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IG: Secret Service op on behalf of employee in neighborhood dispute "problematic"
10/22/2014 10:31:10 AM  Ed Morrissey
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They called it “Operation Moonlight,” an accurate name for the use of federal authority to intimidate the neighbors of a Secret Service employee caught up in a feud. In May, the Washington Post exposed the reassignment of a USSS detail to
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Jeanne Shaheen's victory lap on chemical weapons in Syria exposes ignorance
10/22/2014 10:01:57 AM  Noah Rothman
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New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen may not have delivered the worst performance of her political career in a debate with former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, but she also provided opposition researchers and Republican ad makers with quite a bit of
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Autopsy shows Michael Brown shot twice at close range
10/22/2014 9:31:25 AM  Ed Morrissey
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When exactly did the shooting begin in the deadly confrontation that has fueled riots and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri? The results of the forensic investigation show that the first shots came in the police car as part of the struggle claimed by the
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Christie "tired of hearing about the minimum wage." Mistake?
10/22/2014 9:01:33 AM  Jazz Shaw
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If there was any doubt that Chris Christie was still looking at a 2016 run, his recent comments to the Chamber of Commerce should put them to rest. His overall theme – which some are speculating could be a campaign slogan – was,
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Dems: We're keeping Pelosi even if we lose
10/22/2014 8:31:28 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Alternate headline: Even the hard-taught lessons don’t always stick. Facing their third cycle of defeat in a row under her leadership, sources within the House Democrats tell The Hill that Nancy Pelosi will survive in her current leadership role
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Shaheen approves of Obama except when she doesn't
10/22/2014 8:01:11 AM  Jazz Shaw
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Last night’s debate in the New Hampshire Senate race between Jeanne Shaheen and Scott Brown (video below) didn’t really produce all that much in the way of fireworks. The audience was polite and seemed very evenly divided in support between
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Quotes of the day
10/21/2014 10:41:56 PM  Allahpundit
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In May, the [Houston] City Council passed the Equal Rights ordinance, which consolidates city bans on discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion and other categories and increases protections for gay and transgender residents. [Mayor Annise]
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Kochs' next dastardly deed: Creating good public defenders for low-income accused
10/21/2014 10:01:13 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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They’re the worst: Koch Industries, in partnership with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is financing a program to provide scholarships and training for public defenders. The grant will also pay for a review of indigent defense
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Reading the early voting tea leaves: Republicans closing the gap
10/21/2014 9:21:15 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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It’s October 21, and according to publicly available data from early-voting states, almost 2 million votes are already banked in states across the country. As early voting became more prevalent, Democrats first owned this pre-Election month of
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White House to red-state Democrats: Don't blame Precious if you lose
10/21/2014 8:41:56 PM  Allahpundit
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I had a nice laugh imagining the reaction among Landrieu, Pryor, and Hagan staffers watching Josh Earnest deliver these remarks today after last night’s rhetorical groin-punch. The GOP’s spent six months warning red-staters that a vote for
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ISIS mortar shells now landing in Baghdad's Green Zone
10/21/2014 8:01:28 PM  Noah Rothman
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In a bad sign for the future of security in Baghdad, ISIS forces are apparently close enough to the center of the Iraqi capital that they are firing mortars which are landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone. Officials in Baghdad confirmed on
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SCOTUS to consider police searches of hotel registries
10/21/2014 7:21:19 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Can the police show up at a hotel and demand to the see the guest registry to determine who is staying there without obtaining a warrant from a judge? According to a law on the books in Los Angeles they can, or at least they could until the 9th Circuit
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Monica Lewinsky's return is scaring Hillary's backers
10/21/2014 6:41:51 PM  Noah Rothman
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When Monica Lewinsky reemerged in the May issue of Vanity Fair, many speculated that the timing of the infamous former White House intern's return to the spotlight was relatively good news for Hillary Clinton. It suggested, some speculated, that
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Video: The only technology that Americans really wanted from the future will soon be real
10/21/2014 6:01:57 PM  Allahpundit
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Something sweet to cleanse the palate of all the wannabe McFlys out there via Gizmodo and Engadget. I should fix my headline, though: There are, in reality, three technologies that Americans want from the future. One is a tricorder. That’s already
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Obamacare users pitched for voter registration
10/21/2014 5:21:54 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Sharyl Attkisson has dug up another interesting story of government activity which is certainly questionable in nature. It appears that at least some of the people who signed up for Obamacare have been getting some unsolicited e-mail… and it has
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New flier from Georgia Democrats: You must vote in November to … prevent another Ferguson
10/21/2014 4:41:11 PM  Allahpundit
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Note that this comes from the Georgia Democratic Party itself, not some no-name outside outfit that’s looking to boost its profile by tossing racial grenades. One of the fun subplots of this campaign is watching Democrats, starting with The One
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The (still) shifting transcripts of the President's remarks
10/21/2014 4:01:38 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Andrew Malcolm picked up on a story this morning which really should have been little more than a blip on the radar, but which seems to keep shifting. (And as I’ll show below, it’s continued to be a moving target since then.) It has to do
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Bombshell: Mark Pryor called desegregation of schools a 'figurative' invasion
10/21/2014 3:21:57 PM  Noah Rothman
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The Washington Free Beacon has done it again. Beacon reporter Alana Goodman earned scorn from the legacy press after she had the temerity to travel to Arkansas and dig through local archives where she uncovered a variety of new details about Hillary
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Homeland Security announces new travel restrictions on Ebola countries that, er, aren't so new
10/21/2014 2:41:27 PM  Allahpundit
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You want a travel ban? Well, you can’t have one. This isn’t a democracy, you rubes. But how about a slight, almost cosmetic tweak to the screening procedures that are already in place? Will that make you happy? All passengers flying from
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TEMS Tuesday: Andrew Malcolm and the big return
10/21/2014 2:31:57 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! Instead of a 90-minute show with multiple guests, Andrew Malcolm joins us for a 60-minute version of Tuesdays with Andrew! The Prince of Twitter and I will
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Monica Lewinsky: I was patient zero in Internet bullying
10/21/2014 2:01:57 PM  Allahpundit
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On the one hand, she paid a steep price in being sentenced to life as a worldwide punchline for one youthful lapse in judgment. On the other hand, that was some lapse. She seems shocked to this day that having an affair with the president of the United
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Liberals warn vulnerable Dems that they should rethink distancing themselves from Obama
10/21/2014 1:21:44 PM  Noah Rothman
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For incumbent Democrats in competitive Senate races in states like New Hampshire, North Carolina, Arkansas, Colorado, and even Louisiana, they can take solace in the fact that they continue to poll ahead of the deeply unpopular head of their party:
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10 yr old competitive shooter seeks to inspire others
10/21/2014 12:41:20 PM  Jazz Shaw
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This isn’t the sort of breaking news, horror show healine which generally makes the rounds when talking about kids and guns, but it’s a nice story which deserves a little more visibility. An “iReport” feature on CNN describes the
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John Kasich rips AP after reportedly denouncing Obamacare's repeal
10/21/2014 12:01:39 PM  Noah Rothman
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In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Ohio's Gov. John Kasich appeared to go full apostate on the issue of Obamacare. Not only did Kasich say that Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act are unlikely to bear fruit, he added that
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Pew survey: "Consistent liberals" most likely to block others on social media for disagreeing with them politically
10/21/2014 11:21:04 AM  Allahpundit
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The ostensible takeaway from this Pew mega-poll is that left- and right-wing partisans are alarmingly self-segregating in their media consumption, leading to bitterness, suspicion, and political paralysis. The actual takeaway? Liberals are jerks. Jerks,
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