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Republican senator OK with having judges on ethics board

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Republican sponsor of a bill that originally would have done away with having judges on a new state board overseeing ethics and campaign finance laws said Wednesday she is OK with a compromise that would include them.

Sen. Leah Vukmir, of Brookfield, voiced her support ...

Christie's Powerful Pro-Life Speech About Drug Addiction Turns MSNBC Host [VIDEO]

'I think that just as a political observer, this is pretty compelling.'

Reporter Covers 'Public' Pro-Immigration Rally — Just Watch What Happens When He Starts Asking About Kate Steinle

Tense.

Psychologist Who Rescues Child Soldiers and Sex Slaves Reveals the Harrowing Moment That Shook Her to Her Core and Changed Everything

"I made a vow to look the darkness dead in the eye rather than look away."

Trump Files for Ballot in New Hampshire

"This may be a very, very important signature," GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says at secretary of state's office in Concord. NOTE: New Hampshire holds nation's first primary in February NOTE: Trump campaign on Monday announced he'd submitted 15,000 signatures to qualify for Virginia ballot Related stories: Carson, Trump Tied in GOP Race; Carson Would Best Clinton: Poll Trump Says Ads Could Start as Soon as This Week

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Watsi Receives $3.5M "Philanthropic Round" Donation For Non-Profit Healthcare Crowdfunding

Ron Conway, Tencent, and Paul Graham aren't getting their money back, and that's the point. They're part of today's $3.5 million round that's actually a donation to fund the operations of Watsi, Y Combinator's first non-profit that hosts crowfunding of medical treatment for people in need around the world. Rather than constantly hitting up donors for money… Read More

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Kentucky Democrat Gives Strange Speech After GOP Victories: 'Mary Did Not Ride An Elephant Into Bethlehem'

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Motions indicate probe into former DC mayor will continue

The long-running federal investigation into former District of Columbia mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign will continue at least through December.

Prosecutors filed motions Tuesday to postpone court appearances for two of the six people who pleaded guilty to felonies related to their efforts to help Mr. Gray get elected.

Businessman ...

Former Obama Campaign Manager Says Hillary's Poll Numbers On Honesty Are 'Concerning'

Even Clinton's campaign would admit that 'they have to work on those' numbers

Student Approaches Her Teacher With Question During Class and 'Can't Believe' What She Sees on His iPhone: Police

"You can do that, just not at school when you have kids in your class 'cause that's just nastiness."

Ill. Officer Committed 'Carefully-Staged Suicide' After 'Criminal Acts': Investigators

Hillary Clinton Begins California Fundraising Swing With Help From Christina Aguilera

Among hosts helping raise money for the Democratic presidential candidate during 2-day fundraising swing starting today, according to Politico: Former Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at home of her father, Sacramento developer Angelo Tsakopoulos YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and 23andme CEO Anne Wojcicki Director Rob Reiner Singer Christina Aguilera

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Why lie? (2)

(Scott Johnson) Speaking to a partisan Democratic crowd at a fundraiser in New York on Monday, President Obama mocked the Republican presidential candidates. Disparaging his domestic political opponents is what Obama does best. Not to say he's great at it, or that he doesn't have significant accomplishments to point to, but disparagement is his greatest strength. The GOP candidates seem to have gotten under his thin skin. "Every one of these candidates

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Smart Wireless Router eero Gains FCC Approval, But Delays Product Due To Manufacturing Challenges

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Wireless router startup eero had several announcements for its supporters this morning, including an official FCC approval, and a delay in shipment of its product to early next year. The company also disclosed it had raised somewhere in the neighborhood of $35 million in funding from Playground Global, Redpoint Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The startup didn't want to talk… Read More

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Gun Sales Set Record for Sixth Month in a Row

The Federal Bureau of Investigation processed a record number of background checks in the month of October, indicating that gun sales were at an all time high for the sixth month in a row.

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Howard Coble, 84, former GOP N.C. congressman, dies

Former U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, North Carolina Republican, died late Tuesday evening at the age of 84, local outlets reported.

Mr. Coble, who was first elected in 1984 and left Congress in January, had been hospitalized in September for complications related to skin cancer.

Sen. Richard Burr, North ...

Dem Sen: 'It Doesn't Make Any Sense' That Clinton And Obama Don't Support Keystone [VIDEO]

The pipeline is 'much more environmentally safe'

Watch: Jimmy Kimmel Uses His Vast Resources to Absolutely Terrify His Writer's Unsuspecting Roommate With Prank

"I also like to help others play tricks on their loved ones."

These 7 Photos Show How Iran Celebrates 1979 Seizure of U.S. Embassy in Aftermath of Controversial Nuclear Deal

"Down With U.S.A"

Trump Says Ads Could Start as Soon as This Week

"We're going to start some ads, I think over the next two days," GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday night on Fox News's "Hannity." Says ads will air in Iowa, New Hampshire, and likely South Carolina "We're going to start spending a little bit of money over the next three or four weeks" "Anybody that hits me, we're going to hit them 10 times harder" "If, as an example, Bush or Rubio or any of them come out, we're going to just, dollar-for-dollar, we're going to go after them" Sp

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How Venmo Won In One Of The Most Crowded Spaces In Tech

Seamless peer-to-peer mobile payments have been considered inevitable for quite a while. And for good reason: One experience figuring out the bill at a group dinner party or splitting the cost of a wedding gift and you understand the headache that can be caused by friends dealing with money. Who wants to deal with cash or checks when you can send money in a tap? Read More

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Obama Ranks Third in Forbes 'Most Powerful' List, First Time Sitting U.S. President Drops Out of Top Two

The post Obama Ranks Third in Forbes 'Most Powerful' List, First Time Sitting U.S. President Drops Out of Top Two appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

Donald Trump retains lead in New Hampshire as Marco Rubio, Chris Christie rise: poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has retained a lead on the rest of the 2016 GOP field in New Hampshire, according to a poll out Wednesday that also showed Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gain the most support since September.

Voters also said Mr. ...

Nurse Who Cared For Bobbi Kristina Busted As Impersonator

The woman is now facing fraud charges

NBC News Veteran: Matt Bevin's Kentucky Win Could Cause 'Terror' in Democratic Ranks

"If it goes this way, it's radioactive for the Democrats."

Movie Trailer Unveiled for Highly Anticipated Follow-Up to 'God's Not Dead' — and It's All About a Christian History Teacher's Free Speech Battle

"[The teacher's] reasoned response lands her in big trouble."

Come Along With Us: Woman From 'Open Season on Crackers' Video Arrested on Terrorism Charges

kelly A Black Lives Matter activist who was arrested after declaring an "open season" on white people and law enforcement officials while she waved a gun and a machete on camera appeared on Fox News' Monday night to defend her actions. Latausha Nedd was arrested weeks ago and charged with 'making terroristic threats and transmitting those threats through ...More

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Plouffe Cautions Against Discounting Trump, Carson

"I sort of think in the Acela corridor there's a dismissive approach to Carson and Trump," says David Plouffe, former Obama campaign manager now backing Hillary Clinton, on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "It seems like the old rules don't apply," Plouffe says. "It's almost Thanksgiving and you've got two people with significant leads" "I think their campaign had some low moments," Plouffe says of Clinton's 2008 bid. "They were struggling to deal" Obama's ascent Related story: Carson, Trump Tied in GOP R

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Ben Carson pulls into virtual tie with Donald Trump in national poll

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has pulled into a virtual tie with real estate mogul Donald Trump atop the 2016 GOP presidential field and leads former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by 10 points in a head-to-head match-up, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Mr. Trump was at 24 percent in ...

Sanctuary City Sheriff Loses Race In San Francisco

'Mirkarimi spins himself in circles both rationalizing his policy'

Donald Trump Calls Out CNN During Interview With CNN Host: 'I Won't Comment on That'

"Oh, come on…"

A Man Tried to Find a Hacker on Craigslist Who Could Clear $16,000 in County Fines. Instead, He Found an Undercover Detective.

The Shred of Evidence: Posh College Boss Shreds 'Oppressive' Constitution On Hidden Camera

constitution110315 James O'Keefe and Project Veritas released a video Tuesday of a college administrator shredding a copy of the Constitution at the request of an undercover reporter. The Project Veritas reporter claimed the pocket constitution gave her a "panic attack" and asked Vassar College's Kelly Grab if she could destroy it for her because it could be ...More

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Hillary Clinton tied with Ben Carson, leads Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Donald Trump head-to-head: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is tied with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in a hypothetical head-to-head 2016 presidential match-up and leads several other top Republicans, according to newly released NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll numbers.

Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, was tied with Mr. Carson, a ...

Report: Half of Black Millennials Know Someone Who Experienced 'Violence at the Hands of the Police,' but Even More Believe Cops Are 'There to Protect You'

"We know that young blacks are more likely to be harassed by the police."

Carson, Trump Tied in GOP Race; Carson Would Best Clinton: Poll

Donald Trump, Ben Carson in statistical tie in race for Republican presidential nomination, according to national Quinnipiac University poll that finds Carson faring better against Democrat Hillary Clinton in possible matchup Among GOP voters, Trump gets 24%, Carson 23%, Marco Rubio 14%, Ted Cruz 13%, Jeb Bush 4% No other candidate has more than 3% support Among Democratic voters, Clinton tops Bernie Sanders, 53%-35% NOTE: In Sept. Quinnipiac survey, Trump led GOP race with 25%, followed by Cars

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Teen in foster care wants to own gun, state won't let him

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - An 18-year-old in foster care is fighting for his right to own a firearm after the state denied his 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.

The Standard Examiner reports (http://bit.ly/1KWJ1T5 ) James Edwards appeared in juvenile court Monday to argue a motion to allow him to ...

Russia's Propaganda Creating 'Separate Reality' in Eastern Europe

Russia is using propaganda to create an alternate reality for Russian minorities in Eastern Europe that discredits democracy and could incite violence, analysts said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

The post Russia's Propaganda Creating 'Separate Reality' in Eastern Europe appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

Man found with gun, ammunition, drugs, enters guilty plea

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Manchester man found with a handgun, ammunition and drugs has entered a guilty plea in federal court.

Prosecutors say 22-year-old Nathan Tremblay was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by Concord police in August 2014. Police found him with the handgun. He consented to a ...

Dems elected to all 3 open seats on state Supreme Court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrats celebrated a clean sweep of three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the party locked in a majority on the state's highest court for at least a decade that could help shape the legislative redistricting that will follow the 2020 census.

The winners ...

Only 3 Days Left To Save £400 On Disrupt London Tickets

Disrupt London is right around the corner, and you have just three days left to purchase an early-bird ticket. You don't want to miss the opportunity to save £400 on tickets to the hottest show in tech. We've got a bunch of incredible speakers linked up for you this year, including world-class footballer Thierry Henry, Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann and Passion Capital partner… Read More

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San Francisco Sheriff Who Championed Sanctuary Status Was Up for Re-Election. Things Did Not Go Well for Him

Zenchef Picks Up €6M To Help Restuarants Build Online Presence

French startup Zenchef helps restaurants build out their online presence, including website creation tools and the ability to take bookings direct. The latter offers an alternative to relying purely on online reservation platforms such as Opentable or Lafourchette, which, incidentally, have also ventured out into the B2B space. Read More

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San Francisco Voters Reject Ballot Measure to Curb Airbnb

Airbnb Inc. has fought off a San Francisco ballot measure that sought to limit the short-stay rental service in its hometown, an effort to contain housing costs that some say has made the city a playground for well-heeled techies.

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SF voters reject 2 measures prompted by housing crisis

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The latest on Election Day in San Francisco as voters decide on a mayor and sheriff. Also on the ballot are measures to restrict Airbnb and other home-share platforms, and impose a temporary freeze on luxury housing in the city's Mission District. (All times local)

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No Country For Middle-Aged White Men

A depressing new study on the rising mortality rate among a Caucasian age group skewers the idea of white privilege

National Review Reporter Asks Jeb if He Can 'Fix' Her 'Messy Room' — and She Gets a Response Back

"Hey my room is a mess can u fix it"