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Will Hillary face another liberal revolt in Iowa?
1/5/2015 10:01:55 AM  Noah Rothman
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It was the Hawkeye State that scuttled Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions in 2008. Iowa's energetic caucus-goers were not moved by Clinton's self-professed qualities of electability and inevitability, and they voted for both Barack Obama and John
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Sacre bleu! France dumps its socialist supertax
1/5/2015 9:31:46 AM  Ed Morrissey
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More than two years ago, François Hollande diagnosed that the French economy needed a lot more sacrifice from the wealthy in the form of punitive income tax rates that would spread the wealth. Not shockingly to anyone who understands economics, politics,
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No plea deal in Tsarnaev case
1/5/2015 9:01:17 AM  Jazz Shaw
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Right up until this weekend I had suspected that we would somehow wind up with a plea deal in the case of Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. There wasn’t any particular reason for this suspicion beyond the lack of enthusiasm for death penalty cases
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Get ready for another anti-Boehner fizzle on Tuesday
1/5/2015 8:31:48 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Ready for The Great Revolt, Part Deux? Two years ago, Republicans lost seats in the House but narrowly kept the majority in the election that kept Barack Obama in the White House for a second term, and GOP conservatives promised to unseat John Boehner as
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Life is still better in Red States
1/5/2015 8:01:28 AM  Jazz Shaw
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In a sure sign that the media is running out of things to talk about after the holiday lull, the New York Times opens the doors of their op-ed pages to Richard Florida for a meandering analysis of why life in America’s Red States can’t
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Quotes of the day
1/4/2015 8:01:36 PM  Allahpundit
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This is the last edition of Huckabee on the Fox News Channel. It has been the ride of a lifetime, and I have never had so much fun in my life. But I also realize that God hasn¹t put me on earth just to have a good time or to make a good living, but
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Want to avoid being called a racist? Pay Al Sharpton
1/4/2015 6:31:44 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Have you ever wondered how Al Sharpton sorts through all of the many racial crisis management situations in the country and decides where and when the attention of his National Action Network will be focused? The New York Post has been doing some digging
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Got Obamacare? Great! Now here's your audit.
1/4/2015 5:01:57 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Since you’re enjoying your Obamacare health insurance policy so much, you might not be all that put off by a few extra pieces of mail showing up at your door. There’s all those forms to fill out and medical providers to screen, complicated
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Louie Gohmert: I want to be the next Speaker of the House
1/4/2015 3:31:08 PM  Noah Rothman
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A recent poll of self-identified Republicans revealed that, despite being both liked and trusted, a majority would like to see someone other than Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) hold the Speaker's gavel in 2015. The Washington Post's Aaron Blake had an
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Online free speech in Britain is so last century
1/4/2015 2:01:47 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Online trolling is not only an established practice in America, but in some cases rises to the level of an art form. Just ask Allahpundit during any Mitt Romney post. Here in the United States, shooting your mouth off once too often on Twitter may get
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NFL wild card round 2 open thread; Update: Stuart Scott, RIP
1/4/2015 12:31:33 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Jazz: Ed cleverly picked the same teams as me yesterday, and equally cleverly agreed to the rule where Jazz Wins All Ties, so I get to mark up today’s NFL thread as well. In any event, we both started off the playoff season at 1-1. Ed seemed sort
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Sunday reflection: Matthew 2:1-12
1/4/2015 12:01:25 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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Mike Huckabee, 2016: He's in
1/4/2015 11:01:15 AM  Noah Rothman
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In a semi-shocking announcement on Saturday, Fox News Channel host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee revealed that he was walking away from his cable news hosting job. As part of that announcement, he disclosed that he would be forming a
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