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May 20, 2015
Sources: EPA Ditches Mandate That Coal Plants Install Non-Existent Coal Technology
The EPA may be trying to avoid a political disaster before the rollout of major CO2 regulations
Perry On Bill Clinton Paid Speeches: 'There's A Clear Quid Pro Quo,' 'It's Getting So Smelly' [AUDIO]
'$30 million dollars...is a stunning number'
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As the douchebags start piling up in HBO's "Silicon Valley," maybe Erlich isn't so bad?
Forgive the lateness of this: I've been stuck at Sterling Cooper writing 19,000 words about the Mad Men series finale and all 91 other episodes. Silicon Valley isn't anywhere near the same level as Mad Men in terms of documenting the emotional contours of a workplace. Nevertheless, "Homicide," this second season's sixth episode, touches on a number of salient issues facing workers in the new tech economy — and most fascinatingly, accurately paints the Valley as just as ruthless, […]
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Justice Department declines charges in Idaho prison scandal
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department has declined to press criminal charges in connection with an investigation into allegations of contract fraud and public corruption at a private prison in Idaho.
The FBI began investigating the Idaho Correctional Center last year. The facility had been run by Corrections ...
Former CIA Counterintelligence Director Names the 'Big Threat' Facing America That Could 'Paralyze the Country'
"'It's a nightmare in my mind."
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#CutTheCheck: Hired Ferguson Rioters are Angry They Haven't Received Paycheck
"Black Lives Matter" protesters who were apparently hired to cause a ruckus in Ferguson, Missouri, say they are angry because they haven't been paid for their hard work. The hired protesters held a sit-in last week outside the offices of Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) – the re-branded Missouri branch of the Association of ...More
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Al Franken Pimps Out HIS OWN INFANT GRNADSON In Sad Scramble For Cash
'Birf da. Wooooooo'
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'A Life Taken Too Soon': Omaha Police Officer Shot While Serving Warrant Dies; Suspect Also Killed
"I just can't even imagine that this has happened. The city of Omaha owes her and her family a debt of gratitude."
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It's Being Called the 'Best Proposal Ever,' but Not for Anything the Couple Did: 'Are You Serious Right Now?'
"Are you serious right now?"
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SC legislators expect to pass domestic violence compromise
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Legislature appears poised to pass a bill aimed at stemming South Carolina's persistently high rates of domestic violence, after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations between a handful of House and Senate members.
The House approved a compromise Wednesday that creates tiered penalties for batterers and bans ...
Beck Responds to Critics of New 'Root' Special Tackling Police Militarization
"The policy is what we're challenging, not the police officers."
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Walking with Disruptors: I crashed yesterday's big sharing economy conference in SF
Yesterday, in a windowless, former "Italian men's club" in San Francisco's North Beach, flanked by strip clubs on all sides, the "On Demand Conference" was held to address the surging on-demand economy. All our favorite, "established" on-demand services companies sent reps, from Lyft and Uber to Postmates. Also present were the next wave of companies, tackling food-delivery and valet and shipping and laundry and all the other supposedly excruciating aspects of adult life. There were thought-leaders and journalists […]
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Oregon Tosses $300 Million into the Wind for Political Cover
What is the cost of covering a liberal governor's political back heading into an election year? In Oregon, it appears to be about $300 million. That is the amount of money the state plowed into their own version of ObamaCare only to pull the plug when political advisors to then Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) feared ...More
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USA Today Hunts The Wrong Witch In Tracking Clinton Comrades
Tapper is interviewing Bill Clinton, not donating to his org.
Via: The Daily Caller
'You're 13′: Mom Shames Daughter in Facebook Video After Learning She Posted Racy Photos Online
"Don't cry now. You wasn't crying when you was posting pictures on Facebook, was you?"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Majority Of Dems Okay With Criminalization Of Hate Speech
41 percent of Americans supported such a laws, while only 38 percent were opposed (22 percent were unsure)
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Waco Cops Say They've Found 1000 Weapons At Breastaurant After Biker Brawl
'This isn't your church-going crowd that came out to have dinner with the family'
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Fox News announces its plans for the first Republican presidential debate in August
The countdown is on for the very first Republican presidential debate, set for August 6 in Cleveland - to be moderated by Fox News anchors Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace.
Michael Clemente, executive vice president of News Editorial, has also revealed the entry criteria for candidates: They must ...
Christian Minister In Court: Yep, I Totally Threatened To Burn Down Islamberg, NY
We're not making this up. Islamberg is a hamlet in the Catskills
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The Living, Breathing, Evolving Book: Why I Published My eBook On Medium
Imagine you just picked up your brand new luxury sedan. It cost you almost six figures, but boy is it worth every penny. It came with all the bells and whistles, and you didn't spare a single expense — cutting edge technology, state-of-the-art features, advanced electronics and display. There is just one problem… The moment you drove it off the lot […]
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Forget About Poisonous Spiders and Snakes, Australia has Deadly, Stinging Trees!
"She described the pain, 'as bad or worse as childbirth.'"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Jim Harbaugh Meets Students Upset About American Sniper
Reporters barred, told they made students feel 'unsafe'
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About 1,000 Weapons Were Recovered From Scene of Deadly Waco Biker Shootout — and Some in Places You Likely Wouldn't Expect
"It's the most surreal thing I've ever seen."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Deal near on bill requiring public bodies to have agendas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - House and Senate members are nearing a deal on a bill that would require government bodies in South Carolina to publish agendas before public meetings.
The solving of a problem created by a state Supreme Court ruling last year looks like it will be the only ...
Police Say Intruder Broke Into Home, Attacked Homeowner — but He Should've Been Worried About the Man's Wife
Don't mess with Texas women.
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Capitol Cops To Get More Training After Leaving Guns In Bathrooms
Chief gets grilled in House committee
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MICHAEL HAYDEN: The chasm between the security agencies and the Obama administration
One way of looking at the federal government is that part of it is permanent and another part of it is transient. The transient government comprises those elected officials and political appointees who change when administrations change.
There are exceptions (like Bob Gates staying on at Defense), but presidents work ...
EPA's Gift Horse – Governors Have A Better Choice
Governors should call the EPA's bluff: decline the state plan and let them try to impose costly conditions through a federal plan.
Via: The Daily Caller
Beck Says This News Report 'Must End the Hope of Any Presidency for Hillary Clinton'
"You lie, lie, lie, lie. Drag it out. People get sick of it."
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Flickr's and Google's algorithms are behaving badly
Flickr and Google are offering a case study in the dangers of faulty algorithms. Flickr's problem stems from a system that automatically tags images shared to its service with what it sees in the photos. A black-and-white photo is tagged "blackandwhite," for example, while a nature shot can be tagged with "outdoor." The problem is that this system automatically tagged several images — one of a black man, another of […]
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Islamic State Close to Seizing Ancient Town of Palmyra in Syria
"Unclear how close to the famed archaeological site they have come."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Michelle Malkin: Hillary 'Lays It On Thicker Than A John Deere Manure Spreader' [VIDEO'
'The Clintons never really answer questions, they evade them.'
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Seahawks' Richard Sherman Travels Back to His Old High School in Compton to Deliver Some Truth
"Don't allow people to say that you're just a kid from Compton."
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Poet Fired For Tweeting 'Gone With The Wind' Line By Line Because RACISM
'Unmediated quotes of Margaret Mitchell's novel' are 'unacceptable provocations'
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Lift 50 Pounds With Your Pinky? No Problem With This Hydraulic Exosuit Designed by High School Teens
"Detects its user's movements with force sensors."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Benghazi panel subpoenas former Clinton aide Sidney Blumenthal
The House Select Committee on Benghazi has subpoenaed former White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, whose memos on Libya sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have received renewed attention this week.
"I can confirm Mr. Blumenthal has been called for a deposition by the committee," a committee spokesman ...
He Might Be the MVP, but It's His Daughter Who Stole the Show Last Night
"She's so funny."
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New Campaign Ad Features All Original Drone Footage
A candidate for Lt. governor in Louisiana has released a new ad featuring "all original footage shot with the Inspire UAV drone." "Having traveled to every corner of our great state, I'm convinced that we are blessed with the most breathtaking natural scenery in the world," said candidate John Young. "Our new campaign ad offers […]
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N. Korea Claims It Can Make Small Nukes to Be Mounted on Missiles
"Entered the stage of producing smaller nukes and diversifying them."
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China denying passports to restrict critics, minorities
BEIJING (AP) - Hand your passport to police or it will be canceled, read the notice to all 4.4 million residents of far-northwestern China's Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture.
The demand would now seem outrageous to most Chinese, who more than a decade since passport restrictions were eased have become increasingly ...
Some see differences between perceptions of Waco, Baltimore
WASHINGTON (AP) - The prevailing images of protests in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, over police killings of black men were of police in riot gear, handcuffed protesters, tear gas and mass arrests. The main images of a fatal gun battle between armed bikers and police in Waco, Texas, also showed ...
New nominees gird for Pennsylvania high-court campaign
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Party endorsements and money made the difference in who was nominated for state Supreme Court in Pennsylvania's primary election.
In Tuesday's statewide primary, Republicans and Democrats nominated all the party-backed candidates for an unprecedented three openings on the state's top court.
Democrats nominated Philadelphia Judge Kevin ...
Matt Bevin, James Comer in Virtual Tie As Kentucky's GOP Primary for Governor Remains Too Close to Call
"[T]he dirtiest campaign that I've ever witnessed in Kentucky history."
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With $7M in new funding, BookBub is poised to become a global force in e-book marketing
VC firm Founder Collective has two e-book startups, Oyster and BookBub, in its portfolio. Which would seem to be a conflict of interest, right? But while both are in the same broad space, they serve very different purposes for the electronic publishing industry. In fact, Founder Collective's backing of both seems like a savvy move in that they are backing two parts of mutually beneficial parts of the supply chain for a single, […]
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Dem Rep Says 174k Annual Gov't Salary NOT Enough
Democratic Rep. Alcee L. Hastings of Florida Rep. believes that he and his colleagues in Congress are vastly underpaid and deserve raises even though the average member's salary is $174,000. "It's kind of a sad state of affairs that we are entering the seventh year of Congress not receiving a raise," Hastings said at a ...More
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May 19, 2015
It's Now Clear The Stunning Negligence That Led Up To Chris Stevens' Death In Benghazi
Clinton passes operational information over an unsecure networks.
Via: The Daily Caller
House Benghazi Committee Issues Subpoena for Former Clinton Aide Sidney Blumenthal
"I can confirm Mr. Blumenthal has been called for a deposition by the committee."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Supports Decriminalizing Marijuana
'It seems to me like he's getting ready to endorse full legalization soon'
Via: The Daily Caller
Blind Pole Vaulter Defies All Odds by Landing Bronze Medal at Texas State Championship: 'I Finally Did It'
"It's about finding something that makes you happy."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Obama, Hillary Clinton Benghazi narrative rebutted by Defense Department report
At the very time President Obama, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top leaders were blaming spontaneous protests for the deadly Benghazi attack, the Defense Department broadly circulated a detailed intelligence report that said an al Qaeda-linked group planned the assault 10 days beforehand.
Its goal was to ...
Krauthammer: Obama Administration Is 'Either Delusional or Cynical' On ISIS [VIDEO]
'I would hope cynical, because otherwise we're in deep trouble.'
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Kerry: Internet Needs Stronger Regulation to 'Flourish and Work Properly'
Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Internet needs heavier regulations to "be able to flourish and work properly during a speech on cyber security and international cooperation in South Korea on Monday." The Internet could not reach its potential without strict government regulation, Kerry insisted, which is necessary for a "technology founded on freedom." ...More
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Mitch McConnell's NSA phone-snooping hopes set for Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he would schedule a vote this week on a rewrite of the Patriot Act, setting up a final showdown on the NSA's bulk-data programs and putting pressure on civil liberties advocates to muster the 60 votes needed to end the snooping.
Mr. ...
Twitter Erupts After Boy Scouts Ban Water Gun Fights, Limit Water Balloon Size
"What a load of politically correct crap."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Hillary Clinton Benghazi emails prioritized in 'rolling' State Department release
A federal judge Tuesday ordered the State Department to speed up release of former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's private emails, giving special priority to the messages on Benghazi — and Mrs. Clinton said she's eager to see them all quickly made public.
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras' order was a ...
Boy Scouts Ban Squirt Guns, Refers To Them As 'Firearms'
Also limits water balloons to 'ping-pong ball' size
Via: The Daily Caller
Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Runs Aground Off Bermuda; No Injuries Reported
"My family and I were sitting down having dinner and we felt a sudden stop in the cruise ship."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Take a Look at the 'Impossible 3D Painting' That 'Seems to Defy Physics'
"My brain hurts!"
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REPORT: Proposed Overtime Changes Will Harm Workers And Businesses
'Unfortunately, today, millions of Americans aren't getting the extra pay they deserve'
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Why the Woman Who Interviewed Abortionist Kermit Gosnell Couldn't Speak for More Than Hour Afterward
"You are really sitting in the presence of evil."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
'Holy Crap': Woman Screams After Making Unexpected, 'Potentially Dangerous' Find in Her Closet
"potentially dangerous"
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CHARLES HURT: The Clinton family soap opera continues
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the longest running Southern Gothic soap opera in American history! It is a mix of Days of Our Lives, Dr. Phil, The Sopranos, Oprah, and Judge Judy all rolled into one, long, endless saga called The Clintons — a Tale of Naked Ambition, Unquenchable ...
Passengers Sue Amtrak Over Train Derailment
Three lawsuits filed Monday alleging negligence by Amtrak expected to be just the beginning
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Megyn Kelly's Husband Reveals 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About About the Famous TV Personality
Number four isn't a big shock.
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Peer-to-peer lending: Coming soon to a bank near you?
Imagine the New York City taxi commission sponsoring the next cohort of Uber drivers. That's the rough equivalent to what happened this week in Israel when Bank Leumi announced it will soon launch a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending service. Retail banks worldwide have cast a wary eye on P2P lending since sector pioneers Prosper and Lending Club – which went public on the NYSE last year – demonstrated the huge potential of […]
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Hogan appoints 3 to Maryland open meetings board
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed three members to the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board.
Shareese Churchill, a Hogan spokeswoman, said Tuesday that Gerald "Rod" Wittstadt has been appointed chairman of the three-member board. He worked as an attorney with Butler & Hosch, a national foreclosure ...
This City Quickly Saved $1 Million Dollars After Decriminalizing Marijuana
'It should be no surprise that research has shown decriminalization has saved the city money'
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Beck Says Local Police 'Now Have the Capacity to Turn Cities … Into a War Zone'
"It is becoming the norm rather than the exception"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Ex-NYPD Detective Takes on Two Far-Left Commentators During Fiery CNN Segment on White vs. Black Violence
"When black and brown people commit crimes, we note their race. And when white people do, we don't note their race."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Oregon House asks voters for authority to impeach governor
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon voters may be deciding whether state legislators should have power to impeach the governor and other elected officials from the executive branch.
A state House resolution approved Tuesday would send a proposed constitutional amendment to the ballot in 2016. Oregon is the only state without ...
Breitbart Scribe Begs Strangers For A Loan
"Any amount is fine. You'll be paying by PayPal."
Via: The Daily Caller
Man Informs Gunman He's From Notoriously Dangerous City, Escapes Without Harm
"If you decide to do this we're gunna go heads up!"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Once again, Airbnb supporters seem remarkably well organized at SF City Hall meeting
Yesterday at San Francisco's City Hall, a meeting of the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation committee drew a crowd of familiar proportions, as Airbnb continued its lobbying-in-plain-sight charge to ensure that no effective regulations see the light of day. Since the last time this debate featured at City Hall, Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky has been appointed a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by the White House — but at […]
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Activists, immigrants speak out for deportation relief
DENVER (AP) - Activists, politicians and immigrants in Denver are calling on elected leaders to support President Barack Obama's stalled deportation relief effort.
A news conference in Denver on Tuesday was among several organized nationwide to press elected leaders to support Obama and adopt broader immigration reforms.
Tuesday would have ...
After Being Denied National Anthem, Softball Crowd Takes Matters Into Its Own Hands [VIDEO]
This makes me proud to be an American
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Texas Beachgoer Stumbles Upon Illegal Find Worth Thousands
Thirty unmarked bags.
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Convicted Sexual Predator Warned Her to 'Be Quiet and Do as I Tell You' — She Did the Opposite
"Be quiet and do as I tell you and you won't get hurt."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Azteca America, Spanish-language news network, failed to disclose Clinton Foundation donations
A U.S. Spanish-language news network that lobbied Hillary Clinton's State Department on U.S. policies toward Mexico reported on those policies without disclosing its lobbying expenditures and is covering the U.S. presidential election without informing views of its company's donations to the Clinton Foundation.
The network, Azteca America, has employed two ...
Fox News Host Has a Tough Message for the 'Bullies' and 'Word Police' Who Claim That 'Thug' Is a Racial Slur
"You need to stop being so silly."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Rand Paul: I plan to do 'everything humanly possible' to try stop the Patriot Act
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he plans to do "everything humanly possible" to try to stop the Patriot Act, key provisions of which are due to expire at the end of the month, including Section 215, which the Obama and Bush administrations have used to justify the NSA's phone ...
If You Get Stopped by Police in This California Town, It Might Not Be for Committing a Crime: 'Positive Ticketing'
"Build relationships of trust."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Woman settles Oregon immigration detention lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A woman whose case figured prominently in court scrutiny of the use of immigration detainers has settled a lawsuit against Oregon's Clackamas County.
Maria Miranda-Olivares sued the county in U.S. District Court, contending she was unlawfully imprisoned at the county jail in 2012.
The Oregonian reports ...
Teen Startled Awake by Noise, Sees Two Faces at His Window, Grabs a Gun and Shoots. The Tragedy Is Who They Were.
"He didn't know who they were and was scared."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Iraq War Veteran Stuns 'Dancing With the Stars' Judges With 'Amazing' Performance: 'Beyond Words'
"I've got to say, that was amazing."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Chilling Warning Issued to Law Enforcement in Wake of Texas Biker Brawl
"Obviously it's something we're concerned about."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Brent Bozell to conservative journalists: Stay off ABC until Stephanopoulos stops covering 2016
There's more on evolving George-gate. Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell is vexed indeed with ABC News, and a certain Sunday talk show moderator - to the point that he now suggests a boycott of sorts by conservative journalists.
"ABC's refusal to pull George Stephanopoulos off of all 2016 coverage ...
Rand Paul: Bill Clinton Put 'Generation Of Black Men In Prison'
Presidential candidate and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday over her husband's record on criminal justice and poverty. "Your husband passed all the laws that put a generation of black men in prison,"Paul said at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Paul said he will compete with Clinton in ...More
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Chaffetz Late Night: My Gallbladder Must Come Out
So far so good, he's still cracking jokes.
Via: The Daily Caller
Court Documents Reveal Date State Dept. Intends to Make Clinton Emails Public — and It's Not in 2015
"The Department initially performed tasks necessary to organize the records."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
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