott have both seen the movie 13 Hours and wrote about it here and here. Scott noted that at the theater he attended, the large room was reserved for Carol. 13 Hours got the smaller venue and was sparsely attended. Scott linked to a Hill story headlined "Benghazi film flops at the box office." This was a pretty common theme on the left; to cite just one instance,

Source: Power Line

Obama promises party faithful: 'Democrats will win'

BALTIMORE (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday promised his most fervent supporters on Capitol Hill the "Democrats will win in November" and said it's going to take more than "phony tough talk and bluster" to defeat Islamic militants.

Appearing before House Democrats at a retreat in Baltimore, Obama said ...

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Paul Slams Rubio: 'You Can't Be In Favor Of Defending Us From Radical Islam If You're Not For Border Security'

'You can't be In favor of defending us from radical Islam if you're not for border security'

Via: The Daily Caller

Fox News Says Donald Trump Offered to Appear At Debate — Under This One Condition

"In the course of those conversations…"

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Watch Ted Cruz Insult Everybody on the Debate Stage, For A Surprising Reason

"Stupid, fat and ugly."

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The App Ecosystem's New Status Quo

shutterstock_186292982 Americans spent more time using smartphone and tablet applications in 2014 than they did mobile and desktop web combined. With nearly four billion smartphones projected to be in use by 2020, the platform shift to mobile is well underway. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Clinton: I Left Iowa to Hang With 'My Good Friend Jon Bon Jovi'

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Donald Trump's absence dominates Republican debate

Sen. Ted Cruz, in the center of the limelight for the first time at a presidential debate, made light of Donald Trump's absence from the seventh debate Thursday, saying the debate would be a more friendly affair.

"I'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. ...

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People Are Losing Their Minds Over The Way Megyn Kelly Wore Her Hair Tonight

No one was paying attention to the candidates

Via: The Daily Caller

Trump Says Fox News Called Him This Evening — Here's What He Claims a Network Executive Said

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'I've Got Nothing Else Going On': Santorum, Huckabee Wrap Up Undercard, Head to Join Trump at Veterans' Event

"Let's go over there and support them."

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Huckabee Scoffs at Sanders Ideology at GOP Debate

Mike Huckabee says he's not sure how anyone with an "IQ above plant life" would support socialistic system in which govt owns private property, with power to "dole out what they thought we should have." Huckabee responding to question at GOP presidential "undercard" debate about support for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who touts self as Democratic socialistic "I'm not feeling the Bern" Huckabee says Says Sanders' plan to provide free college tuition would mean people would p

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Former St. Louis-area officer convicted of federal charges

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A fired suburban St. Louis police lieutenant has been convicted of conspiring to arrest a mayoral candidate on false allegations.

The U.S. attorney's office says in a news release that 35-year-old Steven Blakeney was found guilty Thursday of three criminal civil rights charges.

Prosecutors say the ...

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Fiorina: Hillary Clinton Is 'More Qualified For The Big House' Than The White House [VIDEO]

Hillary 'has not accomplished much of anything in her life'

Via: The Daily Caller

NASA Rover Designed To Last 90 Days Celebrates 12 Year Anniversary

opportunity rover This week NASA's Mars Opportunity rover celebrated its 12 year anniversary on the red planet. What's truly remarkable about this is the fact that the rover was only designed to operate for about 90 days. Due to helpful unforeseen surface conditions and few creative software changes, NASA has been able to keep Opportunity alive and operational to this day. After a 6 and a half… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Breakfast With Bernie: Sanders Talks About Going Negative

Senator Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, spoke on Thursday at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast at the Bloomberg hub in Des Moines, Iowa. Bloomberg View columnist Al Hunt broke down the event on "With All due Respect."

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Corporation commissioner to probe APS political spending

PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona Corporation commissioner who was rebuffed after asking the state's largest electric utility to disclose its political spending launched a formal investigation Thursday into the company's political and charitable spending and lobbying expenses.

Commissioner Bob Burns sent a letter to the top executive at Arizona Public ...

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Muslim Teen Accused of Plotting a Terror Attack Involving an Islamic State Symbol and an Exploding Kangaroo

"Main thing I guess is that I send the dog to hell."

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Pandora Revamps Its App To Better Compete With Spotify, Apple Music

pandora-logo Pandora today rolled out a series of new features that, again, are aimed at making the streaming music service more competitive with the likes of Spotify and other competitors. As you may recall, the company recently introduced "thumbprint radio" – a way for the service to create a mix of user favorites and recommendations, which seemed a shot against Spotify's… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Obama Aims Anti-Cancer 'Moonshot' With Biden Steering Investment

President Barack Obama, advancing a priority of Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday will create a task force intended to marshal resources across the federal government to prevent, treat and cure cancer.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

COMMENTARY: IRS v. Microsoft – IRS Accidentally Wipes Another Server – What's Going On Over There?

IRSThe IRS needs a new IT guy!

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You Should Probably Stop Worrying About the 2016 Election Because These Seven Things Suggest the End of the World Is Nigh

The 2016 election has devolved into a circus. Only a toddler could make sense of it. The good news is you probably don't have to worry about how it's going to end, because all the evidence suggests that the end of the world is fast approaching.

For example:

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Sanders camp: We can't schedule debates only when Clinton's campaign feels under pressure

Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign manager said Thursday that the Vermont senator is open to having more debates, but that they aren't going to engage in a process where the only times debates are scheduled come when Hillary Clinton's campaign feels like they're under pressure.

"This is the issue: We've ...

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Peruvian Presidential Candidate Allegedly Plagiarizes Pages Of His PhD Thesis

Made his fortune as the owner of universities

Via: The Daily Caller

Comedian Goes Undercover to Test Out the 'Gun Show Loophole' — Watch How Gun Sellers React to Requests

"You could come in here with a million dollars in cash and I still wouldn't give it to you."

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Here's How Voters Feel About Relevance of Hillary and Bill Clinton's Controversial Marriage Drama

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Wercker Raises $4.5M Series A Round For Its Container-Centric Automation Platform

Dutch startup Wercker today announced a $4.5 million Series A funding round. Wercker offers developers a container-centric platform for automating the development of microservices and application. Using the service's command line interface, developers can spin up Docker containers on their desktop, automate their build and deploy processes and then deploy them to various cloud… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

What Trump Wins By Being Fox News Debate No-Show

Bloomberg Politics' Mark Halperin reports on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's decision not to appear on Fox News/Google GOP Debate. Halperin speaks on "Bloomberg 'GO'." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Michael Schiavo on 'disgusting' pro-life ad: 'Shame on Jeb Bush'

Michael Schiavo, husband of the late Terri Schiavo, lashed out Wednesday against what he calls a "disgusting" pro-life ad to air in South Carolina that uses her image, saying: "Shame on Jeb Bush."

The 30-second Right to Rise USA super PAC ad shows the image of Schiavo, a ...

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'Nothing Short of Extraordinary': Hollywood Actress Reveals Incredibly Powerful Reactions to This Football Movie — and Why It Matters

"It's a hopeful movie…"

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Fraud Prevention Service Pindrop Raises $75M Series C Round Led By Google Capital

safe Pindrop helps businesses avoid getting scammed on the phone by analyzing both the audio of a call and the metadata it has about a caller. After raising a total of $47 million since its launch in 2012, the company today announced that it has raised a $75 million Series C round led by Google Capital. Other participants in this round include Google Ventures, Citi Ventures, and Felicis Ventures,… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Sanders Aide Questions Microsoft's Iowa Caucus Motives: MSNBC

"You'd have to ask yourself why they'd want to give something like that away for free," says Pete D'Alessandro, an Iowa aide to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, in MSNBC interview. NOTE: Microsoft is providing free online technology to help parties tabulate results of Monday's Iowa caucuses after Republicans' problems with a previous system in 2012 Sanders campaign has built own system to check official results: MSNBC "Microsoft is providing technology and services solely to adm

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Man files appeal on conviction he sent poison-laced letters

ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) - A Tupelo man seeks to overturn his 2014 conviction that he sent poison-laced letters to President Obama and others.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1Quw2hj) James Everett Dutschke (DUHST'-kee) has asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn dismissal of earlier conviction appeals in ...

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'For the Record': Paying the Penalty — Choosing the Obamacare Tax Over Insurance

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More Money Into The Cloud As NewVoiceMedia Gets $30M For Its Contact Center Solutions

close up of a rotary telephone dial As more businesses move their IT from on-premise solutions and into networked, cloud-based services, startups that are building products for them to do this are raking in yet more funding as they grow. NewVoiceMedia, a UK business that offers a solution for companies to run their customer contact centers and sales services in the cloud, has picked up an additional $30 million in funding.… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Republican Campaign Tech Sprawls as Democrats' Is Too Big to Fail

The two parties' different approaches to campaign tech closely mirrors their ideologies.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Tech Blooms In The Saudi Desert As Aerial Scanning Startup FalconViz Takes Flight

FalconViz2 When we think of Saudi Arabia, we don't imagine startups popping out of the desert. Yet the Kingdom's entrepreneurial ecosystem is beginning to boom thanks to newly launched initiatives. FalconViz, a Saudi-incorporated startup, is one example.  A 3D aerial scanning and modeling system, FalconViz utilizes multi-rotor copters and fixed wing UAVs with Aerial SFM, a proprietary… Read More

Source: TechCrunch