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Obama: "I just took an action to change the law"
11/26/2014 10:01:20 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Isn’t this an admission against interest? Barack Obama has spent the past several days insisting that his changes in enforcement of immigration law and regulation is entirely constitutional, since it doesn’t actually change or conflict with
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Why is MSNBC still interviewing Dorian Johnson?
11/26/2014 9:01:15 AM  Jazz Shaw
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MSNBC evening host Chris Hayes recorded yet another interview on the Ferguson situation yesterday, this time with Michael Brown’s friend and fellow convenience store robber Dorian Johnson. Early on, he begins reading selected excerpts from the
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Ohio could host both political conventions in 2016
11/26/2014 8:01:14 AM  Jazz Shaw
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The DNC is quickly narrowing their list of possible locations for their 2016 presidential convention, and the choices present some interesting possibilities. The finalists are Philadelphia, New York City and Columbus, Ohio. Debbie Wasserman Schultz,
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Quotes of the day
11/25/2014 10:41:06 PM  Allahpundit
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I drew my firearm, I pointed at him… “stop I’m going to shoot you” is what I ordered him to get on the ground. He said, “You’re too much of a fuckin’ pussy to shoot me” and grabbed my gun. When he grabbed
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Who will crowdsource the Lois Lerner e-mails?
11/25/2014 10:01:22 PM  Jazz Shaw
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When we first talked about the “discovery” of tens of thousands of Lois Lerner e-mails stored on backup tapes, I asked who was going to be doing the scud work of digging through them all. I also suggested that it might better to shop the job
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The ultimate troll: Peter King advises Obama to invite Darren Wilson to the White House
11/25/2014 9:21:40 PM  Noah Rothman
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The press will dismiss this as just an attempt to provoke the administration, and it is that. But Rep. Peter King's (R-NY)… suggestion… that President Barack Obama invite the freshly exonerated Officer Darren Wilson to the White House is not without
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Kerry to Russians: Just ignore Obama
11/25/2014 8:41:12 PM  Jazz Shaw
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The President has a lot of Rodney Dangerfield days as the lame duck session grinds on, and I’m sure he feels that he just can’t get any respect. But he was probably expecting better from his own Secretary of State. Well… at least a
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Video: "Jurassic World" trailer
11/25/2014 8:01:47 PM  Allahpundit
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A little something to cleanse the palate as America waits to see whether it’ll be another long night in Ferguson. I’m tempted to make fun of you guys, as I usually do in these movie-trailer posts, for getting excited over yet another serving
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How the NY Times whitewashed their Hagel coverage
11/25/2014 7:21:07 PM  Jazz Shaw
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It’s becoming clear that all of the smiles and bouquets of flowers at the Chuck Hagel Under the Bus ceremony was pretty much a farce from the word go. But as the examination of the details continues, it seems that the media was not just playing
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Did pressure on Gitmo releases doom Hagel? Update: Flournoy pulls out
11/25/2014 6:41:07 PM  Ed Morrissey
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It’s no secret that Barack Obama wants to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, although his zeal for the project has often been questioned. Obama’s first action as President consisted of a directive to close the prison,
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Open thread: Darren Wilson speaks
11/25/2014 6:01:55 PM  Allahpundit
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Given the online supernova over last night’s outcome, I’m going to guess that there’ll be some interest in what he has to say. Here’s your thread to comment when ABC’s World News Tonight airs his interview with George
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WaPo: CNN's pre-announcement Ferguson coverage "breathtaking" in its uselessness
11/25/2014 5:21:35 PM  Ed Morrissey
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It’s telling, Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple writes, that CNN’s transcript of their coverage from Ferguson yesterday was titled "Still No Decision from Ferguson Grand Jury." For most of the day, CNN broadcast multiple reporters on
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New House GOP plan: Nearly one year of funding for the entire government — except on immigration
11/25/2014 4:41:28 PM  Allahpundit
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Why not protest Obama’s amnesty power grab by just shutting down the government instead? C’mon, you know why. Even Republicans are relatively sour on the idea. So, plan B: Make the public happy by funding the government for 10 more months
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Brown family lawyer: Why did the prosecutor change the rules for Wilson and not try hard to get him indicted?
11/25/2014 4:01:42 PM  Allahpundit
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Via Mediaite, a lot of left-leaning lawyers on Twitter made this point last night during McCulloch’s press conference. Grand jury hearings typically don’t involve testimony from the defendant; the D.A. runs the whole show in deciding
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Schumer: 'Democrats must embrace government' to win in 2016
11/25/2014 3:21:42 PM  Noah Rothman
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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had some good news for Republicans on Tuesday. Speaking at the National Press Club, the Empire State senator issued a veiled criticism of Hillary Clinton when he insisted that Democrats can only win the White House again in 2016
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Tuesday TEMS: Duane Patterson, Mollie Hemingway
11/25/2014 2:51:24 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! Duane "Generalissimo" Patterson brings us up to date on the week's top stories and gives us a preview of tonight's Hugh Hewitt show. Molle Hemingway did the
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Insult to injury: White House says Chuck Hagel was just 'low-hanging fruit'
11/25/2014 2:41:53 PM  Noah Rothman
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It was the subject of a New York Times article which might have seemed like small potatoes to the layman, but it was a moment of great significance in the eyes of Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. The Times recently chronicled how Barack Obama
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The indomitable spirit of one Ferguson small business owner
11/25/2014 2:01:59 PM  Jazz Shaw
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There’s been a flood of awful news out of Ferguson since yesterday evening, with an near certainty of more to come. So in the midst of it all, I thought we could take a brief moment out to try to shine a ray of hope on the scene. Out of all the
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Contrary to Brown family statement, stepfather urged protesters to 'Burn this b**** down!"
11/25/2014 1:21:02 PM  Noah Rothman
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The parents of the late Michael Brown Jr., Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden, released a calming and powerful statement on Monday night in the wake of a grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of that unarmed
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Missouri Lt. Gov, Ferguson mayor: Where was the National Guard last night?
11/25/2014 12:41:57 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Good question. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon drew the ire of the White House and Department of Justice with a pre-emptive declaration of emergency in Ferguson to prepare all options for the publication of the grand jury report. Even with all of that lead
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It's a conspiracy: The left blaming everyone for Ferguson violence but the violent
11/25/2014 12:01:16 PM  Noah Rothman
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The residents of Ferguson, Missouri awoke on Tuesday to more devastation than anything wrought by protesters who demonstrated against police conduct in August. Several businesses went up in flames. Whole rows of cars were torched by violent
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Momentum? Second estimate of Q3 GDP at 3.9%
11/25/2014 11:21:04 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The initial estimate of third-quarter growth in the US economy came in at an annualized 3.5% expansion in GDP — strong enough that analysts expected it to drop in the second pass even though Q2′s final GDP was 4.6%. Instead, the BEA’s
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Erdogan: Of course women aren't equal to men
11/25/2014 10:41:59 AM  Jazz Shaw
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In case you were looking for an actual “war on women” as opposed to some fictional hysteria constructed for the entertainment of daytime cable news soap operas, you might want to take a look at Turkey. The new president of our
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