September 30, 2016

Detroit newspaper endorses Gary Johnson

(Paul Mirengoff) The Detroit News has been around since 1873. Until now, it has never endorsed a non-Republican for president (it endorsed no one in two of FDR's races and sat out the Bush-Kerry contest in 2004). This year, though, the Detroit News is has endorsed Gary Johnson for president. Of Donald Trump it says: The 2016 nominee offered by the Republican Party rubs hard against the editorial board's values as conservatives

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University of Michigan Student Now Officially Referred to as 'His Majesty'

A clever student at the University of Michigan decided to have some fun with a new program allowing students to choose what pronouns appear by their names on class rosters.

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Howard Dean: 'I apologize for using innuendo,' but 'something the matter' with Donald Trump

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean gave a qualified apology Friday for insinuating that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump might have a cocaine habit, saying he doesn't think using "innuendo" is a good thing while also making sure to point out that Mr. Trump was tweeting about sex tapes in the ...

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Ted Cruz Hits Back At Mark Ruffalo: You're Helping The GOP. 'Thx!'

'Thx!'

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Trocafone unlocks Latin America's smartphone market selling certified, pre-owned phones

São Paulo, 11/11/2014. Brasil Econômico - Guillermo Arslanian (E.) e Guillermo Freire (D). Foto - Piervi Fonseca / Agência O Dia Sometimes it's a startup business, and not political power, that grows out of the barrel of a gun. At least, that's the story behind Trocafone, a Brazilian startup that just raised $7 million for its services buying, refurbishing, and re-selling smartphones across Latin America. The company's journey began with an armed robbery in Argentina. Read More

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Politician's are Managing Seattle's Decline

seattleAs election season shifts into high gear the political hopefuls are promising ever more extravagant guarantees in an effort to win votes. Here on the West Coast politicians have completely thrown in the towel on civic responsibility and have chosen instead to focus on micromanaging the lives of their constituents. From scheduling to rent to ...More

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Chicago Tribune Endorses Gary Johnson for President

"We reject the cliche that a citizen who chooses a principled third-party candidate is squandering his or her vote," Chicago Tribune editorial board says of its decision to endorse Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson. Says Donald Trump "not fit to be president of the United States" Says Hillary Clinton "undeniably capable" of leading U.S., but says cannot endorse her due to "serious questions about honesty and trust" NOTE: Yday, Detroit News also endorsed Gary Johnson for president

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Democratic Senator Omits Ohio From 'Critical Senate Races' in Fundraising Email

Sherrod Brown, Ohio's Democratic senator, sent a fundraising email this week that omitted the Ohio Senate contest between fellow Democrat Ted Strickland and incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R.) as a "critical" race.

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Obama eulogizes Israel's Shimon Peres for his dignity

President Obama paid tribute to the late Israeli President Shimon Peres Friday as a man who saw "all people as deserving of dignity and respect."

Mr. Obama, wearing a Jewish skullcap as a sign of respect at the funeral in Israel, said of the 93-year-old leader who died Wednesday, "The ...

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Houston Receiver Is An Early Candidate For Catch Of The Year After Insane Grab [VIDEO]

Insane...

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The last time Logitech released a webcam, Obama was running for re-election

Logitech The last time Logitech released a webcam, the year's hit song was by a fresh-faced Canadian newcomer named Carly Rae, Ryan Lochte was most famous for swimming, and we were all pretty sure the world was going to end in December. Sure that last bit still seems like 50/50, Mayan prophecies aside, but one thing's for certain: webcams just aren't the hot commodity they once… Read More

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Trump Tweets About Sex Tape as Campaign Struggles to Regroup

The Republican's social media salvos this morning are part of an ongoing struggle between Trump and aides about how to coordinate a cohesive strategy against Hillary Clinton.

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Virginia Young Democrat Caught Registering Dead WWII Veteran to Vote

A Virginia Young Democrat working for a Democrat-aligned voter registration group got caught filing applications on behalf of dead people when he filed an application for a deceased World War II veteran.

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Donald Trump touts successful pursuit of Obama's birth certificate: 'Very proud'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday he's "very proud" of his pursuing President Obama's birth certificate, saying he succeeded where Hillary Clinton had failed.

"I'm the one that got him to put up his birth certificate. Hillary Clinton was unable to get there, and I will tell you she ...

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Duterte: I'll Massacre Drug Dealers Like Hitler Did The Jews

'I'd be happy to slaughter them'

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Clinton Leads Trump 46%-42% in Mason-Dixon Florida Poll: Politico

Hillary Clinton leads by 4 percentage points over Donald Trump in Florida, Politico reports, citing poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. Poll shows Gary Johnson supported by 7%, Jill Stein backed by 1%, 4% remain undecided Total of 820 registered Florida voters interviewed statewide by telephone; all indicated likely to vote Poll conducted Sept. 27-29; Margin of error +/-3.5 ppts NOTE: Clinton Leads Trump 42% to 35% in New Hampshire, WBUR Says

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Comey: I am not a weasel

(Scott Johnson) FBI Director James Comey's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday deserves the attention of every American who cares about the rule of law, as many opponents of Donald Trump purport to do. C-SPAN has posted its recording of Comey's testimony here. I clipped the video of Rep. Ron DeSantis's questioning of Comey from the C-SPAN video. In my mind Comey's testimony recalls the dark days of Watergate. Richard

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The Latest: Trump steps up attacks on ex-Miss Universe

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

7:25 a.m.

Donald Trump is doubling down on his attacks on a former Miss Universe.

Trump unleashed a series of tweets early Friday saying that rival Hillary Clinton had shown bad judgment in using Alicia Machado "as ...

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Trump Continues Attacks on Machado, Calling Her 'Disgusting'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says Democrat Hillary Clinton was "duped" and "set up" by "con" Alicia Machado, presented her as an "angel" without checking her "terrible" past; questions whether Clinton helped Machado become a U.S. citizen; says Clinton citing Machado in debate shows bad judgment. NOTE: CNN asked Machado on Tuesday about accusations she drove a getaway car from a crime scene and threatened to kill a judge in 1990s in her native Venezuela "I have my past, of course

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Avast CEO on why it's just spent $1.4BN to absorb security rival AVG

Avast CEO vince steckler with staff from its threat lab Security firm Avast has today confirmed the completion of a $1.4 billion acquisition of fellow Czech-based antivirus company AVG. The deal will see Avast's customer base nearly double — swelling from 230 million to more than 400 million in total, 160M of whom are mobile users. Read More

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