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US visas get new scrutiny after California, Paris attacks

Visas used by foreigners to travel to the United States are getting new scrutiny in the wake of shooting massacres in California and France.

House lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday tightening controls on visa-free travel and requiring visas for anyone who has been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five ...

Students Demand School Rename 'Lynch Hall' For Being Offensive

Let's hope Loretta Lynch doesn't visit them

December 8, 2015

Republican Establishment Treads Lightly on Trump After Muslim Ban Proposal

The latest outburst by the New York billionaire once again puts GOP leaders in a bind between their core voter base and desire to expand the party's appeal.

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Celebrating Harvey Klehr

(Steven Hayward) The Power Line 100 Best Professors in America series went dormant a while back during my own full immersion into the professoriate, and while I'll eventually get back to that project in a new fashion, it behooves us to take note of the retirement of Emory University historian Harvey Klehr, who today delivered his last lecture at Emory on the subject of Hayek's Road to Serfdom. (Klehr would rank high

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World's Most Renowned Cartel Boss Has Global Ambitions With Italian Mafia

A Mexican gangster who is a member of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel received a 17 year sentence Monday for his role in attempting to smuggle a ton of cocaine into the U.S. through Europe. Raul Humberto Celaya Valenzuela received a prison sentence of 17 years for his role in the attempted cocaine smuggling. This historic drug bust demonstrates […]

Judicial Watch Releases 'Compelling Benghazi Email' It Says 'Worsens the Scandal of Benghazi'

"The Obama administration and Clinton officials hid this compelling Benghazi email for years."

HTC Vive Finally Gets A Release Date: April 2016

In an email to Vive developers and a blog post that is now down due to traffic, HTC finally clarified when they'd be launching their long awaited virtual reality headset, Vive. Their post isn't working right now, but here's the important part: We will be starting the new year by making an additional 7,000 units available to developers, followed by commercial availability… Read More

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Who Can Take Advantage of Trump's Muslim Controversy?

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss Donald Trump's controversial statement calling for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" and which 2016 GOP rival can take advantage of it on "With All Due Respect."

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Hillary Clinton: Obama's Islamic State Strategy 'Is Close To Mine'

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House approves new scrutiny for terrorism-risk visitors

The House took the first steps to rein in the visa waiver program Tuesday, rallying for a bipartisan vote to demand high-risk travelers face stricter scrutiny as Congress and the White House look for ways to keep potentially thousands of foreign fighters from reaching the U.S.

Under the terms of ...

Paul: Muslims Will Think 'Crusades Are Back' If US Puts Boots On The Ground [VIDEO]

If not US, then who?

New CNN Poll Released — and Two GOP Candidates Have Surged to Second & Third in New Hampshire

Lynch Defends Muslim Outreach Efforts as Trump Urges Entry Ban

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the U.S. must expand outreach to the Islamic community to detect extremists before they act, highlighting the administration's ideological split with Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, who's calling for a ban on the entry of Muslims.

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Duckworth Silent on Rahm Emanuel Amid Chicago Police Controversy

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is facing mounting criticism amid allegations that he helped cover up police misconduct, but so far the frontrunner in the Illinois Democratic senate primary has remained silent on the issue.

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Michael Nutter, Philadelphia mayor: I would ban Trump from city

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has joined several other mayors in condemning Donald Trump, saying that if given the power, he would ban the Republican presidential candidate from the city following his controversial call for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

"If I had the power, the only banning that ...

In Today's War Of Words, 'Racism' And Bigotry Are Lethal Weapons

Innocents are being slaughtered and human rights are being extinguished across the globe.

Congressman Blasts Alma Mater: 'I'm Embarrassed as a Graduate' of the University of Tennessee

"I think it's ridiculous what they've been doing."

Late Night TV Host Supports 'Thoughts and Prayers' Following Shootings While Subtly Pitching for Gun Control

"Why is so easy to buy bullets when I have to show three forms of ID to buy Sudafed?"

Sen. Casey: Muslim Ban Is Wrong & Would Actually Help IS

Sen. Robert Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, discusses the looming budget deadline and Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims with Bloomberg's Betty Liu on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Tom Cotton makes the case against closing Gitmo

(Paul Mirengoff) In a speech today at the Heritage Foundation, Senator Tom Cotton presented a powerful argument against closing the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention facility. He began by pointing out the advantages of keeping the 107 remaining terrorists — the worst of the worst — at Gitmo, as opposed to sending them to prisons in the U.S. or releasing them to foreign countries. Gitmo, Tom noted, is completely secure. Moreover, its use

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Take A Stroll Down Memory Lane As We Revisit The First Annual Crunchies Awards Show

It's hard to believe the 9th Annual Crunchies will be happening soon. It seems like only yesterday we all gathered in Herbst Theater and celebrated the first Crunchies Awards; little did we know it was the just the first of many successful Crunchies to come. As the 9th Crunchies approaches, we thought it'd be fun to take a trip down memory lane and revisit past shows. Over the next… Read More

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Navy's Latest Super Ship Finally Underway, Captained By James Kirk

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HANS VON SPAKOVSKY: Sanctuary cities put law-abiding citizens at risk

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

San Francisco and other cities across the United States have created so-called "sanctuaries" for illegal aliens. These municipalities are defying federal immigration law, just like some Southern jurisdictions that defied federal civil rights laws in the 1960s.

But unlike that earlier era, today's sanctuary cities are creating safe havens ...

Cartels Fighting For Canadian Gold Mine in Mexico

Canadian mining firm may have violated UN guidelines

State Lawmakers Consider Pulling University Funding After Discovering How Much Money Is Being Spend on 'Diversity'

"This in no way reflects the values of my constituents."

Rush Limbaugh Has a Theory on How Donald Trump Is Actually 'Playing' the Media

"Why can't the media touch the guy?"

Paul Ryan on Donald Trump: This Is Not Conservatism

On Capitol Hill today, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Donald Trump's proposal to block Muslim immigrants "is not what this party stands for, and more importantly, it's not what this country stands for." Ryan added, "freedom of religion is a fundamental constitutional principle."

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Top TSA Official Stumped On How to Improve Airport Security

Lawmakers of the House's Transportation Security Committee warned on Tuesday that commercial airline flights remain a "major target for terrorism" and that dangerous "gaps in security" screenings could lead to a terrorist attack.

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Donald Trump has 10-point lead over No. 2 Ted Cruz: poll

Billionaire businessman Donald J. Trump has a 10-point over his closest 2016 GOP competitor, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, in a national poll on the race for the Republican presidential nomination out Tuesday.

Mr. Trump was at 27 percent in the USA Today/Suffolk University poll, followed by Mr. ...

The Long-Range Climate Forecast Goes Bust

The failure in the mid-troposphere is one of the major reasons that the models also are having so much trouble

In Less Than Two Minutes, Learn How the Islamic State Makes More Than $1 Billion a Year

From taxation and oil to ransoms and donations, the terror organization rakes in millions of dollars every year.

Josh Earnest: Trump's Toxic Rhetoric Is Disqualifying

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest addressed Donald Trump's proposal on temporarily banning Muslims from entering the U.S. at a news conference on Tuesday. He said Trump's rhetoric is toxic and offensive, calling out Republican presidential candidates for not condemning the billionaire. "What he said is disqualifying and any Republican who's too fearful of the Republican base to admit it has no business serving as president either," the press secretary said.

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Here's What Virtual Reality Means For Kids Stuck In The Hospital

There's not much that I can say to set this video up other than it's just one of the incredible possibilities that virtual reality brings. UploadVR spotted it first. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital used the Oculus Rift, with a hand from Game Start School and the Mott Golf Classic, to take kids that are stuck in crappy hospital situations to another place. A far off land.… Read More

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For Seven Years, Obama Has Said His Fixes for the Country Won't Happen 'Overnight'

The post For Seven Years, Obama Has Said His Fixes for the Country Won't Happen 'Overnight' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

White House blasts 'fake hair' Trump: Anti-Muslim proposal disqualifies him from presidency

The White House said Tuesday that Donald J. Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. shows he's not qualified to be president, and challenged all Republicans to reject him.

"What Donald Trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest, ...

Trump Has Got A Brand New Union

'A majority of workers at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas have voted 'YES' to be represented'

'Fiction Has Become Reality': Ex-Cosmo Writer Reveals How She Helped 'Wreck the Culture' — and What She's Doing to Fix It Now

"This has wrecked the culture."

'We Pledge Allegiance': Officials Now Believe Both San Bernardino Attackers Had Vowed Loyalty to Islamic State

"It's looking like they were on the same path at the same time."

White House Says Trump Has Disqualified Himself From Presidency

Donald Trump's comments that he would block Muslim immigrants from entering the country "disqualifies him" from serving as president of the U.S., White House spokesman Josh Earnest says at briefing. Says Trumps comments "run counter to the Constitution" and his policy wouldn't preserve and protect the Constitution Trump has been saying "outright lies," and Republicans need to decide if they will be "dragged into the dustbin of history" along with him, Earnest says Says Trump's comments are "har

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Jerry Brown Lets It All Hang Out

(Steven Hayward) I suspect liberals are envious of Europe not so much for its high taxes and generous welfare states (which aren't actually that much more generous than our own if you add it all up correctly), but for its more open authoritarianism. Either that or there's something in the water over in Paris that prompted Jerry Brown (who is attending the UN climate summit right now) to let his freak flag

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Avoid The Diva Mentality For Successful Technology Adoption

We crave new technology. We loathe new technology. We need change. We fear change. Nowhere does this ambivalence come into play more dramatically than when adopting new technologies: It's nothing if not human to go through a whole range of emotions before settling down with your new technology and fully realizing its benefits. Read More

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U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Group Gives $100,000 to Terrorism-Tied Islamic Charity

A U.S. taxpayer-funded aid organization has awarded $100,000 to an Islamic charity that has been banned in some countries for providing assistance to Hamas and other terrorism-linked organizations, according to grant information.

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Health official insists Obamacare exchanges are sustainable; GOP critics skeptical

The man closest to the implementation of Obamacare told Congress that the handful of states with their own Obamacare exchanges are self-sustaining and doing a slightly better job at cutting their ranks of uninsured than states that rely on the federal HealthCare.gov website.

Yet Andy Slavitt, acting administrator for the Centers ...

Bloomberg's Bill Cohen: Hillary Is 'Very Loyal To Wall Street' And 'Wall Street Is Very Loyal To Her' [VIDEO]

Hillary is 'not talking about fundamental reforms'

White House: Trump Disqualified Himself From Being President, Could Drag GOP 'Into the Dust Bin of History With Him'

"Will Republican party be dragged into the dust bin of history with him?"

Woman Who Claims to Have Been Raised as a Muslim in the Middle East Reveals What She Says Is the Truth About Islam

"You hypocrites!"

'One Person, One Vote' Clash Divides Supreme Court Justices

A divided U.S. Supreme Court grappled with the meaning of the "one person, one vote" principle, hearing arguments in a case that might transform the way legislative maps are drawn and reduce Hispanic clout in elections.

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Review: Google's High-End Pixel C Tablet

Until now, the Pixel brand was all about Chrome OS laptops. But in September, the company surprised us all when it announced its Surface competitor, the 10.2-inch Pixel C Android tablet with its optional Bluetooth keyboard. Unlike its Nexus line of tablets, this is the first time Google has built its own tablet. Read More

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Wastebook 2015: Sen. Flake Continues Coburn's Tradition

Sen. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) released his first chronicle of government waste on Tuesday, exposing billions in egregious and unnecessary federal spending on everything from wine classes for minors to fight clubs for shrimp.

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Ted Cruz: 'I do not agree' with Donald Trump's Muslim moratorium

GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz said Tuesday that he disagrees with rival Donald J. Trump's plan to ban Muslims from coming into the United States until the federal government can ensure that those coming into the nation do not pose a threat to the country.

"I do not agree with ...

Referee Lays The B-B-B-BOOM STICK On High School Running Back [VIDEO]

What a hit!!!

More Controversy for Chicago PD as Newly Released Video Shows Cops Using Taser on Prisoner, Dragging Him Down Hallway

"We want something to show Philip just didn't die in vain.."

December 7, 2015

NY Times Revises Wiki Entry On Discredited Story

Right-wing critics include paper's own ombudsman?

This Gun-Toting Santa Billboard in North Carolina Is Stirring Up Some Controversy

"We thought the ad would be amusing."

Eagles of Death Metal Make Return to Paris Stage During U2 Concert