Occupy Wall Street Useful Idiots.

They Were Thrown in a Spanish Jail for Allegedly Praising Terrorism — but What They Were Doing at the Time Might Surprise You

Praising terrorism is a crime in Spain.

'I Just Love His Values, His Morals': Beloved Clemson Quarterback Presents John Kasich to South Carolina Voters

"I think that he would be an unbelievable candidate."

The Probable, The Possible, The Delusional

Astronaut and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin moves toward a position to deploy two components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. The Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) is in his left hand; and in his right hand is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR3). Mission commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. Image Credit: NASA

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed before a joint session of Congress that before the end of the decade America would put a man on the moon. This was not an empty political promise to get elected, but a commitment of a sitting President boldly exposing himself to political ridicule in the face of failure. If we can take ourselves back to that moment, it would be fascinating to… Read More

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Fresh Clinton E-Mails Include 84 With Upgraded Classifications

The U.S. State Department released another 551 of Hillary Clinton's e-mails from her time as President Barack Obama's secretary of state, including about 15 percent that had been given updated security classifications after the fact.

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The Latest: Barber says civil rights movement will win

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on the annual "Moral March on Raleigh," held Saturday in downtown Raleigh (all times local):

2:15 p.m.

A leader of North Carolina's civil rights movement says bad election laws from the General Assembly ultimately will be overcome as people opposed to Republican tactics keep ...

Select Panel Investigating Planned Parenthood To Issue Subpoenas

'Cannot leave questions unanswered'

Seeing Beyond The Hubris Of Facebook's Free Basics Fiasco

What Zuckerberg and his U.S. team didn't understand was that in India you can buy computer tablets and smartphones for as little as $50, and that 100MB of data—which is more than a Free Basics user will consume in a month—costs much less than a dollar. Read More

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MORE: State Dept. Makes Clinton E-Mail Acct Documents Available

State Dept. says no Top Secret upgrades of documents from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's e-mail account in today's release. A total of 45,830 pages have now been released, State Dept. says Related Story: Earlier, State Dept. Makes Available Documents From Clinton E-Mail Acct

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Lobbyists, Wall Street Called Upon To Save Flagging Hillary

DNC repeals ban on lobbyist donations

Two Baton Rouge Police Officers Shot During Car Chase Expected to Survive : 'These Guys Are Fortunate to Be Alive'

"I didn't hear nothing but sirens, gunshots and tires squealing."

WHO: Rare Neuro Disorder on the Rise in Areas With Zika Outbreak

The disease causes temporary paralysis.

State Dept. Makes Available Documents From Clinton E-Mail Acct

551 documents totaling 1,012 pages from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's e-mail account were made available online today, agency says on its website. Related story: Feb. 8, FBI Confirms Investigation Into Clinton E-Mails: NBC News

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Fallon's fallacies, cont'd

(Scott Johnson) I took a look at Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon's resort to the Clinton scandal management playbook in "Fallon's fallacies." The ad hominem attack is the key play in the playbook. Last month the campaign called the play on Obama-appointed Intelligence Community Inspector General I. Charles McCullough, III. The Clintons generalize the ad hominem attack into the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. Madam Hillary herself is the author of the phrase and

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'Twilight Zone' Actress and Child Star Who Died Over Two Years Ago is Trending Online — Why?

"I realized she was more than an autograph…she was a human being."

What New Mobile Hardware To Expect At MWC 2016

Mobile World Congress, the biggest tradeshow specifically focused on mobile, kicks off in just over a week's time in Barcelona so here's a quick rundown of some of the big hardware-focused announcements we're expecting to land during the best part of a week of fully mobile-focused news… Read More

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Republicans to Face Each Other at Debate After Testy Week in South Carolina

Chris Christie won't be on tonight's debate stage in Greenville, South Carolina, but his presence will be felt.

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The Latest: Activists say Turkey shelling Kurds in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) - The Latest on the conflict in Syria as government troops, backed by Russian air power, continue to encircle rebel-held districts of the northern city of Aleppo (all times local):

6:15 p.m.

Syrian opposition activists say Turkish troops are firing artillery shells at areas in northern Syria that ...

Pope Francis Kicks Off First Trip to Mexico

"I feel like my heart could jump from my chest."

Oklahoma asset forfeiture reform faces stiff opposition

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma legislator who wants to restrict when cash and other assets can be seized from people suspected of dealing drugs - even without a conviction - fears his bill won't be brought up during the legislative session.

The bill by Republican Sen. Kyle Loveless if ...

Ten Thousand Demand Chris Matthews' Suspension, MSNBC Silent

'MSNBC doesn't have a lot of viewers and cannot afford to lose people like me!'

How To Expand Your Marketplace To LA

"The theme of LA is diversity." That is what DoorDash's Kevin Huang told me in our conversation about how expanding on-demand marketplaces into LA differs from other markets. As an LA-based enterprise and marketplace investor, one of the most common questions I get from entrepreneurs is how to expand marketplaces into LA. While this includes all the usual difficulties of… Read More

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Mark Toner concedes

(Scott Johnson) In his post "Debate this," Paul Mirengoff reviewed the latest developments in the Clinton email scandal as reported by Catherine Herridge and Pamela Browne of FOX News. I found the significance of the developments hard to understand without Paul's explanation. If you are interested in the scandal but haven't taken the time to read up on the latest developments, I highly recommend Paul's post. In the video below Herridge quizzes

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President Tries To Gut Catholic College, Sparks Revolt

"Why are there so many crucifixes?" asks president of second-largest Catholic seminary.

Jesse Jackson Comes to Sanders' Defense on Civil Rights: 'The Movement Was So Broad Based'

"That's what we need. Something needs to be built around that."

Why Are They Praying For Hillary To Kill Black Babies? #BlackBabiesLivesMatter.

HIllary2 Hillary Owns Black Vote. Sad.

The post Why Are They Praying For Hillary To Kill Black Babies? #BlackBabiesLivesMatter. appeared first on DailySurge.

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When Data Goes Bad

So I know this guy Sulemaan from my Toronto days. Really good guy, despite being a Spurs fan. Sulemaan has a son, Syed, who is flagged as a security risk, a suspected terrorist, every time he flies. Syed is six years old. This is, of course, completely insane. But the data has been parsed; the algorithm has spoken; and so others must suffer from the idiocy of those who built the system. Read More

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Ex-Traficant aide pleads guilty to bank fraud charges

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A staff attorney for former U.S. Rep. James Traficant who testified at the Ohio Democrat's corruption trial has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud charges.

Fifty-one-year-old R. Allen Sinclair of Suwanee, Georgia, entered his plea this week in Akron. He was indicted in May on charges ...

Nuns Who Run a Soup Kitchen Saved From Imminent Eviction — For Now

"You have to help the poor people."

The Week in Pictures: Feminist Meltdown Edition

(Steven Hayward) The Clintons' sense of entitlement is of a piece of the entire boomer-generation liberalism that expects because they made the sixties man! that they should be placed on a pedestal forever. So it was schadenfreudetastic to watch old feminists like Gloria Steinem proves that today's young women need a feminist like a fish needs a bicycle. Meanwhile, Bernie keeps chugging that old socialist moonshine. And finally. . .

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'Repeated Aggression': John Kerry Goes After Russia at Munich Security Conference

"We think it is critical that Russia's targeting change."

10 Amazing Facts You Probably Don't Know About Mobile Phones

A customer tries out the new Apple iPhone 6S at an Apple store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Over the past few years, mobile phones have become a kind of addiction. Indeed, it's almost impossible to imagine life without them. But how well do you really know that best friend (fiend?) in your pocket? Here're a few surprising facts about that thing you whip out roughly 85 times a day. Read More

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Bernard Cornwell's Professional Fictions

We're over twenty books into the series about Richard Sharpe, a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Four books into the adventures of Nathaniel Starbuck, fighting for the South in the American Civil War—along with three books of Warlord Chronicles, set in the years after Rome's retreat from the British Isles, and four books about a belated Grail Quest, set during the Hundred Years' War.

Add in five modern sea thrillers, five stand-alone historical novels, a non-fiction account of Waterloo—together with Warriors of the Storm, this winter's entry in the nine-volume series of Saxon Stories, set during the tenth-century Danish invasions of England—and Bernard Cornwell has been about as busy as it is possible for a writer to be, penning over fifty books since 1981.

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Cruz's right turn on immigration belies more moderate past

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Ted Cruz has for months repeated that when it comes to immigration, he has never supported granting "amnesty" or "legalization" to people in the United States illegally.

He's half right.

Cruz once advised a White House working group that crafted President George W. Bush's ultimately unsuccessful ...

Sports post of the day: Isaianity revisited

(Paul Mirengoff) Two years ago, I wrote about Isaiah Thomas. Not the Detroit Pistons superstar of yesteryear, but the 5-9 point guard who was beginning to light up the NBA. Referring to "Linsity" (the brief wave of enthusiasm for Jeremy Lin), I suggested that if Thomas played in New York (as Lin did), he would be a candidate for Isaianity, given his production, his height, and the fact that he was the

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16 Beautiful Photos Of Penelope Cruz [SLIDESHOW]

Is she the 'Sexiest Woman Alive'?

Crisis Averted: See How Four Heroic Men Rescue Sinking Mother and Baby

One rescuer said it was "quite a natural reaction."

February 12, 2016

Rachel Maddow Discusses Free Beacon Nevada Poll, Promotes Free Beacon Store

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Among GOP Rivals, Donald Trump Has Most Diverse Following on Twitter, Analysis Finds

See How ESPN Host Reacts When NBA Celebrity All-Star Player Starts Talking Politics

"I just want to say, as an election year in the U.S."

The Case of the Spotted Cow

(John Hinderaker) It's not Sherlock Holmes, but rather an actual crime story. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: A border-crossing beer run has landed two Maple Grove bar managers in a heap of legal trouble. In an unusual bust, undercover state investigators caught Maple Tavern illegally selling a beloved Wisconsin beer in April. The bar had tapped kegs of New Glarus Spotted Cow, a farmhouse ale that can only be sold in Wisconsin

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Look To The Internet To See Why Bernie Is Dominating Hillary Among The Youth Vote

Guess who's winning

Rubio Heaps Praises on South Carolina's Job Growth, Promises to Do the Same if Elected President

"So why are things being made in South Carolina and they're not in other parts of the country?"