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Romney to declare intentions today for 2016 presidential race
1/30/2015 10:01:48 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The big moment will come at 11 am in a conference call with supporters, according to an e-mail that went out late last night. Why now? David Drucker argues that the competition for campaign talent in a crowded field makes it necessary to decide
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Politinerds: Dan Hill and the Duke University Muslim call to prayer debacle
1/30/2015 9:21:24 AM  Jazz Shaw
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This week on Politinerds, Doug and I spend some time chatting with Dan Hill of Ervin Hill Strategy. Dan specializes in brand management and has done some lengthy analysis of Duke University’s curious decision to begin having a Muslim “call
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Taxpayers paid $225K private-jet bill for Hillary during Senate years
1/30/2015 8:41:50 AM  Ed Morrissey
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If anyone doubts that the 2016 campaign has started, this report on Hillary Clinton’s years in the US Senate provides all the evidence needed. Bloomberg’s Jonathan Allen found out that taxpayers paid over $225,000 for Clinton’s
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Florida woman with Stand Your Ground defense released but not exonerated
1/30/2015 8:01:47 AM  Jazz Shaw
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In 2010 Marissa Alexander was in yet another altercation with her abusive husband who was threatening to kill her. With children in the house, rather than fleeing, she went to her car and retrieved her shotgun. When the husband, Rico Gray, pursued her
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Quotes of the day
1/29/2015 10:41:24 PM  Allahpundit
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The Beltway is abuzz over Scott Walker. The Wisconsin governor is the talk of Washington Republicans following his much-heralded speech in Iowa last weekend during the state's first 2016 candidate cattle call. Walker's strong showing in the Hawkeye State
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Video: The Ron Swanson NASCAR ad you've always wanted
1/29/2015 10:01:52 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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Yes, technically, it’s Nick Offerman but he channels so much of himself in the Swanson role, I think we can blur the lines. And, Ron Swanson would most certainly do a NASCAR ad if approached. This ad begins with a Swanson-esque call to arms for
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Let's face it, we're headed for a brokered GOP convention
1/29/2015 9:21:20 PM  Allahpundit
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Every profession has its pinnacle. If you’re a football player, it’s getting to play in the Super Bowl. If you’re a lawyer, it’s getting to argue before the Supreme Court. If you’re a political blogger, it’s getting to
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Obama caved on 529 taxes because … it hit too many Democrats?
1/29/2015 8:41:45 PM  Ed Morrissey
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The hasty retreat on Barack Obama’s plan to pay for “free” community college looked clumsy even for a president who routinely floats proposals without performing due diligence. The community college proposal was a major policy
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Pew: Sharp racial split on whether it's okay to publish Mohammed cartoons
1/29/2015 8:01:14 PM  Allahpundit
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Fascinating but frustrating, as asking if it’s “okay” is just about the vaguest way to phrase a question related to blasphemy. The “not okay” group could include people who think it’s impolite but tolerable to publish;
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Mike Pence's experiment in state-run media throttled to death in its crib
1/29/2015 7:21:05 PM  Noah Rothman
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's proposal to use taxpayer funds in order to establish what he later characterized as an information "clearinghouse" for members of the press and average Hoosiers alike was a terrible idea. The proposal was hopelessly redundant;
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It begins: Top Romney advisor jumps ship to Jeb Bush, will serve as national campaign manager
1/29/2015 6:41:39 PM  Allahpundit
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A little nudge from Team Jeb to remind the new and improved Romney that this race will be new in lots of ways, many of which he won’t like. Interesting timing. David Kochel, a Republican strategist based in Iowa who worked on both of Mitt Romney's
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Scott Walker: Practitioner of 'racially polarized politics?'
1/29/2015 6:01:26 PM  Noah Rothman
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How do you know Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is going to be a formidable presidential candidate? He's already getting the racial treatment on the left. The assumptions in a Slate piece published on Wednesday by Jamelle Bouie provide some good examples of
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Prepare to be shocked: One of the 'Taliban Five' is probably back on the battlefield
1/29/2015 5:21:43 PM  Noah Rothman
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This week, multiple news outlets independently reported that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would be charged with desertion. It was a charge that almost everyone saw coming and one that comported with what the soldier's former colleagues had told media outlets.
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Evil rich people can enjoy the simple life too
1/29/2015 4:41:32 PM  Jazz Shaw
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I have not yet had time to read Mike Huckabee’s new book, but I certainly like the look and the sound of it. (Actually, I was thinking of ordering it on audio and just listening to it if he did the reading. Anyone gotten it that way?) Still,
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Surprise: Red states getting deeper cuts in federal grants
1/29/2015 4:01:30 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Not just by a little bit, either. According to an extensive Reuters analysis of the first five budgets in the Obama presidency, federal grants have dropped significantly across the board — but much more so in states that voted for Mitt Romney in
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Who saw it coming: Jordan's negotiations with ISIS over hostages collapse
1/29/2015 3:21:32 PM  Noah Rothman
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When the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria set terms for the release of a Jordanian fighter pilot captured when his plane was disabled over Syria, it was only marginally shocking that Jordan signaled it was willing to negotiate with ISIS fighters. That
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Could Sheldon Silver roll on Andrew Cuomo?
1/29/2015 2:41:42 PM  Jazz Shaw
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As the coming corruption prosecution of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver continues to take shape, the rats have been fleeing the ship. The Feds managed to keep things close to the vest as they prepared for this move, but now that the
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Orrin Hatch, Lindsey Graham leaning towards confirming Loretta Lynch as AG
1/29/2015 2:01:48 PM  Allahpundit
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Actually, Hatch isn’t leaning. He’s onboard. Just as he was in confirming Eric Holder, a few years before he ran for reelection in Utah as the Senate’s oldest, strongest conservative. Following this morning's hearing of the Senate
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Thursday TEMS: Guest hosting on Relevant Radio!
1/29/2015 2:01:45 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Today I get to step outside the box a bit again, and guest-host for Drew Mariani at Relevant Radio for the second time this week! The Catholic talk-radio network has 34 stations, both O&O and affiliates, as well as an webstream and an app that plays
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Hot Air Primary Survey Results: Post Freedom Summit
1/29/2015 1:21:38 PM  Patrick Ishmael
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Scott Walker has had a pretty good week, and the results of this survey shouldn’t change it. Walker has once again won the first, second and consensus choice survey questions in the Hot Air Primary Survey, increasing his leads in each category. In
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Video: Megyn Kelly shocks Mike Huckabee on modern women
1/29/2015 12:41:02 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Call this one a two-fer for Megyn Kelly, who gets to slam Politico while playfully tweaking Mike Huckabee just a bit in this amusing segment from last night. Kelly ripped the report on Huckabee’s comments regarding “gratuitous profanity in a
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Obama: On second thought, maybe I do need Congress to authorize the war on ISIS
1/29/2015 12:01:36 PM  Noah Rothman
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This White House has had a … complicated relationship with Congress over the last six years, and its schizophrenic approach to seeking the legal authorization for the use of force abroad is indicative of the political context in which the Obama
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Huckabee: I'll never back down from saying we need a path to citizenship for DREAMers
1/29/2015 11:21:00 AM  Allahpundit
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"If that bothers you to the point that you'd say, 'I'd never vote for you,'” he told an audience in Virginia, “then you're never going to vote for me.” Oh, now. There are plenty of reasons never to vote for Huck without dragging the
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Loretta Lynch: "I do not" support the legalization of marijuana
1/29/2015 10:41:02 AM  Jazz Shaw
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More goodness from the confirmation hearings of Loretta Lynch yesterday. Assuming she manages to be confirmed (still likely, but not definite at this point) there will probably be some testy conversations between the AG office and the White House on the
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