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Monday, November 17, 2014

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Suspect in Cartier robbery manages to kill self while hiding from FedEx delivery guy
11/17/2014 10:01:45 AM  Jazz Shaw
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Let me just say up front that I am clearly a terrible person, and there may be a special place in hell for folks like me. Why? Because I laughed out loud when I read this story. But at the risk of damning all of your eternal souls, I’m going to
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DEA launches drug probe into NFL
11/17/2014 9:31:16 AM  Ed Morrissey
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While NFL teams fought their way through week 11 in the 2014 season, the Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a blitz of its own. Agents staged surprise inspections on a number of teams in pursuit of a probe into prescription drug abuse, searching bags of
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Breaking: Surgeon with Ebola dies in Nebraska
11/17/2014 9:01:52 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The doctor transported out of Sierra Leone to get treatment in Nebraska for an Ebola infection has died less than 48 hours after his arrival. Dr. Martin Salia, a Maryland resident who returned to his native country to provide much-needed medical care in
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Gruber: RomneyCare just a way to "rip off" the feds for \$400 million a year
11/17/2014 8:31:46 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Phil Kerpen tweeted out this advice last week: Yeah, he wasn't making his contempt for voters much of a secret. RT @kerpen: Guys stop trying to number Gruber clips. I've seen hundreds. — Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) November 15, 2014 We may
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Hizzoner Mayor Johnson of London jumps into #shirtstorm
11/17/2014 8:01:17 AM  Jazz Shaw
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The Lord Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is always an outspoken person to say the least. This week he observes the flurry of outrage against the favorite son of his city, astrophysicist Matt Taylor, and determines that this, at long last, is a London
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Quotes of the day
11/16/2014 8:01:24 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Republicans have made it very clear that if Obama goes forward, it would be the equivalent of giving the middle finger to their incoming majority — and, by extension, the American public, which helped the GOP gain seats in the House and Senate on Nov. 4.
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Debate over executive action is "between President Obama and President Obama"
11/16/2014 6:31:20 PM  Jazz Shaw
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A picture is worth a thousand words, but the value of this video should probably be measured in troy ounces. Peter Baker of the New York Times joins John King on the Sunday morning chat circuit and is asked about about the legitimacy of Barack Obama
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ISIS takes aim at America's unsavory ally, Saudi Arabia
11/16/2014 5:01:22 PM  Noah Rothman
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"The crimes committed by ISIS in Syria and Iraq are immense and repulsive," a controversial discussion on the CBC began. "But while the world condemns ISIS, not so far away a nation routinely punishes its criminals in a similar way. And sometimes the
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Massachusetts town pushes total ban on all tobacco, nicotine products
11/16/2014 3:31:06 PM  Jazz Shaw
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To say that the town of Westminster, Massachusetts is small doesn’t really do the word justice. Clocking in at barely 7,000 residents it isn’t exactly Gotham, but it is now the center of a debate over prohibition. This isn’t the usual
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Gruber-gate gets to Obama: 'No, I did not' mislead Americans
11/16/2014 2:01:48 PM  Noah Rothman
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All the president's men could not shield the commander-in-chief from fallout surrounding recently uncovered comments made by Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber. The health policy and implementation expert who worked closely on the Affordable Care Act
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NFL Week 11 open thread
11/16/2014 12:31:25 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Ed: So, last week wasn’t exactly my finest hour in this NFL series. I was all set for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the Hot Air Super Bowl last week, but the New York Jets stunned them … and pretty much everyone else, too. Thanks to the
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Sunday reflection: Matthew 25:14–30
11/16/2014 12:01:07 PM  Ed Morrissey
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"Sunday Reflection" is a regular feature, looking at the specific readings used in today's Mass in Catholic parishes around the world. The reflection represents only my own point of view, intended to help prepare myself for the Lord's day and
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Next doctor with Ebola arrives in Nebraska
11/16/2014 11:01:44 AM  Jazz Shaw
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I guess this is just Good News Sunday, eh? On the odd chance that you didn’t have enough to worry about, the next Doctor diagnosed with Ebola has arrived in Nebraska. Dr. Martin Salia, a Sierra Leonean surgeon diagnosed with Ebola, arrived at
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