June 26, 2015

Inside the Beltway: GOP presidential hopefuls in Colorado for summit - and a marijuana policy grade

Here's another one of those bodacious weekend events, and this begins Friday: The Western Conservative Summit, staged in Denver by Colorado Christian University. "There's a rebirth going on in America. Be part of it. After decades of slipping to the left, citizen patriots have re-engaged in the public arena, and ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Alibaba's Digital Bank Comes Online To Serve 'The Little Guys' In China

alibaba You may know Alibaba for its huge e-commerce business in China and the record-breaking U.S. IPO that it held last year. But there's a lot more to the Hangzhou-based company than that, and, as of this week, that includes an online bank. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Anthony Weiner Wants To Replace Bob Beckel on The Five

Fox News has parted ways with The Five co-host Bob Beckel and former Democrat congressman Anthony "Nude Pics" Weiner wants to take his place. Beckel had been out for several months, recovering from surgery and undergoing rehab treatment for prescription medication addiction. Fox News exec Bill Shine released a statement Thursday saying The Five could no longer be held "hostage to one man's ...More

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June 25, 2015

Michael Oren: 'Close To National Consensus' In Israel That Iran Deal 'Exceedingly Bad'

'Unusual for someone who was actually aspiring to be president'

Via: The Daily Caller

North Charleston Police Officer Fired for Wearing Confederate Flag Boxers in Facebook Photo

"…associated both you and the Department with an image that symbolizes hate and oppression…"

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Judge Napolitano Unleashes Scathing Reaction to Supreme Court Decision — and He Doesn't Hold Back on John Roberts

"This is a weird and and unpredictable outcome."

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These Guys Just Crossed Lake Michigan on One the Most Unlikely of Objects

"The challenge of a lifetime."

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Claire McCaskill Tells the Media to Calm Down About Bernie Sanders

He's too liberal and Hillary Clinton's poll numbers are too strong, the Democratic senator says.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies

(Paul Mirengoff) The vote was 6-3. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion. The dissenters were Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. Two big wins for the Obama administration today, the other being the housing case (see post below).

Source: Power Line

Pro-Martin O'Malley super PAC goes after Bernie Sanders on guns

A super PAC supporting the 2016 presidential candidacy of former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is going after Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the issue of gun control.

A video put out Thursday by the group, Generation Forward, says Mr. Sanders voted against items like the Brady bill, ...

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Ground Ball Takes A Bad Hop … GUESS Where This All-Star SS Gets Hit [VIDEO]

Ah, nuts

Via: The Daily Caller

Obamacare Wins Second Big Supreme Court Victory

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LittleBits Raises Big $44.2 Million Round

LittleBits, a 3.5-year-old, New York-based maker of electronic components that both children and designers can snap together to create everything from toy robots to lightweight industrial products, has raised $44.2 million in Series B funding led by DFJ Growth, with managing director Barry Schuler joining the board. Morgan Stanley, Alternative Investment Partners, Grishin Robotics and Wamda… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Whoopsie! Ex-Im Official 'Accidentally' Deleted Election-Week Texts

Watchdog group accuses embattled bank of deleting public records requested through FOIA

Via: The Daily Caller

Republican Governor Issues Defiant Statement to Obama: We 'Will Not Comply'

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Rand Paul Said to Take on the IRS, Again

A lawsuit against the tax agency could burnish the senator's anti-government persona.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

George W. Bush jokes: 'I miss having a shower on an airplane. I miss the pastry chef'

Former President George W. Bush, making a rare return to Washington, D.C., Wednesday, revealed what he truly misses about his time in the White House.

"I'm asked a lot, 'Do you miss being president?' " Mr. Bush said. "I miss some things about being president."

"I miss having ...

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The White House Wants Your Doctor To Teach You About Global Warming

'We need to engage medical students themselves'

Via: The Daily Caller

Is Having Elective Plastic Surgery a Sin Against God?

"The body is not just a hunk of meat."

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Matterport Captures $30M To Scan Rooms Into Virtual Reality

Screen Shot 2015-06-25 at 6.01.04 AM This $4500 camera turns the real world into the virtual one. Today, Matterport's hardware is a hit with real estate agents. But fueled by the $30 million Series C it just raised, Matterport's software and partnership with Google's Project Tango could let you wave your phone around to create VR tours of anywhere you want. It used to take a $50,000 rig to do that until… Read More

Source: TechCrunch