With RAISE Act, Congress Paves Way For Private Secondary Markets

 Included within the FAST Act is a section, the Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises ("RAISE") Act, which codifies a previously unwritten means through which startup employees, ex-employees, early investors, and other shareholders have been legally allowed to sell their shares. Read More

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Rubio Lands Support of Devon Energy Co-Founder Larry Nichols

Larry Nichols, co-founder and former CEO of the Oklahoma-based oil company Devon Energy Corp, says he thinks Rubio "is the candidate that's most likely to be able unite this fractured country and move the United States forward," according to The Hill.

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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Blasts Off to Biggest N. American Opening Weekend of All Time

"The enthusiasm has really turned into a cultural event."

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What's Really Going On With the Earth's Climate

(John Hinderaker) The Earth's climate is changing, as it has for millions of years. Recent changes, however, are mild and benign, as opposed–for example–to being plunged into another ice age. The most accurate record we have of modern temperatures comes from satellites. Their readings are, in fact, the only transparent, uncorrupted temperature records in existence. Surface temperature records are unreliable because of siting issues, poor coverage of the oceans, failure to recognize

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Iran: Changes to US visa waiver program contradict nuke deal

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Changes to a U.S. visa waiver program that impose travel restrictions on those who visit Iran contradict the landmark nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday.

The U.S. in recent days tightened security requirements of its visa waiver program, ...

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Four Passengers Arrested For Bomb Joke That Caused Emergency Landing Of Air France Plane

'Something like a kitchen timer'

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Former Republican Congressman Calls for Political 'Revolution' Among GOP — and Has Eye-Opening Words About Violence

"Our founders believed that it may take violence to take back our country every now and then."

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Putin: Russia Will Develop, Not Use, Nuclear Weapons

"Russia as a leading nuclear country will be improving this weapon as a containment factor …"

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An Investment Opportunity In Trash

 As incredible as it might seem, processing trash may represent a future unique investment opportunity. Consider the new technologies that will operate on the micro scale, breaking the bonds of molecules through bio-mechanical means, which could be applied to recycling trash completely. It is quite possible that many of these innovations may emerge from our efforts to explore and live in space. Read More

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Jimmy Carter Announces Grandson's Death: AJC

Former President Jimmy Carter announced Sunday his grandson, 28-year-old Jeremy Carter, had died that morning in a hospital, according to AJC.com. The cause of death was not immediately clear Carter made announcement to his church in Plains, Georgia On Dec. 6, Carter, 91, declared tests had found no signs of recent cancer

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Leonard, who created Harvard affirmative-action policy, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who designed an admissions process at Harvard University that led to more minority students being admitted has died.

Walter Leonard was 86 years old. His wife, Betty Leonard, says he died earlier this month in Kensington, Maryland, of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

In 1971, Leonard ...

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Sanders Campaign Blasts Debate Moderators For Ignoring An Issue He Only Mentioned Once

Socialist upset there were no questions about climate change in the debate

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Republican Natl Committee Says $95.6m Raised for the Cycle

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday in statement that the party "is on pace to have one of the most successful presidential off-years in history." RNC raised $6.3m in Nov., has $18.3m on hand

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College Substitutes 'BIG BANANAS' For Phallic Props In Ancient Greek Play, Fires Professor

The single father was also sacked from his second job scrubbing campus toilets

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Whistleblower: Islamic Groups Control Narrative Of American Law Enforcement

'The Obama administration had a deadly blind spot when it comes to Islamic terrorism'

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On Her Way Home to Tennessee, Taylor Swift Decided to Make a 'Special Stop' in Colorado — Here's Why

"Literally speechless…"

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Sanders Campaign Suspends Two More Staffers After Clinton Data Breach

The campaign fired its data director this week.

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Hillary Clinton on Islamic State: We're Where We Need to Be

At an ABC News Democratic debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton clashed with her Democratic rivals on Islamic State and regime change in Syria. The former secretary of state blamed the mess in Syria on President Assad and said "we now finally are where we need to be, we have a strategy and a commitment" to go after Islamic State.

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Hillary Clinton Once Called Assad a Reformer, Now Says He Can't Stay in Power

The post Hillary Clinton Once Called Assad a Reformer, Now Says He Can't Stay in Power appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Sanders' Apology Over Data Breach Comes Six Months Faster Than Clinton's Apology Over Private Server

'I'm trying to be as transparent as I possibly can'

Via: The Daily Caller

Thump Trump: Democratic Hopefuls Attack 'The Donald' at Debate

At an ABC News Democratic debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, 2016 presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley had one thing they could all agree on: Donald Trump. They hit the billionaire Republican hard early in the debate. The former secretary of state said Trump is becoming Islamic State's "best recruiter." O'Malley called Trump "incompetent" and said we must never surrender our American values "to the fascist pleas of billionaires with big mouths."

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Mobile Virtual Reality Is The Ghost Of Christmas Past

 The worlds of gaming, sports, live music, commerce and adult entertainment are all primed for a revolutionary consumption shift with the advent of virtual reality (VR). Fantasy shall become reality; a new age of immersive entertainment lies just around the corner. And just as the world progressed from radio to television, so too shall it do so with VR. Read More

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Hillary Clinton: Everybody Should Love Me

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Hillary Clinton under fire for war policies, Wall Street ties during Democratic debate

Her fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls accused fellow Hillary Clinton of being too eager to go to war without preparing for the chaos that could follow, as they squared off Saturday night in a debate in New Hampshire, challenging her more adventurous posture on targeting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

In ...

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O'Malley References How Old Clinton And Sanders Are While Explaining His ISIS Strategy [VIDEO]

'We need to leave the Cold War and that sort of antiquated thinking behind us'

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How Clinton Responds When Asked if Americans Who Want More Guns After California Attack Are 'Wrong'

"Can we stick to gun control? Are they wrong?"

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Hillary Clinton Calls Expensive Prescription Drugs, Out-of-Pocket Costs 'Glitches' in Obamacare

"Just glitches?"

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Clinton, Sanders Contemplate Wall Street Love During Debate

Asked whether corporate America should love her, Hillary Clinton says "everybody should!" during Democratic presidential debate. Clinton, after drawing laughter and cheers with her answer, goes on to say she wants to be "partner" with private sector "If they want to be part of building an economy so that it works for everybody, more power to them" Bernie Sanders says corporate America won't love "a President Sanders" "And Wall Street is going to like me even less" "The greed of the billionaire c

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Today's Obligatory Trump Post

(Steven Hayward) Well, except I suppose we already had a Trump post today if you count the Week in Pictures, where Trump always stars. Nevertheless, hat tip to Michael Walsh and Ed Driscoll over at PJ Media for flagging this rendering of Donald Trump as re-imagined by Masterpiece Theater (52 seconds long):

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Clinton On ISIS Strategy: 'We Now Finally Are Where We Need To Be'

The post Clinton On ISIS Strategy: 'We Now Finally Are Where We Need To Be' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Bernie Sanders On Profiling: 'Call 911 If Somebody Is Loading Guns And Ammo Into A House'

'That's kind of a no-brainer'

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Martin O'Malley Gets Booed For This Surprising Quip About Opponents' Ages

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Clinton Makes Questionable Claim: Islamic State 'Showing Videos of Donald Trump' to Recruit Fighters

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Bernie Sanders Apologizes to Hillary Clinton For Data Flap

At an ABC News Democratic debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders apologized to his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton or his staffers taking advantage of a data glitch to access some of her campaign's voter files.

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Hillary Clinton: Guns Will Not Make Americans Safer

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This Professor Wants To Replace 'Merry Christmas' With 'Happy Federal Holiday'

Says 'Happy Holidays' isn't 'culturally sensitive' enough

Via: The Daily Caller

Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton on DNC Data Breach: 'I Apologize'

"This is not the type of campaign that we run."

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Responding to Data Breach Scandal, Bernie Sanders Adviser Sends Fiery Tweet Mocking Hillary Clinton

"I meant it in the same way @HillaryClinton did about the Iraq war."

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U.S. Says B-52 Bombers Didn't Intend to Fly Over China-Held Island

"a serious military provocation"

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Watch Live: Democratic Presidential Debate From Manchester, N.H.

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Trump Predicts U.S. Economic 'Bubble' Could Soon Burst

Less than 30 seconds after wishing his audience Merry Christmas, Trump heaped insults on Jeb Bush

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Iran To Sell Enriched Uranium To Russia

Lower-tech 'dirty bombs' could still potentially be made

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama Starts Hawaii Vacation on the Green

He is joined by Joe Paulsen, Mike Brush and Bobby Titcomb, all familiar golfing partners. 

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Intelligence Should Recruit Like Google

 An interesting story made the rounds back in August. While conducting a search for "python lambda function list comprehension," programmer Max Rosett was suddenly invited to attempt a cryptic coding challenge. After completing it, he was contacted by Google — where he now works. The challenge was part of Google's novel recruiting strategy, which allowed the company… Read More

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MSNBC To Air 'Citizen Trump' Documentary

LRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump

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Anti-violence advocate wounded in shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An anti-violence advocate and youth mentor in Louisville was shot and wounded while on his way to his son's school for a Christmas gathering.

The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1Of8lpa ) reports that 37-year-old Aubrey Williams Jr. was shot Friday. Williams was identified by Sadiqa Reynolds, president and CEO ...

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Slow Economic Recovery Leaves 11 States Behind

The slow but positive economic job growth seen in recent months is more mixed on the local than national level with 11 states showing unemployment is actually increasing, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs report Friday. Unemployment in a total of 27 states has decreased in November from the previous month, while […]

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Reporters Working Democratic Debate Are Getting What You Might Call a Chilly Reception

"Dress warmly."

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Shots Fired Inside Wisconsin Shopping Mall, One Person Reportedly Hit by Gunfire

The East Towne Mall's website said it was "temporarily closed due to a safety concern."

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Cruz Says He'd Tap Jeff Sessions for His Cabinet

Senator Ted Cruz

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Kasich Piles On To Trump Over Friendly Comments About Putin

Ohio Gov. John Kasich approved another shot across Donald Trump's bow. Kasich's campaign sent a parody press release from the "Trump Putin" campaign announcing the Russian president as Trump's running mate. The satire press release reads: "In a bold and visionary move characteristic of everything he does, today terrific billionaire Donald Trump named Russian President […]

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Guess Who Just Said, 'I've Gotta Get This Off My Chest: Donald Trump Is a Jerk'

"Who is he kidding?"

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Trump Defends 'Incredible' Ground Game After NYT Report

"We have got such an incredible ground game," Donald Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, said Saturday at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a report in the New York Times said his campaign "has fallen behind in the nuts and bolts of organizing" in the state. NYT story detailed lack of precinct captains or follow-up with voters "You're only going to learn about it on February 1st," Trump said of ground game, apparently referring to day of Iowa caucuses. Trump said NYT is "failing

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Miss Universe 2015: The Undercard

(John Hinderaker) On Thursday, I previewed the favorites in this year's Miss Universe contest, which wraps up tomorrow beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern. As always, the betting favorites aren't necessarily the contestants that I (or anyone else) likes best. So this post is devoted to contestants who probably won't win, but whom I think you will appreciate. First, Miss Albania, Megi Luka: For some reason, Balkan beauty queens tend to look a

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'Star Wars: Force Awakens' Crosses $250 Million Globally, Set for Record-Breaking Weekend

Disney is projecting a domestic weekend total of around $220 million, which would surpass the record $208.8 million of "Jurassic World."

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SpaceX Will Attempt To Launch (And Land) Upgraded Falcon 9 on Sunday

 In SpaceX's first orbital attempt since its failed June 28 attempt to reach the International Space Station, the Hawthorne, Ca.-based company plans to launch a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket tomorrow. The launch, carrying 11 ORBCOMM communications satellites, was originally scheduled earlier in the month. Sunday's 8.29 p.m. EST launch marks the first operational use of the upgraded Falcon… Read More

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Inside the Ring: Russian Cybersecurity Intelligence Targets Critical Infrastructure

U.S. intelligence agencies recently identified a Russian cybersecurity firm, which has expertise in testing the network vulnerabilities of the electrical grid, financial markets and other critical infrastructure, as having close ties to Moscow's Federal Security Service, the civilian intelligence service.

The post Inside the Ring: Russian Cybersecurity Intelligence Targets Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Katrina Pierson, Trump spox: What good is a nuclear triad if we're afraid to use it?

A spokeswoman for GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump questioned Friday what the point of having nuclear weapons is if the U.S. is "afraid" to use them.

Speaking on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor," spokeswoman Katrina Pierson criticized Mr. Trump's Republican opponents for not living up to their tough talk on ...

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Congressman: Tashfeen Malik's Visa Was 'Sloppily Approved' By Immigration Officials

Goodlatte to introduce visa bill

Via: The Daily Caller

Ted Cruz in 2013: 'Compromise' a Possibility on the 11 Million Undocumented People in U.S.

"I think there could probably be a compromise on that…"

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Israel's Flourishing Fintech Has Many Fathers

 Israeli finance technology has taken giant leaps in the last few years. Hundreds of local startups are developing new technologies for payment and security solutions, and multinational companies and banks are flocking to Israel for a piece of the action. Much like other tech sectors in Israel, the country's fintech know-how is largely a byproduct of innovations in other fields, such… Read More

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Jeb Bush Calls Donald Trump 'A Jerk' [VIDEO]

'You cannot insult your way to the presidency.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama Vetoes Congressional Anti-Climate Change Measures

"Climate change poses a profound threat to our future and future generations."

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From Half-Baked To Overcooked — The "Revolutionary" Evolution Of Crowdfunding

 The ratio of overcooked concepts to ideas that might genuinely be called 'revolutionary' has long been skewed on crowdfunding platforms, but when a "founder" is pitching a "revolutionary" sponge holder with a straight face a line has surely been crossed. Read More

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Clinton must choose how to address data breach in Dem debate

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the first debate of the Democratic presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders dismissed concerns about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account and server while she served as secretary of state, saying Americans were tired of talking about her "damn emails."

As the candidates take the stage ...

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Watch the Christmas Parody Infomercial the Ted Cruz Campaign Has Paid to Air During 'SNL'

"The Grinch Who Lost Her Emails"

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Bar Refaeli — The Piece From The Middle East [SLIDESHOW]

Bar is real, and she's spectacular

Via: The Daily Caller

Sanders Campaign Reaches Agreement With DNC to Restore Access to Voter Database

"Clearly, they were very concerned about their prospects in court."

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The implication of Obama's latest clemency fest

(Paul Mirengoff) Whenever Senator Mike Lee, or some other Leniency for Drug Dealers stalwart, defends his sentencing reform legislation, he points to the case of one or two drug felons who received a sentence that seems unduly harsh. Such cases aren't impossible to find. But invoking them raises an obvious question and then a more subtle one. The obvious question is: if this sentence is egregious, why hasn't President Obama commuted it?

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NY Times Public Editor Calls for 'Systemic Change' at Newspaper After 'Really Big Mistake'

"If this isn't a red alert, I don't know what will be."

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