September 14, 2016

Impeachment Vote on IRS Chief Delayed by Deal to Hold Hearing

Conservative Republicans backed off their demands for an immediate vote on impeaching Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen after U.S. House leaders promised to hold a Judiciary Committee hearing.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Boycott the NCAA

(Paul Mirengoff) The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina because it objects to the state's law on use by transgender persons of public restrooms. Most of the championship events are not very important except to the participants and their families and friends. But the events include two rounds of the men's basketball tournament (the round of 64 and the round of 32). That's a big deal. I'm disgusted by

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South Park: Hillary Clinton Is a Turd Sandwich

The premiere of the 20th season of South Park didn't spare Hillary Clinton, labeling her a "Turd Sandwich" that no one wanted to support.

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IRS Impeachment Vote Slated To Be Pushed Back

The GOP conference is slated to meet to discuss the matter Thursday morning

Via: The Daily Caller

Jimmy Kimmel: Donald Trump Is 'Everything You Could Want In A Talk Show Guest'

No one expected this...

Via: The Daily Caller

Smart lock Amadas to cancel Kickstarter campaign

img_2417 Despite reaching its funding goal, Amadas will cancel its Kickstarter campaign on Monday, as it wasn't as successful as the company hoped, the company's CEO tells me. The challenge is that the backers and the company had some misunderstandings about the features of the product. The campaign might make a return to the platform early next year. Read More

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Trump Handed Oz 1-Page Physical Exam Summary at Taping: CNN

Information on GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's recent physical exam will be released tomorrow, when his interview on "The Dr. Oz Show" that taped today will air, CNN reports.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

CBS Says It Edited Out Bill Clinton's 'Frequently' Remark 'Purely for Time'

CBS News said Tuesday that it edited out a key portion of Bill Clinton's interview with Charlie Rose "purely for time," even though the excised portion lasted less than five seconds.

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Michael Steven Sandford, would-be Trump assassin, enters guilty plea

A British man who tried to steal a police officer's gun so that he could shoot Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a June 18 campaign event in Las Vegas pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to two felony counts connected to the incident.

Michael Steven Sandford, 20, entered ...

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Marine's Lawyers Accuse WaPo Of Doctoring Interview In Sex Assault Case

'Portions of the interview missing'

Via: The Daily Caller

Watch the last day of Disrupt SF live right here!

The final day of Disrupt is upon us. Which means that I don't have the energy for enthusiasm. That said, today's lineup is absolutely killer. Alongside some amazing speakers, including Twitch's Emmett Shear, Facebook's Adam Mosseri, and Instacart's Apoorva Mehta, we're also heading into the Finals of the Battlefield. Finalists include BlazingDB, Carbon… Read More

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Answers on Server From Hillary Clinton Delayed Two Weeks

Answers to 25 questions about Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server that the Democratic presidential nominee was ordered by a court to give to Judicial Watch on Sept. 29 are now due Oct. 13, according to the conservative group.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Frequently or rarely

(Scott Johnson) The Clintons are having trouble keeping their lies straight. That's the conclusion I draw from Bill Clinton's interview with CBS's Charlie Rose on Monday. Rose asked Clinton if the missus was simply dehydrated when she collapsed at the 9/11 memorial ceremony on Sunday. "When you look at that collapse, that video that was taken, you wonder if it's not more serious than dehydration," Rose observes. "Well, if it is, then

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Sean Hannity Karate Update

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Ex-Lawrence mayor to change plea in embezzlement case

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - A former Lawrence mayor charged with stealing money from his old job as executive director at a food pantry plans to change his plea.

The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/2cTW8Rh ) reports that Jeremy Farmer has notified the court of his plans after pleading not guilty last week ...

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The Supreme Court Is On The Ballot This Fall

The next president will appoint as many as half the members of the Supreme Court. That's reason enough to support Donald Trump.

Via: The Daily Caller

Activists launch campaign asking President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden

snowden-pardon1 Activists and lawyers from a host of human rights organizations launched a campaign today asking President Obama to issue a pardon to whistleblower Edward Snowden before Obama leaves office in January. The coalition includes the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other groups. Snowden is charged with espionage for leaking internal National… Read More

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Trump to Discuss Positive Thinking on 'Dr. Oz,' Aides Say

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was set to tape an interview on "The Dr. Oz Show" Wednesday morning but it wouldn't be on his medical reports or recent physical exam, senior campaign aides said.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Poll: Half of Voters Believe Clinton Has Given False Info on Health to Public

Half of potential voters think Hillary Clinton has given false information about her health to the public, according to a new Morning Consult poll released Wednesday.

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Gary Johnson says he's made the ballot in all 50 states and D.C.

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson says he'll be on the ballot in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, lending his candidacy some legitimacy as he continues his full-court press to try to qualify for the first presidential debate later this month.

"With a majority of Americans wanting ...

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Ivanka Trump Criticizes Hillary Clinton For Lack Of Action On Paid Family Leave

'She's had decades...'

Via: The Daily Caller

Trump Won't Discuss Medical Records on 'The Dr. Oz Show'

Donald Trump will tape his interview with Dr. Oz this morning, but it won't be on his medical reports or recent physical, senior campaign aides tell reporters on conference call.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Scarborough: Trump will Surprise a Lot of People at the Debate

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Ivanka Trump: My father's health is 'unbelievable'

Ivanka Trump said Wednesday that her father's health is "unbelievable" and that she should be so lucky to be able to keep up the campaign schedule Donald Trump is keeping during his presidential run.

"I will tell you that the strength, the stamina that is required of what he does ...

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PBS Introduces Lesson Plan To Indoctrinate Students Against Trump Immigration Proposals

'Fear of Foreigners: A Cartoon History of Nativism in America'

Via: The Daily Caller

Twitter launches on Apple TV, Fire TV and Xbox One

twitter apple tv Twitter needs to figure out a way to continue to grow — and it certainly seems open to looking into a lot of new places outside your phone to figure out how to do that. Today, the company said it is launching an app on the Apple TV, Xbox One and Amazon Fire TV, which will allow users to view Twitter content through the apps on their televisions. That includes live streams of 10 NFL… Read More

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Powell Criticized Clinton, Trump in Hacked E-Mails: Reports

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell complained in leaked e-mails that Hillary Clinton's "minions" were "making a mistake trying to drag" him into the story about her use of a private server during her time as secretary of state following his use of AOL e-mail, according to a Tuesday report in BuzzFeed.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Talkin' pneumonia

(Scott Johnson) If you've been following the story of Hillary's Clinton's pneumonia on television, you may have heard that Clinton wanted to "power through" her pneumonia, but after Sunday's overheating episode, it "seems like the smart thing to do" to take some downtime, even though she s "raring to get back on the trail." If you have heard this, it's because these are among the six bulleted talking points the Clinton public

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Mook Laughs, Dodges When Asked Whether Clinton Would Blacklist Finance Industry if President

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Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 points in Ohio: poll

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 points in the critical battleground state of Ohio, according to a Bloomberg Politics poll released Wednesday.

Mr. Trump led Mrs. Clinton by a 5-point, 48 percent to 43 percent, margin among likely voters in a head-to-head match-up in the poll, with ...

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Trey Gowdy Slams FBI Handling of Clinton Email Case

gowdyTrey Gowdy is unafraid to speak the truth

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Google introduces new app and video ad capabilities

Trivago Google is announcing a couple of upgrades to its ad capabilities today as part of the DMEXCO digital media conference in Germany. First up are its Universal App Campaigns, where developers can promote their apps across search, display, Google Play and YouTube advertising. Google says these campaigns have resulted in more than 3 billion app downloads, but earlier this year, it also said… Read More

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Warren Would Start With Big Lead Over Curt Schilling: Poll

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, who is considering running as a Republican against Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018, would start any such campaign as a decided underdog, according to a WBUR/MassINC poll.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Hillary Clinton Fundraises Off Her Pneumonia Diagnosis

The Hillary Clinton campaign is continuing to fundraise off her pneumonia diagnosis, sending an email Tuesday asking supporters to donate to show "you're on her side when she needs you the most."

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The first real Apple Watch    

header The Apple Watch Series 2 is the first real Apple Watch. It delivers on the promise of a mostly passive device that can accomplish simple tasks in 1-3 seconds. There is now built-in GPS which allows for exercising without having to lug along a comparatively heavy iPhone just to get accurate tracking. And it's completely waterproof, as any decent sport watch should be. Read More

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Nervous Democrats Fret About Clinton's Stumbles as Race Tightens

Prominent Democrats have tough words for Clinton as some Democrats worry she'll squander her advantage against Trump.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

DNI Declines Required Damage Assessment of Clinton's Leaked Email Secrets

The U.S. intelligence community declined to conduct a required assessment of the damage to national security caused by former secretary of state Hillary Clinton sending and receiving secrets on a private email server.

"ODNI is not leading an [intelligence community]-wide damage assessment and is not aware of any individual IC element conducting such formal assessments," Joel D. Melstad, a spokesman for the of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said.

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Clinton has history of ignoring health _ and paying a price

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The White House was submerged in scandal. Democrats faced tough midterm elections. And Hillary Clinton, far more popular than her embattled husband, had become a one-woman campaign machine.

But the nonstop travel in 1998 took a toll. Clinton developed a blood clot behind her right ...

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Apply now to the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt London

disruptberlinstage Applications are now open for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt London this December 5-6th. The Battlefield is TechCrunch's premiere startup competition. Three times a year, the Battlefield takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt, where 20-something new companies will have the opportunity to present their product live onstage. They then face questions from our expert judging panel. In the… Read More

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