May 18, 2016

Trump Says May Add to List of Potential Supreme Court Picks

"During the next number of weeks I may be adding to the list" of potential U.S. Supreme Court justices, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says on Twitter. NOTE: Trump Goes Conventional With Conservative Supreme Court List

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Kaine: Race an Issue in Opposition to Obama Supreme Court Nominee

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Obama woos Vietnam amid China's economic rise, South China Sea aggression

HANOI — From the busy street stalls around Hoan Kiem Lake to the grand French Colonial-style Metropole Hotel, Vietnam's capital is displaying its trademark hustle and bustle in the run-up to President Obama's landmark three-day visit that starts Monday.

While Vietnam, a war-hardened nation, can't choose its neighbors, it can ...

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VIDEO: Teacher Union Head Tells Congress: Listen To Me, Because 'I'm Amazing'

'I get goosebumps'

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Trump Raises Bill Clinton 'Rape' Allegation During 'Hannity' Interview

"Big settlements, massive settlements."

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Krauthammer: Trump's Supreme Court Picks Will Have 'Dramatic Effect' on Republican Party Unity

Can he bring the GOP together?

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Donald Trump must push back quickly against TV attack ads, experts say

The general election campaign began to take shape Wednesday with a burst of TV attack ads across swing states that depicted Donald Trump as a foul-mouthed misogynist, confronting the likely GOP nominee with the threat of getting "Bained."

That's what contributed to the downfall of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt ...

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Trump Supreme Court Pick: No Established Right To Videotape Police During Traffic Stops

'We have not addressed directly the right to videotape police officers'

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For Tattoo obsessives, Tattoodo adds an app to its arsenal

profile-image-large Tattoo culture has pretty much gone mainstream. Tattooing is the sixth fastest growing market in the retail industry with about 30% of Americans getting them now. Thus Tattoodo started out as a "digital lifestyle hub for all things tattoo-related," with content, community and a marketplace. Think Pinterest for Tattoos, almost. Back in February we reported that the… Read More

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Mark Zuckerberg Meets With Leading Conservatives — Here's What Is Being Said After the Gathering

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Bernie Sanders, backers have 'nothing to lose' from DNC convention chaos

Democratic Party insiders fear Sen. Bernard Sanders and his "revolution" followers have little to lose by pursuing a scorched-earth campaign against Hillary Clinton, and the unease is growing despite vows from the maverick politician's camp that violence will not erupt at the Democratic National Convention in July.

Mr. Sanders has ...

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Public University Suspends Frat Over 'Racial Slur' Allegations

'Universities may not discipline students based on their speech'

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GOP Representative Calls for 'Civil Disobedience' Over Obama's Transgender Bathroom Directive

"We'll have a bunch of sweaty women around."

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Ex-Governor Rendell: 'Probably More Ugly Women' in U.S. Than Attractive Ones

Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell says Donald Trump's past comments on women will likely come back to haunt him because Rendell says "there are probably more ugly women in America than attractive women."

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Libya, Five Years Later

(John Hinderaker) Hillary Clinton's emails reveal that she intended the overthrow of Moammar Qaddafi to be the crown jewel of her tenure as Secretary of State. It was to be her principal credential when she made her inevitable run for the presidency. But Clinton and Barack Obama made the inexplicable decision to overthrow Libya's government without having a plan for what would succeed it, and Libya turned into a disaster. The scope

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Chuck Todd Has Testy Exchange With Sanders' Campaign Manager About Primary Process

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House Republicans launch free-speech probe into prosecutors targeting climate skeptics

House Republicans launched Wednesday an investigation into the 17 attorneys general pursuing fraud allegations against climate change skeptics, citing concerns about the campaign's impact on free speech and scientific inquiry.

"Americans are entitled to express their views on matters of science and public policy even if certain groups disagree," said ...

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DEA Agent Got Free Flights From Businessmen, Defamed Their Rivals

'shameful'

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Moving from population-based health to precision medicine with Orion Health

doctor healthcare hospital Orion Health is a New Zealand-founded (now global) provider of technology products developed for the health sector. Orion's founder and CEO, Ian McCrae, argues that current approaches to patient information are akin to the Victorian era, when a surgeon's blood-stained uniform was a source of great pride because it showed medical expertise. In McCrae's view, today's… Read More

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Trump Jumps Past Clinton in Fox News National Poll

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Rupert Murdoch Gets On Board with Donald Trump

On "With All Due Respect," Gabe Sherman, national affairs editor at New York Magazine, discusses why Rupert Murdoch has dropped his reservations about Donald Trump and how Megyn Kelly did in her interview with the presumptive GOP nominee.

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DC activist sues over freedom of information request

WASHINGTON (AP) - A District of Columbia neighborhood activist is suing the Department of Justice to try to get information on what happens to the thousands of people arrested in the city each year.

The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/1R8HFrj ) reports Denise Rucker Krepp filed her lawsuit in U.S. District Court ...

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Germany's Nationalist Party Launches Bid To Block Mosque Construction

'Part of a long-term landgrab'

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Shift Technology grabs $10 million to prevent fraudulent insurance claims

car crash French startup Shift Technology just raised a $10 million Series A round from Accel, with existing investors Elaia Partners and Iris Capital also participating. Shift Technology uses big data and machine learning to detect patterns of fraudulent insurance claims. This way, insurance companies can save money. Read More

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Jeff Bezos Fires Back at Trump: 'Not an Appropriate Way for a Presidential Candidate to Behave'

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Republican Lawmaker Under Fire From Pro-Life Group for Voting to End Panel Investigating Fetal Tissue Sales

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Trump Taps Washington Lawyer to Help Vet Potential Running Mates

A.B. Culvahouse Jr. headed up the vice presidential vetting process for John McCain's 2008 White House run.

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Judge asked to appoint monitor in immigrant detention accord

HOUSTON (AP) - Immigrant rights lawyers are asking a federal judge to appoint a special monitor to oversee a longstanding legal agreement on the detention of children caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, an accord at the center of a lawsuit set to be heard next month in a California appeals ...

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Clinton Supporter On Proposed Justices: 'Makes Democrats Fear Donald Trump Even More' [VIDEO]

'This list is comprised of jurists that are extremely conservative'

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Google's Allo won't include end-to-end encryption by default

O92A6082 Google announced its new messaging app Allo at its I/O developers conference today, and it looks pretty cool. It's a feature-rich interface with graphics and doodles, and it works with Google Assistant to make suggestions and schedule plans. Allo even has an option for users to send their messages using end-to-end encryption, a security feature that has become increasingly popular and is… Read More

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One of Trump's Potential Supreme Court Nominees Has Been Mocking Him on Twitter for Almost a Year

Willett's Twitter profile is somewhat of a comprehensive library of anti-Trump jokes.

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Sanders' Response to Chaos Seems to Have Democratic Establishment Worried: 'I Don't Want to Go Back to the '68 Convention'

"Well, it worries me a great deal."

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More on Trump's Supreme Court List

(John Hinderaker) I agree with Paul's comments on the list of potential Supreme Court nominees that Donald Trump released today. I have a few additional thoughts. One of the judges on the list, David Stras, is on the Minnesota Supreme Court. He has stellar credentials, having clerked for Michael Luttig and Clarence Thomas. Prior to his appointment to the Minnesota court by Tim Pawlenty, he was of counsel to my law firm,

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Feinstein Fears Repeat of the 1968 DNC

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Jon Keyser petitions highlight Colorado Senate debate

DENVER (AP) - An exchange between Darryl Glenn and John Keyser over forged voter signatures submitted by Keyser's campaign highlighted a Republican U.S. Senate debate over who should take on incumbent Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet in November. Here's a look at key moments in the debate, which was hosted by ...

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Google asks South Korea to rethink its strict policies on providing map data

shutterstock south korea Google wants the South Korean government to ease laws on map data that have curtailed the number of features Google Maps can offer there. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company talked to officials before a closed-door government meeting today. Read More

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Live From The Google I/O 2016 Keynote (Starting At 10 AM Pacific)

io head It's Google I/O Keynote day! It's the day Google finally shows off just about everything they've been working on in secret for the past few months. Android updates! VR headsets, maybe! What else? We covered some of the stuff we expect Google to announce in a post earlier… but we're still hoping for a few surprises, and we'll be on the scene,… Read More

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Carl Bernstein Slams Media for 'Grievous' Failure in Presidential Primary Coverage

"There is a lot that is not known to our viewers."

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'Fed Up' Miss Calif. USA Carrie Prejean Says NY Times 'Totally Twisted' Her Words to Attack Trump

"I'm not going to put up with it anymore."

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Hillary's long limp to the nomination continues

(Paul Mirengoff) It's amusing to watch Hillary Clinton, whose nomination for president is assured, struggle to eek out occasional victory in Democratic primaries. Tonight, Clinton appears to have eeked one out in Kentucky. With nearly all of the votes counted, she leads Bernie Sanders by fewer than 2,000 (out of more than 420,000 cast). Oregon also held its primary today. Sanders will almost surely win this one. He's up 53-47 with more

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Columbus mayor fined for open meetings violation

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - The state Ethics Commission has imposed a $500 fine on Columbus Mayor Robert Smith after finding that he violated a Mississippi Open Meetings Act last year.

The Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Tithix ) reports the penalty stems from a complaint the newspaper sent to the commission last year after ...

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Clinton, Democrats Confronting Dangerous Divisions Within Party

Hillary Clinton's claim of a narrow victory in Kentucky and Bernie Sanders's win in Oregon illustrated a deepening rift among Democrats with the potential to hobble the party heading into the general election.

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Sanders Beats Clinton in Oregon Democratic Primary Contest After Two Finish Neck-and-Neck in Kentucky

Tuesday night's victory marks the 21st state Sanders has won.

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Sanders Wins in Oregon as Clinton Claims Kentucky Victory

Bernie Sanders won the Democratic presidential primary in Oregon Tuesday while Hillary Clinton claimed victory in a closely fought contest in Kentucky, a split decision that will do little to change the nomination race but may delay the party from focusing on the general election.

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Bernie Sanders wins Oregon primary

Sen. Bernard Sanders claimed victory in the Oregon primary on Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Clinton and continuing to rack up wins despite having little realistic shot at claiming the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

The Oregon result comes after Mrs. Clinton edged out a narrow win in the Kentucky primary, ending ...

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Take A Walk Down History Lane With The Guns That The Mafia Used To Rise To Power [SLIDESHOW]

They spilled plenty of blood

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'They Didn't Raise Their Son Right': Zimmerman Slams Trayvon Martin's Parents in New Interview

"He attacked a complete stranger and attempted to kill him."

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Self-Funding? Trump, RNC Announce Joint Fundraising Agreements

"The RNC is excited to team up with the Trump campaign…"

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